Biscuits Week in Review: April 5 to April 12

The Montgomery Biscuits opened up the 2012 season by going 3-5. They are currently tied for third place in the division, three games back from the leader Mobile. The Biscuits will have a chance to gain some ground against the division leader as they travel to Mobile for a five game series to close out the upcoming week.

Hitting Leaders:
Average: Omar Luna (.400, third in SOU)
Slugging: Cole Figeroa (.636, second in SOU)
On Base Pct: Omar Luna (.455, eighth in SOU)
Hits: Cole Figeroa (12, third in SOU)
Doubles: Cole Figeroa and Mike Sheridan (3, tied second in SOU)
Triples: Tyler Bortnick (3, first in SOU)
Home Runs: Cole Figeroa and Henry Wrigley (2, tied second in SOU)
RBI’s: Cole Figeroa (7, tied fourth in SOU)
Stolen Bases: Tyler Bortnick and Omar Luna (2, tied sixth in SOU)

Pitching Leaders:
ERA: Jim Paduch (1.23, ninth in SOU)
Wins: Alex Colome, Shane Dyer and Kyle Lobstein (1)
Saves: Jim Paduch (1)
Strikeouts: Alex Colome (10, ninth in SOU)

Team Hitting Stats (league rank):
Average: .245 (4 of 10)
Slugging: .387 (2 of 10)
On Base Pct: .324 (4 of 10)
Hits: 67 (4 of 10)
Doubles: 14 (2 of 10)
Triples: 5 (1 of 10)
Home Runs: 5 (tied 2 of 10)
Runs Scored: 36 (1 of 10)
Stolen Bases: 7 (5 of 10)

Team Pitching Stats (rank):
ERA: 4.66 (10 of 10)
Runs Allowed: 37 (10 of 10)
Strikeouts: 56 (8 of 10)
Walks: 28 (6 of 10)

Transactions: Craig Albernaz promoted to Durham (4/8/12). David Wendt added to roster from extended spring training (4/8/12). Alex Colome placed on 7-day disabled list (4/12/12). Greg Sexton activated (4/12/12).

Disabled List: Nick Barnese, Alex Colome, Richard De Los Santos and Zach Quate.

The Week Ahead: 4/13/12-4/14/12: at Mississippi Braves (2-6). 4/15/12-4/19/12: vs Mobile Bay Bears (6-2).