Frisco 5, at Arkansas 1

By Scott Lucas

AA: Frisco 5, at Arkansas 1
Record: 3-7, -3.0

A cruelly efficient Blake Beavan (2.50 ERA) retired his first 19 opponents in order. With one out in the 7th, LF Wes Bankston overran a high fly down the line which landed fair as he crossed into foul territory. The Travelers would touch Beavan for two more hits and a run before the 7th ended. Still, he produced one of his best professional outings, walking none and striking out four. 58 of his 85 pitches were strikes, and only twice did he reach a three-ball count. Zach Phillips allowed just a single and struck out four in two innings.

Joey Butler (.432/.523/.703) continued his torrid pace with a double and triple. Last year, Butler received a mildly surprising assignment to high-A (skipping Hickory) and spent his first month striking out every other at-bat. In 2010, he’s carrying the AA offense.

2B Renny Osuna (.136/.208/.273) doubled twice. Matt Lawson played center field for the fourth time in his career to give struggling James Tomlin a day off. Marcus Lemon is still restricted to DH and has fanned his 10 of his 19 at-bats.