Tag: Austin Pruitt

Cougars Notebook – September 18, 2023

Former Cougars right-hander Nick Hernandez was promoted to the San Diego Padres on September 11 . . . Hernandez made his MLB debut on September 12 in Los Angeles at Dodger Stadium where he pitched two innings in relief.

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Jared Triolo played in three games last week, and he made appearances at various positions in addition to third base . . . Triolo spent time at first base and second base defensively . . Triolo went 2-for-3 Sunday against the Yankees in a 3-2 Pirates victory.

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John King made three relief appearances last week, all of them one inning . . . The September 12 and September 13 outings were scoreless.

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Former Cougars Jake Scheiner and Austin Pruitt both remain sidelined with injuries.

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Cougars Notebook – August 21, 2023

Two Cougars appeared in the same game although for opposing teams on August 15 . . . Austin Pruitt threw 2/3 of a scoreless inning for the Athletics against the St. Louis Cardinals . . . John King matched Pruitt with his own scoreless 2/3 of an inning for the Cardinals.

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John King then tossed a scoreless 1 1/3 innings on Sunday in a Cardinals victory over the New York Mets . . . King struck out two of his four recorded outs and allowed no hits or walks.

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Connor Wong delivered a two-run home run at Yankee Stadium and scored twice for the Red Sox in a Boston 8-1 victory over the Yankees on Saturday . . . For Wong it was his seventh home run of the season and came off of Yankees ace Gerrit Cole.

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Triolo went 1-for-3 on August 15 at Citi Field against the Mets . . . Triolo picked up an RBI on a bases loaded hit by pitch and he also reached base on a fielding error by Francisco Lindor in the Pirates 7-4 road win.

Triolo was optioned back to AAA Indianapolis on Friday with the Pirates team in Minneapolis.

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Corey Julks was called back up by the Astros from AAA Sugar Land on Saturday and delivered a pinch hit in his only at-bat in a 10-3 Houston loss to Seattle.

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Zach Arnold went 3-for-4 with an RBI on August 15 for the Clearwater Threshers . . . The RBI came when Arnold hit his first home run as a professional.

Through his first eleven games for Clearwater, Arnold has hit in nine of them and has multiple hits in four games . . . He is batting .382.

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Robert Gasser struck out ten batters and allowed no walks on Friday night for the AAA Nashville Sounds . . . Gasser threw six innings allowing just one run on seven hits.

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Jake Scheiner is tied for the home run lead in the Pacific Coast League (PCL) and leads the league with 92 RBI.

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Cougars Notebook – August 14, 2023

Jared Triolo did not start in game one of Sunday’s doubleheader with the Cincinnati Reds, but he did finish the game . . . With the Pirates trailing 2-1 in the bottom of the 7th inning, Triolo pinch hit with runners on first and second base and he delivered a three-run go ahead home run, his first home run in the major leagues . . . Pittsburgh went on to win the game 4-2.

Triolo opened the week going 2-for-3 with one RBI against the Atlanta Braves . . . Triolo picked up a hit two days later, but only saw playing time in four/five games last week as the Pirates are trying to figure out playing time and proper rest with their lineup.

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John King scoreless inning against Tampa Bay Rays August 9 in Tampa . . . King did not allow a hit or a walk In his outing as the Cardinals took the 6-4 victory.

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Austin Pruitt got the start in a bullpen game on August 9 against the first place Texas Rangers . . . Pruitt threw two hitless, scoreless innings with two strike outs to open the game before giving way to the rest of the bullpen . . . The Athletics shutout the Rangers 2-0.

Pruitt recorded two outs for the Athletics against the Washington Nationals on Saturday night . . . Pruitt walked one batter and struck out another in his outing to get Oakland out of the sixth inning.

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Connor Wong had a base hit in four of his five games played last week . . . Wong also had an RBI in each of those four games . . . Wong went 2-for-4 Friday night with an RBI in a Red Sox 5-2 win over the Detroit Tigers.

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Former Cougars left-hander Lael Lockhart Jr. pitched 11 innings last week  without allowing an earned run for the Erie SeaWolves, the AA affiliate of the Detroit Tigers . . . Lockhart Jr. threw five scoreless frames on Sunday allowing just two base hits and striking out five batters.

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Cougars Notebook – August 7, 2023

Former Cougars lefty Robert Gasser improved to 6-1 on Friday night for the AAA Nashville Sounds . . .  Gasser tossed six scoreless frames allowing just two hits while striking out ten batters.

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Left-hander John King made his first appearance in a St. Louis Cardinals uniform on August 1 after the Rangers traded King as part of a five player deal just days before . . . King tossed a scoreless inning and gave up one hit against the Minnesota Twins in a 3-2 Cardinals loss.

King also pitched a scoreless inning against the Colorado Rockies on Sunday in a 1-0 Cardinals loss at home.

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Austin Pruitt pitched two scoreless innings for the Athletics against the Dodgers on August 2 in Los Angeles . . . Pruitt did not allow a hit but struck out two Dodgers hitters on a night the National League West leaders scored ten runs against the rest of the Oakland pitching staff.

On August 5, Pruitt tossed a scoreless inning against the San Francisco Giants in a 2-1 Oakland victory.

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Jared Triolo has seen his playing time with the Pittsburgh Pirates somewhat reduced with the return of third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes from the injured list . . . Triolo started at second base for the Pirates in Sunday’s finale in Milwaukee against the Brewers, a contest that the Pirates won 4-1.

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Former Cougars RHP Ben Sears is 3-1 with eight saves in 27 appearances for the Columbus Fireflies, the Single-A affiliate of the Kansas City Royals . . . Sears also has a 2.75 ERA.

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After just four games in the Florida Complex League (FCL) recently drafted Zach Arnold was promoted to the Single-A Clearwater Threshers by the Phillies . . . In eleven at-bats Arnold had two doubles and a triple and five RBI.

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The first year in the Big 12 for Houston was going to be an odd one anyway because after the first year, the conference is losing Texas and Oklahoma to the SEC . . . Well, the second year got more interesting with the Friday news that Arizona, Arizona State, and Utah would be joining the Big 12 beginning with the 2024-25 academic year.

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