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YOLO HIGH WHEELERS (15-15) @ IDAHO FALLS CHUKARS (13-20)

Pitching Matchup:
Yolo–RHP–Shaun Gamelin (1-1, 6.63) @ Idaho Falls–RHP–Brian Williams (2-3, 6.14)
Probables for Idaho Falls (all games are 6:05 p.m. PST)
6/29–Yolo–LHP–Brandon Mitchell (1-1, 8.02) @ Idaho Falls–LHP–Casey Minchey (2-0, 5.82)
6/30–Yolo–RHP-Ben Ferrer (2-1, 6.08) @ Idaho Falls—TBA

TONIGHT'S STARTING PITCHER–38-RHP-SHAUN GAMELIN (1-1, 6.63)

Makes fifth start/appearance of the season; won his last start vs. Oakland (first SHO in Yolo history)

• Pitcher of the Year for the Williamsport Crosscutters, 6-0 with 3.32 ERA, 61 K, 59 2/3 IP, 10 games/starts
• Played at Fitchburg (MA) State (NCAA-D-III) (2018-19), and Rhode Island College (NCAA D-III) 2021-23
• In three years at Rhode Island College was an All-Little East Conference & All-Regional Performer
• Overall with RIC was 12-2
• All-time leader in strikeouts for the Anchormen with 258 and single-season holder in K's with 143
• Originally from West Kingston, RI; is an alum of South Kingstown HS where he pitched for the Rebels

HIGH WHEELERS POSITION PLAYERS

2 KIRKLAND BANKS
Last Game: 0-4; HP; RBI
Hitting Streak: Four Games (6-16)

• Hitless last night despite driving in a run being hit with a pitch
• First four-hit game of season on 6/12 @ NOCO.; HR back-to-back games at OAK 6/7-8
• Lamar University alum, originally from Lake Charles, Louisiana; loves eating alligator
• With Frederick (MLB Draft League) last year, (.387, 7, 29, 6 SB)
• Was multi-offensive threat in five seasons of football at Lamar, primarily played wide receiver
• Graduate of Barbe High School; helped lead the Buccaneers to three state titles in baseball

4 BRAYLIN MARINE
Last Game: 0-3; 2 BB; R
Hitting Streak: No Games

• Hitting streak of 16 games (35-76, .461) ended last night going 0-3
• Despite hitting streak ending has still reached base safely in his last 18 games (two walks last night)
• Other night was the second game this season with at least four hits (6/18 vs. Oakland had five hits)
• Five hits 6/18 vs. OAK; first five-hit game in team history; five runs also tops on Yolo in one game
• Pro career best six RBI's on 6/16 at NOCO; went 3-6; three-double in 9th
• Reached base safely 15X in series at Northern Colorado
• Last season at Mahoning Valley (MLB Draft League) (.318, 0, 17, 13 SB)
• Five seasons at NCAA—Division II-- Newberry (SC) College; all-time SB leader with 100
• Wolves won two South Atlantic Conference Championships during his time

5 BRAYLAND SKINNER
Last Game: 3-4; 2B; 2 R
Hitting Streak: One Game (3-4)

• Three hits last night; has five three-hit games
• Eight-game hitting streak came to an end this past Tuesday (.371 over span)
• First two homers of season on 6/8 @ OAK & seven RBI's in game, most by a High Wheeler
• Played two seasons at Mississippi State and one year at University of Memphis
• Member of the 2021 NCAA College World Series Champion Mississippi State Bulldogs
• Finished second steals in the American Athletic Conference for Memphis last year with 22
• Last season was in the MLB Draft League with Williamsport (.333, 1, 19, 12 SB)

7 BRAEDON BLACKFORD
Last Game: 2-4; BB
Hit Streak: Four Games (8-15)

• First pro Grand Slam on 6/21 vs. OAK; 9-21 (.429) vs. OAK; 11 hits over last six games, (.478)
• Three hits and four RBI's are most for him in one game this season on 6/21
• Homered in three straight games @ OAK; 6/5-7, all solo, first High Wheeler with HR's in three consecutive games
• Picked up the first hit in Yolo history with a first inning single on May 21
• Played two years at Purdue Fort Wayne (NCAA-D-I, Horizon League)
• All-Horizon League First Team senior year at PFW, had 14 homers; prior to PFW played at Illinois State
• Spent 2023 with State College (MLB Draft League), in 46 games, .270, 5, 34, 3 SB

9 MASON MINZEY
Last Game: DNP
Hitting Streak: No Games

• Three hits (all singles) in season opener on May 21
• Three seasons of college ball was at Ohio University after beginning varsity career at Texas Tech
• Played 32 games last year w/Williamsport (MLB Draft League) (.268, 0, 6)

11 BOBBY LADA (LUH-DAY)
Last Game: 1-5; 3B; 2 RBI's
Hit Streak: One Game (1-5)

• Snapped 1-19 (.053) slump with two hits on Tuesday including seventh homer
• Reached base safely a team record six times on 6/18 vs. OAK along with four steals–also team-high in a game
• With four hits on 6/18 it was his third four-hit game of the season
• Finished 15-29 (.517, 2 HR, 7 RBI) in series at NOCO; 3 XBH on 6/16; three-run HR, 4 RBI's
• Had four hits (triple shy of the cycle) on 5/28 along with six RBI's vs. Grand Junction
• Grand Slam on 5/28 vs. GJ was first homer in Yolo history
• West Virginia in 2023 (MLB Draft League), .336, 3, 29, 21 SB
• Two seasons for the University of Louisiana, and finished college career at NAIA William Carey

14 JUSTIN KIRBY
Last Game: DNP
Hitting Streak: No Games

• Tied game with two-out ninth inning single on Tuesday
• Streak of ten straight games for him scoring at least one run ended Tuesday (12 in that span)
• First pro homer was 6/11 @ Northern Colorado; two total in series
• Outfielder signed on May 28th for his first pro contract; two hits on 5/28 in pro debut vs. GJ
• Went to spring training with Fargo (American Association) and Missoula (Pioneer League)
• Played four seasons at Kent State University (Kent, Ohio) & last year at Auburn
• Amassed 29 homers with Kent State and eight at Auburn; originally from Alpharetta, Ga.
• Was Mid-American Conference Freshman of the Year at Kent State in 2019 (.313, 9, 30)

23 JOSE GONZALEZ
Last Game: 4-5; HR; 3B; 2 RBI's
Hitting Streak: Seven Games (15-29)

• Second four-hit game last night, team-high eighth homer, 8-14 in this series (.571)
• Other four-hit game was June 2 vs. Grand Junction
• Went 9-23 (.391) in series vs. Oakland, reached base safely 14X in set
• Three homers in series @OAK (6/4-9) and three more in series at Northern Colorado (6/11-16)
• Two homers 6/4 @ Oakland; first two homers of season; first Yolo player with two HR in a game
• Amassed 33 homers in his Texas State University Bobcats career with a .290 average
• Played in the 2022 NCAA Division I Baseball Team; Stanford All-Region Team (homered in set)

31 TANNER SMITH
Last Game: 2-5; 3B; R
Hitting Streak: Three Games (4-12)

• Streak of reaching base in 16 straight games ended on 6/22 going 0-1 as PH
• Nine-game hit streak (11-34, .324) snapped 6/18; was hitless in first 15 AB's this year
• Second professional season; last year with Tri-City (Frontier League) .289, 3, 23
• Homered in back-to-back games at Oakland 6/7-8; first two homers of the season
• ALL-TIME Oregon leader in homers with 31, RBI's with 58, games started 246, doubles with 69
• Honorable Mention, All Pac-12 Conference in 2023 (.327, 11, 45)
• Four-year letter winner at Servite High School in Anaheim; grew up a Los Angeles Dodgers fan in Newport Beach

35 ANGEL MENDOZA
Last Game: 1-5; RBI
Hitting Streak: One Game (1-5)

• Four hits in last 29 AB's (.138); first pro HR was 6/4 @ Oakland
• Last year was with Trenton (MLB Draft League), .185, 0, 8, hit homer against the Savannah Bananas
• Appalachian Athletic Conference Player of the Year in 2023 at Union College (KY)
• Established single season school record with 25 homers, and 27 hit by pitches (.404, 25, 53)
• Was third in the league in batting average at .404
• Won the Gold Glove as catcher for the conference; helped lead Bulldogs to the NAIA Playoffs
• Originally from Corona, California, played one year of NCAA Division I baseball at CSUN

37 KYLE GUERRA
Last Game: DNP
Hitting Streak: No Games

• Hitless in last seven AB's; pinch run in first two games of this series
• Became first position player to pitch for Yolo; scoreless ninth inning on 6/19 vs. Oakland
• Second professional season; signed by the High Wheelers out of a tryout camp
• Last season in Pecos League with the San Rafael Pacifics (42 games, .365, 4, 44, 32 SB)
• At Cal State Monterey Bay (NCAA-Division II); played four seasons with Otters (.296 lifetime)

44 ALEJANDRO FIGUEREDO
Last Game: 2-4; BB; RBI
Hitting Streak: Four Games (8-17)

• Seven hits and three RBI's over the first three games of this series
• First baseman joined High Wheelers 6/19 from Billings (Pioneer League) .329, 3, 23, 21 games (Billings totals)
• Hit first homer in a Yolo uniform 6/20; has four overall this year between Yolo & Billings
• Hitting streaks of five & six games this season, has two four-RBI games this year with Billings
• Played at Billings last season (.287, 9, 38) for now Yolo manager Billy Horton
• Originally from Sucre, Venezuela; three seasons at Florida Gulf Coast in Fort Myers, Florida
• Overall had 41 homers in college, Florida Gulf Coast University is NCAA-DI (Atlantic Sun Conference)
• Third Team All-America & First Team All Conference in 2023 at FGCU–.361, 23, 71

HIGH WHEELERS BULLPEN (CURRENT SERIES)

Record: 1-1
ERA: 5.40
IP: 10
H: 12
R: 9
ER: 6
BB: 3
K: 8

10 NOAH ESTRELLA
Last Appearance: 6/27 @ Idaho Falls (1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, BB, K)

• Signed from Pioneer League tryout camp in Arizona; two appearances in series–struck out side on Tuesday
• Pitched two seasons at New Mexico State (39 games overall with Aggies, was 5-3); appeared in 2022 NCAA
• Last two summers with Pulaski in the Appalachian League (MLB Draft), combined 2-1 in 15 games
• Father Erick was his high school coach at Flowing Hills in Tucson

17 JACK ZALASKY
Last Appearance: 6/26 @ Idaho Falls (1 IP, H, W)

• Picked up third win of the season the other night with scoreless eighth inning
• Earned his first win of season on 5/28 vs. GJ; recorded final out & picked up first SV in team history on May 21
• Last year at Mahoning Valley (MLBDL) 1-0, 7.88, 12 games; native of Sacramento, alum of Elk Grove HS
• Five seasons at Sac State was 16-9, 3.23 with 26 saves; led Western Athletic Conference in saves in 2023 with 11
• Father Pat pitched at Sacramento State; grandfather played football at Sac State

21 JC ARIZA
Last Appearance: 6/26 @ Idaho Falls (1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, K, HR)

• Surrendered game-tying homer in the seventh inning the other night, since move to bullpen (3 games, 5.40 ERA)
• Activated from the injured list on 6/21; missed ten days due to biceps issues
• Suffered injury on 6/9 @ Oakland after being hit with a line drive; makes move to the bullpen after three starts
• Alum of Texas-Rio Grande Valley, 3-9 over three seasons for Vaqueros
• Grew up in Belleville, New Jersey and went to Seton Hall Prep; is of Cuban descent

22 NOAH LEWIS
Last Appearance: 6/25 @ Idaho Falls (2 IP, K)

• Two scoreless innings in the first game of this series; through five games with Yolo has eight shutout frames
• Signed 6/11 by Yolo; preserved team's first shutout on 6/21 pitching eighth and ninth innings vs. Oakland
• First year pro began this season with the Marysville Drakes (1-1, 3.30) of the Pecos League where he was a starter
• Went to spring training with the High Wheelers before being let go before the season
• Right-hander is originally from Pleasanton, Ca. (Foothill HS) where he also played basketball and football
• Pitched and played right field at Contra Costa Community College

25 TY BUCKNER
Last Appearance: 6/25 @ Idaho Falls (1 IP, H, K)

• Allowed first earned run in a home game on 6/22, home totals 6 2⁄3 IP, 1 ER, 1.42 ERA
• Picked up two saves in last series at Northern Colorado; leads the team with three saves
• Spent three years pitching for Missouri State and one with Gonzaga (college career 8-9, 5.32)
• State College last year (MLB Draft) was 1-2 in 26 games with six saves, 1.74
• Originally from St. Louis; missed two years in college with Achilles injury & Tommy John Surgery

30 TURNER THOMPSON
Last Appearance: 6/27 @ Idaho Falls (1 IP, R, ER, BB)

• Allowed first run with Yolo last night (three appearances overall); played two seasons each at Tulane & Samford University
• Signed 6/18 by Yolo; grew up in Tampa where he still lives; father Mark was a college teammate of Billy Horton
• This season at Samford (Birmingham, AL) was 0-0; 18 games, 8.55 ERA, 3-3 lifetime at Samford
• Alum of Tampa Jesuit High School where the school won a state title when he was there

34 CONNOR LANGRELL
Last Appearance: 6/26 @ Idaho Falls (1 IP, K, SV)

• Picked up second save of the season with a perfect ninth inning the other night was first save since 5/29 vs. Grand Junction
• Earned first win of the season on the last road trip on 6/16 @ Northern Colorado with 1 2⁄3 shutout effort
• Last season with Williamsport (MLB Draft) (0-0, 2.52, 23 games (all relief); three seasons DII Newman University in Wichita
• Spent last college year (2023) as a graduate player at Bradley University (2-1, 11 saves); originally from Tampa area

47 JACOB STOBART
Last Appearance: 6/27 @ Idaho Falls (1 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 2 ER, K, L)

• Suffered losses in each of his last two appearances including last night giving up five runs (two earned) in the sixth
• Team-high fourth-win on 6/14 @ Northern Colorado
• First win in team history pitching two innings in the resumption of the game from May 21st vs. Rocky Mountain
• Second year in Pioneer League, played for manager Billy Horton last year with Billings (2-1, 2.38, six games)
• Pitched much of last year with Aigles de Trois-Rivieres in Frontier League (0-0, 6.26, 22 games)
• Attended Stephen F. Austin University; six wins in three seasons with Lumberjacks; originally from Phoenix

TEAM GAME HIGHS

Runs: 19 (5/28 vs. Grand Junction)
Runs Allowed: 12 (6/7 @ Oakland & 6/27 @ Idaho Falls)
Hits: 21 (5/28 vs. Grand Junction)
Hits Allowed: 15 (6/7 @ Oakland & 6/27 @ Idaho Falls)
Home Runs: 5 (6/8 @ Oakland)
Errors: 3 (Three Times, last: 6/22 vs. Oakland)
Runs in an inning: 9 (5/28 vs. Grand Junction, Eighth Inning)
Strikeouts for Pitchers: 14 (6/4 @ Oakland)

INDIVIDUAL OFFENSIVE SINGLE GAME HIGHS

Hits: 5 (Braylin Marine, 6/18 vs. Oakland)
RBI's: 7 (Brayland Skinner, 6/8 @ Oakland)
Walks: 3 (Multiple Times, last: Braedon Blackford, 6/4 @ Oakland)
Runs: 5 (Braylin Marine/Bobby Lada, 6/18 vs. Oakland)
Reaching Safely: 6X (Bobby Lada, 6/18 vs. Oakland)
Home Runs: 2 (Accomplished Twice, last: Brayland Skinner, 6/8 @ Oakland)
Stolen Bases: 4 (Bobby Lada, 6/18 vs. Oakland)

INDIVIDUAL PITCHING SINGLE GAME HIGHS

Innings: 6 1⁄3 (Ben Ferrer, 6/16 @ Northern Colorado)
Hits: 10 (Accomplished Twice, last: Cameron Repetti, 6/25 @ Idaho Falls)
Strikeouts: 9 (Multiple Times, last: Cameron Repetti, 6/18 vs. Oakland)
Walks: 6 (Brandon McPherson, 6/20 vs. Oakland)
Earned Runs: 7 (Accomplished Twice, last: Cameron Repetti, 6/25 @ Idaho Falls)

STARTING GAMES BY POSITION

HIGH WHEELERS 2024 SEASON BY THE NUMBERS

• High Wheelers hitting .284 as a team, third in the Pioneer League (Great Falls is hitting .303)
• Team ERA of 5.88; fourth in the league (Rocky Mountain is 1st at 5.01)
• Lead the Pioneer League with 68 stolen bases, best last year in this category was Missoula (204)
• Team-leader in steals with 13 is Bobby Lada, and is fifth in the league
• Pitched a first franchise shutout on June 21 vs. Oakland in a series sweep of the Spinners
• 16 hits in a single game (6/18 @OAK) is the most this season; had 24 runs in series at OAK (June 4-8)
• Lada is the team leader in average (.359, 2nd in Pioneer League), 3rd in OBP (.480); Marine tied in hits (42, 4th overall); Gonzalez leads the league with 8 HR's; Blackford's 30 RBI's 2nd in the league