Canadian Baseball Network POW, Week XIII - Garrett Hawkins

Former UBC Thunderbirds and Vauxhall Academy Jets RHP Garrett Hawkins (Biggar, Sask.) pitched seven innings of a combined no hitter for the Lake Elsinore Storm.

July 5, 2022

By George Farelli

Canadian Baseball Network

Big things come from Biggar, Sask.

Like 6-foot-5 RHP Garrett Hawkins.

You’ve heard the story how the sign entering the town of 2,165 (2016 census) reads:

“New York is big ... but this is Biggar.”

Hawkins, a former Vauxhall Jet and University of British Columbia Thunderbird, certainly was big, celebrating Canada Day in fine fashion. He and Alan Mundo combined on a July 1 no hitter. Hawkins wasn’t on our annual 22nd annual Canada Day lineup, but who knows if he keeps this up.

For his brilliant seven-inning outing, the Big Man was selected as Canadian Baseball Network Player of the Week for Week XIII.

Hawkins, a ninth-round pick by San Diego Padres scout Chris Kemlo (Oshawa, Ont.) in 2021, worked seven innings and the reliever the final two as the class-A Lake Elsinore Storm beat up on the Inland Empire 66ers 15-0 before 1,776 at The Diamond in Lake Elsinore.

Striking out seven, Hawkins didn’t allow a base runner, as he set down the 66er like this ...

First

Infield pop up.

Ground out to catcher.

Fly ball to centre.

Second

Strike out swinging.

A swinging strike out of David Calabrese (Maple, Ont.)

Fly ball to centre.

Third

Ground ball to first.

Strike out swinging.

Fourth

Ground ball back to Hawkins.

Grounder to first.

Liner to second.

Fifth

Pop out to catcher.

Calabrese flies out to right.

Bunt attempt, batter out 2-to-3.

Sixth

Lines out to first.

Called out on strikes.

Strikes out swinging.

Seventh

Pops out to second.

Strikes out swinging.

Flies out to centre.

That was 21 up ... and 21 down. In his outing, as he faced the seven-inning minimum of batters. Hawkins threw 78 pitches (55 for strikes, 70.5%). He recorded five ground ball outs, four on fly balls and seven on whiffs. He even his record at 4-4 and lowered his ERA to 4.77.

Top Offensive numbers

Player/Class/Team AB R H HR RBI AVG

Otto Lopez - AAA Buffalo 22 2 10 - 2 .455

Bo Naylor - AAA Columbus 22 7 9 1 5 .409

T.J. Schofield-Sam - A Stockton 25 2 10 - 3 .400

Edouard Julien - AA Wichita 24 5 9 3 8 .375

Dasan Brown - A Dunedin 16 5 6 - 1 .375

Trei Cruz - A West Michigan 22 7 8 1 3 .364

Jared Young - AAA Iowa 17 6 6 2 3 .353

Tristan Peters - A Wisconsin 23 5 8 - 5 .348

Jake Sanford - IND Ottawa 30 7 11 4 15 .367

Mike Crouse - IND Chicago 25 7 9 1 5 .360

Taylor Wright - IND Ottawa 33 7 11 1 7 .333

L.P. Pelletier - IND Trois-Rivieres 24 7 8 - 3 .333

David Glaude - IND Quebec 26 6 8 - 4 .308

(Minimum 10 ABs)

Best Pitching

Garrett Hawkins RHP - A Lake Elsinore Storm

GM W SV ER ERA H R IP K WHIP

1 1 - - 0.00 - - 7.0 7 0.000

Garrett Hawkins had a night to remember on July 1 in his start versus Inland Empire 66’ers in the class-A California League. And no doubt it was the best one of his very young pro career. In a 15-0 victory, he pitched seven hitless and scoreless innings. He was perfect and faced the minimum 21 batters, and struck out seven. His teammate Alan Mundo then followed up with two hitless innings to complete the nine inning no-hitter, and it turned out to be the very first in the history of the Lake Elsinore franchise, which extends over 50 years. It was a spectacular way to celebrate Canada Day. Hawkins was named by Minor League Baseball Network as Pitcher of the Week in the Low A California League, for the period June 27 to July 3, 2022.

Mitch Bratt LHP - A Down East Wood Ducks

GM W SV ER ERA H R IP K WHIP

1 1 - - 0.00 2 0 5.0 9 0.400

For a second consecutive week, Mitch Bratt had an excellent start for the Wood Ducks. On July 2nd, in a 4-1 win over Kannapolis Cannon Ballers, he pitched five scoreless, allowing two hits while striking out nine Kannapolis batters, to secure his second win of the season. His overall record in 10 Single A Carolina League appearances, now stands at 2-2 with a 2.08 ERA.

Minor League Player of the Week

Week I - INF Charles Leblanc (Laval, Que.) Marlins

Week II _ OF Denzel Clarke (Pickering, Ont.) A’s

Week III _ OF Tristan Peters (Winkler, Man.) Brewers

Week IV _ RHP Landon Leach (Pickering, Ont,) Braves

Week V _ RHP Indigo Diaz (North Vancouver, BC), Braves

Week VI _ OF Owen Caissie (Burlington, Ont.) Cubs

Week VII _ C Bo Naylor (Mississauga, Ont.) Guardians

Weej VIII _ RHP Noah Skirrow (Stoney Creek, Ont.) Phillies.

Week IX _ OF Tanner Kirwer (Spruce Grove, Alta.) Mariners

Week X _ 3B Damiano Palmegiani (Surrey, BC) Blue Jays

Week XI _ RHP Matt Brash (Kingston, Ont.) Mariners