Canadian Baseball Network POW, Week XIII - Garrett Hawkins
Former UBC Thunderbirds and Vauxhall Academy Jets RHP Garrett Hawkins (Biggar, Sask.) pitched seven innings of a combined no hitter for the Lake Elsinore Storm.
July 5, 2022
By George Farelli
Canadian Baseball Network
Big things come from Biggar, Sask.
Like 6-foot-5 RHP Garrett Hawkins.
You’ve heard the story how the sign entering the town of 2,165 (2016 census) reads:
“New York is big ... but this is Biggar.”
Hawkins, a former Vauxhall Jet and University of British Columbia Thunderbird, certainly was big, celebrating Canada Day in fine fashion. He and Alan Mundo combined on a July 1 no hitter. Hawkins wasn’t on our annual 22nd annual Canada Day lineup, but who knows if he keeps this up.
For his brilliant seven-inning outing, the Big Man was selected as Canadian Baseball Network Player of the Week for Week XIII.
Hawkins, a ninth-round pick by San Diego Padres scout Chris Kemlo (Oshawa, Ont.) in 2021, worked seven innings and the reliever the final two as the class-A Lake Elsinore Storm beat up on the Inland Empire 66ers 15-0 before 1,776 at The Diamond in Lake Elsinore.
Striking out seven, Hawkins didn’t allow a base runner, as he set down the 66er like this ...
First
Infield pop up.
Ground out to catcher.
Fly ball to centre.
Second
Strike out swinging.
A swinging strike out of David Calabrese (Maple, Ont.)
Fly ball to centre.
Third
Ground ball to first.
Strike out swinging.
Strike out swinging.
Fourth
Ground ball back to Hawkins.
Grounder to first.
Liner to second.
Fifth
Pop out to catcher.
Calabrese flies out to right.
Bunt attempt, batter out 2-to-3.
Sixth
Lines out to first.
Called out on strikes.
Strikes out swinging.
Seventh
Pops out to second.
Strikes out swinging.
Flies out to centre.
That was 21 up ... and 21 down. In his outing, as he faced the seven-inning minimum of batters. Hawkins threw 78 pitches (55 for strikes, 70.5%). He recorded five ground ball outs, four on fly balls and seven on whiffs. He even his record at 4-4 and lowered his ERA to 4.77.
Top Offensive numbers
Player/Class/Team AB R H HR RBI AVG
Otto Lopez - AAA Buffalo 22 2 10 - 2 .455
Bo Naylor - AAA Columbus 22 7 9 1 5 .409
T.J. Schofield-Sam - A Stockton 25 2 10 - 3 .400
Edouard Julien - AA Wichita 24 5 9 3 8 .375
Dasan Brown - A Dunedin 16 5 6 - 1 .375
Trei Cruz - A West Michigan 22 7 8 1 3 .364
Jared Young - AAA Iowa 17 6 6 2 3 .353
Tristan Peters - A Wisconsin 23 5 8 - 5 .348
Jake Sanford - IND Ottawa 30 7 11 4 15 .367
Mike Crouse - IND Chicago 25 7 9 1 5 .360
Taylor Wright - IND Ottawa 33 7 11 1 7 .333
L.P. Pelletier - IND Trois-Rivieres 24 7 8 - 3 .333
David Glaude - IND Quebec 26 6 8 - 4 .308
(Minimum 10 ABs)
Best Pitching
Garrett Hawkins RHP - A Lake Elsinore Storm
GM W SV ER ERA H R IP K WHIP
1 1 - - 0.00 - - 7.0 7 0.000
Garrett Hawkins had a night to remember on July 1 in his start versus Inland Empire 66’ers in the class-A California League. And no doubt it was the best one of his very young pro career. In a 15-0 victory, he pitched seven hitless and scoreless innings. He was perfect and faced the minimum 21 batters, and struck out seven. His teammate Alan Mundo then followed up with two hitless innings to complete the nine inning no-hitter, and it turned out to be the very first in the history of the Lake Elsinore franchise, which extends over 50 years. It was a spectacular way to celebrate Canada Day. Hawkins was named by Minor League Baseball Network as Pitcher of the Week in the Low A California League, for the period June 27 to July 3, 2022.
Mitch Bratt LHP - A Down East Wood Ducks
GM W SV ER ERA H R IP K WHIP
1 1 - - 0.00 2 0 5.0 9 0.400
For a second consecutive week, Mitch Bratt had an excellent start for the Wood Ducks. On July 2nd, in a 4-1 win over Kannapolis Cannon Ballers, he pitched five scoreless, allowing two hits while striking out nine Kannapolis batters, to secure his second win of the season. His overall record in 10 Single A Carolina League appearances, now stands at 2-2 with a 2.08 ERA.
Minor League Player of the Week
Week I - INF Charles Leblanc (Laval, Que.) Marlins
Week II _ OF Denzel Clarke (Pickering, Ont.) A’s
Week III _ OF Tristan Peters (Winkler, Man.) Brewers
Week IV _ RHP Landon Leach (Pickering, Ont,) Braves
Week V _ RHP Indigo Diaz (North Vancouver, BC), Braves
Week VI _ OF Owen Caissie (Burlington, Ont.) Cubs
Week VII _ C Bo Naylor (Mississauga, Ont.) Guardians
Weej VIII _ RHP Noah Skirrow (Stoney Creek, Ont.) Phillies.
Week IX _ OF Tanner Kirwer (Spruce Grove, Alta.) Mariners
Week X _ 3B Damiano Palmegiani (Surrey, BC) Blue Jays
Week XI _ RHP Matt Brash (Kingston, Ont.) Mariners