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YOLO HIGH WHEELERS (33-32; 11-9) @ NORTHERN COLORADO OWLZ (39-28; 11-9)

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HIGH WHEELERS POSITION PLAYERS TO WATCH:

• #2 Kirkland Banks

  • Last Game: 0-4 | Hit Streak: None
  • Banks has five hits in his last 33 at-bats (.152) but broke a 2-25 slump with three hits on 8/4 at Rocky Mountain.
  • He hit his first pro Grand Slam on 7/7 at Oakland and has five of his seven home runs against Oakland.
  • Banks is a Lamar University alum from Lake Charles, Louisiana, known for his love of eating alligator. He was also a multi-sport threat in college, primarily playing wide receiver in football.

• #4 Braylin Marine

  • Last Game: 3-5; HR; 2 RBI; 2B | Hit Streak: Five Games (12-23)
  • Marine is a SECOND TEAM PIONEER LEAGUE ALL-STAR SHORTSTOP and is currently on a tear with back-to-back three-hit games.
  • He leads the team with a .386 average and co-leads with 55 RBI, also hitting his eighth homer last night.
  • Marine played five seasons at NCAA Division II Newberry College and is their all-time leader in stolen bases with 100.

• #5 Brayland Skinner

  • Last Game: 1-4; BB; SB | Hit Streak: Six Games (11-27)
  • Skinner is the team leader in stolen bases with 32, third in the Pioneer League, and is coming off his first four-hit game of the season on 8/3.
  • He played two seasons at Mississippi State, where he was part of the 2021 NCAA College World Series Champion team.

• #7 Braedon Blackford

  • Last Game: 0-3; 2 BB | Hit Streak: None
  • Blackford had 14 hits over three series vs. Oakland but is currently 3-23 on the Colorado portion of the trip (.130).
  • He played two years at Purdue Fort Wayne and was named to the All-Horizon League First Team in his senior year.

• #9 Travis Holt

  • Last Game: None | Hit Streak: One Game (1-5)
  • Holt joined the High Wheelers on 7/24 from Billings (Pioneer League).
  • He played four years at High Point University and his graduate year at Butler University, earning Second Team All Big East honors.

• #10 David Glancy

  • Last Game: 1-4; 2B; R | Hit Streak: One Game (1-4)
  • Glancy was signed by the High Wheelers on 7/24, and this is his first professional contract.
  • He played his graduate season at Notre Dame and his entire undergraduate career at St. John's (NY), with a lifetime batting average of .283.

• #11 Bobby Lada (LUH-DAY)

  • Last Game: 1-4; 2 K | Hit Streak: One Game (1-4)
  • Lada has eight hits in his last 44 at-bats (.182) and three hits in his last 21 (.143).
  • He played two seasons at the University of Louisiana and finished his college career at NAIA William Carey.

• #14 Edwin DeLaCruz

  • Last Game: 1-4; K | Hit Streak: One Game (1-4)
  • DeLaCruz signed with the High Wheelers on 7/23 for his first professional contract.
  • He played four years at the University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff, where he was the SWAC Hitter of the Year and First Team All-Conference.

• #19 Eddie Niemann

  • Last Game: DNP | Hit Streak: None
  • Niemann had his streak of reaching base in all of his starts end at 15 on 8/2.
  • He played his final year of college at St. Leo University, leading the Lions with seven homers and 39 RBI in 2023.

• #23 Jose Gonzalez

  • Last Game: 2-4; 2B; R | Hit Streak: Three Games (5-12)
  • Gonzalez was 6-23 in the Rocky Mountain series, with four walks and five RBI.
  • He played for Texas State University, where he amassed 33 homers and played in the 2022 NCAA Tournament.

• #31 Tanner Smith

  • Last Game: 1-4; HR; 2 RBI | Hit Streak: Five Games (5-16)
  • Smith is the all-time Oregon leader in homers, RBI, games started, and doubles.

• #35 Angel Mendoza

  • Last Game: DNP | Hit Streak: None
  • Mendoza played last year with Trenton in the MLB Draft League and was the Appalachian Athletic Conference Player of the Year in 2023.

• #44 Alejandro Figueredo

  • Last Game: DNP | Hit Streak: None
  • Figueredo is originally from Sucre, Venezuela, and played three seasons at Florida Gulf Coast University, where he was a Third Team All-America and First Team All-Conference in 2023.

HIGH WHEELERS BULLPEN (CURRENT SERIES):

1 REED GARLAND
Last Appearance: 8/3 @ Rocky Mountain (3 IP, H, R, ER, 2 BB, K)

-two games in series @ RM allowed one run in 5 2⁄3 innings with six K's
-earned first win as a High Wheeler with 2 2⁄3 shutout frames on 7/30 @ Rocky Mountain
-was first since his last game with Boise on 7/14 beating Glacier
-righty joined High Wheelers 7/19 from Boise Hawks (Pioneer) 3-2, 7.20 in 12 games/seven starts
-first year in professional baseball, attended Florence-Darlington Technical College (Florence, SC)
-pitched for Carolina Vipers of Southern Collegiate Baseball League in 2022
-also played for the Tri-City Chili Peppers (Colonial Heights, VA) of Coastal Plain League in 2024
-pitched at San Jacinto College–North Campus (Houston, TX); originally from Rock Hill, SC

17 JACK ZALASKY
Last Appearance: 8/6 @ Northern Colorado (1⁄3 IP, H)

• tied for most wins on team (5-1) along with Repetti, Ferrer; ten straight outings w/o allowing an earned run (10 1/3 IP)
• earned his first win of season on 5/28 vs. GJ; recorded final out & picked up first SV in team history on May 21
• last year at Mahoning Valley (MLBDL) 1-0, 7.88, 12 games; native of Sacramento, alum of Elk Grove HS
• five seasons at Sac State was 16-9, 3.23 with 26 saves; led Western Athletic Conference in saves in 2023 with 11
• father Pat pitched at Sacramento State; grandfather played football at Sac State

21 ETHAN BATES
Last Appearance: 8/2 @ Rocky Mountain (1 1⁄3 IP, H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB)

• two appearances in series at RM–totals (2 1⁄3 IP, 1 ER)
• right-hander signed on 7/30 by the High Wheelers for first pro assignment
• CONFERENCE USA PLAYER OF THE YEAR/FIRST-TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE in 2024
• led NCAA Division I in saves this past season with 17 for Louisiana Tech
• pitched last two seasons for the Bulldogs with a total of 27 saves
• accomplished 52 strikeouts in 44 2⁄3 innings this spring, .180 batting average against
• two-way player (various infield spots), .337, 15, 74 this year
• hit three homers in one game vs. New Mexico State (six RBI's) on May 4th
• John Olerud Semi-Finalist for Two-Way Player of the Year
• began college career with the University of Arkansas (one season)
• originally from Hot Springs, Arkansas

24 ANDREW LaCOUR
Last Appearance: 8/6 @ Northern Colorado (1 + IP, H, 1 R,1 ER, BB, K, L)

• first pro loss last night surrendering eighth inning run; five strikeouts over first three outings
• UC Davis alum signed 7/30 for first professional contract; first UCD alum to join Yolo
• LHP played four seasons with the Aggies (lifetime college record, 0-4, 7.25 in 60 games)
• this past season was 0-0, 5.12 in 19 games (all relief)
• native of Ichinomia City, Aichi, Japan, is fluent in English & Japanese
• spent the last few months studying to be a broker
• graduate of Las Lomas High School in Walnut Creek, Ca. where he also played football

25 TY BUCKNER
Last Appearance: 8/4 @ Rocky Mountain (1 IP, BB)

• bounced back nicely on 8/4 with scoreless outing after blowing four-run lead in 9th on 8/1 @RM
• seven saves leads team and second in Pioneer League
• finished four games vs. Oakland on last homestand; combined for three saves, four innings, six K's
• first loss of the season on 7/11 vs. Rocky Mountain allowing two ninth inning runs
• spent three years pitching for Missouri State and one with Gonzaga (college career 8-9, 5.32)
• State College last year (MLB Draft) was 1-2 in 26 games with six saves, 1.74
• originally from St. Louis; missed two years in college with Achilles injury & Tommy John Surgery

BULLPEN CONTINUED

22 NOAH LEWIS
Last Appearance: 7/31 @ Rocky Mountain (4 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 4 BB) - started game

• last appearance was a starting role on July 31 at Rocky Mountain, a no-decision, 6-5 Vibes win
• both his starts have been against Rocky Mountain
• in first start with High Wheelers (7/10 (G2) vs. RM--4 2⁄3 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, BB, 3 K)
• suffered first loss/decision with High Wheelers on 7/24 vs. OAK
• preserved team's first shutout on 6/21 pitching eighth and ninth innings vs. Oakland
• first game with Yolo was June 13th vs. Northern Colorado
• signed by Yolo on June 11; began the year in the Pecos League with Marysville Drakes
• three games with Marysville as a starter, was 1-1, 3.30
• went to spring training with High Wheelers; pitched and played RF at Contra Costa Community College
• alum of Foothill HS in Pleasanton, California

28 JIMMY LEWIS
Last Appearance: 8/2 @ Rocky Mountain (1 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, BB)

• struggled in series @ RM in two outings (0-1, 3 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 5 ER 2 K, 15.00 ERA), lost on 7/31
• scoreless ninth inning on 7/18 vs. OAK keeping deficit at five runs allowing for game-tying comeback
• made Yolo debut on 7/14 vs. Rocky Mountain, allowed three runs in sixth inning
• right-hander signed by Yolo on July 11; originally drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers; second round, 2019
• highest level was Low-A Rancho Cucamonga (California League); spent 2021-23 in Dodgers chain
• last season was at the Dodgers Arizona Complex League in Glendale, 1-1 in 11 relief outings, 6.14
• native of Jacksonville, Florida, went to Lake Travis High School in Austin, Texas
• lived in Jacksonville for his first nine years, also lived a few years in Danville, California

32 KRIS ANGLIN
Last Appearance: 8/3 @ Rocky Mountain (1 IP, H, R, ER, 2 BB)

• has 13 K's in 11 games since return from IL; ejected on 7/27 @ OAK in seventh inning after hitting Brad Burckel
• first win of season 7/10 (G2) vs. RM season-high 4 K's; first win since 7/28/22 while w/Braves Florida Complex team
• return to action on 7/6 @ OAK, pitched perfect sixth with three strikeouts
• was on injured list from 6/18 through 7/4; removed from IL on 7/5; Frontier High alum from Bakersfield
• lone High Wheeler with affiliated experience (Atlanta and Detroit systems); 4-8 MiLB record
• didn't pitch competitively after spring training last season, spent 2023 working out and pitching on side

34 CONNOR LANGRELL
Last Appearance: 8/6 @ Northern Colorado (1 IP, H, 2 K)

• last eight games total nine shutout innings with 11 strikeouts despite giving up game-deciding hit last night
• picked up fourth save of the season on 7/30; was first save since July 6th @ Oakland
• last season with Williamsport (MLB Draft) (0-0, 2.52, 23 games (all relief); three seasons DII Newman University in Wichita
• spent last college year (2023) as graduate player at Bradley University (2-1, 11 saves); much of youth spent in Las Vegas
• attended high school in Clovis, New Mexico; moved around a lot as a kid as father was in the newspaper business

TEAM GAME HIGHS
Runs: 19 5/28 vs. Grand Junction
Runs Allowed: 19 7/14 vs. Rocky Mountain
Hits: 21 5/28 vs. Grand Junction
Hits Allowed: 17 3X last 7/27 @ Oakland
Home Runs: 5 6/8 @ Oakland
Errors: 4 7/27 @ Oakland
Runs in inning: 9 5/28 vs. Grand Junction (Eighth Inning)
Strikeouts for Pitchers: 14 6/4 @ Oakland

INDIVIDUAL OFFENSIVE SINGLE GAME HIGHS
Hits: 5 Braylin Marine 6/18 vs. Oakland
RBI's: 7 Accomplished Twice last: Bobby Lada 6/29 @ Idaho Falls
Walks: 3 Multiple Times last: Alejandro Figueredo 7/26 @ Oakland
Runs: 5 Braylin Marine/Bobby Lada 6/18 vs. Oakland
Reaching Safely 6X: Bobby Lada 6/18 vs. Oakland
Home Runs: 2 Accomplished 4X last: Justin Kirby 7/6 @ Oakland
Stolen Bases: 4 Accomplished 2X last: Brayland Skinner 7/7 @ Oakland