Mr. October Impressed by Wolf

Randy Wolf (El Camino Real High, Pepperdine) continues to impress as he rises through the Philadelphia Phillies farm system. In two starts since being promoted to triple-A Scranton-Wilkes Barre of the International League, the left-handed pitcher is 1-0 with a 1.20 earned-run average, striking out nine and walking one in 15 innings.

“He’s the best pitching prospect I’ve seen in a while,” said Reggie Jackson, New York Yankee executive and Hall of Famer.

Wolf was named pitcher of the month for April in the Phillie organization. He was 2-0 in double-A before the promotion.

SCANNING SUNDAY’S BOX SCORES

Triple-A--Russ Ortiz (Montclair Prep) pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings in Fresno’s 6-5 loss to New Orleans to drop his earned-run average to 1.10 in 16 innings. Fresno’s Jacob Cruz (Channel Islands) was two for three and scored two runs, improving his batting average to .274.

Double-A--Mike Mitchell (Rio Mesa) improved his batting average to .373 by going two for four with a double and two RBIs in Mobile’s 5-3 victory over Knoxville. Teammate David Newhan (Pepperdine) was two for five and Will Skett (Reseda, Valley College) of Knoxville was two for four with a triple.

Class-A--Outfielder Darrell Dent (Montclair Prep) had two hits and stole his 12th base for Frederick.