White Sox Minor League Update: May 31, 2017

All four full-season affiliates won on Wednesday, which is a novel development. Buried in there is the return of Blake Hickman. The White Sox selected the Chicago native and ACE product out of the University of Iowa in the seventh round in 2015, but the start of his pro career was delayed by Tommy John surgery shortly after the draft. He missed the entirety of the 2016 season and used the time to finish his degree.

He started for Kannapolis and couldn’t have asked for much more, throwing six innings of one-run ball against Hickory.

Top prospects at a glance

• Yoan Moncada: 0-for-4, 3 BB, K
• Lucas Giolito: 4 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
• Reynaldo Lopez: 6 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
• Zack Burdi: 1.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
• Michael Kopech: 5.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 10 K, 1 WP
• Zack Collins: 1-for-2, BB, K
• Luis Alexander Basabe: 1-for-3, 2B, K
• Dane Dunning: 6.2 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 K

Charlotte 12, Syracuse 5 (Game 1, 7 innings)

• Jacob May went 1-for-3 with a walk.
• Nicky Delmonico, 1-for-4 with a strikeout.
• Yoan Moncada was 0-for-1 with three walks.
• Danny Hayes went 2-for-4 with a grand slam and a strikeout.
• Rymer Liriano, 1-for-3 with a double and a walk.
• Lucas Giolito: 4 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K

Syracuse 3, Charlotte 2 (Game 2, 8 innings)

• Jacob May was 1-for-4 with a strikeout.
• Nicky Delmonico walked twice and struck out twice.
• Yoan Moncada, 0-for-3 with a K.
• Danny Hayes, 0-for-2 with a walk.
• Rymer Liriano, 0-for-3 with two strikeouts.
• Reynaldo Lopez continued his alternating pattern: 6 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
• Zack Burdi: 1.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

Birmingham 2, Chattanooga 1

• Eddy Alvarez went 0-for-3 with a strikeout.
• Nick Basto, 1-for-4 with a homer and a strikeout.
• Michael Kopech: 5.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 10 K, 1 WP

Winston-Salem 5, Wilmington 2 (7 innings, rain)

• Zack Collins went 1-for-2 with a walk and a strikeout.
• Trey Michalczewski went 2-for-4 with a homer and a double.
• Luis Alexander Basabe was 1-for-3 with a double and a strikeout.
• Johan Cruz, 0-for-3.
• Dane Dunning, back from suspension: 6.2 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 K
• Johan Cruz, 1-for-4.

Kannapolis 6, Hickory 4 (11 innings)

• Joel Booker went 2-for-6 with a K.
• Jameson Fisher, 1-for-6 with a strikeout.
• Micker Adolfo, 2-for-5 with a double.
• Blake Hickman: 6 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K