The good news for Sitka’s Matt Way is that he was finally bumped up to the Class A Advanced Florida State League in the Phillies farm system. The bad news was that he got hit around pretty good in his first start with his new team, the Clearwater Threshers. Way, of Washington State University fame,… Read more »
What does a guy have to do to get a promotion with the Phillies? Pitching for the big club’s Class A affiliate, Sitka pitcher Matt Way won his fourth straight start with the Lakewood BlueClaws in today’s 4-2 win over the Delmarva Shorebirds of Maryland. Way, of Washington State University fame, gave up two hits… Read more »
Sitka southpaw Matt Way won his fourth consecutive start last night for the Lakewood (Fla.) BlueClaws, a Class A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies. Way threw six strong innings in a 4-1 victory over the Kannapolis Intimidators, giving up six hits and three walks while striking out a half dozen. The 23-year-old pitcher improved to… Read more »
In the last five weeks you’d be hard pressed to find a minor-league pitcher better than Sitka’s Matt Way. Sure, there’s golden boy Stephen Strasburg. But Way is right there, going 5-1 with a 1.94 ERA over his last seven starts for the Lakewood BlueClaws, a Class A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies. Way, of… Read more »
Southpaw starter Matt Way of Sitka pieced together another strong performance, his fifth in a row for the Class A Lakewood BlueClaws. Only this time he didn’t figure in the decision. Way, 22, threw six innings and allowed just two earned runs in a 4-3 win over Delmarva, continuing a trend that will likely get… Read more »
After struggling mightily in his first five starts, Sitka left-handed Matt Way finally got on track. The second-year pitcher for the Lakewood Blue Claws, a single-A affiliate with the Philadelphia Phillies, enjoyed his first strong outing of the season in Friday’s 3-1 win. Way, of Washington State University fame, dominated for 7 2/3 innings, striking… Read more »
Former Washington State University stud Matt Way enjoyed his best pitching performance last night with the Lakewood Blue Claws, a minor league team affiliated with the Philadelphia Phillies. Way, of Sitka fame, came in relief of Joe Blanton, a former World Series winner now making a rehab start. The left-handed Alaskan tossed six innings but… Read more »
Alaskan left-handed pitcher Matt Way still looked to be working out the kinks Thursday after struggling a bit in his latest start for the Philadelphia Phillies affiliate in Clearwater, Fla. Way, of Sitka fame, gave up one run on three hits and three walks before leaving after 50 pitches and two innings during a 9-3… Read more »
Dylan Baker of Juneau made the most out of his first Triple-A game. The 29-year-old pitched two innings of relief and drew a walk in his only plate appearance with the Louisville Bats in a 13-10 loss to Indianapolis. Baker became the ninth Alaskan to reach the Triple-A level and the second to record an… Read more »
Friday Flashback Take a trip down memory lane Friday Flashback is an ongoing series created by Alaska Sports Blog editor Van Williams that looks back on great Alaska athletes from the past. The ultimate pocket passer, Conor Feckley of Anchorage picked apart defenses on the gridiron with surgical precision. The quarterback threw for nearly 12,000… Read more »
