Around the Minors 9-1-11:

Norfolk beat Gwinnett 9-4.  Felix Pie went 2-4 with a double, a walk and a K.  Josh Bell went 1-3 with 2 walks and 2 strikeouts.  Brandon Snyder went 3-5 with a homer and a K.

Bowie beat Richmond 3-1.  Oliver Drake went 5.2 scoreless innings, giving up 5 hits, 2 walks, 6 strikeouts and posting a GB/FB of 8/2.  Jose Diaz went 1 scoreless strking out 1.  Xavier Avery went 0-5 with a K.  LJ Hoes went 1-4 with a K and played LF again.  Joe Mahoney went 3-4 with a double and a homer.  Caleb Joseph went 2-4 with a K.  Ronnie Welty went 1-4 with 2 Ks and a SB.

Frederick lost to Kinston 3-2 in 10.  Jonathan Schoop went 1-5.  Manny Machado went 1-4 with a walk and a K and 2 SBs.  Kipp Schutz went 0-3 with  walk, 2 strikeouts and an error.

Delmarva lost to West Virginia 2-0.  Jarret Martin finished 2011 on the right foot, giving up 2 earned in six innings allowing 6 hits and 2 walks, striking out 4 and posting a GB/FB of 7/4.  Johnny Ruettiger went 0-4 with 2 Ks, snapping a six game hit streak.  Ty Kelly went 0-2 with 2 walks.  Michael Ohlman went 0-4 with 3 Ks.

Aberdeen beat Tri-City 5-3.  Eduardo Rodriguez made his iBird debut, going 4 innings, giving up 3 earned runs on 6 hits (1 homer) and 1 walk, striking out 4 posting a GB/FB of 4/2.  I'd imagine the NY Penn League is quite a jump from the GCL, and there is a part of me that wishes the Orioles still had an affiliate in the Appalachian League.  I suppose the organization didn't really think they'd have any prospects, so why bother?  Anywho, Rodriguez didn't get shelled and he definitely will be an interesting guy to track next year.  9th rounder Devin Jones went 2 scoreless innings, striking out 3, walking 1.  Glynn Davis went 3-5 with a K.  Mychal Givens went 3-4 with a CS.  Joe Velleggia went 1-4.  Wynston Sawyer went 1-2 with a double and 2 walks.  Neither Connor Narron nor Dudley Leonora played tonight.

The GCL and DSL Orioles are done for the season.