Jackson Wolf pitched six innings struck out five Frisco batters. The San Antonio Missions beat the Frisco RoughRiders 2-1 on Saturday, July 1, 2023, at Wolff Stadium. – photo by Joe AlexanderJackson Wolf showed off the form that makes him one of the San Diego Padres’ top pitching prospects on Saturday night at Wolff Stadium.
Wolf pitched six innings and allowed one run as the San Antonio Missions beat the Frisco RoughRiders 2-1. Wolff gave up three hits and two walks and struck out five to earn the win and even his record to 7-7.
Wolf is currently the No. 16 prospect in the Padres’ minor league system (according to MLB.com) and is No. 3 left-handed pitcher on the team’s top 30 list.
Edwuin Bencomo made a successful return to the Missions by pitching two scoreless innings in relief. He allowed two hits, no walks and struck out two batters. Bencomo started the season in San Antonio, went down to Class A Fort Wayne on May 23 and pitched in seven games. He was promoted back to the Missions on Saturday.
Kevin Kopps pitched a scoreless ninth inning for his third save of the season. He did not allow a hit or a walk and struck out two of the three batters he faced.
The Missions’ first run of the game came on a Ray-Patrick Didder solo home run in the fourth inning.
Kervin Pichardo accounted for the team’s other run in the fifth. He got on base vi hit-by-pitch and advanced to third on a Cole Cummings single. Pichardo scored on a bad pickoff throw.
Cole Cummings – Missions
Cole Cummings – Missions
Edwuin Bencomo – Missions
Jackson Wolf – Missions
Jackson Wolf – Missions
Jake Perez – Missions
Juan Fernandez – Missions
Justin Farmer – Missions
Kervin Pichardo – Missions
Kervin Pichardo – Missions
Kervin Pichardo – Missions
Kevin Kopps – Missions
Kevin Kopps – Missions
Michael De La Cruz – Missions
Pedro Castellanos – Missions
Ray-Patrick Didder – Missions
Ray-Patrick Didder – Missions
Ray-Patrick Didder – Missions
Edwuin Bencomo pitched two scoreless innings in relief.
Jackson Wolf pitched six shutout innings to earn the win.Jackson Wolf earned the win in his third straight start as the San Antonio Missions beat the Wichita Wind Surge 10-4 on Wednesday at Wolff Stadium.
Wolff pitched 6.0 shutout innings and evened his record to 5-5 in 11 starts on the season. The 6-foot-7 lefty held Wichita without a hit through the first five innings before allowing two hits in the sixth. He struck out seven batters and did not give up a walk.
The Missions bats came alive with 14 hits, including Jorge Ona’s third home run of the season.
Michael De La Cruz had three hits, two RBIs and scored three times. Ripken Reyes, Tirso Ornelas, Pedro Castellanos, Juan Fernandez and Ona had two hits each.
Michael De La Cruz had three hits including an RBI double.Jorge Ona had two hits including his third home run of the season.
Jackson Wolf pitched six innings and allowed one run to get the win.Jackson Wolf turned in one of his best pitching performances of the season as the San Antonio Missions beat the Amarillo Sod Poodles 8-2 on Friday at Wolff Stadium.
The Missions have won the first four games of the series, with remaining games against Amarillo on Saturday night and Sunday afternoon.
Wolf pitched six innings – his second longest start of the season – and got the win to raise his record to 3-5. He allowed one run on two hits with three walks and four strikeouts. Wolf had gone seven innings on May 7 in Tulsa in his longest outing.
The performance helped Wolf get back on track and lowered his ERA from 4.91 to 4.38. The 6-foot-7 left-hander had a 0-3 record in his previous four starts. Wolf is the No. 16 prospect in the San Diego Padres minor league organization, and the second-highest rated left-handed pitcher.
Missions batters took advantage of shaky pitching from the Sod Poodles. San Antonio’s eight runs came on only five hits. Amarillo pitchers gave up 11 walks and four hit-by-pitches (Ripken Reyes and Korry Howell were both hit twice).
Reyes extended hit hitting streak to five games with an RBI double that drove in Jorge Ona and Ray-Patrick Didder with the Missions’ first runs of the game in the second inning. Reyes also stole two bases and scored a run.
Cole Cummings, playing in just his third game with the Missions, had a two-run double in the fifth inning that gave San Antonio a 4-1 lead.
Three Missions relievers – Justin Lopez, Jason Blanchard and Nick Hernandez – pitched one inning each to finish game.
Jackson Wolf – Missions
Jackson Wolf – Missions
Jackson Wolf – Missions
Cole Cummings – Missions
Cole Cummings – Missions
Connor Hollis – Missions
Connor Hollis – Missions
Daniel Johnson – Missions
Jason Blanchard – Missions
Justin Lopez – Missions
Korry Howell – Missions
Korry Howell – Missions
Michael De La Cruz – Missions
Michael De La Cruz – Missions
Nick Hernandez – Missions
Ray-Patrick Didder – Missions
Ripken Reyes – Missions
Tirso Ornelas – Missions
Ripken Reyes had a two-run double, was hit by a pitch twice, stole two bases and scored a run.
Missions starter Jackson Wolf pitched seven innings in the loss.Both of Sunday’s starting pitchers at Wolff Stadium have been projected as future big leaguers.
The Corpus Christi Hooks’ Spencer Arrighetti and San Antonio Missions’ Jackson Wolf looked the part. Both rose to the occasion with their longest outing of the season.
Arrighetti earned the win and Wolf took the loss as the Hooks won 1-0.
Wolf (2-4), the No. 16 prospect in the San Diego Padres’ system, pitched well enough for a win on most days. The 6-foot-7 left-hander went seven innings and allowed the one run on four hits with no walks.
Missions reliever Alek Jacob, the Padres’ No. 26 prospect, pitched two scoreless, hitless innings to finish the game. He did not allow a walk and struck out two batters.
Arrighetti (3-2) is the Houston Astros’ No. 9 prospect. The 6-foot-2 right-hander pitched seven shutout innings and allowed two hits with two walks and nine strikeouts. Hooks reliever Cole McDonald pitched two innings and allowed one hit with five strikeouts for the save.
The Missions’ offense was limited to two hits by Juan Fernandez and one by Luis Aviles Jr.
The Missions won five of the seven games in the series. They have Monday off and open a six-day road series in Midland on Tuesday. The Missions return home for a six-day series against Amarillo beginning Tuesday, May 23.
Jackson Wolf – Missions
Jackson Wolf – Missions
Jackson Wolf – Missions
Alek Jacob – Missions
Juan Fernandez – Missions
Luis Aviles Jr. – Missions
Luis Aviles Jr. – Missions
Ray-Patrick Didder – Missions
Ripken Reyes – Missions
Missions reliever Alek Jacob pitched the last two innings.Hooks starter Spencer Arrighetti pitched seven innings and got the win.
Michael De La Cruz celebrates his fifth-inning home run.San Diego Padres prospect Jackson Wolf struck out a season-high 10 batters and switch-hitting catcher Michael De La Cruz hit his second home run as the San Antonio Missions beat up Northwest Arkansas 10-2 on Wednesday afternoon at Wolff Stadium.
Wolf, the only Missions starter to earn a win in the first 16 games of the season, ran his record to 2-2. The 6-foot-7 left-hander pitched five complete innings, allowed one run on four hits with one walk and double-digit strikeouts.
De La Cruz hit a three-run homer in the fifth inning. He finished with three hits, four RBIs and two runs scored.
The Missions piled up 11 hits. Ripken Reyes, another switch-hitter, had two hits, two RBIs and scored a run. Pedro Castellanos had two hits and an RBI and was hit by a pitch. Juan Fernandez had two hits, doubled for the second game in a row, had one RBI and scored twice.
Missions reliever Kevin Kopps pitched the final three scoreless innings for his first save of the season. The former University of Arkansas pitcher allowed one hit with no walks and struck out four.
Michael De La Cruz – Missions
Michael De La Cruz – Missions
Michael De La Cruz – Missions
Alek Jacob – Missions
Juan Fernandez – Missions
Daniel Johnson – Missions
Kevin Kopps – Missions
Ripken Reyes – Missions
Pedro Castellanos – Missions
Starting pitcher Jackson Wolff went five innings and got the win. The San Antonio Missions beat the Northwest Arkansas Naturals 10-2 on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, at Wolff Stadium. – photo by Joe Alexander
Frisco starter Owen White held San Antonio scoreless through the first 4 2/3 innings.For the second night in a row, the San Antonio Missions faced one of the top young pitchers in the Texas Rangers organization.
And for the second straight night, the Missions had a tough time getting their bats going.
Frisco starter Owen White pitched 4 2/3 scoreless innings and the RoughRiders beat the Missions 8-1 Thursday night at Wolff Stadium. White held the Missions to one hit, walked two and struck out four.
MLB Pipeline lists White as the No. 60 prospect in all of minor league baseball. The 23-year-old right-hander is the No. 2 prospect in the Texas Rangers minor league system, behind only Frisco outfielder Evan Carter.
The Missions managed just four hits on the night. Their only run came on a Tirso Ornelas home run in the bottom of the ninth inning.
Frisco reliever John Matthews pitched 2 1/3 scoreless innings to get the win, allowing one hit and one walk with two strikeouts.
Missions starting pitcher Jackson Wolf lasted only 1 2/3 innings, allowed four earned runs and took the loss.
Missions catcher Michael De La Cruz had two hits. Juan Fernandez and Ornelas accounted for the other two San Antonio hits.
Missions middle relievers Jose Espada and Seth Mayberry combined to hold the RoughRiders hitless for five straight innings. Espada took over in the fourth inning and threw four shutout innings, allowing only one walk with three strikeouts. Mayberry held Frisco scoreless in the eighth despite allowing two walks along with two strikeouts.
On Wednesday night, Frisco starter Jack Leiter held the Missions to one run over 4 1/3 innings in a 7-1 RoughRiders victory. Leiter is the No. 4 prospect in the Rangers’ organization.
Owen White – Frisco
Owen White – Frisco
Owen White – Frisco
Connor Hollis – Missions
Evan Mendoza – Missions
Jackson Wolf – Missions
Jorge Ona – Missions
Korry Howell – Missions
Luke Montz – Missions manager
Luisangel Acuna – Frisco
Korry Howell – Missions
Michael De La Cruz – Missions
Missions catcher Michael De La Cruz tags out the RoughRiders’ Evan Carter in a rundown between first and second.The Missions’ Tirso Ornelas celebrates after hitting a ninth-inning home run.San Antonio reliever Jose Espada pitched four innings and held Frisco hitless and scoreless over that stretch.
Jackson Wolf is the No. 16 prospect in the San Diego Padres system, according to MLB.com. He pitched the first inning for the Missions on Sunday
Evan Mendoza – Missions
Evan Mendoza – Missions
Evan Mendoza – Missions
The San Antonio Missions used their Saturday and Sunday exhibition games against Monclova of the Mexican league to acclimate their players to Wolff Stadium with the Texas League season just days away.
With Sunday’s game scheduled to go 9 1/2 innings, Monclova scored twice in the top of the 10th to win 3-2.
Jackson Wolf started on the mound for the Missions and went one inning. He is the top San Diego Padres pitching prospect on the San Antonio roster and is expected to be part of the Missions’ starting rotation.
The Missions will open the season on Thursday night on the road against Tulsa. Their first game in San Antonio will be Tuesday, April 11.
Infielder Connor Hollis played in 103 games for the Missions last season and batted .333 with nine home runs and 59 RBIs.Outfielder Daniel Johnson was picked in the fifth round of the 2016 draft by the Washington Nationals and was signed by the San Diego Padres in this offseason as a free agent.Pitcher Nolan Watson is a former first-round draft pick by the Kansas City Royals and was signed by the San Diego Padres organization for this season after becoming a free agent.ns
