Jared Koenig of the San Diego Padres organization pitching against the Northwest Corpus Christi Hooks on May 13, 2023, at Wolff Stadium.Relief pitcher Jared Koenig appeared in 12 games this season for the San Antonio Missions and never allowed a run.
His work was rewarded with a promotion to the Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas on Monday.
The imposing 6-foot-5, 235-pound left-hander pitched 14.0 innings for the Missions with 10 hits, 22 strikeouts, and seven walks and earned three saves.
Last season, Koenig pitched mainly as a starter at Las Vegas, the Triple-A farm club of the Oakland As. He appeared in 20 games, made 18 starts, and had a 6-6 record and 4.71 ERA. He struck out 104 batters and walked 30 in 107.0 innings.
Koenig elected to become a free agent after the 2022 season. He was signed by the San Diego Padres organization in February, 2023, and assigned to the Missions in March.
Tirso Ornelas (2) and Connor Hollis (6) celebrate at the plate after they both scored on Hollis’ home run in the first game.San Antonio Missions relievers Seth Mayberry and Henry Henry earned wins as the Missions swept a doubleheader with the Corpus Christi Hooks, 4-3 and 2-1, on Saturday at Wolff Stadium.
The Missions have won five straight going back to the second half of a Wednesday night doubleheader. The series concludes with a single game on Sunday at 1 p.m. – weather permitting.
The Missions’ got their first-game scoring with four runs in the bottom of the first inning. Connor Hollis had the big shot with his first home run of the season to score two runs. Brantley Bell and Chandler Seagle also had RBI hits in the inning.
Missions starter Daniel Camarena pitched 3 1/3 innings in the first game and allowed one run. Mayberry was the first pitcher out of the bullpen and allowed two runs in 1 2/3 innings.
Michel Baez and Jared Koenig pitched one scoreless inning each to finish the seven-inning game. Koenig picked up his third save.
Jose Espada started the second game for the Missions and pitched two scoreless innings with no hits and two strikeouts. Henry was next on the mound and tacked on two more scoreless innings to get his first win of the season.
Lake Bachar added two scoreless innings and Nick Hernandez got the save by pitching the final inning and allowing one run.
The Missions’ runs in the second game came on a Juan Fernandez RBI ground ball in the first inning and Hollis came in from third base on a passed ball in the sixth inning.
Connor Hollis – Missions
Connor Hollis – Missions
Connor Hollis – Missions
Brantley Bell – Missions
Chandler Seagle – Missions
Daniel Camarena – Missions
Jared Koenig – Missions
Luis Aviles Jr. – Missions
Luis Aviles Jr. – Missions
Michel Baez – Missions
Ripken Reyes – Missions
Jorge Ona – Missions
Jorge Ona – Missions
Jose Espada – Missions
Pedro Castellanos – Missions
Seth Mayberry was the winning pitcher in Saturday’s first game.Henry Henry was the winning pitcher in Saturday’s second game.
Daniel Johnson hit a two-run homer in the third inning.Luis Aviles Jr. hit his first home run of the season and Daniel Johnson hit his second to give the San Antonio Missions more runs than they needed to beat the Northwest Arkansas Naturals 5-1 on Thursday night at Wolff Stadium.
Aviles hit a solo shot in the second inning. Johnson added a two-run homer in the third inning.
The Missions also got some offense from some of their veteran players. Tirso Ornelas had two hits and an RBI. Juan Fernandez doubled for the third night in a row and scored a run. Fernandez has a five-game hitting streak and is batting .452 in nine games.
Missions starting pitcher Duncan Snider went 4 1/3 innings and allowed one earned run on four hits and five walks with five strikeouts.
CD Pelham, the first receiver out of the Missions’ bullpen, got the last two outs of the fifth inning to earn his first win of the season. He allowed one hit and struck out one.
Missions relievers Nick Hernandez, Jose Espada and Jared Koenig combined to pitch the last four scoreless innings to hold down the win.
