| Breaking News |  | Tuesday, May 13th, 2014: Banton Gets 5 Hits
Today the Armadillos downed the Huskers 16-4 as Sean Banton sprayed hits all over Old League Park in a 5-hit explosion, finishing with 5 hits in 5 at-bats.
The Houston left fielder said to reporters in the postgame interview, "It makes it easier if you get a good pitch. The odds are in your favor then, not the pitcher's. I got a bunch of very pretty pitches to hit today and I didn't miss any of them."
S. Banton singled in the 1st, singled in the 2nd, singled in the 3rd, singled in the 5th, singled in the 8th and walked in a run in the 9th.
Banton is hitting .331 this year with 1 home run, 12 RBIs and 17 runs scored. He has 49 hits in 148 at-bats, 16 walks and a .405 on-base percentage. Banton has played in 37 games. |
 | Thursday, May 1st, 2014: AL Selects Rookie Star of the Month
A boyish Preston Giorgi emerged as the latest Adams League Rookie of the Month today. The young man from Houston deserved the honor, batting .236 with 2 home runs and 11 runs batted in. Is the month of April a harbinger of things to come or just a fluke? We'll find out someday, but for now, we'll just let Giorgi enjoy the limelight.
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 | Monday, April 7th, 2014: Pires's Strong Week Earns AL Trophy
One of the league's most exciting young players, Hal Pires of the Houston Armadillos earned himself Adams League Player of the Week honors with a standout performance in last week's games.
For the week the 24-year-old right fielder had a lofty .500 average (8-16), collecting 2 home runs, 4 RBIs and 5 runs scored.
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| Injuries | | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | P Jonathan Casady | back spasms | 6 months | 30 day(s) left (60-day DL) |
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 20-18, .526 PCT | | Position in Division | 2nd, 7.0 GB | | Record at home | 9-10, .474 PCT | | Record on the road | 11-8, .579 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 4-1, .800 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 8-6, .571 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 2-1, .667 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 18-17, .514 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 6-4, .600 PCT | | Record in April | 14-13, .519 PCT | | Record in May | 6-5, .545 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .289 - 2nd in AL | | On-Base Percentage | .351 - 2nd in AL | | Slugging Percentage | .404 - 3rd in AL | | On-Base + Slugging | .755 - 3rd in AL | | Runs Scored | 180 - 3rd in AL | | Hits | 385 - 2nd in AL | | Extra-Base Hits | 94 - 5th in AL | | Home Runs | 27 - 4th in AL | | Bases-On-Balls | 118 - 4th in AL | | Strikeouts | 233 - 1st in AL | | Stolen Bases | 21 - 3rd in AL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 3.80 - 2nd in AL | | Starters' ERA | 4.12 - 4th in AL | | Bullpen ERA | 2.92 - 1st in AL | | Runs allowed | 168 - 3rd in AL | | Hits allowed | 369 - 5th in AL | | Opponents AVG | .273 - 4th in AL | | BABIP | .310 - 4th in AL | | Home Runs allowed | 46 - 5th in AL | | Bases-On-Balls | 107 - 2nd in AL | | Strikeouts | 267 - 4th in AL |
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