Shockers in the pros

[ShockCity]

Anthony Capra and Dusty Coleman have both been called up to Advanced Class A (Stockton) with the A's. Both have made impacts early with their new club.

Starter Anthony Capra fanned nine in 4.2 innings, while Derrick Gordon struck out six, Nick Walters added four strikeouts, and winning pitcher Mickey Storey collected four strikeouts in the contest.

The Ports totaled 14 hits in the contest, and Wichita State product Dusty Coleman secured the victory for Stockton with the game-winning RBI single in the tenth inning.

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[sdshox]

McCoola and Schermerhorn

I had the opportunity to watch Nick McCoola & Derek Schermerhorn play last night in Lincoln, Neb. Both are playing for the Sioux City Explorers of the American Association. Their manager is former Cub and Cardinal reliever Les Lancaster.

Anyway, they got beat 8-1 by Lincoln, and both struggled a bit. It was nice, however, to see them still plugging away. You can find stats and more on them at http://www.xsbaseball.com . Both have been regulars this year, and have over 200 AB's on the season.

[notquiteBWing]

june 16 dusty struck out 5 times!! his other two at bats were hits.

rough outting.

[notquiteBWing]

Andy Dirks moved up to double A. just recently.

[JaminShock]

Notes from Baseball Prospectus prospect guy Kevin Goldstein on two former Shockers in A-Ball.

Anthony Capra: "The highest draft pick in the rotation for Kane County is Anthony Capra, a fourth-round pick out of Wichita State. While he doesn't blow anyone away with his stuff, he's clearly too good for the Midwest League, as he sports a 2.14 ERA in his first four starts, striking out 28 over 21 innings and limiting the league to a .187 batting average. Capra has fringy velocity at 87-90 mph, but he complements it with an outstanding changeup, a plus secondary pitch that he has the ability to locate exceptionally well to both sides of the plate. With that pitch, he's just far too much for hitters at this level. As one scout explained, "He's got side-to-side with his fastball location, and now with that changeup, he can go back and forth as well. You can do that at this level, and these hitters don't have a chance."

Dusty Coleman: The two best position-playing prospects on the team might be the left side of the infield: fifth-round pick Jason Christian, who has slid over from shortstop to third base this year, and Dusty Coleman, a 28th-round pick who signed for an over-slot bonus of $675,000 as a sophomore-eligible selection. Coleman has been a big surprise for scouts, batting .309/.404/.556 with surprising power, especially to the opposite field. In a shallower organization, he'd receive more attention, and based on the early scouting reports he certainly deserves it."

[notquiteBWing]

damon sublett is doing horrible...
which is surprising and sad.

[notquiteBWing]

Travis Banwart is doing well in double A.

Capra is doing well in advanced A

Matt Brown is (at least at this current time) tearing up advanced A league.

sublett, dirks, jared simon, conor, and shafer have respectable stats in single A league.

[TheWheatShocker]

http://www.wichitawingnuts.com/news/Press_Releases/article651.html

[truebeliever77]

thanks for the help! matt is in arziona at the indians training camp. he is going through their weight program for a month then I guess its off to columbia.

[1979Shocker]

http://www.teamrenteria.com/new.php?newId=2055 still trying to find an english version but no luck yet, may have to get an interpeter!

tied for 5th in the league with a batting average of 308.

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[truebeliever77]

Matt Brown

2008 Season
Team League AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG OPS
LCO SAL .308 122 451 64 139 26 3 8 75 195 35 62 3 4 .356 .432 .789
Minors .308 122 451 64 139 26 3 8 75 195 35 62 3 4 .356 .432 .789


Matt had a great year! led his team in batting average and RBI's. Looks like the tribe is sending him to Columbia to play winter ball.

http://www.teamrenteria.com/new.php?newId=2055 still trying to find an english version but no luck yet, may have to get an interpeter!

tied for 5th in the league with a batting average of 308.

[silviobadabing2]

Another update on the two Shockers who are not listed in the lShockers in the Pros.

Matt Smith 8-28-08 Ogden Raptors
3 Wins, 0 Losses , 1 Save, Games 10 , ERA 2.18, Innings Pitched 20.2, Strikeouts 22, Opponents batting average .181

Dusty Coleman 8-28-08 Vancouver Canadiens
Games 12 , AB 44 , H 12 , 2B 6 , RBI 2, K 17 ,
Alittle high in the strikeouts but rebounding from the slow start.

[haysdb]

Thanks for the updates. MUCH appreciated.

[silviobadabing2]

Former Shockers in the Pros

Just a quick update on Matt Smith and Dusty Coleman
Matt is in Ogden doing real good so far he is 3 wins 0 losses ERA 2.55 in 17 Innings pitched he has 18 strikeouts.

Dusty is now in Vancouver and is scuffling a little but im sure it is just a transition period. So far he has played in 5 games with 19 at bats 3 hits for .155 avg.

Just a thought Matt Smith , Jared Simon , Ronnie Morales . They were seldom used while at W.S.U. but since they moved on it seems that they are performing better. Im sure that there is a valid reason for it but just seems odd.

[MsH]

Yesterday afternoon Shafer took the mound for the Boise Hawks while Coleman took the field for the Vancouver Canadians - both former Shockers had a great day... Shafer faced the minimum through 5 allowing only 1 hit with no walks and 6 strike outs (the one time he faced Dusty, Aaron got him to hit a grounder to the shortstop) . . . then in the bottom of the 9th in a 3 - 3 game... Coleman hits a walk off double for the win...

http://www.boisehawks.com/news/archives/index.html?article_id=658