With just under a month remaining in most minor league seasons, here's a look at those players who might win a trophy or two for leading their respective leagues in something or other.
Gwinnett: Joey Terdoslavich, batting, (tie 2nd,.318, leader at .354); slugging (2nd, .567); Ernesto Mejia, home runs (tie 1st, 28, with Mauro Gomez!); RBI (1st, 79); Omar Poveda, strikeouts (119).
Mississippi: Jose Martinez, batting (3rd, .295); Christian Bethancourt, batting (4th, .292); Christian Marrero, walks (3rd, 77) OBP (5th, .375); Mycal Jones, stolen bases (4th, 29); Gus Schlosser, ERA (3rd, 2.25); Ian Thomas, strikeouts (5th, 115).
Lynchburg: David Rohm, hits (tie 4th, `123); Kyle Kubitza, triples (tie 3rd, 6); Matt Lipka, triples (tie 3rd, 6th), stolen bases (4th, 28); Rob Hefflinger, home runs (2nd, 21); Will Skinner, home runs (4th, 16); Nate Hyatt, saves (2nd, 11).
Rome: Jose Peraza, stolen bases (3rd, 54); Felix Marte, triples (tie 3rd, 8); Mauricio Cabrera, innings (tie 4th, 122); Shea Simmons, saves (1st, 24).
Danville: Victor Caratini, hitting (3rd, .331), doubles (1st, 19), OBP (1st, .446); OPS (.930); Johan Camargo, hitting (5th, .322), hits (1st, 58); NOTE: Leader is at .365.; Michael Flores, strikeouts (3rd, 52).
Disney/Gulf Coast: Victor Reyes, hitting (1st, .357); Cody Livesay, stolen bases (3rd, 17); Oriel Caicedo, ERA (4th, 2.16); Francisco Gonzalez, wins (tied 4th, 5).
San Pedro de Macoris (DSL): Felix Falcon, wins (1st, 9).
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THURSDAY'S SCORES
CLASS AAA
Durham 2, Gwinnett (54-73) 1
SP: Gilmartin 5 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K.(only 58 pitches!)
LP: Bisenius (3-6) 1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER(2R), 0 BB, 1 K.
Constanza 2-4; Gartrell 1-3; Leonard 0-3, 2 K, 2 E (total 3 for the year)
NOTE: Leonard had errors in back to back innings, the second, in the 6th, followed a triple and led to go-ahead run.
CLASS AA
Mississippi (67-55) 4, Pensacola 3
WP: Atkins (5-1) 7 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 6 K.
Hoyt (Save, 1) 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K.
Brewer 2-4; La Stella 2-4, HR (4th), 2 RBI (.342); Martinez 1-4 (.295); Salcedo 1-4, HR (12th), RBI.
ADVANCED CLASS A
Lynchburg (58-60) 9, Wilmington 6
SP: Miller 6 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K.
WP: Weber (6-4) 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K. Cornely (Save, 6) 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K.
Rohm 3-4, 2 2B, 2 R (.299); Elander 1-4, 2B, R, 2 RBI; Moses 2-3, 2B, 3 RBI; Lipka 2-5, 2 R, SB (28); Kubitza 2-5, R, 2 RBI.
CLASS A
Rome (62-60) 4, Savannah 3
WP: L. Sims (9-4) 7 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 9 K. (2.83)
Wilson (Save, 6) 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K.
Wren 1-4, RBI; Peraza 2-4, R; E. Garcia 1-4, 2B, R, RBI; Franco 2-3, 2B, R, RBI, SB (12); Meneses 1-3, RBI.
SHORT-SEASON
Burlington 2, Danville (24-28) 1 (11)
SP: Marksberry 4 IP, 3 H, 0 ER(1R), 2 BB, 8 K.
Gunther 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K.
LP: Swanner (0-2) 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K.
Camargo 2-5 (.324); Caratini 1-5, R (.327); De La Rosa 1-3, 2B, RBI; V. Reyes 1-5 (.262).
GCL Tigers 8, Braves (20-28) 3
SP: Salazar 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K.
LP: Gonzalez (5-4) 3.1 IP, 9 H, 7 ER, 0 BB, 0 K. (8.20)
Kimbrel 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R. 0 BB, 0 K.
H. Garcia 2-4, 2B, R; Reed Harper 1-4, 3B, R; Livesay 1-1 (.295); Arno 1-4, R, 3B.
DSL Brewers 5, DSL Braves (26-35) 4
LP: Miranda (1-2) 3.2 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 3 K.
Falcon 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER(1R), 1 BB, 1 K. (2.03)
Cortes 2-3, HR (2nd), 2 RBI; Puelllo 1-2, 2 R, RBI; Estevez 1-4, 2B, R.
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