Noah Schultz is probably too far away from the majors to qualify as the best thing going for the White Sox organization in 2023, but I think it's fair to call him the purest thing going.
Schultz stretched out to three innings with the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers to no ill effects. He struck out six, and a walk and a balk were the only blemishes on his line.
Baseball America's Josh Norris provided a brief look at Schultz from behind home plate, and it would've been longer were it not for the meddling net, which shifted on him and obscured the view.
As I said the last time we discussed one of his scoreless appearances, it doesn't seem like Low-A hitters aren't going to pose much of a challenge for a healthy Schultz, but they should afford him the opportunity to extend his pitch and innings count in a controlled manner. If they wanted to call him up to Winston-Salem by, say, Aug. 22-27 when the Dash play another series in Bowling Green, I wouldn't complain.
For the time being, Schultz has effectively thrown a total start's worth of baseball over three outings, and the line is impressive: 7 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 12 K.
Durham 9, Charlotte 2
- Carlos Pérez went 1-for-4 with a double.
- Oscar Colás walked once and struck out thrice.
- Chase Solesky's Triple-A debut: 4.2 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, 2 HR
- Jimmy Lambert: 0.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 WP, 10 of 25 pitches for strikes.
Winston-Salem 2, Asheville 1
- Terrell Tatum went 1-for-5 with three strikeouts.
- Loidel Chapelli was 1-for-5 with two strikeouts.
- DJ Gladney homered for the first time since May 21, along with a walk and three strikeouts.
- Wilfred Veras was 0-for-5 with two strikeouts.
- Jared Kelley keeps rolling: 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 7 K
Kannapolis 9, Down East 1
- Jacob Burke went 1-for-5 with a walk and two strikeouts.
- Noah Schultz: 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 6 K, 29 of 45 pitches for strikes.
ACL Rangers 6, ACL White Sox 4 (7 innings)
- Ryan Burrowes went 1-for-4 with two strikeouts.
- Ronny Hernandez, 0-for-3 with two strikeouts.
- Dario Borrero singled, walked and struck out.
- Luke Shilling: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
DSL Orioles Orange 7, DSL White Sox 3
- D'Angelo Tejeda went 0-for-4 with a walk.
- Rafael Alvarez went 0-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts
