Zack Collins entered tonight with one of the more bizarre hitting lines in baseball:
.054/.294/.135.
How does one go about compiling that? By going 2-for-37 with a homer and 13 walks. It's basically a fun-house version of his performance at Winston-Salem, where his hit tool didn't really allow his renowned batting eye to play up. Throw in 19 strikeouts and 51 plate appearances, and the lack of contact lowers his ceiling.
Anyway, this is to say he needed a night like tonight. He doubled his season hit total by doubling up on doubles in the Barons' 9-5 win over Pensacola. Video of the first double is above, and the second one is here:
Collins also drew one of them walks, and, more importantly, didn't strike out once. Add that to his line, and he's now hitting a slightly more reasonable .098/.321/.220.
It's hard to say Collins gained ground on Seby Zavala, though. The latter also went 2-for-4, and he belted his fifth homer. Zavala did strike out twice, though, and so that's probably enough to give Collins a slight edge for the night.
Louisville 5, Charlotte 1
- Jose Rondon went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
- Charlie Tilson was 0-for-1 with three walks, but he was picked off.
- Casey Gillaspie doubled, singled, walked and struck out.
- Ricardo Pinto: 5 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 4 K, 1 HR
- Thyago Vieira: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
Birmingham 9, Pensacola 5
- Tito Polo went 1-for-3 with two walks and a stolen base.
- Zack Collins finally had a night: 2-for-4 with two doubles, a walk and a stolen base.
- Eloy Jimenez went 1-for-4 with a strikeout.
- Seby Zavala homered, singled and struck out twice.
- Trey Michalczewski is batting .302 after going 2-for-4 with a double. He also stole a base.
- Jameson Fisher, 0-for-4 with three strikeouts.
- Jordan Guerrero: 3 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, 1 HR
- Ryan Burr: 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB 3 K
Kannapolis 3, Delmarva 2 (7 innings, rain)
- Luis Gonzalez went 2-for-4 with a strikeout and a stolen base.
- Justin Yurchak was 0-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout.
- Evan Skoug, 0-for-3 with a K.
- Michael Hickman went 1-for-3 with a strikeout.
More:
*The Intimidators better stick with this combo:
Winston-Salem at Lynchburg PPD
