Biscuits Week in Review: 4/23 to 4/29

The Montgomery Biscuits finished the week with a 4-3 record. They are currently in second place of the Southern League’ south division with a 11-10 record, 3 1/2 games back. The Biscuits look to make some ground on the leader when they face Jacksonville later this week.

Hitting Leaders:
Average: Chris De La Cruz (.364, fifth in SOU)
Slugging: Ian Paxton (.571)
On Base Pct: Emeel Salem (.412)
Hits: Emeel Salem (26, tied ninth in SOU)
Doubles: Cody Strait (9, tied second in SOU)
Triples: John Matulia (2, tied fourth in SOU)
Home Runs: Matt Fields (5, fifth in SOU)
RBI’s: Matt Fields (17, seventh in SOU)
Stolen Bases: Emeel Salem and Cody Strait (4, tied ninth in SOU)

Pitching Leaders:
ERA Starters: David Newmann (1.90, tenth in SOU)
ERA Overall: Dane De La Rosa (0.00)
Wins: Darin Downs and Alexander Torres (2, tied sixth in SOU)
Saves: Matt Gorgen (4, tied second in SOU)
Strikeouts: Alexander Torres (23, tied sixth in SOU)

Team Hitting Stats (league rank):
Average: .251 (6 of 10)
Slugging: .367 (7 of 10)
On Base Pct: .330 (6 of 10)
Hits: 178 (7 of 10)
Doubles: 46 (2 of 10)
Triples: 6 (tied 4 of 10)
Home Runs: 9 (tied 8 of 10)
Runs Scored: 88 (7 of 10)
Stolen Bases: 17 (6 of 10)

Team Pitching Stats (rank):
ERA: 3.81 (5 of 10)
Runs Allowed: 90 (3 of 10)
Strikeouts: 143 (9 of 10)
Walks: 68 (3 of 10)

RP Top Prospect Watch:
Alex Cobb: disabled list
Matt Gorgen: 1-1, 4 saves, 3.72 ERA, 9.2 IP, 10 K’s, 4 BB’s, 1.55 WHIP
Jake McGee: 0-1, 4.63 ERA, 11.2 IP, 9 K’s, 7 BB’s, 1.37 WHIP
David Newmann: 1-0, 1.90 ERA, 23.2 IP, 14 K’s, 5 BB’s, 1.06 WHIP
Shawn O’Malley: .172 AVG, .172 SLG, .294 OBP, 2 RBI, 3 SB’s
Alexander Torres: 2-1, 2.84 ERA, 19.0 IP, 23 K’s, 9 BB’s, 1.21 WHIP

Transactions: Richard De Los Santos promoted to Durham (4/24/10). Dane De La Rosa added to roster from Charlotte (4/24/10). Chris Nowak added to roster from Durham (4/25/10). Ian Paxton transferred to Charlotte (4/25/10). Nevin Ashley activated from temporary inactive list (4/25/10).

Disabled List: Alex Cobb

The Week Ahead: 4/30/10-5/3/10: at West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx (11-10). 5/4/10-5/6/10: vs Jacksonville Suns (14-6).