JOPLIN FIREBALLS (AAA)
6th place | 60-102, .370 PCT | M# - | LAST 10: 3-7
R: 714 | RA: 943 | PAYROLL: $19,227,000
11/14/2062
TEAM LEADERS AVG
B. Hoekstra .277
C. Kroes .269
F. Wagner .243
T. Castro .239
T. Cray .217
TEAM LEADERS HR
T. Castro 35
G. Durand 22
F. Wagner 19
C. Kroes 15
A. Chambers 14
TEAM LEADERS RBI
T. Castro 90
G. Durand 53
F. Wagner 53
C. Kroes 51
2 tied with 46
TEAM LEADERS W
P. Alexander 10
R. Davis 7
E. Hamilton 7
S. Livengood 7
R. Ferry 5
TEAM LEADERS ERA
P. Alexander 5.04
S. Livengood 6.40
R. Davis 6.56
   
   
TEAM LEADERS K
P. Alexander 155
R. Davis 154
S. Livengood 83
B. Bagatui 68
S. Lapinski 66
WHO'S HOT?
P Fernando Alvarado 1-1, 2.45 Last 2 games
WHO'S NOT?
P Ryan Davis 0-3, 12.86 Last 4 games
P Sean Lapinski 1-2, 10.05 Last 3 games
P Matt O'Connor 8 SV, 8.77 Last 30 games
3B Mike Gallo .059, 0 HR Last 10 games
2B Jordan Garrett .128, 1 HR Last 18 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter R Paul Alexander 33 33 10 17 0 5.04 1.41 Rested
Starter R Evan Hamilton 15 15 7 5 0 3.71 1.44 Rested
Starter R Ryan Davis 33 33 7 18 0 6.56 1.50 Rested
Starter L Nate Cory 13 13 3 1 0 5.80 1.60 Rested
Starter R Matt O'Connor 31 9 3 6 8 8.33 2.24 Rested
Long Relief L Sean Lapinski 27 10 3 6 0 7.53 1.94 Rested
Long Relief L Fernando Alvarado 11 11 2 6 0 7.79 1.92 Rested
Middle Relief R Steve Saeger 28 2 2 4 0 6.41 1.75 Rested
Middle Relief R Sterling Livengood 40 19 7 10 0 6.40 1.62 Rested
Setup R Matt Schaller 28 0 3 3 0 5.67 2.09 Rested
Setup R Raul Capetillo 24 6 2 3 0 5.65 1.74 Rested
Closer L Ross Ferry 53 0 5 3 4 3.61 1.44 Rested
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
40 R Chad Block C 38 123 30 1 11 13 7 14 .244 .290 .325 -0.3
16 S Marco Garcia C 43 131 30 6 18 14 8 30 .229 .299 .397 0.1
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
38 R Emeric Bruno 1B 61 182 42 7 22 20 27 38 .231 .352 .429 0.2
40 R Dan Bullock 1B 70 99 21 3 14 9 16 13 .212 .336 .343 -0.0
40 S Justin McCaleb 1B 10 9 6 1 6 3 1 1 .667 .700 1.222 0.3
40 R Joe Parry 1B 91 309 92 11 46 38 27 58 .298 .358 .456 0.7
28 R Brian Smith 1B 11 7 2 0 0 0 0 2 .286 .286 .286 -0.0
96 L Matt Noel 1B 14 12 3 1 1 2 1 4 .250 .308 .500 0.0
40 R Tom Cray 2B 124 396 86 13 36 47 69 87 .217 .338 .356 0.7
40 R Mike Gallo 3B 78 218 43 9 24 29 28 56 .197 .314 .349 0.3
40 R Neal Shina 1B 16 13 4 0 1 3 3 0 .308 .438 .385 0.1
40 R Chris Ascione 3B 52 70 13 3 9 5 16 16 .186 .337 .343 -0.1
40 S Jordan Garrett 2B 53 90 14 3 7 4 4 22 .156 .189 .267 -0.8
7 S Nick Knight 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0
50 S Keith Gannon 1B 7 3 1 0 0 0 2 2 .333 .600 .333 0.1
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
3 R Josh Dickey LF 8 17 3 0 0 2 1 7 .176 .263 .176 -0.1
40 L Bret Hoekstra LF 142 553 153 12 46 70 39 77 .277 .339 .410 1.2
4 R Tom Castro LF 133 481 115 35 90 73 65 87 .239 .336 .489 0.9
36 L Cooper Kroes LF 137 487 131 15 51 74 48 60 .269 .338 .435 0.5
40 L Frank Wagner CF 131 452 110 19 53 71 49 89 .243 .326 .473 1.5
40 L Joe Schortgen LF 42 56 10 2 9 4 6 15 .179 .258 .357 -0.2
93 S Nick Taylor RF 46 70 19 4 15 8 4 14 .271 .321 .514 0.2
1 R Bob Younger LF 50 133 39 6 13 21 17 15 .293 .382 .504 0.9
54 L Ivan Moreno LF 7 7 4 2 4 2 0 1 .571 .571 1.714 0.3
LINEUP VS RHP+DH
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Cooper Kroes LF .269 15 51 29
2 R Emeric Bruno DH .231 7 22 0
3 L Frank Wagner CF .243 19 53 3
4 R Tom Castro RF .239 35 90 17
5 R Joe Parry 1B .298 11 46 0
6 L Bret Hoekstra SS .277 12 46 5
7 R Tom Cray 2B .217 13 36 7
8 R Mike Gallo 3B .197 9 24 0
9 S Marco Garcia C .229 6 18 0
LINEUP VS LHP+DH
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Cooper Kroes LF .269 15 51 29
2 R Tom Cray 2B .217 13 36 7
3 R Joe Parry 1B .298 11 46 0
4 R Tom Castro RF .239 35 90 17
5 L Frank Wagner CF .243 19 53 3
6 R Emeric Bruno DH .231 7 22 0
7 L Bret Hoekstra SS .277 12 46 5
8 R Mike Gallo 3B .197 9 24 0
9 S Marco Garcia C .229 6 18 0
INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
P Nate Cory surgery to remove bone chips (elbow) 6 months Not on IL
UPCOMING GAMES
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Schedule Kansas City Tornadoes
NEWS
STANDINGS
Joe Torre Division W L PCT GB
Indianapolis Ambition 100 62 .617 -
Reno Raiders 93 69 .574 7.0
Pasadena Bumblebees 78 84 .481 22.0
Minneapolis Freeze 72 90 .444 28.0
Amarillo Armadillos 69 93 .426 31.0
Joplin Fireballs 60 102 .370 40.0
Tallahassee Captains 59 103 .364 41.0
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 60-102, .370 PCT
Position in Division 6th, 40 GB
Record at home 33-48, .407 PCT
Record on the road 27-54, .333 PCT
Record in X-inning games 6-4, .600 PCT
Record in one-run games 21-18, .538 PCT
Record versus LHP 20-34, .370 PCT
Record versus RHP 40-68, .370 PCT
Record last 10 games 3-7, .300 PCT
Record in April 8-18, .308 PCT
Record in May 14-15, .483 PCT
Record in June 10-16, .385 PCT
Record in July 7-17, .292 PCT
Record in August 10-17, .370 PCT
Record in September 10-17, .370 PCT
Record in October 1-2, .333 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .254 - 12th in TAAA
On-Base Percentage .340 - 13th in TAAA
Slugging Percentage .433 - 13th in TAAA
On-Base + Slugging .773 - 13th in TAAA
Runs Scored 714 - 14th in TAAA
Hits 1374 - 13th in TAAA
Extra-Base Hits 498 - 13th in TAAA
Home Runs 225 - 12th in TAAA
Bases On Balls 624 - 13th in TAAA
Strikeouts 937 - 3rd in TAAA
Stolen Bases 74 - 6th in TAAA
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 5.68 - 11th in TAAA
Starters' ERA 6.01 - 12th in TAAA
Bullpen ERA 5.15 - 11th in TAAA
Runs allowed 943 - 11th in TAAA
Hits allowed 1501 - 10th in TAAA
Opponents AVG .274 - 10th in TAAA
BABIP .289 - 10th in TAAA
Home Runs allowed 270 - 12th in TAAA
Bases On Balls 814 - 13th in TAAA
Strikeouts 987 - 7th in TAAA
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