By George Farelli
Canadian Baseball Network
Gareth Morgan and Cole Bauml were seperated by a year and a day at draft time.

Yet the two outfielders were united as one when it came time to select the Canadian Baseball Network minor league player of the week.

Morgan was selected in the second round (74th over-all) of the 2014 draft by the Seattle Mariners from the Ontario Blue Jays.

And Bauml was chosen in the 10th round (310th over-all) of the 2015 draft by the Detroit Tigers from the Northern Kentucky Golden Norse.

Morgan (North York, Ont.) hit .588 (10-for-17) with three RBIs for the Rookie-Class Arizona League Mariners to lead all Canucks in the minors while Bauml (Meunster, Sask.) batted .522 (12-for-23) with four RBIs for the class-A Connecticut Tigers. Bauml had the most hits of the 73 Canadians in the minors.

How Bauml’s week that was went as he ...

_ Went 3-for-4 playing right field as Connecticut edged thhe Lowell Spinners 4-3 before 1,936 fans at Sen. Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium in Norwich, Conn. He singled to right in the third, singled to right in the fourth and was thrown out at the plate and singled to centre in the sixth and was thrown out attempting to steal second,

_ Was 3-for-5 playing right field in a 5-3 win over the Brooklyn Cyclones in front of 4,058 fans at MCU Park. He doubled to left and scored in the two-run third, singled to right and stole second in the fifth, singled to left and scored the game winner in the 10th.

_ Was 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBIs in a 5-4 win against Brooklyn before 6,016 at MCU Park. He doubled to left to knock in a pair of runs tying the score with the four-run second, doubled to right leading off the fifth and scored the eventual winning run and singled to centre in the sixth.

_ Was hitless in a 5-4 loss to Brooklyn before 5,684 fans at MCU Park.

_ Was 2-for-3 in a 3-1 win over the Williamsport Crosscutters in front of 4,976 fans at Sen. Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium. He reached on an infield single in the third and scored the first run of the game and reached on an infield single in the fifth.

_ Was 1-for-4 with an RBI playing left field in a 6-4 win against Williamsport in front of 945 fans. He singled to right field in the fourth.

Bauml finished the week hitting .433 (13-for-30) on the season with four doubles and five RBIs in 14 games.

How the week that was went for Morgan as he ...

_ Didn’t play in a 5-4 win over the Cubs at Peoria Stadium. 1B Ismael Pena (Montreal, Que.) singled and knocked in a run.

_ He was 2-for-5 playing centre field with a triple in an 8-7 loss to the Cubs at Peoria Stadium. He tripled to left leading off the second and scored for a 2-0 lead and singled to centre in the fifth.

_ Didn’t play in a 7-0 loss to the Rangers at Peoria Stadium. Pena was 1-for-4 with a double.

_ Was 2-for-3 in a 4-3 loss to the Rangers at Surprise Stadium. He singled to left in the fourth and singled to centre in the ninth and was on third when the final out was made.

_ Was 3-for-5 with a pair of triples and two RBIs as the Mariners beat the Royals 11-5 at Surprise Stadium. Pena singled and drove in a run and stole a base. Morgan tripled to right and knocked in a pair of runs and scored as the Mariners went up 4-2 in the third, tripled to centre in the fifth and singled to left and scored in the six-run ninth.

_ Was 3-for-4 in a 4-3 win against the Giants at Peoria Stadium. He singled to right in the third, singled to right and scored in the sixth tying the score 3-3 and singled to right in the seventh.

Counting two games at class-A Bakersfield Morgan is batting .381 on the season with three doubles, four triples and eight RBIs in 10 games. He has an OPS of 1.056.

BEST OFFENSIVE PERFORMANCES
Player/Class/Team AB R H HR RBI AVG
Gareth Morgan - Rkie AZL Mariners 17 4 10 - 3 .588
Cole Bauml - A Connecticut 23 4 12 - 4 .522
Mike Reeves - A Dunedin 10 3 5 1 2 .500
Daniel Pinero - Rkie GCL Tigers 16 3 6 1 3 .375
Eric Wood - AA Altoona 19 5 7 - 2 .368
Tristan Graham - Rkie GCL Orioles 19 5 7 - 3 .368
Matt Romanin - A Vancouver 12 1 4 1 4 .333
Connor Panas - A Lansing 22 3 7 1 3 .318
Jesse Hodges - A South Bend 20 2 6 - 2 .300

Jonathan Malo - IND Quebec 21 4 10 - 2 .476
Maxx Tissenbaum - IND Quebec 22 4 9 1 4 .409
Marcus Knecht - IND Quebec 28 6 11 - 4 .393
Jordan Lennerton - IND Quebec 22 3 8 - 3 .364
Ian Horne - IND Topeka 15 1 5 - 1 .333
Sebastien Boucher - IND Ottawa 25 1 8 - 2 .320
Carter Bell - IND Joliet 29 6 9 2 7 .310
Michael Crouse - IND New Britain 26 6 8 - 3 .308
(Minimum 10 AB’s required.) xx

Cole Bauml had a week to remember in the Detroit Tigers system.

BEST PITCHING PERFORMANCES
JORDAN ROMANO RHP - A LANSING LUGNUTS
APP IP H R ER BB K W-L SV WHIP WK ERA
2 8.1 7 1 1 4 10 - - 1.35 1.11
After missing the entire 2015 season due to injury, Jordan Romano is now showing that his recovery is progressing quite well. This week he made two excellent appearances and, although he was not involved in the decision in either game, his performance was notable. On June 29th in a 2-1 loss to Great Lakes Loons he threw four and a third innings, gave up four base hits and one earned run, while striking out six Great Lakes hitters. Then on July 5th in a 12-5 win over Dayton Dragons, he pitched four scoreless innings, surrendering three base hits while striking out four Dayton batters. These two appearances improved his record in five games with Lansing in the Single A Midwest League, to 1-0 with a 1.17 ERA.

SCOTT DIAMOND LHP - AAA BUFFALO BISONS
APP IP H R ER BB K W-L SV WHIP WK ERA
2 14.0 8 3 3 2 7 1-0 - 0.71 1.93
Two more solid outings this week for Scott Diamond of the Buffalo Bisons, resulting in one win and one no decision. On June 29th in a 4-3 win over Louisville Bats he pitched seven innings, gave up four base hits and two earned runs while striking out five Louisville hitters, but was not involved in the decision. On July 4th in a 5-2 victory over Rochester Red Wings he again threw seven innings, gave up four base hits and one earned run while striking out two Rochester batters to earn the win. He improved his record in 16 starts with Triple A Buffalo Bisons, to 6-7 with a 3.33 ERA.

EVAN GRILLS LHP - AA CORPUS CHRISTI HOOKS
APP IP H R ER BB K W-L SV WHIP WK ERA
1 7.0 8 3 3 1 3 1-0 - 1.29 3.86
Evan Grills made his ninth appearance of the season for the Hooks on July 2nd in a 6-3 victory over Springfield Cardinals. He pitched seven innings gave up eight base hits and three earned runs while striking out three Springfield batters, to earn his third win in the Double A Texas League thus far. He improved his record with Corpus Christi to 3-1 with 1 Save and a 2.19 ERA. His overall record for 2016, including five appearances in an earlier stint with Single A Lancaster JetHawks, now stands at 6-2, with one Save and a 2.62 ERA.

KARL GELINAS RHP - IND QUEBEC CAPITALES
APP IP H R ER BB K W-L SV WHIP WK ERA
2 12.0 11 3 3 3 8 2-0 - 1.17 2.25
Based on his excellent numbers with the Capitales in previous years, it’s no surprise Karl Gelinas has again assumed his role as a key starter for Quebec in 2016. He made two starts this week and earned the win in each game. On June 29th in a 4-1 win over Trois Rivieres Eagles he pitched six innings gave up seven base hits and one earned run while striking out one Eagles hitter to pick up the win. He followed that up on July 5th in a 6-3 victory over Rockland Boulders, throwing six innings, gave up four base hits and two earned runs while striking out seven Rockland batters, to earn his second win of the week. His overall IND Can Am League record in six appearances with Quebec, now stands at 4-1 with a 5.02 ERA.

PLAYER MOVEMENTS AND TRANSACTIONS
RHP Dustin Molleken (Regina, Sask.) - Recalled to Major League Roster by the Detroit Tigers from Triple A Toledo Mud Hens. Made his Major League Debut July 4th, 2016 vs. Cleveland Indians.

1B Justin Morneau (New Westminster, BC) - Sent out by Chicago White Sox on Re Hab assignment at Triple A Charlotte Knights.

RHP Jim Henderson (Calgary, Alta.) - Sent out by New York Mets on Re Hab Assignment at Double A Binghamton Mets.

RHP Andrew Case (St. John, NB) - Sent out by Toronto Blue Jays on Re Hab Assignment at Rookie Class Gulf Coast Blue Jays. Appeared in one game with GCL Blue Jays and was re-activated at Single A Lansing Lugnuts.

LHP Adam Loewen (Surrey, BC) - Activated from the Disabled List by Arizona Diamondbacks at Triple A Reno Aces.

LHP Ethan Elias (Entwhistle, Alta.) - Placed on the Disabled List by Arizona Diamondbacks at Single A Visalis Rawhide.

RHP Nick Pivetta (Victoria, BC) - Placed on the Disabled List by Philadelphia Phillies at Double A Reading Fightin’ Phils.

RHP Cal Quantrill (Port Hope, Ont.) - 2016 First Round Draft Pick activated by the San Diego Padres at Rookie Class AZL Padres.

1B Bruce Yari (Waterloo, Ont.) - 2016 Twenty Fourth Round Draft Pick activated by Cincinnati Reds at Rookie Class AZL Reds.

LHP Matt Jones (Whitby, Ont.) - 2016 Twenty Eighth Round Draft Pick signs with Minnesota Twins, and is assigned to Rookie Class Gulf Coast Twins.

RHP Sean Ratcliffe (Ajax, Ont.) - Activated by the Atlanta Braves at Rookie Class Danville Braves. Appeared in two games with Danville and was released.

INF Stephen Wickens (Whitby, Ont.) - Released by the Minnesota Twins at Triple A Rochester Red Wings.

OF Tyson Gillies (Vancouver, BC) - Free Agent signs with Kansas City T-Bones IND American Association.

OF Trevor Gretzky (Thousand Oaks, CA) - Activated from the Inactive List by Quebec Capitales IND Can Am League.

INF Carter McEachern (Thunder Bay, Ont.) - Released by the Winnipeg Goldeyes IND American Association.

Gareth Morgan, Cole Bauml share CBN POW, Week XIII