Disciples of Uecker

Nashville Sounds: (20-32), 10.5 GB

RHP Seth McClung:  (L, 1-5) 5.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R (1 ER), 2 BB, 3 K, 1 HR — 4.93 ERA
RHP Amaury Rivas:  1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K — 6.15 ERA
RHP Rob Wooten:  0.1 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K — 8.53 ERA

1B Jordan Brown:  1-4, 2B, R — .282 AVG
RF Caleb Gindl:  2-3, BB, R — .213 AVG

Huntsville Stars: (29-23), 1.5 GB

RHP Tyler Thornburg:  (W, 7-0) 5.0 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 2 HR — 2.52 ERA
LHP Dan Merklinger:  (H, 1) 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 2 K — 5.70 ERA
RHP Brandon Kintzler:  2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K — 0.00 ERA

LF Lee Haydel:  2-4, RBI, SB (3), R — .318 AVG
SS Tommy Manzella:  2-4, 2 RBI — .226 AVG
2B Scooter Gennett:  2-5, RBI, R — .319 AVG

Brevard County Manatees: (21-30), 12.5 GB

LHP Jed Bradley:  6.0 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 2 HR — 3.83 ERA
LHP Tom Keeling:  (H, 2) 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K — 4.20 ERA
RHP Casey Medlen:  (L, 2-3) 0.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 0 K — 4.15 ERA

1B Cody Hawn:  1-3, HR (5), 2 RBI, BB, R, K — .226 AVG
RF Scott Krieger:  1-3, HR (2), 3 RBI, R — .208 AVG
SS Nick Shaw:  1-4, 2B — .258 AVG

Wisconsin Timber Rattlers: (34-19), — GB

RHP Chad Thompson:  (W, 2-1) 6.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R (0 ER), 1 BB, 2 K — 5.06 ERA
RHP Mark Williams:  (S, 2) 3.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K — 2.31 ERA

2B Greg Hopkins:  3-5, HR (7), 2 RBI, 2 R, K — .332 AVG
RF Max Walla:  1-3, HR (2), RBI, 2 BB, 2 R — .261 AVG
CF John Dishon:  1-2, 3 RBI, BB — .217 AVG

Prospect of the Day:  2B Greg Hopkins

At 23-years-old in Class-A ball, Hopkins certainly possesses a limited ceiling, but the young man has torn the cover off the baseball for the Timber Rattlers this year. He is hitting .332/.342/.524 with seven home runs and 34 RBI over 49 games. He does not feature a platoon split, which is generally expected from a low-level minor leaguer, and actually has found more success against left-handed pitchers this season rather than right-handed pitchers.

Keep in mind that we’re not only talking about a 23-year-old collegiate prospect, but we’re also discussing someone who is repeating a level after performing at a sub-standard level just a year prior. His .229/.271/.333 slash line in 2011 does not do too much to impress. The young man will have to put together a tremendous season to start cultivating confidence in his projection as a minor league prospect.