Update on 2011 Silver Hawks on Different Teams Now

Originally I was just going to post about Zach Walters and update you on what he did, but I figured I should turn this into an update on all the players who have played with South Bend that are now on different teams.

Keon Broxton  - .233, 4 HR, 27 RBIs, 20 SB, but 96 K's with high-A Visalia.

Raul Navarro - .197, 0 HR, 8 RBIs in 33 games with short-season A Yakima.

Zach Walters - Went 1-for-3 in his debut with the high-A Potomac Nationals yesterday.

Brian Budrow - 4-2, 5.35 ERA in 20 relief appearances for high-A Visalia.

Enrique Burgos - 3-3, 7.07 ERA in 8 starts for rookie Missoula.  38 K's in 35.2 IP.

David Holmberg - 2-2, 5.01 ERA in 6 starts for high-A Visalia.  28 K's in 32.1 IP.

Greg Robinson - 0-4, 6.75 ERA in 13 relief appearances for short-season A Yakima.

Dan Taylor - 0-0, 4.73 ERA in 6 appearances (1 start) for high-A Visalia.  12 K's in 13.1 IP.

Keon Broxton Promoted to Visalia

The internet at the hotel we were staying at has been out since 12 noon yesterday.  As a media relations person, this is incredibly frustrating.  As a blogger, it's downright impossible.  We are at the stadium now and I feel like I'm human again now that I can get online. 

That brings me to the headline of this post, which I would have put up yesterday if I had internet access.  After last night's game, Keon Broxton was informed that he is heading to Visalia to fill in for the injured Adam Eaton.  Broxton departed this morning from Ohio, and is no longer with the Silver Hawks.

No corresponding roster move has been made to this point, although I would imagine a new player is going to be added before tomorrow's game against the Loons.  Wait and see.

More on the Instructs

Nick Piecoro is flat out killing it on his blog lately. You want information on just about every Silver Hawks player that is in the desert right now? His blog is the place to go: http://www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/NickPiecoro/Page0

He has thoughts on Keon Broxton, David Nick, Chris Owings, Bobby Borchering, and Tyler Skaggs from the 2010 club, not to mention former Silver Hawks Jarrod Parker and Brandon Webb.

From the Notes - August 24th

Season Series: 8-5 Silver Hawks
@ Coveleski Stadium: 5-1 Silver Hawks
@ Bowling Green Ballpark: 4-3 Hot Rods

Silver Hawks Team Hitting: .245 – 15th
Silver Hawks Team Pitching: 4.43 ERA – 14th
Hot Rods Team Hitting: .258 – T-7th
Hot Rods Team Pitching: 4.32 ERA – 13th

LAST GAME: Andrew Wolcott (WP, 2-3) pitched seven innings allowing just one run and Ender Inciarte drove in three to lead the South Bend Silver Hawks to a 6-4 victory over Bowling Green on Monday night. Bobby Borchering tacked on a solo homer – his 12th of the season – to guarantee the Hawks at least a split of the series. Brian Budrow (SV, 4) got the final two outs to earn the save. Tomas Francisco had two RBIs to lead the Hot Rods while the loss was pinned on Bowling Green starter Kyle Lobstein (LP, 8-7).

PLAYOFF RACE:
• With 14 games remaining, the Hawks are currently 4.5 games behind West Michigan for the final playoff spot.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES:
• Keon Broxton continues to lead all of baseball with 19 triples. He has tied the MWL record for most triples in a season (established in 1954 by John Wyre of the Clinton Pirates).
• Ender Inciarte has hit in 10 straight games, tying his career long.
• Reliever Brian Budrow has not allowed a run in his last 15.2 innings pitched – a season high for him.

OTHER: Tyler Skaggs is expected to pitch 2-4 innings tonight, and be followed in relief by Derek Eitel.

Another Broxton Article

Owen linked the article that Curt Rallo wrote in the South Bend tribune a couple of days ago about Keon Broxton and his propensity for hitting triples. Rallo also writes the Midwest League notebook for the league's website, and it featured Broxton this week. This article is similar but has a few differences, as well as notes from other teams around the league. It can be read by clicking this link.

From the Notes - July 23rd

HALEY’S CHASE FOR MILESTONE VICTORIES

• Mark Haley entered 2010 with 456 career victories (442 regular season, 14 postseason wins) and 375 wins for the Silver Hawks

• Mark recorded his 400th victory for South Bend on June 3rd vs. Peoria (10-4 W) and needs four wins to reach 500 in his career.

TEAM NOTES:

• With 44 games remaining in the second half, the Silver Hawks are currently three games out of a playoff spot.

• South Bend plays Western Division opponents for 12 straight games (2-6 so far with four games remaining in the stretch).

• South Bend starting pitchers are 21-42 this season, including just 7-22 since June 1st.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES:

• Matt Helm’s four RBI game last night was his third of the season. Only Matt Davidson has more with four.

• Matt Davidson is tied for the MWL lead with 62 RBIs (tied with Casey Haerther of Cedar Rapids).

• Yonata Ortega ranks tied for first in the Midwest League with 20 saves.

• Keon Broxton leads all of baseball with 15 triples this year. He is four shy of the MWL record of 19 triples in a season.

Broxton in the South Bend Tribune

Silver Hawks beat writer Curt Rallo did a story for today's paper about Keon Broxton and all the triples he's amassed this season.

You can read the story here.

And, if you are so inclined, you can read Curt's game story about last night's loss at this link.

Back in South Bend

Well, the team is back in South Bend after posting a much needed 4-1 victory today. Keon Broxton came through with four RBIs today, including a solo homer and a three-run triple. The pitching (starting and bullpen) was fantastic.

As I said on the air a number of times, 3-6 on the road trip sounds a whole lot better than 2-7.

And as an added bonus, Lansing and Fort Wayne both lost, so the Silver Hawks are just three games out of a playoff spot with 46 to play.

I realize the team is only 9-15 in the second half. I realize that the team's overall record is a lot worse.

But I also realize that Great Lakes and Lake County are moving to the top again, so a 3rd or even 4th place finish in the second half standings might still get you into the playoffs by the time you take those teams out of the mix.

So the way I look at it, we have two choices: Give up on them and ride out the string, or get on board and root this team towards the playoffs. I choose the latter. Are you with me?

From the Notes - Offense Edition

Here are some tidbits from today's media notes, sticking strictly with the offense today:

• Keon Broxton tripled again Wednesday and now has a franchise record 14 on the season (previous record was 12 by Victor Hall in 2001). He leads all of MiLB with the 14 triples.

• Matt Davidson ranks 1st in the league with 61 RBIs and is on an 11 game hitting streak (15 RBIs in the 11 games).

• Bobby Borchering has hit in nine straight games – his longest hitting streak of the season.

• Ramon Castillo has hits in 20 of his first 21 games with South Bend, including four homers and 17 RBIs.

From the Notes - July 11th

Here are a few tidbits from today's media notes:

• With 54 games remaining in the second half, the Silver Hawks are one game out of a playoff spot.

• The South Bend bullpen has allowed just nine earned runs in 38.0 innings over the last ten games (2.13 ERA).

• Matt Davidson ranks 1st in the league with 57 RBIs and is on an eight game hitting streak.

• Bobby Borchering has hit in six straight games and has driven in seven runs during the streak.

• Keon Broxton is tied for the Minor League lead with 11 triples. He is one shy of tying the South Bend franchise record.

• Reliever Brian Budrow has not allowed a run in his last 13.2 innings.

• Ramon Castillo has hits in 17 of his first 18 games with the Silver Hawks. He had a 16-game streak snapped on Friday.

Interviews

As mentioned earlier, we'll have an interview with Keon Broxton in the pregame show today.

I also had a good chat with Bradin Hagens in the dugout today, and he feels horrible about throwing the ball out of the stadium last night while walking off the field after getting ejected. We've decided to do an interview tomorrow so he can talk about what he did, the frustration, etc.

I'm looking forward to talking to him about it on the air because it gives him a chance to give his side of the story. Again, that will be tomorrow evening at roughly 6:50 or so.

Tonight's Lineup - July 6th

Keon Broxton - CF
David Nick - 2B
Bobby Borchering - 3B
Matt Davidson - DH
Ramon Castillo - 1B
Andrew Fie - LF
Alberto Diaz - RF
Tyson Van Winkle - C
Victor Estevez - SS

Brad Wilson - SP

I don't have the pregame interview finished yet, but my plan is to get Keon Broxton to talk about hitting triples and the other sports he was involved with growing up. If that changes or he can't do it, I'll let you know here on the blog.

Pregame show is at 6:45 PM. First pitch is at 7:05 PM.

Not Quite 1,000 and a Few Other Notes

So upon further review, the last post wasn't number 1,000. It was actually 996 due to a quirk where sometimes blogger saves a "draft" of a post before you publish it, thus showing the same post twice. Either way, we're approaching the milestone and I stand by everything I said in the previous post.

A few other notes from the Silver Hawks today:

-RHP Brad Wilson will start and make his South Bend 2010 debut. He pitched in relief for the Silver Hawks in 2009 (only two appearances -- 4.1 scoreless innings).

-Reliever Brian Budrow has now thrown 9.2 consecutive scoreless innings since allowing a run on June 12th at Cedar Rapids.

-Keon Broxton is tied for the Minor League Baseball lead with 11 triples. He's one shy of tying the South Bend franchise record (12 by Victor Hall in 2001).

From the Notes - July 5th

• The Silver Hawks are now just 1-14 against the Loons in 2010 and 3-28 against them in the last two seasons.

• The South Bend bullpen has allowed just one earned run in 14.2 innings over the last four games.

• First baseman Ramon Castillo has hits in each of his first 11 games for South Bend, tying Matt Davidson for the longest hitting streak this season.

• Chris Owings has not yet played in the second half due to plantar fasciitis.

• Keon Broxton recorded his 10th triple yesterday, tying for the league lead and he is now just two shy of the franchise record.

• Pitchers Andrew Wolcott and Brad Wilson have been added to the roster over the last two days.

From The Notes - June 27th

• The Silver Hawks struck out 17 times yesterday – a new season high – but still won the game.

• South Bend hit two home runs in a game for the seventh time this season.

• South Bend is just 3 and 27 against the Loons over the last two seasons (2-14 last year, 1-13 this season).

• First baseman Ramon Castillo has one hit in each of his first four games for South Bend.

• Matt Davidson ranks T-4th with 10 homers, T-2nd with 46 RBIs, and T-2nd with 32 extra base hits.

• Keon Broxton struck out five times yesterday, the second time this season he had 5 K’s in a game against the Loons.

• Chris Owings missed his second straight game yesterday with a sore foot.

Featured Silver Hawk - Archive

Since the team has been on the road all week and I haven't had a chance to interview a player, there will not be a new "Featured Silver Hawk" today. However, the previous four stories are now all available to view on the "Featured Silver Hawk" page on the Silver Hawks website.

The archive page is located under the "Roster" tab and will be updated every week. As of now, it has links to the stories on David Nick, Keon Broxton, Charles Brewer, and Brian Budrow. Check back next week for an article on a new player.

Featured Silver Hawk - Keon Broxton

Normally Fridays are when we will post a new "Featured Silver Hawk" article on the blog and website. Since the team has been on the road for the past week, however, there won't be a new article today. There will be one up either Saturday or Sunday, however.

Last week's "Featured Silver Hawk" has been on the website but not on the blog. The article is about center fielder Keon Broxton and his past as a football player and skateboarder. Read the article here.

From the Notes - May 16th

-South Bend has lost six in a row for the first time since starting the season 0-9 and are 11 games out of first for the first time.

-The Silver Hawks rank last in the 16-team league with only 110 runs scored (Bowling Green in 15th with 113).

-Starting pitchers have a 10-15 record despite just a 2.55 ERA (55 earned runs allowed in 194 innings pitched).

-South Bend has been swept four times this year, but not in a four game series. West Michigan goes for the 4-game sweep today.

-Keon Broxton went 3-for-4 yesterday with two doubles, raising his average to .235. Broxton now has as many doubles (6) as he does triples (6).

-Matt Davidson ranks T-9th in MWL with a .324 average, third with 17 extra base hits, and fifth with 45 hits.

-The Hawks are only 12-11 when scoring the first run of the game this season.

From the Notes - May 1st

Happy Saturday! As you've probably noticed, the blog updates are less frequent on the weekend than they are during the week, largely because I try to work less hours on the weekend than I do during the week. Working 10 AM - 10 PM (or later) on Monday through Friday takes its toll on you, so I come in a little later on Saturdays. Anyhow, here are a few tidbits from today's notes:

HALEY’S CHASE FOR MILESTONE VICTORIES
• Mark Haley entered 2010 with 456 career victories (442 regular season, 14 postseason wins) and 375 wins for the Silver Hawks
• As of today, Mark needs 34 wins to reach 500 in his career, and 15 wins to reach 400 with South Bend
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TEAM NOTES:
• The Silver Hawks have scored 14 first inning runs this season, the most for any one inning in 2010.
• South Bend has scored just 69 runs in 22 games, the 3rd fewest in the MWL - West Mich (66) and Bowing Green (62) have fewer.
• The Silver Hawks rank 4th in the league with 8 triples – Keon Broxton has 5 to lead the team.
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INDIVIDUAL NOTES:
• Eric Smith ranks 3rd in the league in ERA, 2nd in WHIP, and has a 21.0 consecutive scoreless inning streak.
• Matt Davidson had one hit yesterday and now ranks eighth in the league with a.354 batting average.
• Yonata Ortega has converted six straight save opportunities after blowing his first one.
• David Nick snapped an 0-for-13 skid with two doubles and a RBI in yesterday’s win vs. West Michigan.

Parkview Field Photos and Notes

If you go to this link, the first 5 posts are photos of Parkview Field from last year.

Now, some tidbits from today's notes:

HALEY’S CHASE FOR MILESTONE VICTORIES
• Mark Haley entered 2010 with 456 career victories (442 regular season, 14 postseason wins) and 375 wins for the Silver Hawks
• As of today, Mark needs 36 wins to reach 500 in his career, and 17 wins to reach 400 with South Bend

TEAM NOTES:
• The Silver Hawks have won seven straight and eight of their last nine after dropping nine straight to start the season.
• The Silver Hawks have committed just three errors during the seven game winning streak and rank 7th with a .971 fielding %.
• After going winless in the first 11 starts this season, the South Bend rotation has five wins in the last seven games.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES:
• Matt Davidson had two hits Sunday, extending his hitting streak to 10, the longest for a Silver Hawks player this year.
• Keon Broxton leads the MWL with five triples on the season, including three in the last five games.
• Eric Smith ranks 3rd in the league in ERA, T-3rd in WHIP, 5th in Opp Avg., and has a 21.0 consecutive scoreless inning streak.
-Errol Hollinger has a seven game hitting streak and has thrown out 39% of would-be basestealers.