First In Season Indy Ball Check In
Early looks at WPG & OTT
How’s it going Eh? Welcome to the first Indy ball check-in of the year! No sense wasting any time. Let’s see how they’ve started, recent form, and some standout stat lines with around 20 games played so far. I’m having a craving for some butter tarts, so let’s get a snack, a bevy to wash it down with and let’s get into it…
Ottawa Titans
Record: 7-13, 9.5 GB of the Quebec Capitales in the Atlantic Conference North Division
Streak: L6
Last 10 Games: 2-8
Upcoming This Week: home v Brockton (7-12) June 3rd-5th, home v Sussex County (15-7) June 6th-8th
Notable Numbers:
* Team lead/Tied for team lead
INF Jeremy Piatkiewicz - 14 G, 42 AB, .310/.362/.357, 13 K, 2 BB
INF AJ Wright - 20 G, 69 AB, .275/.419/.478, 24 K, 15 BB, 11 RBI*, 2 HR*
C Michael Furman - 14 G, 38 AB, .342*/.490/.447, 12 K, 8 BB
LHP Grant Larson - 5 G/5 GS, 2*-2, 5.17 ERA, 31.1 IP, 21 K, 7 BB, 29 H, 1.149 WHIP
RHP Shane Gray - 5 G/5 GS, 1-2, 7.33 ERA, 27 IP, 26 K*, 11 BB, 26 H, 1.37 WHIP
The team is struggling, having fallen into a six-game losing streak, with only two wins in their last ten games. Being almost double-digit games behind the 2022, 2023, AND 2024 Frontier League champions from Quebec City is a tough way to start the year. The Titans are at home this week, starting Tuesday against the also-struggling Brockton Rox, providing an opportunity to get off the losing streak before welcoming the East Division-leading Miners to the nation’s capital for a tough weekend series.
Winnipeg Goldeyes
Record: 10-12, 5.5 GB of the Kansas City Monarchs in the West Division
Streak: W2
Last 10 Games: 4-6
Upcoming This Week: home v Kane County (9-12) June 3rd-5th, home v Kansas City (15-6) June 6th-8th
Notable Numbers:
* Team lead/Tied for team lead
OF Max Murphy - 21 G, 82 AB, .341*/.421/.561, 21 K, 9 BB, 4 HR*, 19 RBI*
OF Tanner O’Tremba - 19 G, 68 AB, .250/.346/.382, 22 K, 8 BB
LHP Mitchell Lambson - 5 G, 5 GS, 3*-0, 3.53 ERA, 28 IP, 24 K, 9 BB, 31 H, 1.4286 WHIP
🍁RHP Landen Bourassa - 5 G, 5 GS, 1 CG*, 2-2, 3.85 ERA, 32.2 IP, 24 K, 4 BB, 31 H, 1.0714 WHIP
I think it’s safe to say Max Murphy is on a bit of a heater to start the year with Canuck Landen Bourassa also starting the season strong on the mound. Similar to the Titans, the Goldeyes have a tough weekend matchup as they welcome the West Division-leading Monarchs to Winnipeg for three games, with three against the Cougars kicking off the week.
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Thank you for checking in today. Until the next time and as always…
Keep It 80 Grade!
The Goldeyes have been league champs in the past, and, if not this year, will probably be so again soon.