Seminoles Update In Milb

Hunter Scantling relief pitcher for the Connecticut Tigers:  Hunter has had a stellar year for the Tigers pitching in ten games.  He has thrown 17 innings and only allowed two earned runs with opposing batters only hitting 0.075.  During those innings he has collected 15 strikeouts and gave up three walks.  The Tigers only have 10 games left in the season so Hunter may only pitch 1 to 2 more times.

Robert Benincasa relief pitcher for the Auburn Doubledays:  Robert has pitched great for the Doubledays during his first season.  He has pitched in 14 games throwing a total of 15.1 innings.  Only allowing five earned runs while giving up 19 hits.  Robert has forced 22 strikeouts and batters are hitting .302 against him. Right now he is on the 7-day DL and should be back around the 29th or 30th of this month.

Sherman Johnson infielder for the Orem Owlz:  Sherman has played in 44 games for the Owlz since turning pro back in June.  During those games he is batting .262 with 39 hits.  He has scored 31 runs and batted in 17 runners.  Johnson has been very consistent in the box taking what he can get.  He has drawn 37 base on balls while only striking out 30 times.  His on base percentage is a .413 almost 200 points better than his batting average.  Right now the Owlz are in first place trying to get a spot in the playoffs.

Check back tomorrow for the rest of the Seminoles in the Milb update.

Sherman Johnson Gets First Hit

The former Seminole had his break out game as a Major League player last night for the Orem Owlz.  Sherman Johnson was 3 for 5 with a run, three RBIs and also had two stolen bases.  Johnson came up to bat in the bottom of the third and got his first career hit on a hard hit double to right field.  He then stole third base and scored on an error by the Idaho Falls Chukars.  Johnson had a RBI single to right field in the fourth inning and in the fifth.  Then in the sixth he had a sacrifice fly to right field which scored a runner.

Although he got his first career hit in this game, Johnson had still been a major contributor to his team.
In the previous four games he had seven walks with three runs and a RBI.  After last nights game he has an on base percentage of .400 with only three hits.  

Sherman Johnson to the Angels

The Seminole's senior third baseman had an awesome run through the College World Series.  Johnson was 7 for 17, .412 average, with five runs, three RBIs, two doubles, and one home-run all in the leadoff position.  The tell all stat was base on balls where he drew four of them in the four games giving him an on base percentage of .524 for the tournament.  In his four years at Florida State, three in which he was a starter, Johnson had 180 walks in 228 games.  The Los Angeles Angels drafted him in the 14th round of this years draft and now he has signed and will head to play for their class A minor league club.