Nick Pivetta, CBN POW, Week XI

By George Farelli
Canadian Baseball Network
Nick Pivetta is a lot like Ted Cruz. 

Neither can be the next President of the United States of America.

Pivetta, however, is a sitting Senator.

Actually he sat five Senators pitching a nine-inning, complete-game 4-0 win for the Reading Fightin Phils over the Harrisburg Senators before 6,187 fans at FNB Field at Harrisburg.

The nine scoreless inning and the win gave the Reading right-hander Canadian Baseball Network Canadian college player of the week ... the best of the 114 Canucks in the minors.

Pivetta )Victoria, BC) recorded eight ground ball outs and eight fly ball outs in his 117-pitch outing (76 strikes). Pivetta also went 2-for-2 with a run-scoring single to pick up his seventh win.

It was the first nine-inning complete game shutout by a Reading pitcher since David Buchanon against Harrisburg on May 28, 2012 in Harrisburg. The win gave Reading an 11-game winning streak, its first since 1976.

The nine zeros lowered Pivetta’s ERA to 3.27.

 
BEST OFFENSIVE PERFORMANCES
Player/Class/Team               AB  R  H  HR  RBI  AVG
Tyler O’Neill - AA Jackson        16   1   5   -    1   .313
Jordan Procyshen - A Salem       10   1   3   -    1    .300
Justin Atkinson - A Lansing        17  1   5   1    2   .294
Gareth Morgan - Rkie Mariners     14  3   4   -    3   .286
 
Sebastien Boucher - IND Quebec    24  3  10   1    5   .417
Ian Horne - IND Topeka          10  2   4   -    -   .400
Carter Bell - IND Joliet           18  4   7   1    6   .389
Wes Darvill - IND Winnipeg       19  2   7    -    3   .368
Mike Crouse - IND New Britain     27  4   9   -    1   .333
Marcus Knecht - IND Quebec      16   3  5    1    2   .313
(Minimum 10 AB’s required)          
 
 
 
BEST PITCHING PERFORMANCES
NICK PIVETTA  -  AA  READING FIGHTIN’ PHILS
APP   IP   H  R  ER  BB  K  W-L  SV  WHIP  WK ERA
1   9.0   7   -   -    3   5   1-0   -    0.78    0.00
If there is one way a starter could demonstrate his dominance over an opponent, I would say a nine inning complete game shutout might do the trick. On June 17th in a 4-0 victory over Harrisburg Senators Nick Pivetta did just that, when he tossed nine innings and gave up seven base hits and no runs while striking out five Harrisburg hitters, to earn his seventh win of the season. This start improved his record with Reading to 7-4 with a 3.27 ERA. 

ANDREW ALBERS  LHP -  AAA  ROCHESTER RED WINGS
APP   IP   H  R  ER  BB  K  W-L  SV  WHIP  WK ERA
2   12.1  13  3   3   2  10  2-0   -   1.24    2.23
Great week for Andrew Albers as he made two starts and picked up the win in each game. On June 15th in a 4-1 win over Columbus Clippers he pitched 5 1/3 innings, scattering eight base hits and only one earned run while striking out four Columbus hitters to earn the win.  Then on June 20th in an 8-2 victory over the Clippers he threw seven innings, gave up five base hits and two earned runs while striking out batters to gain his second win
of the week. The two outings improved his Triple A International League record with Rochester to 6-1 with a 3.36 ERA.
 
ROB ZASTRYZNY  LHP  -  AAA  IOWA CUBS
APP   IP   H  R  ER  BB  K  W-L  SV  WHIP  WK ERA
2   11.0  10  7   7   6   7  2-0   -    1.45    5.73
Rob Zastryzny made two very good starts this week and in the process earned wins in both. On June 15th in a 6-5 victory over Colorado Springs Sky Sox he pitched five inning gave up three base hits and three earned runs, and earned his second win for Iowa Cubs. On June 20th in a 5-4 win over the Memphis Redbirds he threw six innings surrendered seven base hits and four earned runs while striking out seven Memphis batters, to earn his second win of the week. These two outings improved his current record with the Triple A Iowa Cubs to 3-1 with a 5.29 ERA.
 

JON FITZSIMMONS  RHP  -  IND QUEBEC CAPITALES
APP   IP   H  R  ER  BB  K  W-L  SV  WHIP  WK ERA
2   2.2   1  -   -    1   5    -    2   0.45    0.00
Jon Fitzsimmons continues to excel as a very key member of the Quebec bullpen this season, in fact in 14 relief appearances, he has yet to surrender an earned run. He pitched in two games this week a 4-2 win over Ottawa Champions on June 16th and a 6-5 victory over Sussex County on June 20th, and each case earned a Save. These two appearances improved his IND Can Am League record to 1-0, with six Saves and a perfect 0.00 ERA. In recognition of his consistently fine performance, he was named the Can Am League’s Pitcher of the Week.

PLAYER MOVEMENTS AND TRANSACTIONS
RHP Dustin Molleken (Regina, Sask.) - Called up to Major League Roster by the Detroit Tigers from Triple A Toledo Mud Hens. 
 
LHP Scott Diamond (Toronto, Ont.) - Cleared waivers and optioned by Toronto Blue Jays back to Triple A Buffalo Bisons.
 
RHP Rowan Wick (North Vancouver, BC) - Moved by St. Louis Cardinals to Double A Springfield Cardinals from Single A Palm Beach Cardinals.
 
RHP Marc Berube (Trois Pistoles, Que.) - Moved by Oakland A’s to Single A Vermont Lake Monsters from Single A Beloit Snappers.
 
RHP Devon Stewart (Maple Ridge, BC) - Activated by the Cleveland Indians at Single A Mahoning Valley Scrappers.
 

OF Gareth Morgan (Toronto, Ont.) - Activated by Seattle Mariners at Single A Bakersfield Blaze. Appeared in two games with Blaze and was moved to Rookie Class AZL Mariners.
 
OF Cole Bauml (Meunster, Sask.) - Activated by the Detroit Tigers at Single A Connecticut Tigers.
 
OF Michael Foster (Pickering, Ont.) - Activated by the Chicago Cubs at Single A Eugene Emeralds.
 
OF Demi Orimoloye (Orleans, Ont.) - Activated by Milwaukee Brewers at Rookie Class Helena Brewers.
 
LHP Isaac Anesty (Guelph, Ont.) - Activated by the Cincinnati Reds at Rookie Class AZL Reds.
 

OF Miles Gordon (Oakville, Ont.) - Activated by the Cincinnati Reds at Rookie Class Billings Mustangs.
 
C Morgan Lofstrom (Kelowna, BC) - Activated by the Cincinnati Reds at Rookie Class AZL Reds.
 
RHP Darren Shred (Brampton, Ont.) - Activated by Cincinnati Reds at Rookie Class AZL Reds.
 
LHP Connor Lillis-White (Toronto, Ont.) - Activated by Los Angeles Angels at Rookie Class AZL Angels.
 
1B Ismael Pena (Montreal, Que.) - Activated by Seattle Mariners at Rookie Class AZL Mariners.
 

2B Mattingly Romanin (Burlington, Ont.) - Activated by Toronto Blue Jays at Single A Vancouver Canadians.
 
LHP Travis Seabrooke (Perterborough, Ont.) - Activated by Baltimore Orioles at Single A Aberdeen Ironbirds.
 
C Chris Shaw (Winnipeg, Man.) - Activated by the Baltimore Orioles at Single A Aberdeen Ironbirds. 
 
LHP Adam Loewen (Surrey, BC) - Activated from the Disabled List by Arizona Diamondbacks at Triple A Reno Aces.
 
C George Kottaras (Markham, Ont.) - Placed on the Disabled List by San Francisco Giants at Triple A Sacramento River Cats.
 

OF Dalton Pompey (Mississauga, Ont.) - Placed on the Disabled List by Toronto Blue Jays at Triple A Buffalo Bisons.
 
LHP Evan Grills (Whitby, Ont.) - Placed on the Temporary Inactive List by Houston Astros at Double A Corpus Christi Hooks. Missed three days and was re-activated.
 
RHP Jeremy Newton (Toronto, Ont.) - Undrafted Free Agent signs with the Milwaukee Brewers, and is assigned to Rookie Class AZL Brewers.
 
C Andrew Yerzy (Toronto, Ont.) - 2016 Second Round Draft Pick signs with Arizona Diamondbacks. Not assigned yet.
 
INF Charles Leblanc (Laval, Que.) - 2016 Fourth Round Draft Pick signs with Texas Rangers. Assigned to Single A Spokane Indians.
 

3B Abraham Toro-Hernandez (Greenfield Park, Que.) - 2016 Fifth Round Draft Pick signs with Houston Astros. Not assigned yet.
 
OF Jacob Robson (Windsor, Ont.) - 2016 Eighth Round Draft Pick signs with Detroit Tigers. Not assigned yet.
 
INF Daniel Pinero (Toronto, Ont.) - 2016 Ninth Round Draft Pick signs with the Detroit Tigers. Not assigned yet.
 
RHP Bryan Saucedo (Toronto, Ont.) - 2016 14th Round Draft Pick signs with Chicago White Sox.  Assigned to Rookie Class AZL White Sox.
 
2B Louis-Phillipe Pelletier (Montreal, Que.) - 2016 20th Round Draft Pick signs with Houston Astros. Not assigned yet.
 

1B Luke Van Rycheghem (Kent Bridge, Ont.) - 2016 23rd Draft Pick signs with Arizona Diamondbacks. Not assigned yet.
 
RHP Brayden Bouchey (White Rock, BC) - 2016 30th Round Draft Pick signs with Toronto Blue Jays. Not assigned yet.
 
 
LHP Guillaume Blanchette (St. Constant, Que.) - Free Agent signs with Trois Rivieres Eagles IND Can Am League.
 
RHP Kyle Lotzkar (Tsawwassen, BC) - Free Agent signs with Winnipeg Goldeyes IND American Association.
 
LHP Donovan Feenstra (Calgary, Alta.) - Playing rights acquired by Schaumburg Boomers IND Frontier League in a trade with the Gateway Grizzlies IND Frontier League.
 
OF Tyson Gillies (Vancouver, BC) - Placed on the Disabled List by Sugar Land Skeeters IND Atlantic League.
 
RHP Guillaume Leduc (Boucherville, Que.) - Released by Quebec Capitales IND Can Am League.