Pitchers shine in recent AFL action
11/04/2005
It's hard to pitch better than Desert Dogs southpaw Bill Murphy did in his last start.
In his only game of the week on Nov. 1, the former third-round draft pick matched the Arizona Fall League's longest outing of the season, limiting the Scorpions to just one hit in six innings. He struck out 10 and did not walk a batter to move to 3-1 with a 4.07 ERA. In 24 1/3 innings this season, Murphy has fanned 33 batters, good for a first-place tie with Surprise's Scott Mathieson.
Here's how the rest of the Diamondbacks' prospects fared during the week of Oct. 28 to Nov. 3:
C Phil Avlas -- Avlas has not played since he struck out in his only at-bat of the season on Oct. 25.
OF Jarred Ball -- After going 1-for-7 in his first two games, Ball went 2-for-3 against the Scorpions on Nov. 2 with two runs, two RBIs, a double and a triple to raise his season average to .333.
RHP Casey Daigle -- The Desert Dogs closer made three appearances, tossing one inning in each. His only earned run allowed came against the Scorpions on Nov. 2 when he recorded his league-leading fourth save.
SS Stephen Drew -- Drew collected at least one hit in every game but still saw his batting average drop three points to .324. The former first-round draft pick sandwiched a 2-for-3 around two 1-for-5 performances to finish the week 4-for-13 (.308) with two runs, a double, two RBIs and a stolen base.
OF Alex Frazier -- After starting this season 1-for-15 (.067), Frazier went 1-for-3 in each of his two games this past week and made each of those hits count. On Oct. 29, he ripped a two-run triple against the Javelinas and followed that with a three-run homer against the Scorpions four days later. While Frazier has just three hits and a .143 batting average this season, he's walked five times and knocked in nine runs.
LHP Doug Slaten -- Slaten made three relief appearances, pitching one inning in each. On Oct. 28, he surrendered three hits to the Scorpions but escaped without allowing a run by striking out the side. The 25-year-old Californian pitched scoreless ball in his other two outings to lower his ERA to 6.00.
IF Dan Uggla -- After seeing his batting average tumble to a season-low .290 on Oct. 27, Uggla, who plays for Peoria, responded by going on a 7-for-19 tear, including a two-out, two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth that gave the Javelinas a 3-2 victory over the Saguaros on Nov. 1.
Source: http://arizona.diamondbacks.mlb.com/
It's hard to pitch better than Desert Dogs southpaw Bill Murphy did in his last start.
In his only game of the week on Nov. 1, the former third-round draft pick matched the Arizona Fall League's longest outing of the season, limiting the Scorpions to just one hit in six innings. He struck out 10 and did not walk a batter to move to 3-1 with a 4.07 ERA. In 24 1/3 innings this season, Murphy has fanned 33 batters, good for a first-place tie with Surprise's Scott Mathieson.
Here's how the rest of the Diamondbacks' prospects fared during the week of Oct. 28 to Nov. 3:
C Phil Avlas -- Avlas has not played since he struck out in his only at-bat of the season on Oct. 25.
OF Jarred Ball -- After going 1-for-7 in his first two games, Ball went 2-for-3 against the Scorpions on Nov. 2 with two runs, two RBIs, a double and a triple to raise his season average to .333.
RHP Casey Daigle -- The Desert Dogs closer made three appearances, tossing one inning in each. His only earned run allowed came against the Scorpions on Nov. 2 when he recorded his league-leading fourth save.
SS Stephen Drew -- Drew collected at least one hit in every game but still saw his batting average drop three points to .324. The former first-round draft pick sandwiched a 2-for-3 around two 1-for-5 performances to finish the week 4-for-13 (.308) with two runs, a double, two RBIs and a stolen base.
OF Alex Frazier -- After starting this season 1-for-15 (.067), Frazier went 1-for-3 in each of his two games this past week and made each of those hits count. On Oct. 29, he ripped a two-run triple against the Javelinas and followed that with a three-run homer against the Scorpions four days later. While Frazier has just three hits and a .143 batting average this season, he's walked five times and knocked in nine runs.
LHP Doug Slaten -- Slaten made three relief appearances, pitching one inning in each. On Oct. 28, he surrendered three hits to the Scorpions but escaped without allowing a run by striking out the side. The 25-year-old Californian pitched scoreless ball in his other two outings to lower his ERA to 6.00.
IF Dan Uggla -- After seeing his batting average tumble to a season-low .290 on Oct. 27, Uggla, who plays for Peoria, responded by going on a 7-for-19 tear, including a two-out, two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth that gave the Javelinas a 3-2 victory over the Saguaros on Nov. 1.
Source: http://arizona.diamondbacks.mlb.com/
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