Javier Assad Dominates Smokies at Riverview

SP Javier Assad walked across the street from Sloan Park to the Cubs backfields, and, pitching for the AAA Iowa Cubs squad and facing the AA Tennessee Smokies, hurled five innings (50 pitches - 34 strikes) of one-hit shutout ball with six strikeouts and 7/1 GO/AO, in Cubs Minor League Camp intrasquad squad game action Tuesday afternoon at the Riverview Baseball Complex in Mesa, AZ.  

In addition to Assad getting some work in a minor league game, Spring Training NRI RHRP Colten Brewer and LHRP Richard Lovelady also threw in the Iowa - Tennessee game, with Brewer and Lovelady pitching for AA Tennessee and facing AAA Iowa. 

Meanwhile, Brian Kalmer, Anderson Suriel, and Albert Gutierrez (up from the Dominican Academy) belted doubles in the very short (two-inning) Myrtle Beach - South Bend game.   

Both games were called after the pitchers scheduled to throw in the games got their work. 

Here are the box scores from the two games: 

FIELD # 5

MYRTLE BEACH PELICANS LINEUP:
1. Ke'Shun Collier, CF: 1-1 (BB, 1B, RBI, CS)
2. Christopher Paciolla, 3B: 0-1 (P-5)
3. Alfonsin Rosario, LF: 1-1 (1B) 
4. Jefferson Encarnacion, RF: 0-1 (3-U) 
5. Albert Gutierrez, 1B: 1-1 (2B, R) 
6. Yahil Melendez, 2B: 0-0 (HBP, R) 
7. Reggie Preciado, SS: 0-1 (P-3) 
8. Wally Soto, C: 0-0 (BB) 
9. Drew Bowser, DH: 0-0 (F-9 SF, RBI) 

SOUTH BEND CUBS LINEUP:
1. Christian Olivo, CF: 0-1 (1-3) 
2. Jose Escobar, 3B: 0-1 (4-3) 
3. Cristian Hernandez, SS: 1-1 (1B, R) 
4. Brian Kalmer, DH: 1-1 (2B, RBI)
5. Andy Garriola, LF: 0-0 (BB, R)  
6. David Avitia, C: 0-1 (K) 
7. Anderson Suriel, 1B: 1-1 (2B) 
8. Juan Mora, 2B: 0-0 (F-8 SF, RBI)  
9. Cristian More, RF: 0-1 (K) 

MYRTLE BEACH PELICANS PITCHER:  
Nick Dean: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R (2 ER), 2 BB, 0 K, 1 HBP, 1/3 GO/AO, 36 pitches (20 strikes) 

SOUTH BEND CUBS PITCHER: 
Starlyn Pichardo: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R (2 ER), 1 BB, 2 K, 2/1 GO/AO, 30 pitches (15 strikes) 

MYRTLE BEACH CUBS ERRORS: NONE 

SOUTH BEND CUBS ERRORS: NONE 

SOUTH BEND CUBS CATCHERS DEFENSE: 
David Avitia: 1-1 CS 
 

FIELD # 6: 

TENNESSEE SMOKIES LINEUP: 
1. Bradlee Beesley, CF: 1-2 (K, 1B, SB) 
2. Christian Franklin, LF:  0-2 (L-7, K) 
3. Jefferson Rojas, SS: 0-2 (5-3, 4-3) 
4. Cole Roederer, LF: 0-2 (6-3, K) 
5. Jonathon Long, 1B: 0-2 (5-3, K) 
6. Ed Howard, 2B: 0-2 (K, 5-3) 
7. Ethan Hearn, DH: 0-1 (K) 
8. Scott McKeon, 3B: 0-1 (5-3) 
9. Casey Opitz, C: 0-1 (1-3) 

IOWA CUBS LINEUP:
1. Pete Crow-Armstrong, CF: 0-2 (K, K) 
2. B. J. Murray, 3B: 0-1 (1B, BB)   
3a. Jake Slaughter, 2B: 0-1 (5-3) 
3b. James Triantos, 2B: 0-1 (K) 
4. Owen Caissie, RF: 0-1 (K) 
5. Haydn McGeary, 1B: 0-1 (K) 
6. Pablo Aliendo, C: 0-1 (K) 
7. Hayden Cantrelle, SS: 0-1 (K)   
8. Darius Hill, LF: 0-0 (HBP) 

TENNESSEE SMOKIES PITCHER: 
Javier Assad: 5.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K, 7/1 GO/AO, 50 pitches (34 strikes) 

IOWA CUBS PITCHERS: 
1. Colten Brewer: 1.2 IP, 1 H. 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 1/0 GO/AO, 20 pitches (12 strikes) 
2. Richard Lovelady: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 HBP, 23 pitches (15 strikes) 

TENNESSEE SMOKIES ERRORS: NONE 

IOWA CUBS ERRORS: NONE 

IOWA CUBS CATCHERS DEFENSE: 
Pablo Aliendo: 0-1 CS 

WEATHER: Partly sunny & a bit hazy with temperatures in the 70's 

ATTENDANCE: 31 

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