Colorado Rockies: April 24 Minor League Report and Prospect Update

Class A Asheville Tourists (9-9, Fourth in California League South)

Thursday (@ Charleston, L 3-4)

Asheville would drop their  fifth straight in heartbreaking fashion. Owning a 3-2 led in the bottom of the ninth, Asheville coughed up two runs. Start Alejandro Requena turned in a six innings performance where only one unearned run would cross the plate. Requena has a spotless 0.49 ERA in three starts this season.

Friday (@ Charleston, W 3-1)

Hovering around a .400 average, third baseman Colton Welker provided a double and a run scored for the winning side. Righty Brandon Gold providing seven innings, holding the opposition to just one run while posting a career-high seven strikeouts. Gold is now 1-1 on the year with a 3.18 ERA.

Saturday (@ Charleston, W 3-0)

Proving that pitching is contagious, Erik Julio provided the “good guys” with seven scoreless innings of his own. Julio owns a 2-2 record to go along with a 3.80 ERA on the year. Vince Fernandez provided the most notable offensive output, posting a 1-for-4 line with double and RBI.

Sunday (@ Charleston, W 4-3)

Falling in line with his colleague, Antonio Santos provided stingy pitching for Asheville. Santos would earn the win with a six-inning, one earned run performance. Infielders Tyler Nevin and Taylor Snyder both notched two hits. Snyder provided most of the firepower with both of his knocks going for doubles.

Leaders

BA: Welker .327
OBP: Welker .397
HR: Fernandez 4
SB: Willie Abreu 6
W: Two with 2
SV: Justin Lawrence 2
SO: Two with 17
ERA: J.D. Hammer 0.00 (8.1 IP)