Former Hawks Win AFL Championship

The Scottsdale Scorpions brought home the Arizona Fall League championship over the weekend, with seven former Silver Hawks on the winning squad.

Members of the winning team included:
Marc Krauss
A.J. Pollock
Konrad Schmidt (played only one game due to injury)
Josh Collmenter
Bryan Shaw
Daniel Stange
Bryan Woodall

Congrats to the former Hawks!

Arizona Fall League Update

I can't believe I haven't updated the AFL since October 28th. The Scottsdale Scorpions cruised through the league with a 20-11 record and will be playing for the title on Saturday.

Former Silver Hawks pitcher Josh Collmenter tied for the most strikeouts in the league with 30.

Here are your final regular season stats for the former Silver Hawks:

Hitters
Marc Krauss: .305, 4 HR, 23 RBI, 20 R
Konrad Schmidt: .250, 0 HR, 1 RBI (only one game played due to injury)
A.J. Pollock: DNP .295, 0 HR, 9 RBI, 10 R,

Pitchers
Josh Collmenter: 4-0, 3.04 ERA, 26.2 IP, 9 ER
Bryan Shaw: 0-1, 3.48 ERA, 10.1 IP, 4 ER
Daniel Stange: 2-0, 8.44 ERA, 10.2 IP, 10 ER
Bryan Woodall: 1-0, 5.40 ERA, 6.2 IP, 4 ER

AFL Update - October 28th

Been a bit busy today giving speeches and with some things in the office, but I wanted to make sure I had something up on the blog today.

Here is your updated Arizona Fall League information:

Scottsdale Scorpions: 8-6 record, having lost three in a row. They've slipped to just the third best record of the six teams.

Hitters
Marc Krauss: .235, 1 HR, 14 RBI, 10 R
Konrad Schmidt: .250, 0 HR, 1 RBI (only one game played)
A.J. Pollock: DNP .387, 0 HR, 7 RBI, 8 R, 4 2B, (only 4 K's with 5 walks -- not bad)

Pitchers
Josh Collmenter: 2-0, 1.80 ERA, 10.0 IP, 2 ER
Bryan Shaw: 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 6.0 IP, 0 ER
Daniel Stange: 1-0, 3.52 ERA, 7.2 IP, 3 ER
Bryan Woodall: 1-0, 5.06 ERA, 5.1 IP, 3 ER

Big Day for Marc Krauss

On Friday in Arizona, former Silver Hawks outfielder Marc Krauss had a huge day in the Arizona Fall League. Krauss hit his first pro grand slam and in total drove in 7 runs to lead the Scorpions to the victory.

To make the day even better, it was another Silver Hawk in Bryan Woodall who got the win (disregard in the story where they call Woodall a Cardinals minor leaguer...I can assure you he's still with Arizona).

Here is your updated Arizona Fall League information:

Scottsdale Scorpions: 8-3 record, best in the league.

Hitters
Marc Krauss: .258, 1 HR, 14 RBI, 9 R
Konrad Schmidt: .250, 0 HR, 1 RBI
A.J. Pollock: DNP .375, 0 HR, 5 RBI, 7 R, 4 2B,

Pitchers
Josh Collmenter: 2-0, 1.50 ERA, 6.0 IP, 1 ER
Bryan Shaw: 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 4.0 IP, 0 ER
Daniel Stange: 1-0, 1.50 ERA, 6.0 IP, ER
Bryan Woodall: 1-0, 6.23 ERA, 4.1 IP, 3 ER

AFL Update - Through October 19th

Another update on the former Silver Hawks currently playing for the Scottsdale Scorpions in the Arizona Fall League.

The Scottsdale Scorpions won 5-4 on Tuesday over Surprise. They are now 5-2 (tied for the best record in the league). Former Silver Hawk pitcher Josh Collmenter got the win.

Individual results from Tuesday's game are below, with updated AFL season stats in parentheses.

Hitters
Marc Krauss: 0-4, RBI, K (.211, 0 HR, 3 RBI, 5 R)
Konrad Schmidt: DNP (.250, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
A.J. Pollock: DNP (.313, 0 HR, 3 RBI)

Pitchers
Josh Collmenter: W, 3.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 2 K (2-0, 1.50 ERA, 6.0 IP, 1 ER)
Bryan Shaw: DNP (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2.0 IP, 0 ER)
Daniel Stange: DNP (1-0, 1.80 ERA, 5.0 IP, ER)
Bryan Woodall: DNP (0-0, 9.00 ERA, 3.0 IP, 3 ER)

Updating the Arizona Fall League

It's been a few days, but here's an update on the former Silver Hawks currently playing for the Scottsdale Scorpions in the Arizona Fall League.

The Scottsdale Scorpions lost 6-4 on Monday. They are now 4-2. Former Silver Hawk pitcher Bryan Woodall is mentioned in the story, but not in a good way. He gave up the big homer in the game.

Individual results from Monday's game are below, with updated stats over the first week of the AFL season in parentheses.

Hitters
Marc Krauss: DNP (.267, 0 HR, 3 RBI, 5 R)
Konrad Schmidt: DNP (.250, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
A.J. Pollock: 1-3, BB, R, (.313, 0 HR, 3 RBI)

Pitchers
Josh Collmenter: DNP (1-0, 0.00 ERA, 3.0 IP, 0 ER)
Bryan Shaw: DNP (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2.0 IP, 0 ER)
Daniel Stange: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K (1-0, 1.80 ERA, 5.0 IP, ER)
Bryan Woodall: 1.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K (0-0, 9.00 ERA, 3.0 IP, 3 ER)

Arizona Fall League - October 14th Results

The Scottsdale Scorpions lost 5-1 on Thursday. They are now 2-1.

Hitters
Marc Krauss: DNP (.167, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
Konrad Schmidt: DNP (.250, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
A.J. Pollock: DNP (.500, 0 HR, 1 RBI)

Pitchers
Josh Collmenter: DNP (1-0, 0.00 ERA)
Bryan Shaw: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
Daniel Stange: DNP (1-0, 0.00 ERA)
Bryan Woodall: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K (0-0, 4.50 ERA)

And don't forget about the Halloween with Swoop contest. It's seriously going to be a great time as you can have the Silver Hawks mascot go trick-or-treating with you and your kids. It's a simple process...just register at www.silverhawks.com (it's the lead story, you can't miss it).

Arizona Fall League - October 13th Results

Scottsdale won 9-1. They are now 2-0.

Hitters
Marc Krauss: 0-4, 2R, BB, K (.167, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
Konrad Schmidt: 1-4, R, RBI (.250, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
A.J. Pollock: 2-4, 2 2B, R, RBI, BB (.500, 0 HR, 1 RBI)

Pitchers
Josh Collmenter: W, 3.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K (1-0, 0.00 ERA)
Bryan Shaw: DNP (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
Daniel Stange: DNP (1-0, 0.00 ERA)
Bryan Woodall: DNP (0-0, 0.00 ERA)

Arizona Fall League - Day One Complete

Yesterday was the first day of the Arizona Fall League.

For day one summaries, click here.

Here's the box score from the Scottsdale Scorpions game (that's the team with the Diamondbacks prospects).

If you don't want to click the link....

Marc Kruass was 1-for-2 with a run and two walks.
Daniel Stange (1-0) got the win with 2.0 scoreless innings of relief.

Collmenter, Pollock, Schmidt, Shaw, and Woodall did not play.

Lunchtime Links

Some stuff for you to read today:

-Nick Piecoro has another Minor League notebook on his blog, this one features Bobby Borchering , Chris Owings, and Wade Miley among others.

-Also from Nick, a look at what could have been Brandon Webb's final time pitching for the Diamondbacks.

-The Arizona Fall League starts tomorrow. I'll try to keep you updated on what the former Silver Hawks are doing.

-Finally, some changes at the top with the Arizona Diamondbacks as Peter Woodfork and Tom Allison have been relieved of their duties. Despite not getting the GM job, Jerry Dipoto has decided to stay with Arizona, which most people say is a huge benefit to the Diamondbacks. Look for Dipoto to have a shot at a GM job in the near future.

AFL and Instructs Rosters

I'm a few days late in actually posting this, but I wanted to provide the players that will appear in the Arizona Fall League and the Instructional League. The AFL is a bit more prestigious with the more advanced players, while the instructs league is for younger prospects.

AFL Players (each MLB team provides 7-8 guys to this league)
Josh Collmenter - P
Marc Krauss - OF
A.J. Pollock - OF
Konrad Schmidt - C
Bryan Shaw - P
Daniel Stange - P
Bryan Woodall - P

Instructional League (only former Silver Hawks included. The rest of the roster is made up of Missoula and Yakima players)
Bradin Hagens - P
Kevin Munson - P
Jarrod Parker - P
Tyler Skaggs - P
Jae-Yun Kim - C (played a handful of games with South Bend)
Bobby Borchering - INF
Matt Davidson - INF
Matt Helm - INF
David Nick - INF
Chris Owings - INF
Keon Broxton - OF