CBN POW, Week XXIII - Noah Skirrow
Former Ontario Blue Jay and Great Lake Canadians RHP Noah Skirrow (Cambridge, Ont.) earned CBN player of the week honors.
September 15, 2022
By George Farelli
Canadian Baseball Network
Over the years, we’ve heard that there is a period of adjustment when a pitcher or a hitter is elevated from one level to another.
Doesn’t matter whether it is from Rookie ball to class-A, from class-A to double-A or double-A to triple-A.
Noah Skirrow took a giant step and made it look easy after being promoted from the double-A Reading Fightin’ Phils to the Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
RHP Skirrow (Cambridge, Ont.) pitched six scoreless innings, departing with a 1-0 lead after 79 pitches -- 47 for strikes (63.7%). That outing earned him Canadian Baseball Network minor league Player of the Week for Week XXIII.
The Worchester Red Sox finally ended the string of zeros after Skirrow left for a 3-1 win before 4,993 fans at Coca-Cola Park in Allentown, Pa.
Skirrow allowed five base runners -- three hits, two walks -- while striking out four. His final three innings ended in double plays.
How his start against the Red Sox went …
First _ Fly ball, single by Bobby Dalbec (who has played in 267 games with the Red Sox, accumulating 885 plate appearances with 44 homers, 130 RBIs and a .753 OPS), ground out and ground out.
Second _ Strike out swinging, strike out swinging and called strike three swinging.
Third _ Walk, strike out swinging and comebacker for a 1-6-3 double play.
Fourth _ Dalbec singled, ground ball, Dalbec forced and fly ball to right and runner doubled off first.
Fifth _ Lineout, walk and unassisted double play on line drive to first.
Sixth _ Ground ball, single, ground ball and Dalbec popped out to second.
Best Offence
Player/Class/Team
Name Class Team AB R H HR RBIs Avg.
Jordan Nwogu A South Bend 21 4 9 2 6 .429
Edouard Julien AA Wichita 24 5 9 - 1 .375
Francisco Hernandez AA Peoria 16 3 6 - 1 .375
Tristan Peters AA Richmond 20 3 7 1 5 .350
Jared Young AAA Iowa 18 3 6 - 4 .333
David Calabrese A Inland Empire 19 3 6 - 3 .316
T.J. Schofield-Sam A Stockton 23 4 7 - 4 .304
Best Pitching
Noah Skirrow RHP - AAA Lehigh Valley IronPigs
GM W-L SV ER ERA H IP K WHIP
1 0-0 - 0 0.00 3 6.0 4 1.000
Noah Skirrow was promoted by the Philadelphia Phillies last week from the Reading Fightin’ Phils at double A to the Lehigh Valley IronPigs at triple A International League, and on Sept. 7 he made his debut with the IronPigs in a 3-1 loss to Worcester Red Sox. In this game, he pitched six strong scoreless innings, allowed three base hits, while striking out four, but was not involved in the decision.
In a combined 22 minor league appearances in 2022, Skirrow owns 5-8 record with a 4.39 ERA in 104 2/3 innings. He has recorded 119 strikeouts.
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
Week XII _ LHP Mitch Bratt (Newmarket, Ont.) Rangers
Week XIII — RHP Garrett Hawkins (Biggar, Sask.) Padres.
Week XIV — 3B Damiano Palmegiani (Surrey, B.C.), Blue Jays
Week XV — OF Louis-Philippe Pelletier (Montreal, Que.) Trois-Rivières Aigles
Week XVI — RHP Nick Trogrlic-Iverson (Oakville, Ont.) Cardinals
Week XVII — INF Otto Lopez (Montreal, Que.) Blue Jays
Week XVIII — RHP Garrett Hawkins (Biggar, Sask.) Padres
Week XIX — INF Edouard Julien (Ancienne-Lorrette, Que.) Twins
Week XX1 — RHP Cade Smith (Abbotsford, BC) Guardians
WEEK XXII _ David Calabrese (Maple, Ont.) Angels
WEEK XXIII _ Noah Skirrow (Cambridge, Ont.) Philles.