Detroit Tigers' 2014 First Round Pick Derek Hill Hitting Over .300 With GCL Tigers

Detroit Tigers' 2014 first round draft pick OF Derek Hill is off to a hot start with the rookie level GCL Tigers of the Gulf Coast League. In 8 games, Hill is hitting .310 with 4 RBI's, 1 double and 2 triples. Hill should see time in Norwich at some point in 2014. 

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Detroit Tigers' 2014 Second Round Pick Spencer Turnbull Tosses Three Scoreless Innings In CT Tigers Debut Sunday At Dodd Stadium In Norwich

Detroit Tigers' 2014 second round draft pick RHP Spencer Turnbull tossed 3 scoreless innings in his Connecticut Tigers debut at Dodd Stadium Sunday afternoon. Turnbull is a 6'3 RHP out of the University Of Alabama. 

Turnbull started for the CT Tigers against the Tri-City Valley Cats on Sunday afternoon at Dodd Stadium in Norwich and threw three scoreless innings, giving up 3 hits, while striking out one and walking two. 

Turnbull had seen action earlier in June with the GCL Tigers of the rookie Gulf Coast League (he was 0-0, 3.00 ERA in one start.) 

Tri-City Holds Back CT Tigers 6-4 Sunday Afternoon In Norwich

Sunday, June 29, 2014

at Dodd Stadium, Norwich, CT (4:05 PM)

Tri-City Valley Cats (10-7) 6

at Connecticut Tigers (8-9) 4

WP-TC: Ryan Thompson (1-0, 1.59), Save-Chris Munnelly (4)

LP-TIGERS: Micah Kellogg (0-1, 2.16)

Starting Pitchers:

TIGERS-Spencer Turnbull (0-0, 0.00)

TC-Joe Musgrove (1-1, 5.09)

TIGERS Batting: 2B-Garrett Mattlage (3), Rashad Brown (1), Michael Gerber (9), RBI-Ross Kivett (6,7), Ben Verlander (3), Franklin Navarro (7)

Time (2:40)

Attendance (1901)

Yearly Attendance (17,169, AVG 2453 7 openings)

Tigers Record (8-9)

Third Place (Stedler Division 2.0 GB Tri-City)

CT Tiger Rightfielder Michael Gerber Has A Night For The Ages Saturday At Dodd Stadium

Connecticut Tigers' rightfielder had what could be the greatest single performance in Dodd Stadium history Saturday night in the CT Tigers 10-2 rout of the Tri-City Valley Cats. Gerber blasted a double, triple, 2 home runs and knocked in 8 runs against the Valley Cats. Gerber's double just narrowly missed being his third HR on the night. 

Michael Gerber was the Detroit Tigers 15th round pick out of Creighton in 2014. He is currently hitting .514 with 3 HR and 16 RBI, 8 2B, 3 3B in just 37 AB for Connecticut. You better catch him play while you still can!

Michael Gerber Powers CT Tigers Over Tri-City 10-2 Saturday In Norwich

Saturday, June 28, 2014

at Dodd Stadium, Norwich, CT

Tri-City Valley Cats (9-7) 2 

at Connecticut Tigers (8-8) 10

WP-TIGERS: Chase Edwards (2-1, 8 IP 2 R 5H)

Tri-City: Austin Chrismon (1-2)

TIGERS Batting: 2B-Michael Gerber (8), 3B-Michael Gerber (3), HR-Michael Gerber (2,3), RBI-Michael Gerber (9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16), Jacob Kapstein (4)

Time (2:27)

Attendance (2705)

Tigers Record (8-8)

Second Place tie with Lowell (Stedler Division 1.0 GB Tri-City)

 

 

Domingo Leyba & Michael Gerber Red Hot For Connecticut Tigers

The Connecticut Tigers has improved dramatically in 2014 thanks to the help of 2B Domingo Leyba (.271-1-9) and outfielder Michael Gerber (.469-1-8.) The team has also boosted by returning 2013 CT Tiger Ben Verlander (who started 2014 at Class A West Michigan) Outfielder Rashad Brown has also been outstanding.