Tag Archives: Ryan Hafner
Pirate City Results: All The Home Runs
This time of year the pitching rotations in the Spring Training games get kind of crazy. Minor league rotations aren’t like big league rotations. There are no Opening Day starters… Read more
Prospect Notebook: Hafner Having Success With New Slider; Kingham and Fuesser Pitch Well
The Pirates took on the Blue Jays in three lower level minor league games. The two class A squads hooked up, while the teams added a rookie level game. The… Read more
Prospect Notebook: Seeing Two Pitchers For the First Time; Brewer Hits 95
Today I got to see two pitchers for the first time. For the last year I’ve seen Wei-Chung Wang walking around in a red shirt as he recovered from Tommy… Read more
State College Spikes 2012 Season Recap: Pitchers
In the past, State College has been known as “The Fastball Academy”. The Pirates have sent young pitchers here to focus on their fastball command, learning how to throw on… Read more
Ryan Hafner Struggling With His Control This Year
Coming out of his first full professional season in 2011 since being drafted, Ryan Hafner was one of the State College Spikes best starters. The right-hander, who was a overslot… Read more
West Virginia Bats Get Shutdown; Von Rosenberg Not As Good As Stat Line
The West Virginia Power lost game two of their three game series with the Lakewood Blueclaws by a 2-0 score, one day after throwing their own shutout. Zack Von Rosenberg… Read more
Minor League Schedule: 7/22/12
State College will play a doubleheader today. The second game is a makeup of Friday’s rain out. Both DSL teams as well as the GCL Pirates are off today. All… Read more
Minor League Schedule: 7/15/12
Indianapolis is in first place in their division, and they have the best record in the entire International League. They have an 11 game lead in the standing over second… Read more
Still No Wins for West Virginia’s Hafner
West Virginia pitcher Ryan Hafner is still searching for his first win of the season after registering a no decision in the Power’s eight-inning 7-5 loss to Lakewood on Sunday…. Read more
Minor League Schedule: 7/8/12
Indianapolis is playing their last game before three days off for the International League All-Star break. Top pitching prospects, Jameson Taillon and Gerrit Cole will participate in the Futures Game,… Read more
