Carolina League

Frederick Keys general manager Joe Preseren has been named the Carolina League Executive of the Year by the league's executives, directors and field managers.During Preseren's tenure, the Keys have become a far-reaching draw that was ranked first by Street and Smith's Business Journal for fan support among top Single-A teams. This season, the Keys led the league in average attendance and attracted 313,603, including a last-day crowd of 10,848, second-highest ever."I accept the award on behalf of the fans who continue to support the Keys in outstanding numbers," he said.

[Jon Meoli writes for the Towson Times and is a senior columnist for SoxProspects.com. He's covered four of Bundy's games this season and wrote a piece on his development last month .]   To say nothing of the wisdom of the move, the Orioles' decision to bring top prospect Dylan Bundy out west to assume a bullpen role at the very least puts the 19-year-old right-hander in a position to succeed.   Bundy's repertoire as I came to know it during four looks this season is, at this point, best suited for a relief role.

In 1981, his uncle, Roger Frash, was playing in the same outfield with Darryl Strawberry at Lynchburg of the Single-A Carolina League.Two seasons later, Strawberry was the National League Rookie of the Year with the New York Mets and Frash was out of baseball."

Dylan Bundy is getting more and more comfortable at High-A Frederick. On Thursday, his sixth start for the Keys, the 19-year-old Bundy threw five strong innings against the Winston-Salem Dash, the Carolina League's top offensive team. Bundy allowed one run on four hits and struck out five while walking none. He lowered his ERA to 3.14 in 28 2/3 innings for Frederick. He has allowed 24 hits, eight walks and 10 earned runs while striking out 30 batters. As a pro, between Low-A Delmarva and the Keys, Bundy has made 14 starts, allowed 29 hits, 10 walks and 10 earned runs and fanned 70 batters in 58 2/3 innings.  His total ERA on the season actually went up .02 points to 1.53 with Thursday's outing.

[Jon Meoli writes for the Towson Times and is a senior columnist for SoxProspects.com. He's covered four of Bundy's games this season and wrote a piece on his development last month .]   To say nothing of the wisdom of the move, the Orioles' decision to bring top prospect Dylan Bundy out west to assume a bullpen role at the very least puts the 19-year-old right-hander in a position to succeed.   Bundy's repertoire as I came to know it during four looks this season is, at this point, best suited for a relief role.

Yesterday Triple-A International League Buffalo at Ottawa, ppd., rain Double-A Eastern League Bowie idle Single-A Carolina League Frederick 8, Winston-Salem 2 Single-A South Atlantic League Asheville 7, Delmarva 1 Lake County 4, Hagerstown 3 Today Triple-A International League Buffalo at Ottawa (DH), 5:05 Double-A Eastern League Bowie at Reading, 7:05 Single-A Carolina League Frederick at Potomac, 7:05 Single-A South Atlantic League Asheville at Delmarva, 6:35 Hagerstown at Lake County, 7:05 Tomorrow Triple-A International League Buffalo at Ottawa, 1:05 Double-A Eastern League Bowie at Reading, 1:05 Single-A Carolina League Frederick at Potomac, 7:05 Single-A South Atlantic League Hickory at Delmarva, 1:35 Kannapolis at Hagerstown, 1:35

Results, scheduleYesterdayTRIPLE-A INTERNATIONAL LEAGUERochester 9, Buffalo 2DOUBLE-A EASTERN LEAGUEBowie 5, Reading 4SINGLE-A CAROLINA LEAGUEDanville at FrederickSINGLE-A SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE PLAYOFFSCapital City at HagerstownTodayTRIPLE-A INTERNATIONAL LEAGUERochester at Buffalo, 7: 15 p.m.DOUBLE-A EASTERN LEAGUEBowie at Reading, 7: 05 p.m.SINGLE-A CAROLINA LEAGUEDanville at Frederick, 6: 35 p.m.SINGLE-A SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE PLAYOFFSCapital City at...

YesterdayTRIPLE-A INTERNATIONAL LEAGUEPawtucket 2-2, Rochester 0-10: Darin Blood (1-2) won to help the host Red Wings gain a split.DOUBLE-A EASTERN LEAGUEHarrisburg 6, Bowie 3: The visiting Senators scored three times in the top of the ninth to win.SINGLE-A CAROLINA LEAGUEDanville 4, Frederick 0SINGLE-A SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUEDelmarva 9, Cape Fear 4Hagerstown 6, Charleston, W. Va. 1TodayTRIPLE-A INTERNATIONAL LEAGUEPawtucket at Rochester, 7: 15 p.m.DOUBLE-A EASTERN...

Triple-A Norfolk catcher Omir Santos, 27, said it would be easy to get caught up in the constant excitement around the team regarding players being called up from the Tides to the Orioles. "You always think about it, but you can't think about it that much," Santos said. "Because if you think about [going to the Orioles], you'll mess up here and start doing bad. If you do your work here, someone will sooner or later give you a chance [in the majors]." The native of Toa Baja, Dominican Republic, has taken his own advice since May 4, when he became the Tides' regular catcher after Chris Heintz went on the disabled list with a sprained left thumb.

FREDERICK -- He towers over his peers but moves so fluidly that you hardly notice. His easy swing produces thunderous home runs to the opposite field. He maintains a relaxed grin as he signs autographs for lines of fans who probably couldn't name most of his teammates. The Orioles knew Matt Wieters was an advanced prospect when they drafted the catcher and signed him to a team-record $6 million bonus last summer. But the former Georgia Tech athlete has exceeded even their expectations in his professional debut, laying waste to the Single-A Carolina League as the No. 3 hitter for the Frederick Keys.

Yesterday TRIPLE-A INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE Syracuse 10, Ottawa 7: Winston Abreau gave up three runs on two home runs for the Sky Chiefs in the top of the 10th after the host Lynx (41-41) rallied for two runs in the bottom of the ninth. DOUBLE-A EASTERN LEAGUE Bowie, idle SINGLE-A CAROLINA LEAGUE Frederick 2, Myrtle Beach 0: Jason Fransz hit his Carolina League-leading 13th homer run, helping the visiting Keys shut out the Pelicans and win three in a row for the first time since April.