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2018 REVIEW: The Louisville Bats finished the 2018 season with a 61-76 (.445) record, 11.0 games back of the International League West Division winner Toledo Mud Hens. The Bats finished their home portion of the season with a 32-38 record, finishing 29-38 on the road. LOU had 3 games cancelled this season, 2 mid-April dates at Buffalo and one mid-June date at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Despite finishing in last place for the second straight year, LOU vastly improved upon their 56-86 record in 2017. The Bats faced adversity from the jump, having to replace manager Pat Kelly (4-6 as LOU manager) after just 10 games with then-incumbent bench coach Dick Schofield (57-70) after Kelly was promoted to bench coach of the Cincinnati Reds.ATTENDANCE RECORD SET ON THUNDER DAY: The Louisville Bats welcomed a record 14,658 fans to Louisville Slugger Field on April 21 against the Syracuse Chiefs for “Thunder Over Louisville” Day. The record-breaking number surpassed the previous-high 14,331 set on “Thunder Over Louisville” Day on April 23, 2016.THE BIG SHOW: The Bats had 68 different players appear in a game this season, 3 fewer than the 71 play-ers that appeared in a game for LOU in 2017. Of the 68 to appear for Louisville this past season, just over half (35) of the players also appeared in a game for the Cincinnati Reds in 2018, including rehabbers. Of the 35, 8 different players who played for the Bats this season made their Major League debuts for Cincin-nati: Alex Blandino, Brandon Dixon, Gabriel Guerrero, Rosell Herrera, Blake Trahan, Tanner Rainey, Jesus Reyes and Zack Weiss.NINE-GAME WINNING STREAK: The Bats won 9 straight games from July 17-25, their longest winning streak since the 2012 season. Louisville rattled off the victories at Rochester (7/17-7/18), at Syracuse (7/19-7/22), vs. Buffalo (7/24 G1, 7/25) and at Buffalo (7/24 G2), with the latter game in the doubleheader played at Louisville Slugger Field, with LOU acting as the “road” team. It was the Bats’ longest win streak since June 18-26, 2012, when they won 9 straight vs. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (6/18-6/21), at Pawtucket (6/22-6/25) and at Buffalo (6/26).WALK-OFF WINNERS: The Bats recorded 6 walk-off wins this season, one less walk-off win than the 7 they had in 2017. LOU’s first walk-off winner this season came on April 7 vs. Toledo on a Tyler Goeddel RBI single. Five of the 6 walk-offs came via the single, with one coming on an error on April 25. Blake Trahan was at the plate for 3 of the walk-offs this season, including singles on May 31 and July 29. Mason Williams notched a single on June 23, while Gabriel Guerrero recorded the final walk-off of the season for LOU on August 24, overcoming a 3-run deficit in the ninth inning to win 5-4.CANCELLATION NATION: The Bats had 3 games cancelled during the 2018 season, a pair of games on April 18 at Buffalo and a game on June 10 at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. LOU played 137 games in 2018 instead of the intended 140, making it the fewest number of regular season games played in a season for Louisville since the 1983 Louisville Redbirds finished up a 136-game regular season. Louisville's 3 cancella-tions are the most for an IL club in a single season since the Syracuse Chiefs had 4 games cancelled during the 2011 season.SENZATIONAL: Infielder Nick Senzel played 44 games for Louisville in 2018, batting .310 (53-for-171) with 23 runs, 12 doubles, 2 triples, 6 home runs, 25 RBI and an .887 OPS. He started 28 games at second base, 14 at third base and one at shortstop. Named the No. 7 prospect in all of baseball prior to the season by Baseball America, Senzel became the first Top 10 prospect to appear in a Louisville uniform since LHP Aroldis Chapman (#7) in 2011, and the first position player since OF Jay Bruce (#1) in 2008. Senzel’s season was ultimately cut short after undergoing surgery on his right index finger, an injury he suffered on June 22 vs. Norfolk.REHABBER’S DELIGHT: The Bats had 8 different players on Major League rehab assignment this season, 6 pitchers: LHP Brandon Finnegan (4/9-4/14), RHP David Hernandez (4/20-4/27), RHP Kevin Shack-elford (4/22-4/24), RHP Anthony DeSclafani (5/25-6/5), RHP Homer Bailey (6/11-6/15, 6/23-7/24) and RHP Jackson Stephens (7/31-8/29), and 2 position players: OF Scott Schebler (4/15-4/16, 7/25-8/3) and IF Eugenio Suarez (4/24-4/26).TROPHY CASE: The Bats had 3 players win International League weekly honors this season, 2 IL Pitcher of the Week awards and one IL Batter of the Week award. - Right-handed closer Kevin Quackenbush took home IL Pitcher of the Week honors for June 25-July 1, recording 3 saves in as many scoreless appearances. He became the first Bat to win the award since RHP Daniel Wright won the award, May 16-22, 2016.- Right-handed starter Robert Stephenson won the award for July 23-29, going 1-0 with a 1.29 ERA (2er/14.0ip) in 2 starts, giving up a combined 3 hits, one home run, with 7 walks and 8 strikeouts. He threw a seven-inning complete game shutout in game one of a doubleheader that week, the first seven-inning complete game shutout by a Louisville pitcher since right-hander Homer Bailey in game one of a double-header on May 2, 2009.- First baseman/outfielder Steve Selsky took home IL Batter of the Week honors during the season’s final week from August 27-September 3. In 8 games during the week, he batted .500 (13-for-26) with 6 doubles, one triple, one home run, 6 RBI and a .516 on-base percentage. His 8 extra-base hits and 1.439 OPS both led the IL during the week. Selsky became the first Bats player to win IL Batter of the Week since infielder Juan Perez won the award for April 17-23, 2017.TEN-FOUR!: Louisville had 4 individuals hit 10 or more home runs during the 2018 season: Gabriel Guerrero (17), D.J. Peterson (16), Josh VanMeter (11) and Steve Selsky (10). It was the first time Louis-ville had 4 or more players hit 10+ homers in a season since 2011, when 6 players did it: Daniel Dorn (18), Jeremy Hermida (17), Juan Francisco (15), Devin Mesoraco (15), Todd Frazier (15) and Yonder Alonso (12).I JUST MAY. WHAT’D YA SAY?: The Bats finished the month of May with an 8-22 record, tying a franchise record for most losses in a month (22), done 3 times and most recently by the 1993 Redbirds in August, when Louisville finished that month 9-22. The 1991 Redbirds finished 7-22 in the month of July, the first time LOU lost 22+ games in a calendar month in team history.
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LOUISVILLE BATS 2018 FINAL NOTES
Louisville Slugger Field | 401 E. Main St. Louisville, Ky. 40202 | @LouisvilleBats Alex Mayer | [email protected] | (224) 563-7129 | www.batsbaseball.com
2018 Final RanksBats Offensive Ranks Bats Pitching Ranks
Runs: 9th (576) ERA: 13th (4.19)Hits: 3rd (1195) CG: T-10th (1)Doubles: 5th (256) Shutouts: 13th (6)Triples: T-1st (36) Saves: 9th (32)Home Runs: T-5th (113) Innings: 11th (1197.1)RBI: 9th (537) H Allowed: 5th most (1192)Total Bases: 3rd (1862) R Allowed: 2nd most (627)Walks: 13th (390) ER Allowed: 3rd most (558)Strikeouts: 5th most (1157) HR Allowed: 2nd most (132)Stolen Bases: 8th (73) HBP’s: T-8th most (50)On-base: T-7th (.321) BB Allowed: 7th most (435)Slugging: 4th (.405) Strikeouts: T-11th (1080)Average: 2nd (.260) WHIP: T-11th (1.36)OPS: 4th (.726) Holds: T-4th (46)
2018 Final International League West Standings
1. Toledo 73-66 .525 --
2. Columbus 73-67 .521 0.5 GB
3. Indianapolis 73-67 .521 0.5 GB
4. Louisville 61-76 .445 11.0 GB
2018 Bats Team LeadersGames: Blake Trahan - 129Plate Apps/At-Bats: Blake Trahan - 510/444AVG: Gabriel Guerrero - .292Runs: Gabriel Guerrero - 64Hits: Gabriel Guerrero - 118Doubles: D.J. Peterson - 28Triples: Josh VanMeter - 6Home Runs: Gabriel Guerrero - 17RBI: Gabriel Guerrero - 65Total Bases: D.J. Peterson - 195Stolen Bases: Phillip Ervin/C.J. McElroy - 10Walks: Blake Trahan - 49
Wins: Robert Stephenson - 11ERA: Robert Stephenson - 2.87Saves: Kevin Quackenbush - 25 Innings: Jose Lopez - 141.0 Games Pitched: Jimmy Herget - 50Strikeouts: Robert Stephenson - 135BB/K Ratio: Cody Reed - 3.39WHIP: Robert Stephenson - 1.159
Other 2018 NotesFirst Hit: Rosell Herrera (4/6 vs Tol, single, 1st)First HR: Rosell Herrera (4/7 vs Tol, 2-run, 6th)Oldest Player: Hernan Iribarren (DOB: 6/29/84)Youngest Player: Valentin Martinez (9/21/96)
2018 Coaching StaffManager: Pat Kelly (4-6, 1st w/LOU) [through 4/20...replaced Jim Riggleman as CIN bench coach], Dick Schofield (57-70, 1st w/LOU) [4/20-9/3].
Hitting Coach: Leon Durham (1st w/LOU)
Pitching Coach: Jeff Fassero (3rd w/LOU)
Bench Coach: Dick Schofield (through 4/20),Darren Bragg (1st w/LOU) [4/20-9/3].
2018 Broadcast TeamDir. of Broadcasting: Nick Curran (6th w/LOU)Broadcast Asst.: Matt Schumacker (1st w/LOU)
2018 Final Records Against IL ClubsIL West Home Road Total
Columbus 4-10 5-5 9-15
Indianapolis 6-4 4-6 10-10
Toledo 4-8 7-6 11-14
Totals 14-22 16-17 30-39
IL South Home Road Total
Charlotte 2-1 2-2 4-3
Durham 3-4 0-3 3-7
Gwinnett 3-0 0-3 3-3
Norfolk 2-1 1-6 3-7
Totals 10-6 3-14 13-20
IL North Home Road Total
Buffalo 2-1 1-0 3-1
Lehigh Valley 1-2 1-3 2-5
Pawtucket 1-2 1-2 2-4
Rochester 2-1 2-1 4-2
Scranton/WB 1-2 1-1 2-3
Syracuse 1-2 4-0 5-2
Totals 8-10 10-7 18-17
NOT SO CRUEL SUMMER: After losing a franchise record-tying 22 games in the month of May, the Bats came on strong in the summer months, going 14-13 in June and 16-12 in July. It was the first time LOU rattled off back-to-back winning months since April-May, 2016, finishing those months 12-9 and 16-14. It was just the second time over the past 8 seasons that LOU had consecutive winning months, excluding September.QUACKENBUSH WINS TEAM MVP: Closer Kevin Quackenbush won the Mary E. Barney Louisville Bats Most Valuable Player award in 2018. The IL All-Star appeared in 47 games for Louisville, going 1-2 with a 2.68 ERA (14er/47.0ip) with 25 saves, which ranked second in the IL. He converted 25 of 30 save opportunities, walking 11 and striking out 56 in a Louisville uniform. Quackenbush became the first LOU pitcher to win MVP since Greg Reynolds in 2013, and just the second reliever to win it, joining Jon Adkins (2008), who shared the award with first baseman Kevin Barker that season.DIXON HITS FOR THE CYCLE: On July 17 at Rochester, second baseman Brandon Dixon hit for the sixth cycle in franchise history with a 4-for-5 game in a 12-5 Bats win. Prior to Dixon hitting for the cycle, the Bats' last cycle was accomplished by Scott Schebler on July 26, 2016 vs. Charlotte. Coincidentally, the Reds acquired Schebler and Dixon, along with IF Jose Peraza, in the same 3-way trade from the Los Ange-les Dodgers that sent IF Todd Frazier to the Chicago White Sox on December 16, 2015.I’D RATHER STAY INSIDE (THE PARK): The Bats hit 2 inside-the-park home runs this season, the first time they have done that in the Louisville Slugger Field era (since 2000). Nick Senzel hit the eighth Bats inside-the-parker since 2000 on April 30 vs. Columbus, and D.J. Peterson hit the ninth on July 31 at Toledo.BETTER THAN AVERAGE AVERAGE: The Bats hit .260 as a team this season, finishing second in the IL in batting average to only Indianapolis’ .271 average. It’s the first time LOU has finished in the top two in batting average since 2011, when they hit .266 as a club, trailing only Durham's .271 average that year. The Bats also hit .262 this season with runners in scoring position.TRIPLE DOWN EFFECT: Louisville totaled 36 triples as an offense in 2018, tied with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre for most in the regular season. Louisville last led the league in triples during the 2008 season, when they clubbed a franchise record 60 triples that season, 13 more than next-closest Rochester.TRANSACTIONS: The Louisville Bats were involved in 167 transactions during the International League regular season, from April 6 through September 3. The 167 roster moves were 31 fewer than the 198 transactions made during the 2017 season. This season marked the fewest transactions the Bats have been involved in since the 2013 campaign, when Louisville was involved in 123 transactions.OUR ACE: Right-hander Robert Stephenson had an excellent season for Louisville, going 11-6 with a 2.87 ERA (36er/113.0ip) in 20 starts for the Bats before getting called up to Cincinnati on August 8. At the time of his promotion, his 11 wins were tied for the IL lead, with his 2.87 ERA ranking 5th, 135 strikeouts ranking 2nd, 10.75 strikeout per innings ranking 2nd and his .184 batting average allowed leading the IL. With his 11 wins, he became the first LOU pitcher to rack up double digits in the win column since RHP Josh Smith went 10-7 in 2014. In his last 7 starts for Louisville, he went 6-0 with a 1.23 ERA (6er/44.0ip), walking 17 and striking out 55. His 13 strikeouts at Columbus on August 3 set a career-high.FIVE SERIES WINS IN A ROW: The Bats won 5 consecutive series from July 16-August 1, their longest series winning streak since the 2010 season. LOU won 2 of 3 at Rochester (7/16-7/18), swept 4 at Syracuse (7/19-7/22), won 3 of 4 vs. Buffalo (7/24-7/26), won 2 of 3 vs. Rochester (7/27-7/29) and won 2 of 3 at Toledo (7/30-8/1). Last time the Bats won 5+ straight series was 2010, when LOU won its first 7 series out of the All-Star break, the last time they made the IL playoffs.PAVED THE BUMPY ROAD RECORD: Louisville got off to a franchise-worst 5-20 road record in 2018, going until mid-June before winning their first road series of the season, taking 2 of 3 against Toledo from June 15-17. The Bats finished the 2018 campaign with a 29-38 road record, equaling their home loss total. LOU’s 24-18 record in its final 42 road games included a 7-game win streak on the road, the Bats’ longest road win streak since rattling off 9 straight road wins from April 13-May 6, 2016.ALL-STARS: Louisville had 3 International League midseason All-Stars in 2018, right-handed relievers Kevin Quackenbush and Tanner Rainey, and also outfielder Mason Williams. Rainey did not play in the All-Star Game due to joining Cincinnati just days before, while Quackenbush gave up 2 earned runs in 0.2 innings. Williams went 1-for-2 off the bench, the first hit for a Louisville player in an IL All-Star Game since Jermaine Curtis in 2016. It was the first time LOU had 3 or more midseason All-Stars since 2011 when they had 4: outfielders Yonder Alonso and Jeremy Hermida, infielder Zack Cozart and catcher Devin Mesoraco.HERNAN’S WILD RIDE: During the Bats’ final game of the season on September 3 vs. Indianapolis, Hernan Iribarren played all 9 positions in front of the Louisville Slugger Field crowd. He started the game at catcher, his first appearance there in 1,478 career professional games. His afternoon would go on to look like this: C-1B-2B-SS-3B-P-3B-LF-CF-RF-2B. In what was possibly his last game, Iribarren made his 24th career pitching performance, going 1-1 with a 3.04 ERA (9er/26.2ip) all with Louisville.CATCH ME IF YOU CAN: During the 2018 season, the Bats employed 10 different catchers (in order of innings caught): Chadwick Tromp, Stuart Turner, Tim Federowicz, Tony Cruz, Joe Hudson, Valentin Martinez, Garrett Boulware, Morgan Lofstrom, Tony Sanchez and Hernan Iribarren. The Bats are the first IL team to use 10+ catchers in a season since at least 2005, with the 2010 Durham Bulls and 2007 Syracuse Chiefs being the only other clubs to use 9 in a season.HIGH QUALITY: During the 2018 season Bats starting pitchers threw 48 quality starts, with Louisville go-ing 36-12 in those games. Robert Stephenson led the pack with 12 (Bats went 11-1 in those outings), with Jose Lopez (6-3) and Justin Nicolino (7-2) tied for second-most with 9 quality starts apiece. In 2017, LOU starters threw 46 quality starts, with the team going just 20-26 in those outings.FIVE HOMER GAME: The Bats clubbed 5 home runs as a team on June 27 in an 11-10 win at Colum-bus, their most in a game since 2010. Dilson Herrera and Phillip Ervin both hit 2 home runs, while D.J. Peterson hit the fifth of the ballgame. It was the first time that LOU hit 5+ homers in a game since July 20, 2010 at Charlotte in an 8-4 win. In that game, Juan Francisco, Michael Griffin (2), Wladimir Balentien and Chris Denove all homered for the Bats.SPEAKING OF HOMERS…: The Bats surrendered 6 home runs on May 13 against Toledo, with the Mud Hens setting a Louisville Slugger Field record for most home runs by a team in a single game. Christin Stewart and Ronny Rodriguez each hit 2 apiece, with Chad Huffman and Jason Krizan also blasting home runs.20 HITS: The Bats recorded a season-high 20 hits in a 9-4 win on June 9 vs. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, their most hits as a team since April 20, 2016 vs. Columbus when they recorded 20 hits in a 16-5 win over the Clippers at Louisville Slugger Field. It was the most hits by a Bats team on the road since June 25, 2015, when LOU recorded 24 hits in a 15-2 rout of Scranton/Wilkes-Barre at PNC Field.
TRIPLE CROWN: Despite not joining the club until early May, right fielder Gabriel Guerrero qualified for the IL batting title and led the Bats in batting av-erage (.292), home runs (17) and RBI (65). Guerrero became just the third Louisville player since 1982 to lead the club in all 3 Triple Crown categories (min. 2.4 PA/game):
Season Player (AVG/HR/RBI)1989 Todd Zeile (.289/19/85)2007 Joey Votto (.294/22/92)2018 Gabriel Guerrero (.292/17/65)
POWER SURGE: Louisville hit 113 home runs as a club this season, the first time the Bats have eclipsed the century mark in home runs since the 2012 sea-son, when they hit 116 homers.Season Home Runs IL Rank2012 116 5th2013 94 11th2014 76 14th (Last)2015 66 12th2016 72 14th (Last)2017 87 13th2018 113 T-5th
GOLD GLOVE: Shortstop Blake Trahan was named the 2018 Rawlings Gold Glove Award winner at shortstop for the Minor Leagues, announced by MiLB in October. It is the first time a Louisville player has won the award.
TOP ATTENDANCES: The Bats welcomed a total of 466,026 fans to Louisville Slugger Field in 2018, averaging 6,658 fans per home game which ranked 8th in the IL for the fourth straight season.
Attendance Event (Date)14,658* Thunder Over Louisville (4/21)10,766 Labor Day Mash & Bash (9/2)10,639 Independence Day (7/3)9,726 Marvel Night #1 (6/23)9,570 Sandlot Night (8/24)
A GLOBAL SPORT: The Bats had 6 different coun-tries (United States, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela and Hong Kong, China) represented by birthplace on their 2018 roster, as well as one territory (Aruba). Fifty of LOU's 68 players during the season were born in the United States, while 10 were born in the D.R., 2 in Venezuela, 2 in Colombia and one each in Mexico, China and Aruba. Sebastian Elizalde was the lone player born in Mexico, Austin Brice was born in Hong Kong, and Chadwick Tromp was born in Aruba.
HERNAN MOVES UP THE LEADERBOARD: Hernan Iribarren had yet another solid campaign for the Bats in his fifth consecutive season wearing the Louisville uniform. His 2018 season included a number of hit milestones, including recording his 1,500th career hit. His 1,510 career minor league hits rank third among active players, trailing only Jason Bourgeois (1,763) and Irving Falu (1,679), who both happened to be teammates with Iribarren on the Bats at one point. Iribarren also passed Corky Miller, Bill Lyons and Gene Roof on Louisville’s all-time hits list to move into third place.
Louisville Redbirds/RiverBats/Bats – All-Time Hit Leaders (Since 1982)Player Hits Games Seasons with LouisvilleAaron Holbert 471 501 1995-97, 2004-06 Kevin Barker 455 460 1998-99, 2008-09HERNAN IRIBARREN 447 484 2014-pres.Bill Lyons 441 544 1982-88Gene Roof 441 382 1982-85Corky Miller 416 548 2001-04, 2009-14
JIMMY FIFTY: Right-hander Jimmy Herget paced Louisville relievers in 2018, making 50 appearances and spending the entirety of the season on the Bats’ 25-man roster. In 50 games, the University of South Florida product recorded a 3.47 ERA (23er/59.2ip) with 21 walks and 65 strikeouts. Herget became the first Bats pitcher with at least 50 games in a season since RHP Jose De La Torre made 51 appearances out of the Louisville bullpen in 2015.
#PITCHERSWHORAKE: Left-hander Brandon Finnegan hit a two-run home run in his May 21 start at Indianapolis, his first career home run as a professional. It was the first homer hit by a Bats pitcher since right-hander Daryl Thompson went deep for LOU back on June 11, 2011, hitting a solo shot at Lehigh Valley.
ALL IN THE FAMILY: A pair of Bats players, D.J. Peterson and Chadwick Tromp, had the opportunity of facing off against their brothers in games during the 2018 season. Peterson’s brother, outfielder Dustin Peterson, played 6 games for the Gwinnett Stripers against LOU this season, batting .286 (6-for-21) with 5 runs, one double, one home run, 3 RBI and 2 walks. Tromp’s brother, outfielder Jiandido Tromp, started one game for the Lehigh Valley IronPigs against LOU on August 11, going 0-for-2 with a walk and 2 strikeouts, with Chadwick pinch-hitting for LOU that game. The Petersons and Tromps became the first brothers to face each other in a Bats game since LOU’s Todd Frazier faced his brother Jeff Frazier, who was playing for the Syracuse Chiefs at the time, in 2011.
FEWEST SHUTOUTS: The Bats were involved in the fewest shutouts among IL clubs this season, finishing 6-5 in games this season where one team did not score. The Bats’ 11 games that resulted in a shutout were 6 fewer than the next-closest teams, with Toledo, Charlotte and Durham all playing in 17 shutouts apiece. It was the first time LOU finished above .500 in shutouts since 2010, when they finished 13-10. It’s also the second season in a row that LOU’s at least shared a tie for fewest shutout games, with their 16 shutout games in 2017 tied with Norfolk for fewest in the league.
EXTRA INNINGS: The Bats went 7-6 in extra inning games this season, their fifth straight season finishing .500 or better in extra frames. LOU went 4-3 in extra inning games at home, and 3-3 in road extra inning games. Four of the Bats’ 6 walk-off wins this season came in extra innings. In the league’s first season under the new rules, 12 of the 13 extra inning games LOU played in went just one extra frame, with the lone exception coming on May 31 vs. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, in a 5-4 Bats win in 11 innings on Blake Trahan’s walk-off single.
10+ K’s: Louisville starting pitchers put together eight 10+ strikeout performances this season, with the club going 6-2 in those games. RHP Robert Stephenson led the pack with 4 games (4/11, 6/25, 7/5, 8/3) with at least 10 strikeouts, with his 13 on August 3 at Columbus being a career high. LHP Cody Reed chimed in a pair of double digit strikeout games (6/12, 8/2), while RHPs Homer Bailey (7/13) and Jose Lopez (7/21) also contributed 10 strikeout games. Interestingly, 6 of the 8 games came against the Columbus Clippers.
MULTI-HOMER BONANZA: The Bats had 6 individual multi-homer games during the 2018 season, their most in a season since they had 10 in 2010. Nick Senzel (6/21), Dilson Herrera (6/27), Phillip Ervin (6/27), Gabriel Guerrero (7/15, 7/30) and D.J. Peterson (7/25) each hit 2+ homers in a game for LOU this season. Herrera and Ervin each hit 2 homers in one game at Columbus, the first time that had happened since Jim Chamblee and Dane Sardinha each homered twice for LOU in a 12-1 win at Charlotte on May 3, 2004. Guerrero became the first Bat with multiple multi-homer games in a season since Mike Hessman owned 4 of the Bats’ 5 multi-homer games over the 2013 season.
FROM START TO FINISH: Only 3 Louisville players remained on the team’s active 25-man roster for the length of the 2018 season: infielder D.J. Peter-son and pitchers Jimmy Herget and Jose Lopez. Utility man Hernan Iribarren was transferred to Rookie League Billings for a brief time in mid-April, while left-hander Justin Nicolino had a brief stint on the disabled list in August. In addition to those 5 players, Nick Senzel and Steve Selsky rounded out the 7 who played for only the Louisville Bats in 2018. Relief pitchers Barrett Astin, Evan Mitchell and Ben Rowen only played for Louisville in MLB-affiliated baseball in 2018, but all latched onto respective Independent League clubs after their releases from the organization. Outfielder Sebastian Elizalde was loaned to Monterrey of the Mexican League after his departure from Louisville in early May.
Pitchers' Batting StatisticsPitcher AVG H-AB R 2B HR RBI BB SO
Quality Starts [36-12]Pitcher, Team Record in Quality Starts
Team BattingMost Hits...............................................................20 (6/9 at Swb)Fewest Hits..........................................................1 (8/13 at Gwn)Most Runs............................................................14 (8/27 at Ind)Most Runs, Inning.........................6 (3x, Last: 4th, 6/25 at Col)Most Home Runs..................................................5 (6/27 at Col)Most LOB..............................................13 (2x, Last: 6/9 at Swb)Most Walks.............................................8 (3x, Last: 8/27 at Ind)Most Strikeouts..................................................17 (5/15 at Dur)
Team Pitching/Fielding Fewest Hits Allowed.......................2 (2x, Last: 7/24 vs Buf G1)Most Hits Allowed.............................................20 (6/22 vs Nor)Most Runs Allowed...........................................16 (6/22 vs Nor)Most Runs Allowed, Inning........................8 (5th, 7/16 at Roc)Most Home Runs Allowed...................................6 (5/13 vs Tol)Most Walks Issued.............................................10 (7/27 vs Roc)Most Strikeouts.....................................................18 (7/5 at Ind)Most Errors.............................................................5 (5/5 at Nor)
Save Opportunities [32/57]Pitcher, Saves/Save Opportunities
Team MiscellaneousLongest Winning Streak........................ 9 (7/17-7/25)Longest Losing Streak..............................6 (5/1-5/6)Current Streak........................................................ L1Longest Game By Innings....................... 11 (5/31 vs Swb)Longest Game By Time (9 Inn.).......... 3:39 (6/27 at Col)Longest Game By Time (All)............... 3:44 (5/31 vs Swb F/11)Shortest Game By Time (9+ Inn.).................2:03 (8/2 at Col)Shortest Game By Time (7 Inn.)......................1:45 (7/24 vs Buf G1)Most Games Over .500........................................... 0Most Games Under .500.......................................20Biggest Lead in IL West......................................... TiedBiggest Deficit in IL West...................................... 15.5 GBBiggest Comeback Win................3 runs (3x, Last: 8/24 vs Ind)Biggest Blown Lead in Loss...........5 runs (2x, Last: 5/3 at Nor)Bats When They Score First/Out-Hit Opp.......... 42-27/43-14Bats When Leading...After 6th/7th/8th.......... 43-11/45-5/51-4Walkoff Wins & Losses.......................................... 6-4Come-From-Behind Wins.................................... 25Losses After Leading.............................................. 31
Individual Batting Highs & LowsMost Hits, game, Lou.................6x, 4 (Last: Iribarren, 8/26 at Ind)Most Hits, game, Opp............2x, 5 (Last: Nunez, 6/22 vs Nor)Most Runs, game, Lou..............3x, 4 (Last: Trahan, 7/20 at Syr)Most Runs, game, Opp............2x, 4 (Mullins/Stewart, 6/22 vs Nor)Most 2Bs game, Lou...............12x, 2 (Last: Selsky, 8/30 at Col) Most 2Bs, game, Opp.............................Phillips, 3 (8/8 vs Paw)Most 3Bs, game, Lou................................Ervin, 2 (6/3 vs Gwn) Most 3Bs, game, Opp......................1 (Last: Wood, 8/27 at Ind)Most HRs, game, Lou..........6x, 2 (Last: Guerrero, 7/30 at Tol)Most HRs, game, Opp..............8x, 2 (Last: Haase, 8/28 at Col)Most RBI, game, Lou...........2x, 5 (Last: Guerrero, 8/27 at Ind)Most RBI, game, Opp..........................McBride, 6 (4/12 at Lhv)Most SB, game, Lou..............4x, 2 (Last: McElroy, 8/25 vs Ind)Most SB, game, Opp.......................D.Santana, 3 (8/14 at Gwn)
Individual Pitching/Fielding Highs & Lows Most Strikeouts, game, Lou...........Stephenson, 13 (8/3 at Col)Most Strikeouts, game, Opp..........B.Wilson, 13 (8/15 at Gwn)Most Walks, game, Lou................Stephenson, 8 (4/25 vs Cha)Most Walks, game, Opp..... .....................Turley, 5 (6/15 at Tol)Longest Winning Streak..................Stephenson, 5 (6/25-7/24)Longest Losing Streak..................2x, 4 (Last: Reed, 5/10-5/29)Longest Outing.......................2x, 8.2ip (Last: Reed, 8/2 at Col)Most Errors............................2x, 3 (Last: Peterson, 7/21 at Syr)
BattingHit for the Cycle.....................................Brandon Dixon (7/17/18 at ROC)Grand Slam............................................Dilson Herrera (7/1/18 at TOL)Inside-the-Park HR........................... D.J. Peterson (7/31/18 at TOL)Lead-Off HR............................Josh VanMeter (8/24/18 vs IND) [1st pitch]Pinch-Hit HR.........................Rob Brantly (5/28/17 at LHV) 5-Hit Game.............................Scott Schebler (7/26/16 vs. CHA)6-Hit Game...............Mark Budzinski (6/6/03 vs. RMD, 18inn) 2-HR Game............................Gabriel Guerrero (7/30/18 at TOL)3-HR Game.................................Brandon Dixon (8/20/17 vs. ROC) 4-Double Game.........................Zack Cozart (4/30/11 vs. NOR)2-Triple Game.............................Phillip Ervin (6/3/18 vs GWN)Walk-off hit..............................Gabriel Guerrero, single (8/24/18 vs IND)Walk-Off HR..........................Adam Brett Walker (8/28/17 g2 vs. IND)HR by Pitcher.......................Brandon Finnegan, 2-run (5/21/18 at IND)Steal of Home..........................Eugenio Suarez (4/24/15 at COL)3-SB Game..............................Billy Hamilton (6/11/13 vs. DUR)
Pitching9-Inning CG No-Hitter..........Never9-Inning Team No-Hitter...... Cingrani (4.0), Holmberg (3.0), LeCure (2.0) (7/12/15 at TOL)7-Inning CG No-Hitter.......... Larry Luebbers (5/14g1/00 at CHA)9-Inning CG 1-Hitter............. Lee Tunnell (6/21/88 vs. Maine) 9-inning Team One Hitter.... Reed (7.0), Delabar (2.0) (5/1/16 vs. DUR) 7-Inning CG 1-Hitter..............Steve Kelly (5/17g1/07 at TOL) 9-Inning CG SHO................. .Michael Lorenzen (8/16/15 vs. NOR) 7-Inning CG SHO................. .Robert Stephenson (7/24/18 G1 vs. BUF)10+ K Game..........................Robert Stephenson, 13 (8/3/18 at COL)
MiscellaneousTriple Play......................... Encarnacion-Pelaez-Bell (5-4-3, 7/20/05 at PAW)
Multi-HR Efforts (6) Opp. Multi-HR Efforts (8)Senzel (6/21 vs Dur) McBride, 2 (4/12 at Lhv)D.Herrera (6/27 at Col) Cozens, 2 (4/13 at Lhv)Ervin (6/27 at Col) R. Rodriguez, 2 (4/28 at Tol)Guerrero (7/15 vs Col) R. Rodriguez, 2 (5/13 vs Tol)Peterson (7/25 vs Buf) Stewart, 2 (5/13 vs Tol)Guerrero (7/30 at Tol) Coats, 2 (5/25 vs Dur)Lead-off HR (4) Choi, 2 (6/21 vs Dur)Goeddel (4/13 at Lhv) Haase, 2 (8/28 at Col)Williams (6/24 vs Nor) Opp. Lead-Off HR (5)McElroy (8/3 at Col) R. Rodriguez (5/11 vs Tol)VanMeter (8/24 vs Ind) Moroff (5/23 at Ind)Grand Slams (3) Motter (7/16 at Roc)Cruz (5/3 at Nor) Buxton (7/27 vs Roc)VanMeter (6/20 vs Dur) Maggi (8/5 at Paw)D.Herrera (7/1 at Tol) Opp. Grand Slams (3)Back-to-back HR (2) McBride (4/12 at Lhv, Rowen)Peterson/Williams (6/13 vs Col, 8th) Susac (6/22 vs Nor, Finnegan)Ervin/D.Herrera (6/27 at Col, 6th) Haase (7/13 vs Col, Quackenbush)Inside-the-Park HR (2) Opp. Back-to-Back HR (2)Senzel (4/30 vs Col) Rodriguez/Stewart (5/13 vs Tol, 6th)Peterson (7/31 at Tol) Wong/Coats (5/25 vs Dur, 4th)Walk-Off Wins (6) Opp. Inside-the-Park HR (0)Goeddel, Single (4/7 vs Tol) Opp. Pinch Hit HR (2)Sac Bunt/E5, Selsky scores (4/25 vs Cha) Mathisen (5/10 vs Ind, Crockett)Trahan, Single (5/31 vs Swb) Avery (8/14 at Gwn, Mahle)Williams, Single (6/23 vs Nor)Trahan, Single (7/29 vs Roc)Guerrero, Single (8/24 vs Ind)
April...............................9-11May................................8-22June..............................14-13July...............................16-12August..........................13-16September.......................1-2Before AS Break..........35-50After AS Break.............26-26Shutouts..........................6-5Hit a HR......................42-34No HR hit....................19-42Allow a HR..................26-48No HR Allowed...........35-28vs. AL affiliates............41-55vs. NL affiliates............20-21Rain-Shortened..............2-0
Ejections (6)1. 4/14 at Lhv: MGR Pat Kelly (8th, Bacchus)2. 4/27 at Tol: MGR Dick Schofield (4th, Ramos)3. 7/26 vs Buf: MGR Dick Schofield (4th, Clark)4. 7/27 vs Roc: LHP Brandon Finnegan (6th, Gibbs)5. 8/5 at Col: LHP Justin Nicolino (4th, Gibbs)6. 8/16 at Cha: LHP Justin Nicolino (4th, Clark)
#23 of GABRIEL GUERRERO Bio pg. 235 Reds media guideLouisville roster dates: 5/7-9/3
Transferred to LOU from Pensacola on 5/7...had his contract selected and made MLB debut on 9/4.
Led LOU in triple crown categories (.292-17-65), the first Bat to do that since Joey Votto in 2007 (.294-22-92) and third LOU player to do it in franchise history...Todd Zeile (.289-19-85) in 1989.
Became first LOU player with 17+ HR in a season since Ruben Gotay hit 17 in 2014.
Voted "Best Outfield Arm" in the IL by Baseball America in 2018.
#23, 5 if ROSELL HERRERA Bio pg. 34 Bats media guideLouisville roster dates: 4/6-4/26, 5/22-6/1
Had his contract selected by the Reds and made his MLB debut on 4/26...optioned to LOU 5/22...designated for assignment by CIN on 6/1 and claimed by the Royals on 6/2.
At the time of his 4/26 promotion, he led the IL in total bases (37) and extra-base hits (10).
#6 of STEVE SELSKY Signed as free agent, 4/11Louisville roster dates: 4/11-5/30, 6/11-8/2, 8/14-9/3Signed to minor league contract during first week of season...served time on the DL in two stints
from 5/30-6/10 and 8/3-8/13.Named IL Batter of the Week for 8/27-9/3, batting .500 (13-26) with 6 2b, 1 3b, 1hr, 6rbi and a
1.439 OPS to become first LOU player to win the award since Juan Perez, 4/17-4/23/2017.
#12 if NICK SENZEL Bio pg. 51 Bats media guideLouisville roster dates: 4/6-5/8, 5/29-6/22
Placed on DL with vertigo from 5/8-5/29...placed on DL with right index finger injury on 6/23 and did not return in 2018.
First Top 10 prospect (No. 7, Baseball America) to play for LOU prior to MLB debut since LHP Aroldis Chapman in 2011 and first position player since Jay Bruce in 2008.
Hit an inside-the-park HR on April 30 vs. COL, the Bats' eighth since 2000.
#16 if BLAKE TRAHAN Bio pg. 253 Reds media guideLouisville roster dates: 4/6-9/1
Spent nearly the entire 2018 season with LOU before being selected by CIN on 9/1.
Won 2018 Minor League Rawlings Gold Glove Award for shortstop, the first Reds organizational player to win since shortstop Zach Vincej for Class AA Pensacola in 2016.
Was at the plate for 3 of LOU's 6 walk-off wins, including 2 singles and one sacrifice bunt.
Led the club in games played (129), at-bats (444) and walks (49).
#48 rhp AUSTIN BRICE Bio pg. 21 Bats media guideLouisville roster dates: 6/19-7/13, 7/29-8/4, 8/5-8/30, 8/31-9/3
Optioned to LOU 6/19...recalled 7/13...optioned 7/27...recalled 8/4 as 26th man for CIN double-header and returned on 8/5...recalled 8/30 and optioned 8/31.
#15 of JOSH VANMETER Bio pg. 254 Reds media guideLouisville roster dates: 5/9-9/3
Transferred from Pensacola on 5/9...made his Triple-A debut on 5/9 and spent rest of 2018 w/ LOU.Became first LOU player with a leadoff home run and grand slam in same season since Chris
Dickerson in 2008.
Batted .330 with league-leading 21 extra-base hits (14 2b, 2 3b, 5hr) and 19 RBI in August.
#40 rhp RAFAEL DE PAULA Bio pg. 25 Bats media guideLouisville roster dates: 4/13-4/14, 5/24-6/6, 7/27-7/30Transferred from Pensacola on 4/13...transferred back on 4/15...transferred to LOU 5/24 and
returned to PEN 6/6...transferred to LOU 7/27 and returned to PEN 7/31.
#27 rhp TANNER RAINEY Bio pg. 46 Bats media guideLouisville roster dates: 4/6-4/9, 4/13-5/3, 5/6-5/22, 5/29-7/3, 7/12-9/3
Had his contract selected by CIN 4/10...optioned to LOU 4/13...recalled 5/4...optioned 5/6...recalled 5/23...optioned 5/29...recalled 7/4...optioned 7/12.
Named IL mid-season All-Star, going 3-1 with 2 saves and a 1.57 ERA (5er/28.2ip) in the first half.
#31 rhp EVAN MITCHELL Bio pg. 242 Reds media guideLouisville roster dates: 4/6-4/25, 5/4-7/16, 7/27-7/31Transferred to Pensacola on 4/26...transferred to LOU 5/4...placed on DL 7/16 (neck stiffness)...acti-
vated 7/27...released by the Reds 8/1...signed by the St. Paul Saints (Ind.), American Association.
Most IP (33.2) without allowing a HR for a LOU pitcher since Ryan Dennick (49.2 IP) in 2014.
#29 rhp ZACH NEAL Acquired via trade, 4/17Louisville roster dates: 4/21-7/4Acquired from the Dodgers, along with IF Ibandel Isabel, in exchange for RHP Ariel Hernandez on
4/17...traded back to the Dodgers, along with RHP Dylan Floro, on 7/4.
#43 rhp KEVIN QUACKENBUSH Bio pg. 45 Bats media guideLouisville roster dates: 4/25-9/3
Designated for assignment by CIN on 4/24 and outrighted to LOU on 4/25.
Won Mary E. Barney Louisville Bats MVP, the first pitcher to win the award since Greg Reynolds in 2013, and just the second relief pitcher to win the award (Jon Adkins, co-winner 2008).
Finished second in the IL in saves (25), the most for a LOU closer since Jon Adkins (30) in 2008.
Named IL mid-season All-Star, recording 13 saves with a 0.34 ERA (1er/26.2ip) in the first half.
IL Pitcher of the Week for 6/25-7/1 (3 saves in 3.0 scoreless IP), the first LOU pitcher to win the weekly honor since Daniel Wright, 5/16-5/22/2016.
#40 rhp KEVIN SHACKELFORD Bio pg. 52 Bats media guideLouisville roster dates: 4/22-4/23 (REHAB), 5/7-5/18, 5/20-6/4
Pitched in rehab outing for LOU on 4/22...returned to CIN 4/24...optioned to LOU 5/7...recalled 5/19...optioned to LOU 5/20 and released by the Reds on 6/5.
#22 rhp JACKSON STEPHENS Bio pg. 53 Bats media guideLouisville roster dates: 4/6-5/6, 6/5-6/18, 8/1-8/28 (REHAB)
Recalled to CIN on 5/7...optioned to LOU 6/5...recalled 6/19...sent to LOU on rehab assignment (right meniscus) on 8/1 and activated off DL by the Reds on 8/29.
#44 rhp ROBERT STEPHENSON Bio pg. 158 Reds media guideLouisville roster dates: 4/6-8/7
Recalled to CIN on 8/8, where he spent the rest of the 2018 season.
Led Bats in wins (11), ERA (2.87), quality starts (12), strikeouts (135) and WHIP (1.159).IL Pitcher of the Week for 7/23-7/29, going 1-0 with a 1.29 ERA (2er/14.0ip) in 2 starts, allowing
just 3 combined hits in those starts.
Won 5 consecutive starts from 6/25-7/24, first since Jon Moscot in 2015.
Recorded 13 strikeouts on 8/3 at COL, most in a game for a LOU pitcher since Tony Cingrani (14) on 4/4/2013.
Threw a 7-inning complete game shutout on 7/24 vs. BUF (G1 of DH), first by a LOU pitcher since Homer Bailey on 5/2/2009 vs. BUF in Game 2 of a doubleheader.
#49 rhp ZACK WEISS Bio pg. 58 Bats media guideLouisville roster dates: 4/6-4/8, 4/14-4/29, 7/4-7/27Recalled by CIN on 4/9...optioned to LOU 4/14...placed on DL 4/30...activated 7/4...transferred to
Pensacola 7/28...released by the Reds on 9/1.2018 LOU Totals: 11g, 1gs, (2-2, 1 SV, 9.00), 11.0ip, 13h, 14r, 11er, 3hr, 15bb-11k
#46 rhp MATT WISLER Acquired via trade, 7/30Louisville roster dates: 7/31-8/30Acquired from the Atlanta Braves, along with RHP Lucas Sims and OF Preston Tucker, in exchange
for OF Adam Duvall on 7/30...recalled to CIN on 8/31.2018 Gwinnett (AAA) Totals: 13g, 13gs, (4-4, 4.37), 70.0ip, 79h, 35r, 34er, 6hr, 14bb-65k