Patience has paid off with Andrew Waszak. The right-hander, drafted as a senior out of Michigan State in the 22nd round of the 2013 draft, had seven largely ugly appearances for Lynchburg and Rome earlier this season (0-0, 9.64, including four starts).
But Friday, starting for Danville, Waszak fired four near-perfect innings at Kingsport, striking out three with no walks and one hit batsman.
Call him a late bloomer. His first two years at MSU, he had a 5.91 ERA with 68 strikeouts in a hefty 108 innings. His last two seasons signaled his coming of age, however, as he had a 2.68 ERA and 107 strikeouts.
He's already proven himself at Danville: 3-5, 2.03, with 47 Ks in 53 innings. Hitters managed only a .175 average against him. A few more quality outings like Friday, and he'll be back on track.
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LINK TO SCOREBOARD
CLASS AAA
Louisville 5, Gwinnett 4
Blown save; 4-run 9th for Bats.
SP: Rodriguez 6.2 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K.
LP: Reyes (BS, 0-2) 1 IP, 1 H, 4 ER, 4 BB, 0 K.
Hamilton 2-5, 2 2B, 2 R, 2 RBIs.
Constanza 2-5, RBI, SB.
Gosselin 2-5, R.
Terdoslavich 0-0, 4 BB (2 IBB).
CLASS AA
Mississippi 5, Jackson 4
SP: W. Perez 5 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 1 K.
WP: Cornely (5-2) 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K.
Cunniff 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K.
Shreve (Save, 3) 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K.
Hunter 2-4, R, SB.
Mitchell 2-3, 2B, R, 2 RBIs.
Kubitza 2-4, R. (.299)
Peraza 1-4, R.
Reyes 1-3, RBI.
ADVANCED CLASS A
Potomac 10, Lynchburg 2
LP: Sims (5-5) 5 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 2 K.
Chaffee 1.1 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 2 WP.
Landoni 3-4, HR (1st), RBI.
Wren 2-5, R, SB. (33)
Skinner 2-4, 2B.
CLASS A
Hickory 1, Rome 0
LP: Janas (2-1) 4 IP, 4 H, 0 ER(1R), 3 BB, 2 K.
Swanner 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K.
Schrader 1-4.
R. Wilson 1-3, 3B.
Sprowl 1-3. (debut)
SHORT-SEASON
GCL Astros 6, GCL Braves 3
LP: Santana (0-1) 3.1 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 2 K.
Peterson 2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K. (TJ rehab)
Zavala 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K.
Albies 1-4, RBI.
Azuaje 2-4, 2B, R.
Grullon 1-2, R, RBI.
Kingsport 9, Danville 5
LP: Cordero 4 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 2 BB, 4 K.
Dirks 1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K. (debut)
Roney 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K. (debut)
S. Godfrey 3-4, 2B, R, RBI. (.833)
Piloto 2-4, 3B, R, 2 RBIs.
Black 1-2, 3B, R, 2 BB.
DSL Braves 6, DSL Blue Jays 1
WP: L. Barrios (1-2) 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K.
Jesus Jones 2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K.
Arias 3-5, 3B, R, 2 RBIs.
Salazar 1-4, 3B.
George 2-4, 2B, 2 R.
MOVES: Braves have signed former Cincinnati RHP Carlos Fisher, 31, and assigned him to Gwinnett. He was pitching in the Patriot League (0-0, 1.33) after nine pro seasons, eight in the Reds' system. That includes 74 MLB appearances.
OF Jose Martinez has been assigned to Lynchburg. The 6-7 veteran hit .285-6-39 for Mississippi last year. He was hitting .337 for Rockford in the Frontier League when signed.
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