CBN POW, Week XIII - Jake Sanford
By George Farelli
Canadian Baseball Network
The province of Nova Scotia is not known as a baseball hotbed.
Well, except when the Boston Red Sox win a World Series and bring the trophy north so that their loyal fans can get a look.
Entering this draft the last Nova Scotia player to pitch in the majors was Vince Horsman (Halifax, NS) who was signed by the Toronto Blue Jays in 1984 and finished his five-year major league career with the 1995 Minnesota Twins.
That all changed this June when the New York Yankees chose OF Jake Sanford (Cole Harbour, N.S.) from Western Kentucky Hilltoppers in the third round where he earned the nickname Nova. He was he top college player Canadian selected and the second over all.
Sanford didn’t have the highest average this week, but he had the most hits among the 100 Canadians as he batted .400 (10-for-25) with two RBIs. The week earned him Canadian Baseball Network minor league Player of the Week for Week XIII.
How the week that was for Sanford as he ...
_ Playing right and batting third, he had a pair of hits as Staten Island lost 7-6 to the Hudson Valley Renegades before 896 fans at the Richmond County Bank Ballpark. Sanford singled to left in the third and tripled to centre in the eighth inning. 1B Mitch Robinson (Surrey, BC), who attended University of British Columbia hit a solo homer.
_ Batting third and DHing he had a pair of hits as Staten Island edged the Hudson Valley 3-2 before 993 fans at Richmond County Bank Ballpark. Sanford singled to left in the fourth and doubled to centre in the sixth coming around to score in the three-run inning. 1B Robinson (Surrey, BC) was hitless in four at-bats.
_ Didn’t play in a 3-2 win over Hudson Valley in front of 1,307 fans. 1B Robinson was hitless again.
_ Batting third and playing right, he had one hit in a 5-2 loss to the Vermont Lake Monsters in front of 1,975 fans at Centennial Field. Sanford singled leading off the ninth. 3B Robinson was hitless.
_ Playing centre and hitting third, he singled in a 3-0 win against Vermont before 2,593 fans at Centennial. Sanford singled on a ball to left in the fourth. 1B Robinson knocked in a run.
_ Didn’t play in a 3-0 win against Vermont in front of 2,732 fans at Centennial.
_ Hitting third and playing right, he had three hits to drive in a pair of runs in a 9-0 victory against the Tri-ValleyCats in front of 937 fans at Richmond County Bank Ballpark. Sanford doubled in the first run of the game with a drive to right, hit a run-scoring single to centre in the sixth and singled in the eighth. Robinson was hitless but walked twice.
_ Playing right and batting third, he tripled in a 2-1 loss to the Tri-City ValleyCats in front of 859 fans at Richmond County Bank Ballpark. Sanford tripled to centre in the seventh and scored.
Highlights of the Week - RHP Jordan Balazovic, Mississauga, ON - Named to All World Team at the Futures Game, to be held during 2019 All Star Game festivities at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio on July 7th.
Coach Vince Horsman, Halifax, NS - Active with New Hampshire Fisher Cats, is Named pitching coach for the East Division team at the 2019 Double A Eastern League All Star Game, to be played in Richmond, VA on July 10th.
Top offensive weeks
Player/Class/Team AB R H HR RBI AVG
Jim Adduci - AAA Iowa 17 6 8 1 1 .471
Charles Leblanc - AA Frisco 22 4 9 - 3 .409
Jake Sanford - A Staten Island 25 6 10 - 2 .400
Abraham Toro - AA Corpus Christi 18 6 6 1 2 .333
Gareth Morgan - A Inland Empire 28 6 9 4 9 .321
Jonathan Lacroix - A Quad Cities 16 2 5 - 2 .313
J.D. Osborne - A Clinton 16 3 5 - - .313
Matt Lloyd - Rookie Billings 13 2 4 2 6 .308
Tyler O’Neill - AAA Memphis 13 2 4 1 1 .308
Kellan Deglan - AA Trenton 20 2 6 1 5 .300
Jamie Romak - KBO SK Wyverns 19 5 9 1 7 .474
Malik Collymore - IND Ottawa 23 3 10 - 3 .438
Chris Shaw - IND Quebec 15 2 6 1 3 .400
T.J. Bennett - IND Fargo-Morehead 29 5 11 2 11 .379
David Glaude - IND Trois Rivieres 27 7 9 - 5 .333
(Minimum 10 ABs)
Best mound outings
PHILLIPPE AUMONT RHP - IND OTTAWA CHAMPIONS
APP IP H R ER BB K W-L SV WHIP WK ERA
1 7.0 6 2 2 - 9 1-0 - 0.86 2.57
Philiippe Aumont made another excellent start for Ottawa this week on July 2nd in an interlocking game versus Shikoku Island, which the Champions won 6-3. He pitched seven innings gave up six base hits and two earned runs while striking out nine, to earn his fifth win of the season. His overall Can Am league record in nine starts, now stands at 5-2 with a 2.38 ERA.
DUSTIN MOLLEKEN RHP - IND QUEBEC CAPITALES
APP IP H R ER BB K W-L SV WHIP WK ERA
1 2.2 - - - 2 1 1-0 - 0.91 0.00
Despite the fact that as a team Quebec has struggled this season, the same cannot be said for Dustin Molleken, because he has pitched consistently well out of the Capitales bullpen since Day 1. This 34 year old veteran from Regina, Sask. has proven to be a wise free agent signing during the past off season, and this week Molleken had two more very good outings. The first was on June 30 in a 4-3 interlock victory over Shikoku Island when he pitched one inning, gave up one hit and one earned run while striking out one Shikoku batter, to earn his second win of the season. On July 2 in a 10-5 win over New Jersey Jackals he threw two innings, scattered five base hits and surrendered one earned run, and was credited with his second save of the year. His overall record with Quebec in 14 Can Am League relief appearances, is now 2-0, with five saves and a 1.90 ERA.
Previous Players of the Week
Week 1 _ INF Charles Leblanc (Laval, Que.) Double A Frisco Roughriders (Rangers).
Week II _ RHP Cal Quantrill (Port Hope, Ont.) Triple A El Paso Chihuahuas (Padres).
Week III _ RHP R.J. Freure (Burlington, Ont.) Class-A Quad Cities River Bandits (Astros).
Week IV _ INF Adam Hall (London, Ont.) Class-A Delmarva Shorebirds (Orioles).
Week V _ RHP Jordan Balazovic (Mississauga, Ont.) Class-A Fort Myers Miracle (Twins).
Week VI _ RHP Curtis Taylor (Port Coquitlam, BC) double-A Montgomery Biscuits (Rays)
Week VII _ RHP Nick Pivetta (Victoria, BC) triple-A Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs (Phillies) and 3B Abraham Toro (Longueuil, Que.) double-A Corpus Christi Hooks (Astros).
Week VIII _ 1B Jim Adduci (Burnaby, BC) triple-A Iowa Cubs (Cubs).
Week IX _ INF Adam Hall (London, Ont.) Class-A Delmarva Shorebirds (Orioles).
Week X _ RHP R. J. Freure (Burlington, Ont.) class-A Quad Cities River Bandits (Astros).
Week XI _ OF Gareth Morgan (North York, Ont.) class-A Inland Empire ‘66s (Angels).
Week XII _ OF Demi Orimoloye (Orleans, Ont.) class-A Dunedin Blue Jays (Jays).
Week XIII _ OF Jacob Sanford (Cole Harbour, N.S.) class-A Staten Island Yankees (Yankees).