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Baysox Notebook: Bowie on a Tear Heading into All Star Break
The Baysox (47-41) have won nine of their last 10 games, including six in a row.
With a pinch-hit home run in the 11th inning of , Bowie outfielder Robbie Widlansky not only propelled the Baysox to a 5-3 win against the Curve, but also to their sixth straight win as they now head into the All Star break.
After falling to , Bowie won the final two games of its series against the Phillies before completing a four-game sweep of Altoona, the Baysox’s first four-game sweep on the road since July 2007. Bowie (47-41) is 9-1 in its last 10 games, now tied with Richmond for second place in the Eastern League’s Western Division, but still sits 5.5 games back of first place Harrisburg (53-36).
The All Star break begins Tuesday, but the Baysox are back in action Thursday as they begin a four-game home series against Richmond.
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MICLAT NAMED PLAYER OF THE WEEK
In the midst of the hottest stretch of his professional career, Bowie second baseman Greg Miclat was named Eastern League Player of the Week for the week of July 4-July 10. He is the first Baysox player to win the award since first baseman Joe Mahoney last July.
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For the week, the 23-year old Miclat, a fifth-round pick of the Orioles in 2008, hit .652 (15-of-23) with 11 runs scored, six stolen bases and four RBI.
In 78 games this season, the speedy Miclat, who leads Bowie with 31 stolen bases, is batting .278 with a team-high 49 runs scored and 15 extra base hits (10 doubles, three triples, two home runs). He also boasts a .355 on-base percentage.
It’s been a stark turnaround for Miclat, however, who had been hitting just .241 entering July.
BASCOM NAMED TO ALL-STAR TEAM
Starting pitcher Tim Bascom, who has posted wins in three of his last four starts, was named to the Eastern League’s Western Division All-Star team Friday, replacing Richmond’s Eric Surkamp on the roster. He joins fellow Baysox Caleb Joseph and Xavier Avery on the Western Division roster.
Bascom (5-2, 2.96 ERA), who is tied with Zach Clark with a team-high five wins, is 3-0 with a 1.36 ERA in nine appearances, including four starts, during June and July.
The 26-year old Bascom, a fourth-round pick of the Orioles in 2007, has tallied 61 strikeouts, and just 21 walks, in 73 innings of work this season. He has limited opposing hitters to a meager .217 batting average.
