Who's hot
CLARK EAGAN (A Pirates/Arkansas Razorbacks) went 5 for 17 (.385) with 2 RBI and 1 walk in his past 4 games. Eagan went 3 for 4 Tuesday in a 3-1 loss to the Charleston (S.C.) RiverDogs (A Yankees).
DOMINIC FICOCIELLO (AA Tigers/Razorbacks) went 6 for 18 (.333) with 1 RBI, 2 walks and 5 strikeouts in his past 5 games through Thursday. Ficociello went 3 for 4 on April 23 in a 2-1 loss to the Binghamton (N.Y.) Rumble Ponies (AA Mets), then went 2 for 4 Wednesday in a 3-2 loss to the Altoona (Pa.) Curve (AA Pirates).
TREY KILLIAN (High-A Rockies/Razorbacks/Mountain Home) earned a victory Thursday as the Lancaster (Calif.) JetHawks beat the Stockton Ports (High-A Athletics) 7-0. Killian pitched 5 innings, allowing 5 hits with 2 walks and 4 strikeouts. He's 3-0 this season with a 4.15 ERA in 5 starts with 12 walks and 19 strikeouts.
Who's not
FORRESTT ALLDAY (AA Angels/UCA) went 4 for 22 (.182) with 3 RBI, 1 walk and 3 strikeouts in his past 7 games through Thursday. 3 of the 4 hits, however, have come in the past 3 games.
JONATHAN DAVIS (AA Blue Jays/UCA/Camden) went 3 for 17 (.176) with 1 RBI, 2 walks and 5 strikeouts in his past 5 games and has gone hitless in his past 2 games.
STUART LEVY (High-A Orioles/Arkansas State) went 2 for 17 (.118) with 1 RBI, 2 walks and 7 strikeouts in his past 6 games. He went hitless in 4 of those games, including 3 consecutive against the Salem (Va.) Red Sox (High-A Red Sox).
MARK REYES (High-A Giants/Jessieville) has lost each of his past three appearances for the San Jose Giants. Reyes took the loss Tuesday in the Giants' 9-1 loss to the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (High-A Dodgers), in which he allowed 4 earned runs on 3 hits -- including a home run -- with 5 walks and 4 strikeouts over 5⅓ innings.
RYAN SCOTT (A Red Sox/UALR/NLR) went 3 for 23 (.130) with 2 RBI, 2 walks and 6 strikeouts in his past 5 games through Thursday. He went 1 for 7 with 1 RBI and 2 strikeouts April 21 in a 7-4, 18-inning loss to the Rome (Ga.) Braves (A Braves) and went 0 for 5 with 2 strikeouts Thursday in a 7-4 victory over the Greensboro (N.C.) Grasshoppers (A Marlins).
Around the horn
• Center fielder Delta Cleary (Jonesboro) went 2 for 4, including his first home run of the season, to lead the independent Long Island Ducks to a 10-6 victory over the Somerset Patriots on Thursday at TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, N.J. Outfielder Aharon Eggleston (Southern Arkansas) went 3 for 3 with 3 RBI for Somerset in the loss. ... Third baseman Zack Cox (Arkansas Razorbacks) was assigned to the Class AA Erie (Pa.) SeaWolves by the Detroit Tigers organization on April 23. Cox started the season in extended spring training at the Tigers' facility in Florida after spending last season with the independent Wichita Wingnuts. ... Pitcher Montreal Robertson (McGehee), who has not pitched since 2015 because of injuries, was released by the Detroit Tigers on April 20. Robertson went 4-10 with 2 saves and a 3.41 ERA in 33 appearances for the Class AA Erie SeaWolves in 2015 and missed all of last season because of injuries. ... Pitcher Andy Ferguson (Arkansas State/Benton) started the season on the disabled list. Ronnie Richardson, the Kansas City Royals' director of minor league operations, said Ferguson is recovering from a right shoulder injury. It's the same shoulder that caused him to start last season on the disabled list, but he returned to the Class AA Northwest Arkansas Naturals and went 0-4 with a 2.87 ERA in 9 starts before going back on the disabled list because of the same shoulder on Aug. 17. ... Outfielder Zach George (Arkansas State/Paragould) started the season with the High-A Bradenton (Fla.) Marauders in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization, but he was assigned to extended spring training on April 11. George played 4 games for the Marauders before being reassigned, going 5 for 12 (.417) with 1 home run, 2 runs scored and 5 RBI. Marauders radio announcer Nate March said George continues to work out and travel with the Marauders despite being reassigned. ... Second baseman Michael Bernal (Razorbacks) was placed on the disabled list by the High-A San Jose Giants on April 18 with an undisclosed injury. Bernal returned to the Giants' lineup Tuesday, going 1 for 4 with a strikeout in a 9-1 loss to the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (High-A Dodgers). ... Pitcher James Teague (Razorbacks) started the season with the Class A Delmarva Shorebirds in the Baltimore Orioles organization, but was sent down to the Low-A Aberdeen (Md.) IronBirds on Wednesday. Teague blew a save and eventually took the loss April 23 as the Shorebirds lost 5-4 to the Hagerstown (Md.) Suns (A Nationals) in the second game of a doubleheader. He allowed 2 earned runs on 5 hits, including a home run, with 1 walk and 2 strikeouts in his only inning of work. Teague was 0-1 with a 6.35 ERA in 5 appearances for the Shorebirds, allowing 8 runs -- 4 earned -- on 12 hits with 4 walks and 5 strikeouts. Opponents were batting .444 against Teague. ... Pitcher Ashur Tolliver (Sylvan Hills) was placed on the disabled list by the Fresno Grizzlies (AAA Astros) on Tuesday with an oblique injury. Tolliver earned a victory April 23 in the Grizzlies' 5-2 victory over the Salt Lake Bees (AAA Angels), in which he had 1 strikeout in two-thirds of an inning. He is 2-0 this season with a 2.70 ERA in 5 appearances, allowing 2 earned runs on 3 hits with batters hitting .130 against him. Team officials were unsure about a timetable for Tolliver's return to the bullpen. ... Shortstop Matt Reynolds (Razorbacks) was recalled by the New York Mets on Wednesday from Class AAA Las Vegas, where he was hitting .300 (15 for 50) in 13 games.
-- Todd J. Pearce
Position players
PLAYER;COLLEGE/HOME;POS;AFFILIATION, LOCATION;AVG.;G;AB;R;H;2B;3B;HR;RBI;SB
Forrestt Allday;UCA;CF;AA Angels, Mobile, Ala.;.218;17;55;4;12;1;0;0;6;3
Brian Anderson;Arkansas;IF;AA Marlins, Jacksonville, Fla.;.240;20;75;12;18;5;0;2;14;1
Michael Bernal;Arkansas;2B;High-A Giants, San Jose, Calif.;.276;8;29;8;8;1;0;0;4;0
Delta Cleary;Jonesboro;OF;independent, Cent. Islip, N.Y.;.296;7;27;3;8;1;0;1;3;4
Zack Cox;Arkansas;3B;AA Tigers, Erie, Pa.;.273;4;11;0;3;0;0;0;1;0
Jonathan Davis;UCA/Camden;OF;AA Blue Jays, Manchester, N.H.;.245;16;53;5;13;1;0;2;4;1
Clark Eagan;Arkansas;OF;A Pirates, Charleston, W.Va.;.262;17;61;7;16;3;0;1;6;1
Aharon Eggleston;SAU;OF;independent, Bridgewater, N.J.;.500;5;18;3;9;0;0;0;3;2
Brett Eibner;Arkansas;CF;AAA Dodgers, Oklahoma City;.306;13;36;8;11;1;0;3;8;0
Dominic Ficociello;Arkansas;1B;AA Tigers, Erie, Pa.;.271;16;59;5;16;4;1;0;3;1
Zach George+;ASU/Paragould;OF;High-A Pirates, Bradenton, Fla.;.417;4;12;2;5;1;0;1;5;0
Stuart Levy;Arkansas State;C;High-A Orioles, Frederick, Md.;.250;16;48;5;12;5;0;0;8;0
Matt Reynolds#;Arkansas;SS;AAA Mets, Las Vegas;.300;13;50;10;15;3;0;0;4;1
Ryan Scott;UALR/NLR;OF;A Red Sox, Greenville, S.C.;.173;19;75;8;13;2;1;3;13;0
Pitchers
PLAYER;COLLEGE/HOME;AFFILIATION, LOCATION;W-L;ERA;G;GS;SV;IP;H;BB;SO
Barrett Astin;UA/Forrest City;AAA Reds, Louisville, Ky.;0-2;7.50;3;2;0;6.0;9;3;6
D.J. Baxendale;UA/Jacksonville;AAA Twins, Rochester, Minn.;0-0;4.70;6;0;1;7.2;6;2;5
Jalen Beeks;UA/Fayetteville;AA Red Sox, Portland, Maine;2-1;2.87;3;3;0;15.2;11;7;22
Mike Bolsinger;Arkansas;AAA Blue Jays, Buffalo;1-1;1.46;4;2;0;12.1;11;3;18
Griffin Glaude;Lyon;A Blue Jays, Lansing, Mich.;0-0;3.65;5;0;0;12.1;10;5;13
Chandler Hawkins;Arkansas State;AA Cardinals, Springfield, Mo.;0-0;1.17;4;0;0;7.2;3;5;2
Zach Jackson;Arkansas;Short-A Blue Jays, Vancouver, B.C.;1-1;4.02;12;0;0;15.2;14;11;18
Trey Killian;UA/Mtn. Home;High-A Rockies, Lancaster, Calif.;3-0;4.15;5;5;0;26.0;25;12;19
David Owen;Arkansas State;High-A Giants, San Jose, Calif.;0-0;2.81;6;0;0;16.0;17;5;13
Mark Reyes;Jessieville;High-A Giants, San Jose, Calif.;0-3;6.16;5;4;0;19.0;19;18;13
Ryne Stanek;Arkansas;AAA Rays, Durham, N.C.;1-0;3.38;8;0;1;10.2;9;6;10
James Teague;Arkansas;Short-A Orioles, Aberdeen, Md.;0-1;6.35;5;0;0;5.2;12;4;5
Sam Thoele;UALR;High-A Rockies, Lancaster, Calif.;1-0;2.61;39;0;12;38.0;30;17;38
Ashur Tolliver*;Sylvan Hills;AAA Astros, Fresno, Calif.;2-0;2.70;5;0;0;6.2;3;6;5
Zac Treece;OBU/Hot Springs;independent, Cent. Islip, N.Y.;0-1;9.00;4;0;0;2.0;3;4;1
Hunter Wood;Rogers Heritage;AA Rays, Montgomery, Ala.;1-1;3.38;4;4;0;24.0;19;8;22
Daniel Wright#;ASU;AAA Angels, Salt Lake City;1-1;10.80;2;2;0;8.1;11;4;2
Through Thursday's games
*on disabled list ^suspended +assigned to extended spring training #called up to parent club
To make additions or corrections to this list, please send an email to tpearce@arkansasonline.com
Sports on 04/30/2017