James Paxton CBN POW, Week I
*LHP James Paxton (Ladner, BC) earned POW honours striking out 17 in 10 1/3 innings for the double-A Jackson Generals (Mariners) ….
2012 Canadians in the Minors
2012 Canadians in College
2012 Canadians draft list
Letters of Intent
By George Farelli
LHP James Paxton lifted the hopes of Seattle Mariners fans this spring in Arizona.
And once the season began, Paxton (Ladner, BC) didn’t disappoint.
Continuing where he left off last season, Paxton bad two excellent starts for the double-A Jackson Generals. On April 6 he beat the
Birmingham Barons 2-1, with 5 2/3 scoreless innings in which he gave only two hits, while striking out 10 Barons.
And on April 11 me made his second start of the week in a 2-1 victory over the Tennessee Smokies, pitching 4 2/3 innings and getting a no decision. In that game he gave up one earned run striking out seven batters.
Not far behind was LHP Scott Diamond (Guelph, Ont.) who picked up two wins going 12 1/3 scoreless for the triple-A Rochester Red Wings. He beat Syracuse Chiefs 3-1 throwing 6 1/3 innings, giving up only four hits, zero runs while striking out three on April 6.
Then, he had a second strong outing, when he beat Pawtucket Red Sox 2-1 with six innings in which he gave up four hits, and had six strikeouts on April 11th he. Overall, for the week, he won two games without surrendering a run.
Player / Class / Team AB R H HR RBI AVG
Chris Bisson - A Lake Elsinore 21 4 8 – 2 .381
Shawn Bowman - AA Jacksonville 16 2 6 – 1 .375
Terrence Dayleg - A Greensboro 29 4 10 1 5 .345
Sammie Starr - A Delmarva 21 1 7 – 3 .333
Luke Carlin - AAA Columbus 12 2 4 1 1 .333
Wes Darvill - A Peoria 22 3 7 – - .318
Sean Jamieson - A Burlington 19 2 6 – 2 .316
(Minimum 10 At Bats required.)
SCOTT DIAMOND LHP – AAA ROCHESTER RED WINGS
APP IP H R ER BB K W – L SV WHIP WK ERA
2 12.1 8 - – 4 9 2-0 – 0.99 0.00
JAMES PAXTON LHP – AA JACKSON GENERALS
APP IP H R ER BB K W – L SV WHIP WK ERA
2 10.1 6 1 1 1 17 1-0 - 0.68 0.87
KYLE LOTZKAR RHP – A BAKERSFIELD BLAZE
APP IP H R ER BB K W – L SV WHIP WK ERA
1 6.0 6 2 2 - 8 1-0 – 1.00 3.00
In his first start of the 2012 season Lotzkar showed that he may have overcome the injury problems he’s dealt with in recent years. On
April 9 he beat Stockton Ports 10-4, throwing six Innings giving up six hits, two earned runs while striking out eight Ports hitters.
PHILLIPPE AUMONT RHP – AAA LEHIGH VALLEY IRON PIGS
APP IP H R ER BB K W – L SV WHIP WK ERA
3 3.0 2 1 1 2 3 – 2 1.33 3.00
In his role as the Iron Pigs Closer, Aumont made three apparences and earned 2 Saves. On April 7 he earned his first save in a 3-2 victory over Pawtucket Red Sox, in a hitless performance. He followed that on April 11 with his second save in a 7-6 win over the Syracuse Chiefs, giving up one hit, a run and striking out two. All in all, a very positive beginning to the season for Aumont.
JAMES AVERY RHP – AA ERIE SEAWOLVES
APP IP H R ER BB K W – L SV WHIP WK ERA
1 5.0 3 - – 3 3 1-0 – 1.20 0.00
On Aprl 10th Avery made his first start of the season for the Erie Seawolves and beat Binghamton Mets 2-0 with a fine performance. He tossed five scoreless innings, surrendering only three hits and surely made a good impression with his new employers the Detroit Tigers organization.
