Aug 16-22 Niner Week Report

John Maine RHP - New York Mets DL
Maine underwent season-ending arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder 7/23 

MiLB: (0-0) 0.00 ERA 2G 2GS 8.1IP 2H 1R 0ER 5BB 9K .071OBA
MLB: (1-3) 6.13 ERA 9G 9GS 39.2IP 47H 29R 27ER 25BB 39K .297 OBA

Adam Mills RHP - Pawtucket Red Sox (AAA)
Mills Started 8/19 against the Lehigh Valley IronPigs. He pitched 6.0 innings allowing 7 hits and 4 earned runs. Adam recorded 0 walks and 2 strikeouts in the 5-2 Loss. He was credited with a the loss.

MiLB: (2-9) 5.31ERA 22G 22GS 117.0IP 150H 76R 69ER 22BB 47K .311 OBA

Spencer Steedley LHP - New Britian Rock Cats (AA-Twins)
Spencer remains on the Disabled List, and did not play.

MiLB: (1-3) 3.00ERA 10G 0GS 18.0IP 15H 8R 6ER 7BB 19K .221OBA

Brad McElroy CF - Lansing Lugnuts (A-BlueJays)

8/16 0-0 brought in RF in 9th in 6-4 Loss to Fort Wayne TinCaps

8/18 4-5 R RBI SB in 10-5 Win over South Bend Silver Hawks

8/19 0-3 BB K in 4-2 Loss to South Bend Silver Hawks

8/20 0-4 in 7-4 Loss to South Bend Silver Hawks

8/21 0-0 BB as PH in 5-3 Loss to fort Wayne TinCaps

8/22 1-4 in 3-1 Loss to Fort Wayne TinCaps

MiLB: 99G .259 BA (91H/351AB) 55R 22-2B, 2-3B , 7HR 35RBI 36BB 74K 17SB .335OBP .393SLG

Rob Lyerly 3B - Charleston RiverDogs (A-Yankees)
8/16 1-4 2B K in 5-0 Win over Hickory Crawdads

8/17 0-2 in 1-0 Win over Rome Braves

8/19 0-0 came in as 1B in 8th in 4-0 Win over Rome Braves

8/20 1-5 R in 11-0 Win over Rome Braves

8/21 1-4 R RBI in 4-0 Win over Greenville Drive

8/22 1-3 RBI BB K in 2-1 Loss to Greenville Drive

MiLB: 117G .313BA(141H/450AB) 69R 34-2B, 7HR 62RBI 30BB 115K 9SB .354OBP .436SLG

*Lyerly is 2nd in SAL in BA with .313

Aaron Bray 1B - Lexington Legends (A-Houston)
8/18 1-4 2K in 4-3  Win over Greenville Drive

8/20 0-1 as PH in 4-3 Loss to Greenville Drive

8/22 2-5 R 2B 3RBI in 8-2 Win over Augusta GreenJackets

MiLB: 74G .257BA(74H/288AB) 27R 12-2B, 5-3B, 38RBI 28BB 67K 3SB .326OBP .333SLG

Patrick Lawson LHP Connecticut Tigers (A)

Patrick started his 6th game for the Tigers on 8/21 against the Staten Island Yankees . He pitched 5.2 innings allowing 5 hits, 1 run and 1 earned runs. He recorded 8 strikeouts and 4 walks in the 1-0 Loss. Lawson was credited with the Loss.

MiLB: (2-2) 2.81ERA 13G 6GS 48.0IP 41H 17R 15ER 24BB 33K .240OBA

Ryan Rivers OF - Tempe (AZL) Angels (Rookie)

8/16  1-3 2B K AZL Cubs

8/20 0-3 K AZL Indians

MiLB: 17G .186BA (11H/59AB) 6R 2-2B, 5RBI 4BB 23K .262OBP .220SLG

Zane Williams C -Princeton Rays (Rookie)

Did not play over the week

MiLB: 15G .071BA (2H/28AB) 2R 6BB 11K .235OBP .071SLG

In the Footsteps of Maine...

Former Major League pitcher and broadcaster, Steve Busby once said, “Baseball, to me, is still the national pastime because it is a summer game. I feel that almost all Americans are summer people, that summer is what they think of when they think of their childhood. I think it stirs up incredible emotion within people.” (1974)

Sunshine, summertime and baseball filled the summer of 2000 in Central Maryland like it had all summers past and future. Somewhere near Woodstock, MD, 11 year old Bryan Hamilton was without a doubt playing baseball- honing his skills so that one day he would be a successful pitcher. About an hour south in Bethesda, MD, 19 year old John Maine, who was a rising Sophomore pitcher for the University of North Carolina-Charlotte, was playing summer league baseball with the Bethesda Big Train.

That summer Maine started eight games and finished with a record of 4-1 with 1.80ERA. He pitched 51.2 innings, notched 33 strikeouts and gave up 24 walks for the Bethesda Big Train. The next season at Charlotte, John Maine was named the 2001 Conference USA Pitcher of the Year. Following the 2002 season, Maine was selected in the sixth round of the MLB draft by the Baltimore Orioles.

Year 2004 brought joy into the lives of both Bryan Hamilton, now 16, and John Maine at 23. As a sophomore at Mount St. Joseph High School, Hamilton and the Gaels won the Maryland Baseball State Championship. That same year on July 23rd, John Maine made his Major League debut with the Baltimore Orioles. Maine was traded to the New York Mets in 2006, while Hamilton was graduating from high school.

Following graduation, Bryan Hamilton chose to play college baseball for the Charlotte 49ers. Hamilton has played for the 49ers in three seasons, and will be a red-shirt senior in 2011 after missing the 2009 season due to injury. Thru his three seasons with Charlotte he is 16-3 with a 3.13 ERA and has recorded 9 saves.

Following the 2010 season with Charlotte, Hamilton played summer league baseball with the Bethesda Big Train, ten years after John Maine had played there. He was dominant in the Cal Ripken Summer League, going 2-1 with 0.00ERA thru 24.1IP with 36 strikeouts and 10 saves.

Bryan Hamilton looks to build upon this success going into the 2011 Charlotte 49ers’ baseball season, as he looks to have similar success to that of John Maine, who has blazed the path that Hamilton appears to be following.

In his Major League career John Maine is 41-36 with 4.35ERA.

Aug 13th-15th Niners in the Minors Weekend Report

John Maine RHP - Buffalo Bisons (AAA) (Rehab Assignment)
Maine underwent season-ending arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder 7/23 

MiLB: (0-0) 0.00 ERA 2G 2GS 8.1IP 2H 1R 0ER 5BB 9K .071OBA
MLB: (1-3) 6.13 ERA 9G 9GS 39.2IP 47H 29R 27ER 25BB 39K .297 OBA

Adam Mills RHP - Pawtucket Red Sox (AAA)
Mills Started 8/14 against the Buffalo Bisons. He pitched 4.0 innings allowing 7 hits and 4 earned runs. Adam recorded 2 walks and 4 strikeouts in the 6-4 Victory. He was credited with a no decision

MiLB: (2-8) 5.13ERA 20G 20GS 107.0IP 135H 68R 61ER 22BB 41K .310 OBA

Spencer Steedley LHP - New Britian Rock Cats (AA-Twins)
Spencer remains on the Disabled List, and did not play.

MiLB: (1-3) 3.00ERA 10G 0GS 18.0IP 15H 8R 6ER 7BB 19K .221OBA

Brad McElroy CF - Lansing Lugnuts (A-BlueJays)

8/14 (1-3) R in 4-3 Win over Daytona Cubs

8/15 Brad McElroy assigned to Lansing Lugnuts from Dunedin Blue Jays.

MiLB: 93G .257 BA (86H/335AB) 54R 22-2B, 2-3B , 7HR 34RBI 34BB 73K 16SB .332OBP .397SLG

Rob Lyerly 3B - Charleston RiverDogs (A-Yankees)
8/13 (2-6) 2R RBI 4K in 18-4 Win over Hickory Crawdads

8/14 (4-5) 2R RBI K in 10-5 Win over Hickory Crawdads

8/15(1-5) R RBI 2K in 8-4 Victory Over Hickory Crawdads

MiLB: 111G .317BA(137H/432AB) 67R 32-2B, 7HR 60RBI 29BB 113K 9SB .358OBP .442SLG

*Lyerly is 2nd in SAL in BA with .317

Aaron Bray 1B - Lexington Legends (A-Houston)
8/13 (0-5) K in 10-8 Loss to West Virginia Power

MiLB: 50G .256BA(7) 23R 11-2B, 5-3B, 35RBI 27BB 64K 3SB .324OBP .330SLG

Patrick Lawson LHP Connecticut Tigers (A)

Patrick started his 5th game for the Tigers on 8/14 against the Auburn Doubledays . He pitched 5.0 innings allowing 5 hits, 1 run and 0 earned runs. He recorded 3 strikeouts and 4 walks in the 1-0 Loss. Lawson was credited with the Loss.

MiLB: (2-1) 3.41ERA 12G 5GS 34.1IP 31H 15R 14ER 16BB 22K .237OBA

Ryan Rivers OF - Tempe (AZL) Angels (Rookie)

Did not play over the weekend.

MiLB: 15G .189BA (10H/53AB) 6R 1-2B, 5RBI 4BB 21K .271OBP .208SLG

Zane Williams C -Princeton Rays (Rookie)

Did not play over the weekend.

MiLB: 15G .071BA (2H/28AB) 2R 6BB 11K .235OBP .071SLG

Aug 9th-12th Niners in the Minors Report

John Maine RHP - Buffalo Bisons (AAA) (Rehab Assignment)
Maine underwent season-ending arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder 7/23 

MiLB: (0-0) 0.00 ERA 2G 2GS 8.1IP 2H 1R 0ER 5BB 9K .071OBA
MLB: (1-3) 6.13 ERA 9G 9GS 39.2IP 47H 29R 27ER 25BB 39K .297 OBA

Adam Mills RHP - Pawtucket Red Sox (AAA)
Adam didn't play during this span after starting on 8/08.

MiLB: (2-8) 5.13ERA 20G 20GS 107.0IP 135H 68R 61ER 22BB 41K .310 OBA

Spencer Steedley LHP - New Britian Rock Cats (AA-Twins)
Spencer remains on the Disabled List, and did not play.

MiLB: (1-3) 3.00ERA 10G 0GS 18.0IP 15H 8R 6ER 7BB 19K .221OBA

Brad McElroy CF - Dunedin Blue Jays (A-Adv)

8/12 Came in as PR in 8-7 Loss to Daytona Cubs

MiLB: 92G .256 BA (85H/332AB) 53R 22-2B, 2-3B , 7HR 34RBI 34BB 73K 16SB .332OBP .392SLG

Rob Lyerly 3B - Charleston RiverDogs (A-Yankees)
8/09 (2-3) R BB K RBI in7-4 Loss to Savannah SandGnats

8/10 (3-4) RBI K CS in 4-2 Loss to Savannah SandGnats

8/12(2-4) 2R 2B HR BB K in 8-7 Loss to Hickory Crawdads

MiLB: 108G .313BA(130H/416AB) 62R 32-2B, 7HR 57RBI 29BB 106K 9SB .355OBP .440SLG

*Lyerly is 2nd in SAL in BA with .313

Aaron Bray 1B - Lexington Legends (A-Houston)
8/09 (1-3) R 2B BB K in 6-4 Win over Delmarva Shorebirds

8/10 (2-5) R 3RBI CS in 10-3 Win over Delmarva Shorebirds

8/12 (0-2) 2BB K in 4-2 Loss to West Virginia Power

MiLB: 79G .256BA(7) 23R 11-2B, 5-3B, 35RBI 27BB 63K 3SB .329OBP .336SLG

Patrick Lawson LHP Connecticut Tigers (A)

Patrick started his 4th game for the Tigers on 8/09 against the Brookyln Cyclones . He pitched 5.0 innings allowing 6 hits and 4 earned runs. He recorded 5 strikeouts and 2 walks in the 5-2 Victory. Lawson was credited with the Loss.

MiLB: (2-1) 3.41ERA 12G 5GS 34.1IP 31H 15R 14ER 16BB 22K .237OBA

Ryan Rivers OF - Tempe (AZL) Angels (Rookie)

8/11 (0-3) 2K in 2-1 Loss to AZL Dodgers

MiLB: 15G .189BA (10H/53AB) 6R 1-2B, 5RBI 4BB 21K .271OBP .208SLG

Zane Williams C -Princeton Rays (Rookie)
8/12 (0-1) K - Came in Game in 8th in 11-1 Loss to Pulaski Mariners

MiLB: 15G .071BA (2H/28AB) 2R 6BB 11K .235OBP .071SLG


B.J. Hagen -RHP -GCL Astros

B.J. was released by the Astros on 8/10/2010

Aug 2nd -Aug 8th Former Niner Player Reports

John Maine RHP - Buffalo Bisons (AAA) (Rehab Assignment)
Maine underwent season-ending arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder 7/23 

MiLB: (0-0) 0.00 ERA 2G 2GS 8.1IP 2H 1R 0ER 5BB 9K .071OBA
MLB: (1-3) 6.13 ERA 9G 9GS 39.2IP 47H 29R 27ER 25BB 39K .297 OBA

Adam Mills RHP - Pawtucket Red Sox (AAA)
In his first start of the DL, Mills pitched 3.o innings allowing 3 hits, 3 earned runs, and 2 walks on August 3rd. The PawSox 5-4 Win over Durham Bulls.


August 8th, was Mills' 2nd start after being on the DL. He went 3.1 innings allowing 11 hits and 9 runs (8 earned.) The PawSox Lost 12-3 to the Scranton-Wilkes-Barre Yankees. Mills was credited with the Loss.

MiLB: (2-8) 5.13ERA 20G 20GS 107.0IP 135H 68R 61ER 22BB 41K .310 OBA

Spencer Steedley LHP - New Britian Rock Cats (AA-Twins)
Spencer remains on the Disabled List, and did not play.

MiLB: (1-3) 3.00ERA 10G 0GS 18.0IP 15H 8R 6ER 7BB 19K .221OBA

Brad McElroy CF - Dunedin Blue Jays (A-Adv)

8/03 (2-3) K in 5-0 Win over Port Charlotte Stone Crabs

8/04 (2-5) 2R 2-2B RBI in 11-9 Win over Palm Beach Cardinals

8/06 (0-3) in 4-2 Loss to Palm Beach Cardinals

8/06 (1-3) 2B K in 6-2 Loss to Palm Beach Cardinals

8/08 (1-2) 2K SB in 4-3 Loss to Brevard County Manatees

MiLB: 91G .256 BA (85H/332AB) 53R 22-2B, 2-3B , 7HR 34RBI 34BB 73K 16SB .332OBP .392SLG

Rob Lyerly 3B - Charleston RiverDogs (A-Yankees)

8/02 (1-4) 2RBI 2K in 8-4 Win over Augusta GreenJackets

8/03 (1-7) 1R 3K in 5-4 Loss to Augusta GreenJackets

8/04 (2-4) 2R 2B RBI BB K in 8-2 Win over Augusta GreenJackets

8/05 (2-4) 2B 2BI 2K in 2-1 Loss to Augusta GreenJackets

8/07  (1-3) RBI 2K in 7-0 Win over Savannah SandGnats

8/07 (0-3) BB 3K in 4-1 Loss to Savannah SandGnats

8/08 (0-4) in 8-2 Loss to Savannah SandGnats

MiLB: 105G .304BA(123H/405AB) 59R 31-2B, 6HR 54RBI 27BB 104K 8SB .345OBP .425SLG


Aaron Bray 1B - Lexington Legends (A-Houston)

8/02 (1-3) R RBI BB K in 9-4 Win over Hagerstown Suns

8/03 (2-4) R 2B in 8-5 Loss to Hagerstown Suns

8/04 as PH, (0-1) K in 2-0 Loss to Hagerstown Suns

8/05 (0-3) BB K in 8-3 Loss to Hagerstown Suns

8/07 (0-4) K in 9-1 Loss to Delmarva Shorebirds

8/08 (1-4) K 2SB in 2-1 Loss to Delmarva Shorebirds

MiLB: 76G .256BA(67H261AB) 23R 10-2B, 5-3B, 32RBI 24BB 61K 3SB .323OBP .333SLG

Patrick Lawson LHP Connecticut Tigers (A)

Patrick started his 4th game for the Tigers on 8/04 against the Hudson Valley Renegades . He pitched 5.0 innings allowing 5 hits and 1 earned run. He recorded 2 strikeouts and 2 walks in the 2-1 Victory. Lawson was credited with the Win.

MiLB: (2-1) 3.41ERA 12G 5GS 34.1IP 31H 15R 14ER 16BB 22K .237OBA 

*Stats after 8/09 Day Game to Be recapped Next Post.

Ryan Rivers OF - Tempe (AZL) Angels (Rookie)

8/05 0-3 in 14-2 Loss to AZL Mariners

MiLB: 14G .200BA (10H/50AB) 6R 1-2B, 5RBI 4BB 19K .286OBP .220SLG

Zane Williams C -Princeton Rays (Rookie)
8/06 Came in game in 7th to Catach (0-0) in 13-3 Win Over Greeneville Astros

MiLB: 14G .074BA (2H/27AB) 2R 6BB 8K .276OBP .074SLG


B.J. Hagen -RHP -GCL Astros (Rookie)

B.J.  came in as relief on 8/03 against the GCL Cardinals . He pitched 2.0 innings allowing 4 hits and 1 earned runs. He recorded 1 strikeout in the 6-1 Loss. Hagen was credited with a no decision.

MiLB: (1-3) 5.95ERA 19.2IP 12GP 1GS 31H 17R 13ER 5BB 9K .356OBA 1SV

The Next "Niner in the Minors?"

The lights dimmed upon Campbell’s in Camden, NJ. Junior Bryan Hamilton and the Charlotte 49ers walk out of the dugout after being defeated by the St. Louis Billikens in the Atlantic-10 Championship Game and robbed of a chance to play in the NCAA Tournament. Despite the loss Hamilton pitched well in .2 innings only allowing one hit and striking out two batters. This success mirrored that of what Forty-Niner fans had seen throughout the season. He finished the year with 4-0 with an 2.01 ERA over 31.1 innings pitched as a reliever for Charlotte.

Three days after the defeat in the Atlantic-10 Championship, Bryan was yet again in a baseball uniform. This time for the Bethesda Big Train, a team in the Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League from Bethesda, MD. Bethesda is located about th

irty minutes north of Washington D.C. Like the prestigious Cape Cod League, the Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League is a place where collegiate players can get experience with wooden bats in preparation for a possible professional career in baseball. It is important that rising Junior and Seniors participate in such leagues to prepare themselves for the MLB Draft the upcoming year.

As he did for Charlotte in the spring, Hamilton continued to shine with Bethesda. Over twenty games and twenty-four innings pitched for the Big Train,

he finished with a 0.00 ERA. Bryan also recorded 36 strikeouts, only allowed 11 hits along with recieving the save ten times for Bethesda. Two of those saves came in route to the Bethesda Big Train’s play-off run to win the 2010 Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League Title.

We will be looking for Bryan Hamilton to continue his great pitching for Charlotte in the spring, and bring another Atlantic-10 title to the Forty-Niner’s Athletic Department. His performances are hopefully turning some heads in some Major League departments, as I look for Bryan Hamilton to join 2010 teammates: Ryan Rivers, Zane Williams and Patrick Lawson as “Niner in the Minors.”

(Photo: Alan Dobbins)

Week of Jul 26-Aug 1 Report

John Maine RHP - Buffalo Bisons (AAA) (Rehab Assignment)
Maine underwent season-ending arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder 7/23

MiLB: (0-0) 0.00 ERA 2G 2GS 8.1IP 2H 1R 0ER 5BB 9K .071OBA
MLB: (1-3) 6.13 ERA 9G 9GS 39.2IP 47H 29R 27ER 25BB 39K .297 OBA

Adam Mills RHP - Pawtucket Red Sox (AAA)
Adam is still on DL, and did not play.

MiLB: (2-7) 4.47ERA 18G 18GS 100.2IP 122H 56R 50ER 20BB 41K .299 OBA

Spencer Steedley LHP - New Britian Rock Cats (AA-Twins)
Spencer remains on the Disabled List, and did not play.

MiLB: (1-3) 3.00ERA 10G 0GS 18.0IP 15H 8R 6ER 7BB 19K .221OBA

Brad McElroy CF - Dunedin Blue Jays (A-Adv)
7/28 (0-4) in 2-1 Win over Fort Meyers Miracle

7/29 (0-4) 2K in 3-2 Loss to Fort Meyers Miracle

MiLB: 86G .252 BA (79H/314AB) 51R 19-2B, 2-3B , 7HR 33RBI 34BB 69K 15SB .332OBP .392SLG

Rob Lyerly 3B - Charleston RiverDogs (A-Yankees)
7/26 (0-5) 1K in 7-6 Loss to Greensboro Grasshoppers

7/27 (0-4) 1K in 7-6 Win over Greensbro Grasshoppers

7/28 (2-4) 2R 2B BB K in 10-6 Win over Greenville Drive

7/29 (1-4) R HR 2 RBI in 4-3 Win over Greenville Drive

7/30 (0-4) 3K in 6-5 Win over Greenville Drive

7/31 (3-5) 2R 2K SB in 6-4 Win over Greenville Drive

MiLB: 98G .309BA(116H/376AB) 56R 29-2B, 6HR 49RBI 25BB 91K 8SB .350OBP .434SLG


Aaron Bray 1B - Lexington Legends (A-Houston)
7/26 (1-4) K in 3-0 Loss to Savannah SandGnats

7/29 (0-3) BB K in 4-1 Win over Delmarva Shorebirds

7/31 (2-4) R 3B in 7-6 Win over Delmarva Shorebirds

MiLB: 70G .260BA(63H242AB) 21R 9-2B, 5-3B, 31RBI 22BB 56K 1SB .326OBP .339SLG

Patrick Lawson LHP Connecticut Tigers (A)

Patrick came in as relief on 7/26 against the Lowell Spinners . He pitched 2.0 innings allowing 0 hits and 0 earned runs. He recorded 3 walks in the 3-2 Victory. Lawson was credited with a no decision

Patrick started his 3rd game for the Tigers on 7/30 against the Staten Island Yankees . He pitched 5.0 innings allowing 2 hits and 1 earned run. He recorded 1 strikeout and 2 walks in the 7-1 Victory. Lawson was credited with the Win.

MiLB: (1-0) 2.96ERA 10G 3GS 27.1IP 20H 10R 9ER 12BB 15K .211OBA

Ryan Rivers OF - Tempe (AZL) Angels (Rookie)

7/26 (1-3) R 2BB K in 11-4 Win over AZL Rangers

7/27(0-3) BB 2K in 8-1 Loss to AZL Giants

MiLB: 13G .213BA (10H/47AB) 6R 1-2B, 5RBI 4BB 19K .302OBP .234SLG

Zane Williams C -Princeton Devil Rays (Rookie)
7/28 (0-1) in 11-2 Win over Kingsport Mets

7/31 (1-3) R K in 4-0 Win over Danville Braves

8/01 in (0-4) 2K in 10-2 Loss to Pulaski Mariners

MiLB: 12G .074BA (2H/27AB) 2R 6BB 8K .276OBP .074SLG


B.J. Hagen -RHP -GCL Astros


B.J.  came in as relief on 7/27 against the GCL Marlins . He pitched 1.0 innings allowing 1 hits and 0 earned runs. He recorded 1 walk and 2 strikeout in the 4-2 Win. Hagen was credited with a save.


B.J.  came in as relief on 7/29 against the GCL Cardinals . He pitched .1 innings allowing 1 hits and 1 earned runs. He recorded 0 strikeout in the 5-4 Loss. Hagen was credited with the Loss.