Brock Dykxhoorn CBN POW, Week XXII
Brook Dykxhoorn (Goderich, Ont.) was selected CBN POW for Week XXII. The Ontario Nationals grad won his 10th game for Lancaster.
By George Farelli
Canadian Baseball Network
Like counting sheep ...
One zero, two zeros, three zeros ...
That was RHP Brock Dykxhoorn in his final start of the year for the class-A Lancaster JetHawks.
Four zeros, five zeros, six zeros ...
He picked up the win as Lancaster made sure the earth was soild underneath him facing the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes.
Seven zeros ...
Dykxhoorn (Goderich, Ont.) pitched seven scoreless in a 15-1 Lancaster win at the The Hangar before 1,796 fans to earn the Canadian Baseball Network Minor League player of the week honors.
Dykxhoorn, a sixth round pick from Central Arizona College by the Houston Astros from the 2014 draft he bumped his record to 10-4 and lowered his ERA to 5.02. Dykxhoorn allowed a double to 1B Matt Beaty, a single to Ariel Sandoval and a double to Andre Ethier, the 10-year major-league veteran.
He retired the final eight men in order including three strikeouts. In his 89-pitch outing he walked a pair and struck out eight. Dykxhoorn has six ground ball outs and two fly ball outs.
And in other news this week
_ OF Tyler O’Neill (Maple Ridge, BC) capped off a remarkable season with the Jackson Generals as he was selected the Double A Southern League’s Most Valuable Player and he was also named to the post-season All Star Team.
_ O’Neill will play for the Peoria Javalenas in the Arizona Fall League along with four other Canucks. The others: Pittsburgh Pirates farmhand 3B Eric Wood (Pickering, Ont.) with the Surprise Saguaros and St. Louis Cardinals RP Rowan Wick (North Vancouver, BC) of the Glendale Desert Dogs. Milwaukee Brewers’ Dave Chavarria (Burnaby, BC) will serve as the pitching coach with the Salt River Rafters and Blue Jays coach Vince Horsman (Halifax, NS) will be the pitching coach with the Mesa Solar Sox.
_ Nick Pivetta (Victoria, BC) won his start this week with Philadelphia Phillies triple-A Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs, ending the 2016 season with 12 wins, the most for any Canadian Pitcher in the Minor Leagues.
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_ Eric Gagne (Mascouche, Que.) signed with the Ottawa Champions of the Independent Can Am League. Gagne was activated and started Ottawa’s game Sept. 5 against the Quebec Capitales, before a franchise record 7,886 fans. Gagne, 40, the former major leaguer did not disappoint. His pitching line was five innings, two base hits, one earned run, zero walks and six strikeouts. He was not involved in the decision. It was a remarkable performance, given his age and lack of any game action all season.
BEST OFFENSIVE PERFORMANCES
Player/Class/Team AB R H HR RBI AVG
Charles Leblanc - A Spokane 12 4 6 - 2 .500
Jacob Robson - A Connecticut 19 4 9 - 2 .474
Rene Tosoni - IND Sugar Land 26 6 12 - 2 .462
Maxx Tissenbaum - IND Quebec 25 5 11 2 10 .440
Wes Darvill - IND Winnipeg 21 4 9 - 6 .429
Larry Balkwill - IND Windy City 14 5 6 1 5 .429
Sebastien Boucher - IND Ottawa 21 3 8 1 3 .381
Michael Crouse - IND New Britain 16 5 6 3 6 .375
Lachlan Fontaine IND Quebec 12 3 4 1 2 .333
Jonathan Malo - IND Quebec 22 6 7 - 2 .318
Marcus Knecht - IND Quebec 19 4 6 1 4 .316
(Minimum 10 AB’s required.)
BEST PITCHING PERFORMANCES
BROCK DYKXHOORN RHP - A LANCASTER JETHAWKS
APP IP H R ER BB K W-L SV WHIP WK ERA
1 7.0 3 - - 2 8 1-0 - 0.71 0.00
In his final start of the season for Lancaster, Brock Dykxhoorn ended with an outstanding performance. On Aug. 31st in a 15-1 victory over Rancho Cucamonga Quakes he pitched seven scoreless innings, gave up three base hits while striking out eight Quakes batters, to earn his 10th win of the year. This outing improved his record with the Jethawks in 24 appearances in the Single A California League, to 10-4 with a 5.02 ERA.
RYAN KELLOGG LHP - A SOUTH BEND CUBS
APP IP H R ER BB K W-L SV WHIP WK ERA
1 6.0 5 - - - 6 1-0 - 0.83 0.00
Another Canadian Pitcher on a roll, this week Ryan Kellogg won his sixth game in a row for the Cubs on Sept. 5th, in a 3-0 win over Dayton Dragons. He threw six scoreless allowing five base hits while striking out six Dayton batters, to earn his ninth win of the season. He improved his record with South Bend in 24 appearances in the Single A Midwest League to, 9-7 with a 3.03 ERA.
MIKE SOROKA RHP - A ROME BRAVES
APP IP H R ER BB K W-L SV WHIP WK ERA
1 7.0 3 1 1 1 9 1-0 - 0.57 1.29
On Aug. 31st in a 9-1 win over Greenville Drive Mike Soroka made an excellent start, he pitched seven innings surrendered three base hits and one earned run while striking out nine Greenville hitters, to earn his ninth win of the season. The win was his seventh in a row, and improved his record in 25 appearances with Rome in the Single A South Atlantic League, to 9-9 with a 3.02 ERA.
SHANE DAWSON LHP - AA NEW HAMPSHIRE FISHER CATS
APP IP H R ER BB K W-L SV WHIP WK ERA
1 7.0 5 2 2 - 3 1-0 - 0.71 2.57
Shane Dawson has been a consistent starter for the Fisher Cats all season, and this week had another excellent outing. On Sept. 3rd in a 5-2 win over Portland Sea Dogs he pitched seven innings, gave up five base hits and two earned runs while striking out three Portland hitters to earn the win. His record in 26 appearances with New Hampshire in the Double A Eastern League ended up at 10-4 with a 4.29 ERA.
PLAYER MOVEMENTS AND TRANSACTIONS
OF Dalton Pompey (Mississauga, Ont.) - Called up to Major League Roster by the Toronto Blue Jays from Triple A Buffalo Bisons
RHP Jameson Taillon (The Woodlands, TX) - Re called to Major League Roster by Pittsburgh Pirates from Rookie Class Bristol Pirates
LHP Evan Grills (Whitby, Ont.) - Activated from the Inactive List by the Houston Astros at Triple A Fresno Grizzlies.
LHP Scott Diamond (Toronto, Ont.) - Placed on the Inactive List by Toronto Blue Jays at Triple A Buffalo Bisons.
C Owen Spiwak (Mississauga, Ont.) - Moved by Toronto Blue Jays to Single A Vancouver Canadians from Rookie Class Gulf Coast Blue Jays.
LHP Evan Rutckyj (Windsor, Ont.) - On Re Hab Assignment moved by New York Yankees to Single A, Staten Island Yankees from Rookie Class Gulf Coast Yankees - East.
SS Sean Jamieson (Simcoe, Ont.) - Activated from the Disabled List by Arizona Diamondbacks at Triple A Reno Acess.
RHP Jordan Romano (Markham, Ont.) - Activated from the Disabled List by Toronto Blue Jays at Single A, Lansing Lugnuts.
RHP Eric Gagne (Mascouche, Que.) - Free Agent signs with Ottawa Champions IND Can Am League, and was activated for a special honorary pitching start in the Champions final home game of the 2016 regular season.
C Simon Gravel (Montreal, Que.) - Released by Trois Rivieres Eagles IND Can Am League.
Weekly Winners
Week XXII _ RHP Brock Dykxhoorn (Goderich, Ont.) Astros
Week XXI _ Bruce Yari (Waterloo, Ont.) Reds.
Week XX _ OF Ismael Pena (Montreal, Que.) Mariners
Week XIX _ RHP Jordan Romano (Markham, Ont.) Blue Jays
Week XVIII _ LHP Ryan Kellogg (Whitby, Ont.) Cubs
Week XVII _ LHP Rob Zastryzny (Edmonton, Alta.) Cubs
Week XVI _ C Jordan Procyshen (Calgary, Alta.) Red Sox and OF Brett Siddall (Windsor, Ont.) A’s.
Week XV _ 1B Josh Naylor (Mississauga, Ont.) Marlins.
Week XIV _ RHP Alex Webb (Surrey, BC) Reds.
Week XIII _ OF Gareth Morgan (North York, Ont.) Mariners and OF Cole Bauml (Meunster, Sask.) Tigers.
Week XII _ Connor Panas (Toronto, Ont.) Blue Jays.
Week XI _ RHP Nick Pivetta (Victoria, BC) Phillies.
Week X _ RHP Jordan Romano (Markham, Ont.) Blue Jays.
Week IX _ OF Dalton Pompey (Mississauga, Ont.) Blue Jays.
Week VIII _ RHP Chris Leroux (Mississauga, Ont.) Blue Jays
Week VII _ LHP Rob Zastryzny (Edmonton, Alta.) Cubs
Week VI _ LHP Evan Grills (Whitby, Ont.) Astros
Week V _ RP Rowan Wick (North Vancouver, BC) Cardinals.
Week III _ LHP James Paxton (Ladner, BC) Mariners.
Week II _ OF Brett Siddall (Windsor, Ont.) A’s.
Week I _ C Dustin Houle (Penticton, BC) Brewers.