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Tonight’s Interview: Robbie Anston
The LumberKings recorded just their second “walk-off” win of the season yesterday afternoon, knocking off the Burlington Bees and winning the series with a 5-4 win at Alliant Energy Field. Tied at 4-4 in the bottom of the ninth, Carlos Ramirez singled to center and advanced to third on an Anthony Phillips sacrifice bunt and subsequent throwing error by Bees’ catcher Juan Nunez in an attempt to force out Ramirez at second base. After falling behind 0-2 to right-hander Zack Thonrton, Robbie Anston (who replaced injured Julio Morban midway through the game, more on that below) singled up the middle past the drawn-in infield to score Ramirez (listen: Anston Walk-Off Single 6.26.11).
Anston’s hit made him my Espresso, Cigars & More Player of the Game yesterday, but a huge honorable mention has to go to Kalian Sams. The Swinging Dutchman went 2-for-4 with a game-changing three-run homer (surprisingly the first three-run blast by a LumberKing this season) in the fourth inning (listen: Sams 3-R HR (#8) 6.26.11) and drove in a season-high four runs. On the mound, left-hander Anthony Fernandez looked less than sharp with solo homers allowed to Nino Leyja and Tony Thompson, but he kept the game tied and so too did the relief combo of right-handers Jessie Nava and Tyler Burgoon. As a result, the Kings are now 2-1 and tied for third in the West Division this half.
My interview guest tonight is Anston, Seattle’s 26th round pick in 2010 out of Boston College. We talk about yesterday’s walk-off hit, his time at BC along with Mickey Wiswall, staying ready in a crowded outfield, his 2010 season in Everett and more.
Listen Here: Anston Interview 6.27.11
Roster Move: Back to Morban…he’s headed to the disabled list for the third time this season after coming out of the game yesterday. No official word on what the issue is or what the timetable is for his return, but we do have his roster replacement. The Mariners’ 15th round pick in 2011, outfielder Mike McGee comes to the club after hitting .556 with three triples and four RBI in two AZL games. McGee was a standout in both the outfield and on the mound at Florida State University.
Read more about Anston, Sams, McGee and others in today’s Game Notes: 6.27.11 kingsnotes
Today’s Starting Lineups: 6.27.11 lineup
Right-hander Taijuan Walker, 2-1 with a 1.16 ERA over his last seven starts, gets the call in game one against the Beloit Snappers tonight. He’ll go up against Masonville, IA native, right-hander B.J. Hermsen of the Snappers. The game begins at 7:00 PM, listen online at 1390kcln.com.
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Monday Notes (4/25)
The LumberKings are back in action following yesterday’s first off day of the regular season. The Kings snapped a six-game losing streak on Saturday in Kane County, winning the second game of a doubleheader 3-2 over the Cougars. Left-hander Anthony Fernandez yielded two runs on four hits over 5.1 innings to become the first Clinton starter to win this season. The offense backed him with three runs, including RBI singles from Julio Morban and Mickey Wiswall.
Tonight, the Kings open a three-game home series against the Peoria Chiefs. Right-hander George Mieses (0-1, 2.00) has been outstanding so far on the year despite just two runs of support. He’ll make his fourth start of the year. The Chiefs counter with Chicago Cubs’ first-round pick, right-hander Hayden Simpson (0-1, 4.26).
Tonight’s Game Notes: 4.25.11 kingsnotes
Starting Lineups:
Peoria Chiefs (8-8): Matt Szczur/CF, Pierre LePage/2B, Greg Rohan/1B, Smaily Borges/RF, Micah Gibbs/C, Elliot Soto/SS, DJ Fitzgerald/DH, Anthony Giansanti/LF, Arismendy Alcantara/3B, Hayden Simpson/RHP
LumberKings (5-12): Matt Cerione/CF, Shaver Hansen/2B, Julio Morban/RF, Mickey Wiswall/1B, Ramon Morla/3B, Tim Morris/DH, Marcus Littlewood/SS, Steven Baron/C, Kevin Rivers/LF, George Mieses/RHP
First pitch is scheduled for 6:30 PM, listen online at 1390kcln.com.
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Sunday Notes (4/17)
The LumberKings swept last night’s doubleheader action with Kane County, coming back from a 4-0 deficit to win 6-4 in game one, then winning 2-1 in walk-off fashion in game two. Julio Morban (left) was at the center of the offense in both games, driving in the tying runs on a double and scoring the game-winner on Kevin Rivers’ single in the first game, then lining the winning single to left to score Carlos Ramirez in game two.
Listen to Morban’s double: Morban Game-Tying Double 4.16.11.mp3
Listen to Morban’s walk-off single: Morban Game-Winning RBI Single 4.16.11.mp3
Morban went a combined 4-for-8 with a run scored and three RBI over the two games as the LumberKings moved up two spots to 6th place in the West. They’ll go for the sweep of the Cougars today with right-hander Forrest Snow (0-0, 3.00) on the mound. Snow is coming off his 6.0-inning no-hit effor at Beloit and will be looking for his first professional win this afternoon.
Today’s Game Notes: 4.17.11 kingsnotes
Starting Lineups:
Kane County (3-7): Alex Llanos/CF, Yowill Espinal/2B, Brian Fletcher/LF, Murray Watts/1B, Lane Adams/RF, Geulin Beltre/DH, Angel Franco/3B, Ryan Jenkins/C, Gerard Hall/SS, Leonel Santiago/RHP
LumberKings (4-6): Marcus Littlewood/SS, Julio Morban/CF, Kevin Rivers/RF, Mickey Wiswall/1B, Ramon Morla/3B, Tim Morris/DH, Steven Baron/C, Stefen Romero/LF, Carlos Ramirez/2B, Forrest Snow/RHP
The pregame gets going at 1:45 PM, listen online at 1390kcln.com.
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Tonight’s Interview: Ted Tornow
Rain wouldn’t allow us to complete last night’s season opener against Burlington, so we’re finishing it tonight. The 
LumberKings and Bees stand tied, 4-4 heading into the fourth thanks to an early comeback effort against right-hander Seth Frankoff. Kings’ Opening Night starter Forrest Snow was touched up for four runs — three earned — over three innings, but was starting to settle in when the tarp went on. An RBI triple by Julio Morban, RBI single by Marcus Littlewood (pictured right), RBI sac fly by Stefen Romero and RBI single by Steven Baron brought Clinton back from 3-0 and 4-2 deficits. Littlewood singled again to left with two outs in the bottom of the third, but Tim Morris was thrown out trying to score by Bees’ left-fielder Douglas Landaeta to keep the game tied.
A lot of game left to go tonight, and it’s only the opening act. We’ll also have a seven-inning game afterwards, in which 2010 Everett Pitcher of the Year and Northwest League All-Star left-hander Anthony Fernandez will make his first start in black and green. It sounds like we’ll see right-hander Stephen Kohlscheen, the 45th round pick out of Aubur in 2010, in the resumption of the first game. Those two will alternate starts anyways to begin the year, so the twinbill setup works perfect for them.
Read more about the action in tonight’s Game Notes: 4.8.11 kingsnotes
As for the interview, I caught LumberKings’ General Manager Ted Tornow tonight. We talked about the beginning of the 75th anniversary of the franchise and what that means to everyone involved, improvements to Alliant Energy Field that fans will see this season, building stability with the Seattle Mariners and more.
Listen Here: Tornow Interview 4.8.11.mp3
First pitch of inning #4 will be at 6:00 PM. Listen online at 1390kcln.com.
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It didn’t count, but it was still baseball
The LumberKings hit the field for batting practice and a simulated game this evening in front of a crowd of die-hard fans. Seon Gi Kim and Edlando Seco got some work in against live hitters, two who already visited the Leinenkugel’s Lumber Lounge. Both Kevin Rivers and Julio Morban hit home runs…home runs that don’t count for much other than pride.
Still, it was a fun first-time experience. Probably not as fun as High Desert’s exhibition action against Victor Valley College last night. Nine Mavs pitchers, including former LumberKings Jimmy Gillheeney (’10), Nick Czyz (’10), Jon Hesketh (’09-’10), Ogui Diaz (’09), Jose Jimenez (’09-’10), John Housey (’10) and Chris Kirkland (’09-’10) threw a no-hitter in a 12-0 win over the Rams.
I doubt we’ll see a nine-pitcher no-no tomorrow night in the 2011 Opener against Burlington, but we’ll get a good look at Forrest Snow and some other solid arms as well. Here’s a look at the opening series rotation:
Thu: RHP Forrest Snow vs. RHP Seth Frankoff
Fri: LHP Anthony Fernandez vs. RHP Josh Bowman
Sat: RHP George Mieses vs. RHP A.J. Griffin
Sun: RHP Brandon Maurer vs. RHP Blake Hassebrock
Game notes will be up tomorrow along with an interview with likely interim manager Jesus Azuaje. See you here at Alliant Energy Field tomorrow!
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