NALB - 2015 Spring Training

K. Fields
2016-07-27T18:18:48-04:00
Baseball

The Brooklyn Knights played well in spring training with an 18-10 record, best in the division. The Luisville Beasts were even better, going 20-8 to top their division. The Key West Corals posted an NALB best spring record of 21-7. In League 2 Division 2, the St. James Crusaders and Vancouver Wild tied for the lead at 16-12.

The Knights emerged from spring training injury free, one of only two teams to do so. Brooklyn’s Lariel Gómez had a hot bat and posted a .375 average. Gómez and Alexis Schmidt tied for the most hits in spring training with 27. Schmidt’s 7 HRs were surpassed only by teammate Hsiao-lou Yeh, who hit a remarkable 9 round trippers.

Key injuries in spring training:
Dunedin Otters: On March 2, SP Sosuke Nakamura was diagnosed with a torn rotator cuff. He will miss 5 months.
Dunedin Otters: RF Nub Spade strained his hamstring on March 31. He is expected to miss 4-5 weeks.
Key West Corals: On March 10, CF Ricardo González strained his hamstring. He will be out for 8 weeks.
Nashville Firecats: CL Danilo Fernández suffered a strained oblique on March 7. The injury will keep him out of action 7-8 weeks.
Phoenix Rattlers: RP Kevin Dees tore his triceps muscle on March 24. He will miss 2-3 months.
Phoenix Rattlers: Injured on March 15, an elbow strain will keep RP Antoine Caminos out for 2 months.
Phoenix Rattlers: CL Stokley McGruder was injured on March 27. The diagnosis was a partially torn labrum, which will cause him to miss 6 weeks.
Quebeck Sky Chiefs: On March March 18, RP Cot Morales suffered a partially torn labrum. He is expected to miss 4 months.
Richmond Slam: RP Tim Fisher had been rehabilitating since last July with a torn flexor tendon in his elbow. He suffered a setback in his recover and will most likely miss the entire 2015 season.
Richmond Slam: Gutierre Jiménez will need reconstructive surgery to repair a damaged elbow ligament. He will need 12-13 months to recover.
Richmond Slam: An intercostal strain will cause 3B Mike Merriman to miss 5 months.
St. James Crusaders: RP Jerry Rigney ruptured his ulnar collateral ligament last October. He will miss the 2015 season.
St. Rock Mudcats: SP William Constable torn his rotator cuff and will miss 4-5 months.
St. Rock Mudcats: On March 30, SS Charles Difranco fractured his thumb. He will miss 3 weeks.
St. Rock Mudcats: RP Rob Muncy suffered a partially torn UCL (ulnar collateral ligament) and will require Tommy John surgery. It will take him 9-10 months to recover.
Stade Maples: LF Hisham Makwetu is on the DL because of plantar fasciitis. He is expected to miss 5-6 weeks.
Stade Maples: CF Fernando Canales is still recovering from a torn PCL (posterior cruciate ligament), which he injured last July. He still has another 8 weeks before he is expected to play.
Vancouver Wild: CF Troy Howell has an oblique strain that will keep him out of the lineup for the next 3 weeks.