While Northwestern made national headlines for firing Pat Fitzgerald due to toxic culture issues in the football program, Northwestern's baseball program is in the midst of turmoil-fueled turnover, firing coach Jim Foster after one year due to abusive behavior.
I mention this here for two reasons:
No. 1: The interim head coach is Brian Anderson. Yes, that Brian Anderson.
No. 2: Jon Morosi says Northwestern is interested in candidates with MLB ties, including Chris Getz.
Normally when an NCAA program poaches a well-regarded coach from the professional ranks, that team feels the absence. I'm not certain that would be the case here.
Lehigh Valley 8, Charlotte 0
- Lenyn Sosa went 0-for-4 with a strikeout.
- Yoán Moncada started his rehab stint, going 1-for-2 while playing third base.
Penascola 8, Birmingham 3
- Terrell Tatum walked once and struck out four times.
- José Rodríguez was 0-for-5 with a K.
- Bryan Ramos, 2-for-3 with a walk, but was caught stealing.
- Alsander Womack went 1-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout.
- Luis Mieses, 2-for-4.
- Yoelqui Céspedes went 2-for-3 with a sac fly.
- Adam Hackenberg was 1-for-3 with an HBP.
- Cristian Mena: 6 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 1 HR
Notes:
*The Barons struck out just in their first game with the standard baseball, as opposed to the enhanced-grip baseball used in the Southern League during the first half.
Asheville 6, Winston-Salem 1
- Jacob Burke went 1-for3- with two walks and a stolen base.
- Colson Montgomery was 2-for-4 with a walk, but was caught stealing.
- Wilfred Veras went 1-for-4 with a K.
- DJ Gladney struck out all three times up.
- Loidel Chapelli was 1-for-4 with a K.
- Andrew Dalquist threw just 47 pitches over four innings: 4 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 HR
Kannapolis 5, Columbia 1
- Brooks Baldwin went 1-for-5 with a double and a strikeout.
- Peyton Pallette: 4 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 7 K, 1 HR, 46 of 68 pitches for strikes.
DSL Orioles Orange 3, DSL White Sox 1
- Abraham Nunez went 1-for-4 with a strikeout, and was picked off/caught stealing.
- Stiven Flores is now hitting .448 after going 3-for-4 with a double.
- D'Angelo Tejada went 1-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout.
- Rafael Alvarez was 1-for-3 with a walk.
- Juan Uribe Jr. struck out all three times up.
