Colson Montgomery's Kannapolis record for consecutive games reaching safely didn't last long.
Jacob Burke erased it after one year by reaching base for the 33rd straight game, which is remarkable because he's only played 33 games for the Cannon Ballers this season.
He met the requirements with room to spare, homering for the second consecutive game and adding two walks. He's now hitting .325/.426/.525 on the season.
The disclaimer is that Montgomery's Kannapolis streak only ended because he received a promotion to Winston-Salem, where he reached base in his first 18 games with the Dash for a grand total of 51. Burke still has work to do in that regard.
The question is whether he'll receive a boost up the chain himself. The Sox could probably make room with the Dash by promoting Terrell Tatum to Birmingham, but sometimes teams like to wait until the draft until making rest-of-season plans for the lower levels. If Burke has to wait until July 9 or thereabouts, at least he'll get a little extra time to pad his stats.
PERTINENT: Jacob Burke out to prove he will become a major-league center fielder
Louisville 8, Charlotte 0 (Game 1, 7 innings)
- Oscar Colás went 2-for-3.
- Carlos Pérez, 0-for-2 with a walk and a strikeout.
Charlotte 4, Louisville 3 (Game 2, 7 innings)
- Oscar Colás went 1-for-3.
- Lenyn Sosa, 1-for-3.
Birmingham 2, Mississippi 1
- Alsander Womack went 0-for-4 with a strikeout.
- Bryan Ramos hit a two-run shot, walked and struck out twice.
- Yoelqui Céspedes singled and struck out thrice.
- Luis Mieses was 1-for-3, and reached on catcher interference.
- Adam Hackenberg, 1-for-4 with a strikeout.
- Matthew Thompson: 7 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 8 K, 1 HR, 64 of 101 pitches for strikes.
Highlights:
*Ramos is starting to get his timing.
*Here's a Thompson supercut:
Winston-Salem 6, Greensboro 5
- Loidel Chapelli went 0-for-4 with a sac fly.
- DJ Gladney, 1-for-4 with a walk and two strikeouts.
- Wilfred Veras was 1-for-4 with his sixth homer and 16th stolen base.
- Wes Kath, 1-for-4 with two strikeouts and a steal.
Kannapolis 8, Myrtle Beach 0
- Jacob Burke homered, walked twice and struck out twice.
- Tyler Schweitzer: 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K, 47 of 69 pitches for strikes.
ACL White Sox 8, ACL Padres 3
- Colson Montgomery put the "H" in "DH": 3-for-3 with two doubles and two walks.
- Ryan Burrowes was 1-for-5 with two strikeouts.
- Ronny Hernandez, 1-for-3 with two walks.
- Anderson Comás picked up the win with his best outing ever: 4 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K.
DSL Rangers Blue 12, DSL White Sox 6
- D'Angelo Tejada went 2-for-5 with a strikeout.
- Abraham Nunez was 1-for-3 with a walk.
