AFL Championship Recap

Scottsdale 3, Javelinas 2

Barnes 0/3 1 K
Tenbrink 0/1

Greenwalt 3 IP 4 H 2 ER 3 K

Field 0/0
Culberson 0/4 2 K
Belt 0/2 1 BB 1 K
Krauss 1/3 1 R 1 BB 1 K
Pacheco 0/2 1 K

Paterson 1 IP 2 BB 3 K

AFL Recap 11/18

Another day where all of the games only go seven innings. Tomorrow is the last day of the regular season, and on Saturday, the Championship will be played at noon PT on MLB Network. Fans of Giants, Diamondbacks, Rockies, Mariners and Astros will be able to see their prospects compete.

CORRECTION: Today was the last day of the regular season.

Phoenix 3, Surprise 3

Parker 0/2 1 BB
Green 1/3 1 R

Stoneburner 0/4 1 K
Bolden 0/3 1 K

Javelinas 1, Scottsdale 0

Belt 0/3 1 K
Pacheco 0/3
Krauss 0/2 1 BB 1 K

Reynolds 3 IP 2 H 1 R (0 ER) 1 BB 3 K (L 1-5)

Tenbrink 1/2 1 R 1 2B
Barnes 0/2

Saguaros 3, Mesa 1

Figueroa 1/2 1 RBI

Davis 1 IP 2 H 0 R 4 BB 3 K (L 1-3)
Hynes .2 IP 1 R (o ER) 1 BB
Brach 1.1 IP 2 H (S 1)

Smit 1 IP 1 K

AFL Recap 11/17

Phoenix 10, Javelinas 4

Barnes 1/5 2 K
Tenbrink 1/3 1 R 1 2B 1 BB 2 K

Cleto 2.1 IP 8 H 6 ER 1 K (L 2-1)

Parker 3/5 2 R 1 2B 2 RBI
Wallach 2/2 1 2B 1 RBI 2 BB

Surprise 13, Saguaros 3

Bolden 1/5 1 R 1 RBI 3 K

Flores 1 IP 1 H

Scottsdale 6, Mesa 0

Geltz 1 IP 1 BB 2 K

Culberson 0/3 1 RBI 1 K
Belt 1/4 2 K
Field 1/3 1 2B 1 RBI 1 BB

Collmenter 4 IP 1 H 0 R 9 K (W 4-0)
Brothers 1 IP 1 H 3 K
Jorgenson 1 IP 1 BB

AFL Recap 11/16

Javelinas 15, Saguaros 2 (7)

Barnes 1/3 1 R 1 HR 4 RBI 1 K

Urckfitz 1 IP

Phoenix 2, Scottsdale 1

Krauss 1/2 1 R 1 HR 1 RBI 1 BB 1 K

Verdugo 3 IP 1 H 1 ER 1 BB 1 K
Paterson 1 IP 1 BB 1 K

Parker 1/3 1 2B 1 K
Green 0/2

Surprise 7, Mesa 2

Fish 1 IP 2 K

Felix 2/3 1 R
Stoneburner 0/2 2 R 1 BB

Young 1 IP 2 H 2 ER

AFL Recap 11/15

Phoenix 5, Mesa 5

Parker 1/4 1 BB
Green 2/4 1 R

McKiernan 1 IP 1 H 1 R (0 ER) 1 K

Surprise 2, Javelinas 1

Tenbrink 0/2 1 BB 1 K

Felix 0/2

Scottsdale 9, Saguaros 4

Belt 3/4 2 R 1 2B 1 3B 1 RBI 1 BB 1 K
Krauss 1/5 1 R 1 RBI 2 K
Culberson 1/5 1 R 1 RBI 3 K
Field 0/4 1 K

Hynes 1 IP 6 H 5 ER 1 BB (L 1-1) (BS 2)

AFL Recap 11/13

Javelinas 8, Mesa 7

Smit 1 IP 1 BB
Geltz 1.1 IP 3 K

Tenbrink 1/4 2 R 1 2B 2 RBI 1 K
Barnes 0/3 1 RBI 1 BB

Carpenter 1 IP 3 H 2 K

Surprise 4, Scottsdale 3

Pacheco 0/4 2 K
Field 0/3 1 K

Reynolds 4 IP 8 H 3 R (1 ER) 3 K (L 1-4)
Stoffel 1 IP 2 H 1 ER

Stoneburner 0/3

Castillo 1 IP 1 K

Phoenix 8, Saguaros 1 (8)

Hynes 1 IP 1 K
Brach 1 IP 3 H 4 R (2 ER) 1 BB

Parker 2/3 1 R 1 2B 1 HR 3 RBI
Wallach 1/2 1 R 1 2B 1 RBI 1 BB 1 K
Green 0/2

AFL Recap 11/12

Javelinas 10, Surprise 3

Felix 1/4

Flores 1.2 IP 3 H 1 ER 3 BB 3 K

Tenbrink 1/3 1 R 1 RBI 2 BB
Perez 2/4 1 R 1 2B 2 RBI 1 BB 1 K

Urckfitz 1 IP 3 H 2 ER 1 K

Scottsdale 6, Saguaros 4

Davis 4 IP 3 H 1 ER 3 BB 2 K

Culberson 2/4 1 R 1 2B 1 RBI
Belt 2/4 1 R 1 3B 1 RBI 1 K
Krauss 2/3 1 R 1 HR 2 RBI 1 BB

Collmenter 4 IP 6 H 2 ER 1 BB 5 K
Jorgenson 1 IP 1 H

Mesa 2, Phoenix 2

Parker 2/3 1 R 1 BB

AFL Recap 11/11

Javelinas 9, Saguaros 4

Barnes 1/4 1 R 1 2B 1 BB 1 K

Cleto 3.2 IP 7 H 3 R (2 ER) 3 BB 1 K (W 2-0)

Scottsdale 5, Phoenix 1

Parker 1/4 1 2B
Wallach 1/4 2 K
Green 1/4 1 K

Sewell 2 IP 5 H 3 ER

Belt 0/4 2 K
Pacheco 0/2 1 R 1 BB 1 K
Krauss 4/4 2 R

Verdugo 4 IP 2 H 0 R 3 BB 9 K (W 4-1)
Brothers 2 IP 1 H 1 ER 1 BB

Surprise 6, Mesa 5

Fish 1.2 IP 3 H 2 ER 1 BB 1 K (L 0-2) (BS 1)

Young 2 IP 2 H 1 BB 2 K

AFL Recap 11/10

Javelinas 8, Surprise 5

Barnes 0/5 1 K

Carpenter 1 IP 2 H 1 ER 3 K

Stoneburner 1/4 1 K

Scottsdale 11, Saguaros 1

Culberson 0/5 1 R 1 BB 1 K
Belt 3/4 2 R 1 2B 1 3B 2 RBI 2 BB
Krauss 1/4 1 2B 1 BB
Field 2/3 1 RBI 1 BB 1 K

Brach 1 IP

Phoenix 9, Mesa 6

Parker 2/4 1 R 1 BB 1 K
Wallach 1/4 1 R 1 HR 1 RBI 1 BB 2 K

McKiernan 1.1 IP 1 BB
Smit 1.1 IP 5 H 3 ER 1 K (L 3-2)
Geltz 1 IP 1 H 2 BB 1 K

AFL Recap 11/9

Mesa 7, Surprise 5

Stoneburner 0/4 1 R 1 BB
Felix 2/3

Flores 1 IP 1 H 1 ER 1 BB 1 K
Castillo 0 IP 2 H 2 ER

Phoenix 7, Scottsdale 4

Pacheco 0/3 1 BB 1 K
Field 1/3 1 2B

Stoffel 2.1 IP 1 H 2 K

Parker 2/4 1 R 1 RBI 1 K

Saguaros 6, Javelinas 4

Hynes 2 IP 2 H 1 ER 1 K

Tenbrink 1/4 2 K
Perez 0/4 3 K

Greenwalt 2 IP 1 H 1 K
Urckfitz 1.2 IP 3 H 1 ER 2 BB 2 K

AFL Recap 11/8

Javelinas 16, Phoenix 8

Parker 2/3 2 R 2 2B

Tenbrink 3/4 4 R 2 2B 1 HR 3 RBI 1 BB
Barnes 1/4 2 R 1 HR 3 RBi 1 BB 1 K

Surprise 6, Saguaros 5

Scottsdale 8, Mesa 3

Belt 2/5 1 R 1 2B 2 RBI 1 K
Pacheco 3/3 1 R 2 2B 1 3B 3 RBI 1 BB
Krauss 1/5 1 R 1 RBI 1 K
Culberson 1/4 1 BB 3 K

Reynolds 5 IP 4 H 0 R 3 BB 4 K (W 1-3)
Jorgenson 1 IP 1 H 1 K

Fish 1 IP 1 K

AFL Recap 11/6

AFL West 3, AFL East 2

Culberson 1/3 1 K
Belt 0/2 1 R 3 BB 1 K
Krauss 1/2 1 2B

Brothers 1 IP 1 BB

Brach 1 IP 2 K
Castillo 1 IP 1 H
Urckfitz .2 IP 1 K
Hynes .1 IP 1 H 1 BB

I posted some thoughts on the game on Twitter, so check out @5runrally if you want to see or just look at the box on the right.

AFL Recap 11/5

Mesa 13, Surprise 5

McKiernan 1 IP
Geltz .2 IP 1 H 1 ER 1 BB 1 K
Fish .1 IP 1 K

Feliz 1/4 1 RBI 1 K

Young 1 IP

Javelinas 13, Saguaros 5

Davis 2 IP 10 H 7 ER 1 K

Barnes 2/5 2 RBI 1 K

Carpenter 2 IP 2 H 1 ER 2 K

Scottsdale 10, Phoenix 0

Culberson 2/6 1 R 1 RBI 2 K
Belt 1/3 1 3B 1 RBI 2 BB 2 K
Krauss 1/4 1 RBI 1 BB 2 K

Collmenter 5 IP 2 H 8 K
Paterson 1 IP 2 K

Parker 0/3 2 K

AFL Recap 11/4

Mesa 7, Javelinas 4

Tenbrink 1/4

Cleto 4 IP 5 H 4 ER 3 BB 3 K
Urckfitz 1 IP

Smit 1 IP 3 H 1 ER (W 3-1) (BS 1)

Saguaros 14, Phoenix 5

Parker 1/3 1 BB 1 K

Figueroa 2/4 1 R 1 BB

Hynes 1 IP 1 BB

Scottsdale 9, Surprise 5

Stoneburner 3/5 2 R 1 2B 1 RBI 1 K

Castillo 1 IP 1 K

Culberson 3/4 2 R 2 2B 3 RBI
Pacheco 1/4 1 R 1 2B 1 RBI 1 K
Field 2/4 2 R 1 HR 2 RBI 2 K

Verdugo 3 IP 6 H 2 ER 5 BB (W 3-1)
Stoffel 2 IP 2 BB 1 K
Brothers 1 IP 1 H 1 K

AFL Recap 11/3

Javelinas 11, Mesa 2

Tenbrink 2/3 1 R 3 RBI 2 BB
Barnes 0/5 3 K

Saguaros 8, Phoenix 0

Brach 1 IP

Parker 0/3 1 BB 1 K

Scottsdale 9, Surprise 3

Krauss 3/5 1 R 1 2B
Field 0/3 1 BB

Jorgenson 1 IP 1 H 1 BB

AFL Recap 11/2

Saguaros 13, Mesa 8

Fish .1 IP 5 H 6 ER 1 BB
McKiernan .2 IP 5 H 5 R (3 ER) (BS 1) (L 0-1)
Geltz 1 IP 2 H 2 K

Hynes 1 IP 1 H

Surprise 2, Phoenix 2 (11)

Felix 1/4

Young 1.1 IP 1 H 1 BB 1 K

Parker 2/4 1 2B 1 BB

Javelinas 7, Scottsdale 4

Barnes 2/4 2 R 1 3B 1 K

Greenwalt 3.1 IP 4 H 2 R (1 ER) 2 BB 2 K (W 3-0)

Culberson 0/4 1 K
Belt 2/3 3 R 1 HR 1 RBI 1 BB
Pacheco 1/4 1 K

Stoffel .2 IP

AFL Rising Stars Rosters Announced

For the last few years, the Arizona Fall League has played the Rising Stars Game which features some of the best prospects participating in the league. Last season, over 50% of the participants in the game went on to get some major league time in 2010, including players such as Buster Posey. The game will be shown on MLB Network starting at 5 PM PT on Saturday, and there are a number of 2010 Cal Leaguers that could see some action. All stats are prior to the 11/2 games.

West Division

Brad Brach, Lake Elsinore/San Diego
1-1, 2.16 ERA 8.1 IP 3 H 2 BB 4 K

Brach hadn't been scored upon until his last outing on 10/30 when he allowed two runs in an inning. His strikeouts are a bit low, but he's certainly holding his own against some good hitters.

Fabio Castillo, Bakersfield/Texas
0-0 2 SV 1.17 ERA 7.2 IP 5 H 3 BB 4 K

Texas prospects are leaving the Cal League, but for now I'll continue to cover them. Like Brach, the strikeouts haven't been there, but Castillo has improved his walk rate in a small number of innings so far.

Colt Hynes, Lake Elsinore/San Diego
0-0 4.50 ERA 8 IP 6 H 2 BB 2 K

Hynes has been a bit unlucky so far since his peripheral stats look pretty good compared to the ERA. He's been effective against lefties which will help him reach the majors in the future.

Patrick Urckfitz, Lancaster/Houston
1-0 2.57 ERA 7 IP 4 H 2 BB 5 K

Urckfitz is one of the best stories in the AFL, going from an undrafted free agent to a pitcher that has ML potential. He's back in the bullpen for the Javelinas and continuing the momentum he gained with Lancaster in 2010.

East Division

Rex Brothers, Modesto/Colorado
1-0 5.14 ERA 7 IP 11 H 2 BB 12 K

Brothers struggled with his control at times during the regular season, but that hasn't been an issue in the AFL. The problem has been a BAA that's over twice as high as it was between Modesto and Tulsa combined.

Eddie McKiernan, Rancho Cucamonga/Anaheim
0-0 1 SV 4.26 ERA 6.1 IP 5 H 5 BB 8 K

McKiernan's control wasn't a problem with the Quakes in 2010, but he's walking a lot of guys so far in the AFL. He hasn't been consistent at all, allowing runs in half of his appearances.

Brandon Belt, San Jose/San Francisco
.346 BA .382 OBP .481 SLG 7 R 0 HR 8 RBI 1/3 SB

The buzz is that Belt could be major league ready as soon as Opening Day 2011. It'll be interesting to see if the Giants re-sign Aubrey Huff as they go for a repeat next season.

Charlie Culberson, San Jose/San Francisco
.431 BA .459 OBP .741 SLG 15 R 2 HR 9 RBI 1/3 SB

Culberson may have gone 0/5 yesterday, but prior to that it seemed impossible to get him out in the AFL. The reports on him have been very good, and 2010 has been a huge breakout year for the former 1st rounder.

Marc Krauss, Visalia/Arizona
.220 BA .350 OBP .440 SLG 13 R 2 HR 17 RBI

The batting average is low, but Krauss is showing improved patience at the plate. His power has also been there, and if the hits start dropping in, the overall line will start looking better.

AFL Recap 11/1

Surprise 3, Phoenix 2

Parker 0/4

Stoneburner 1/3 1 R 1 RBI 2 K

Castillo 1 IP 2 H 1 BB 1 K (S 2)

Javelinas 7, Scottsdale 4

Culberson 0/5 1 K
Belt 3/5 1 2B 1 RBI 1 K
Pacheco 1/3 1 R 1 2B 1 RBI 1 BB
Krauss 0/4 1 R 1 BB 2 K

Reynolds 2 IP 5 H 5 ER 1 BB 2 K (L 0-3)
Brothers 1 IP 2 H 1 ER 2 K

Barnes 1/5 1 R 1 HR 1 RBI 3 K
Tenbrink 0/4 2 K

Mesa 15, Saguaros 1