Scott Stone, Author at Baseball Essential

College Baseball: Big XII Season Preview

Jan 31, 2016

Overview The 2015 season was a down year for one of the best conferences in college baseball. Only TCU made it out of a regional (3rd place in Omaha), as only three teams qualified for post-season play. They w...

Jake Rogers Making ‘Waves’ Behind the Plate for Tulane

Scott Stone

Dec 18, 2015

College, Draft, Headlines, Prospect Reports, Road to Omaha

You often hear that the catcher is the "quarterback" of a baseball team. When you think about that, it couldn't be a more spot-on comparison. The catcher has to know what the situation is at all times, as well ...

A.J. Hinch Game 3 Notes

Scott Stone

Oct 11, 2015

American League, Features, Headlines, Houston Astros, Major League Baseball, Postseason

Astros Lineup: Jose Altuve 4 George Springer 8 Carlos Correa 6 Colby Rasmus 7 Evan Gattis DH Carlos Gomez 8 Luis Valbuena 5 Chris Carter 3 Jason Castro 2 On the Mound: Dallas Keuch...

Dallas Keuchel, Houston Astros Dominate Angels 6-3 in Series Opener

Scott Stone

Sep 22, 2015

American League, American League West, Headlines, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Angels, Major League Baseball

HOUSTON-- Though the Houston Astros are one of the worst road teams in baseball in 2015, they are the best Home team in their league. That trend continued on Monday night as the Houston Astros took down Jered W...

Despite Surrendering Three Homers, Keuchel, Astros Beat Twins at Home

Scott Stone

Sep 6, 2015

Headlines

HOUSTON-- Until Dallas Keuchel's last start, the crafty lefty had yet to give up a home run in Houston all season. On Sunday afternoon, Keuchel would give up three, but remained undefeated at Minute Maid Park i...

Seattle Bats Beat Houston 7-5 in Game Two

Scott Stone

Sep 2, 2015

American League, Headlines, Houston Astros, Seattle Mariners

HOUSTON— Offenses exploded in the second game of a three-game set between the Houston Astros and the Seattle Mariners Tuesday night at Minute Maid Park. The Mariners won game two of the three-game set by the fi...

Alabama High School Catcher Turning Heads After Summer Baseball Season

Scott Stone

Aug 31, 2015

Headlines

Mervyl "MJ" Melendez, Jr. is entering just his junior year of high school, but the catcher from Montgomery, Alabama is already catching the eye of scouts to play the game he loves at the next level. Melendez cu...

Astros Walk-Off Dodgers-Sweep Series Against NL West Leaders

Scott Stone

Aug 23, 2015

Headlines, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers

HOUSTON—The Houston Astros completed a three-game sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers at Minute Maid Park with a 3-2 walk-off victory in the 10th inning. Dallas native, Clayton Kershaw was the man standing i...

Homers Doom Greinke As Dodgers Offense Struggles in 3-1 loss to Astros

Scott Stone

Aug 23, 2015

Headlines, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers

One night after being no-hit by Mike Fiers, the Dodgers sent Zach Greinke to the mound to try to tie the three-game series up at one-a-piece. Unfortunately for Greinke, his offense once again sputtered as Scott...

Houston Wins a Marathon in 13 Innings at Minute Maid Park

Scott Stone

Aug 20, 2015

American League, Headlines, Houston Astros, Major League Baseball, Tampa Bay Rays

The Houston Astros and Tampa Bay Rays picked up where they left off on Tuesday night with another low-run, pitching dominated performance on Wednesday night. Carlos Correa sent the Astros fans home happy with ...

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