JOPLIN FIREBALLS (AAA)
6th place | 24-37, .393 PCT | M# - | LAST 10: 4-6
R: 290 | RA: 373 | PAYROLL: $20,064,000
06/09/2062
BNN Index | AAA | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
TEAM LEADERS AVG
B. Hoekstra .263
T. Cray .258
T. Castro .254
G. Durand .242
W. Barragan .207
TEAM LEADERS HR
T. Castro 15
M. Kolenda 13
G. Durand 8
T. Cray 6
4 tied with 5
TEAM LEADERS RBI
T. Castro 39
M. Kolenda 31
G. Durand 24
B. Hoekstra 21
T. Cray 18
TEAM LEADERS W
E. Hamilton 5
P. Alexander 4
R. Ferry 4
N. Cory 3
3 tied with 2
TEAM LEADERS ERA
E. Hamilton 2.85
B. Bagatui 3.17
N. Cory 5.67
P. Alexander 5.74
R. Davis 7.28
TEAM LEADERS K
P. Alexander 55
R. Davis 49
E. Hamilton 46
N. Cory 43
B. Bagatui 35
WHO'S HOT?
WHO'S NOT?
P Matt O'Connor 1-3, 13.86 Last 4 games
P Paul Alexander 0-1, 12.27 Last 2 games
P Bernie Rico 0-0, 9.60 Last 7 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter R Paul Alexander 13 13 4 6 0 5.74 1.59 Exhausted
Starter R Ryan Davis 12 12 2 8 0 7.28 1.60 Tired
Starter L Nate Cory 12 12 3 1 0 5.67 1.57 Rested
Starter R Evan Hamilton 11 11 5 3 0 2.85 1.33 Exhausted
Starter R Danny Covington 17 2 0 2 0 7.16 1.62 Rested
Long Relief R Birru Bagatui 22 0 0 2 1 3.17 1.24 Rested
Long Relief R Bernie Rico 15 0 1 0 0 8.10 2.10 Rested
Middle Relief R Sterling Livengood 21 0 1 0 0 5.71 1.49 Slightly Tired
Middle Relief L Sean Lapinski 8 0 0 1 0 7.71 2.00 Rested
Setup R Matt O'Connor 14 8 2 6 0 10.64 2.43 Rested
Setup L Ross Ferry 21 0 4 2 1 4.50 1.30 Slightly Tired
Closer L Bill LaForge 20 0 2 5 11 6.86 1.71 Rested
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
24 R Javier Guevara C 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .333 .000 -0.0
40 R Chad Block C 16 54 11 1 7 5 4 8 .204 .259 .315 -0.1
40 R George Durand C 46 161 39 8 24 23 25 26 .242 .349 .416 0.8
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
14 R Andy Chambers 1B 22 84 27 5 15 19 13 15 .321 .414 .571 0.6
40 R Dan Bullock 1B 22 23 6 1 6 2 3 3 .261 .379 .435 0.1
40 R Willie Barragan SS 57 174 36 4 17 19 11 25 .207 .282 .322 -0.4
38 R Emeric Bruno 1B 18 57 10 2 3 5 8 12 .175 .299 .368 -0.3
40 S Justin McCaleb 1B 4 3 1 1 3 1 1 0 .333 .500 1.333 0.1
40 R Joe Parry 1B 31 112 33 5 15 14 9 19 .295 .358 .473 0.3
96 L Matt Noel 1B 5 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 .500 0.0
40 R Tom Cray 2B 55 178 46 6 18 24 35 38 .258 .381 .393 0.4
40 R Mike Gallo 3B 24 60 16 2 10 9 7 9 .267 .362 .383 0.2
28 R Brian Smith 1B 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
40 R Brett Ricci 1B 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
40 R Chris Ascione 3B 17 20 4 0 3 0 4 2 .200 .333 .250 -0.1
40 R Neal Shina 1B 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 -0.0
58 L George Morrissey 1B 21 79 25 3 11 14 13 12 .316 .413 .532 0.4
40 S Jordan Garrett 2B 16 13 2 1 1 1 1 5 .154 .214 .385 -0.1
7 S Nick Knight 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
40 L Bret Hoekstra LF 55 217 57 5 21 28 17 34 .263 .332 .419 -0.3
4 R Tom Castro LF 53 197 50 15 39 33 24 33 .254 .338 .513 0.7
36 L Cooper Kroes LF 44 147 46 2 17 21 14 14 .313 .374 .476 0.3
93 S Nick Taylor RF 17 30 8 2 7 3 2 8 .267 .324 .533 0.0
40 L Joe Schortgen LF 14 20 5 1 4 2 0 7 .250 .250 .550 0.0
40 L Frank Wagner CF 45 156 32 5 14 22 16 31 .205 .286 .385 -0.7
40 R Gene Davidson LF 5 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 .167 .167 .333 -0.1
16 S Jose Ojeda CF 31 91 23 3 12 12 2 18 .253 .299 .352 -0.6
1 R Bob Younger LF 10 10 2 0 1 0 1 1 .200 .273 .200 -0.1
LINEUP VS RHP+DH
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Bret Hoekstra 2B .263 5 21 2
2 R Andy Chambers 1B .321 5 15 0
3 L Frank Wagner CF .205 5 14 2
4 R Tom Castro RF .254 15 39 9
5 L George Morrissey DH .316 3 11 0
6 R George Durand C .242 8 24 0
7 L Cooper Kroes LF .313 2 17 9
8 R Tom Cray SS .258 6 18 2
9 R Willie Barragan 3B .207 4 17 1
LINEUP VS LHP+DH
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L George Morrissey DH .316 3 11 0
2 R Andy Chambers 1B .321 5 15 0
3 L Bret Hoekstra 2B .263 5 21 2
4 R Tom Castro LF .254 15 39 9
5 L Cooper Kroes CF .313 2 17 9
6 R George Durand C .242 8 24 0
7 S Nick Taylor RF .267 2 7 0
8 R Tom Cray SS .258 6 18 2
9 R Willie Barragan 3B .207 4 17 1
INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
P Jerry Gines hamstring strain 2 weeks On IL, eligible for return
UPCOMING GAMES
Fri 6/9
vs REN
RHP I. Juarez
5-4, 3.07
Sat 6/10
vs REN
RHP M. Fogle
4-2, 5.28
Sun 6/11
vs REN
RHP J. Tait
4-1, 2.94
Tue 6/13
@ MAD
RHP S. Alvarado
1-2, 12.42
Wed 6/14
@ MAD
LHP B. Rideout
3-1, 2.27
LINKS
Roster Ratings
News Potential Ratings
Major Transactions Leaders
Transactions Batting Stats
Injuries Pitching Stats
Personnel Fielding Stats
Schedule Kansas City Tornadoes
NEWS
STANDINGS
Joe Torre Division W L PCT GB
Reno Raiders 41 21 .661 -
Indianapolis Ambition 38 25 .603 3.5
Minneapolis Freeze 32 29 .525 8.5
Pasadena Bumblebees 30 32 .484 11.0
Amarillo Armadillos 25 37 .403 16.0
Joplin Fireballs 24 37 .393 16.5
Tallahassee Captains 24 38 .387 17.0
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 24-37, .393 PCT
Position in Division 6th, 16½ GB
Record at home 14-21, .400 PCT
Record on the road 10-16, .385 PCT
Record in X-inning games 3-2, .600 PCT
Record in one-run games 6-6, .500 PCT
Record versus LHP 9-13, .409 PCT
Record versus RHP 15-24, .385 PCT
Record last 10 games 4-6, .400 PCT
Record in April 8-18, .308 PCT
Record in May 14-15, .483 PCT
Record in June 2-4, .333 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .265 - 11th in TAAA
On-Base Percentage .351 - 12th in TAAA
Slugging Percentage .448 - 12th in TAAA
On-Base + Slugging .798 - 12th in TAAA
Runs Scored 290 - 13th in TAAA
Hits 545 - 10th in TAAA
Extra-Base Hits 195 - 12th in TAAA
Home Runs 86 - 10th in TAAA
Bases On Balls 243 - 12th in TAAA
Strikeouts 335 - 5th in TAAA
Stolen Bases 27 - tied for 8th in TAAA
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 5.92 - 11th in TAAA
Starters' ERA 5.57 - 9th in TAAA
Bullpen ERA 6.45 - 13th in TAAA
Runs allowed 373 - 11th in TAAA
Hits allowed 571 - 8th in TAAA
Opponents AVG .275 - 9th in TAAA
BABIP .293 - 10th in TAAA
Home Runs allowed 102 - tied for 11th in TAAA
Bases On Balls 314 - 13th in TAAA
Strikeouts 387 - 5th in TAAA
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