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.
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.
