Pittsburgh Pirates Minor League Report – August 3rd

Mar 12, 2015; Bradenton, FL, USA; The field is made ready for play before a spring training baseball game at McKechnie Field. The Boston Red Sox beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-2. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports

Advanced A Bradenton Marauders

The Bradenton Marauders went 4-3 over the past week. The Marauders picked up a win and two losses over in the remaining games of the series with the Clearwater Threshers.The Marauders then headed to Tampa where they took the first three games of the series with the Yankees before dropping the series finale.

As the Marauders begin the second half of the season, the standings are reset. The Charlotte Stone Crabs were the first half division winner. The second half division winner will face the Stone Crabs in the playoffs. If the Stone Crabs win the second half, then the team with the second best overall record will advance to face the Stone Crabs. More information on the playoff procedures can be found here. We will provide you the second half standings along with the overall standings in parenthesis.

Florida State League South Division Standings:

Palm Beach Cardinals – 24-12 (56-50)

Bradenton Marauders – 23-13 (55-51)

Fort Myers Miracle – 21-17 (59-49)

St. Lucie Mets – 19-17 (54-52)

Charlotte Stone Crabs – 16-18 (61-43)

Jupiter Hammerheads – 14-24 (49-59)

Players on the move:

INF Trace Tam Sing was sent from the West Virginia Power to the Bradenton Marauders on 7-31-2015.

OF Junior Sosa was sent from Pirates Extended Spring Training to the Bradenton Marauders on 7-27-2015.

Players that stood out:

OF Harold Ramirez  had seven hits, four RBIs, two walks and three stolen bases. His average is now .359.

OF Austin Meadows is now batting .303 after getting five hits, including a home run, three RBIs, two walks and two strikeouts.

C Reese McGuire had three hits and one RBI. His average is now .271.

LHP Cody Dickson leads the team with nine wins.

RHP Frank Duncan  leads the team with 83 strikeouts.

RHP Brett McKinney leads the team with nine saves.

A look at next week: The Marauders will enjoy a day off on Monday. Then they will host the Jupiter Hammerheads for three games before heading to Charlotte for three games with the Stone Crabs.

We dig deep and head for the hills as we take a look at the Class-A West Virginia Power.

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