The Phillies drafted Adam Morgan out of Alabama in the third round of the 2011 draft. (US Presswire)

Phillies prospect Adam Morgan had a 3.29 ERA in 20 starts at Class A Clearwater and through five starts at Double-A Reading, he's sporting a 3.30 ERA. Despite similar performances at the two levels, he only has one fewer win at Double-A than he did at the lower level, going 3-1 in the Eastern League and 4-10 at the Florida State League.

Those 10 losses as a member of the Clearwater Threshers said more about Morgan's team than Morgan, as the Treshers scored a total of 15 runs in his 10 losses. At Reading, he's gotten more nearly five runs a game.

"We're killing the ball up here," Morgan said earlier this week. "It's awesome to go out there and know your team is going to score runs. I didn't take the mound in Clearwater thinking my team wasn't going to score runs, but when I came up here, they're scoring 6-8 runs a game. It's awesome."

Drafted in the third round of the 2011 draft out of the University of Alabama, Morgan was ranked the Phillies' 29th best prospect before the season by Baseball America, but he'll likely move up by the time next year's rankings come out.

The left-hander signed quickly and was able to make 11 starts at short-season Williamsport, going 3-3 with a 2.01 ERA after starting 16 games for the Crimson Tide.

"I credit a lot of my early success to pitching at that high level in college," he said, noting that once you've pitched in Baton Rouge, La., against LSU, you're battled hardened enough not to be rankled by any minor-league fans.

Despite some success in college, Morgan's putting up much better in the pro ranks. In his senior year at Alabama, he struck out 77 batters in 97 innings. This season he has 164 strikeouts in 153 innings.

"Figuring out your own schedule and what works for you has been a big thing for me. I got that down and a few mechanical things," Morgan said. "The only other thing I can think of is that my control is getting a lot better -- especially with the offspeed pitches. I'm not just flipping it up there, if I want to backdoor it, I can do that. I feel like that's helped me tremendously with the strikeouts."

Morgan suffered his first Double-A loss on Wednesday, giving up thee earned runs in six innings, but still striking out six. In his first start at Double-A, he threw seven shutout innings against Trenton. The move up not only helped his confidence, but it also has the added bonus that as of now, Reading appears to be on track for a playoff spot, meaning he'll likely get another start. And pitching like he has been, that's something the 22-year-old welcomes.

PROSPECT NOTES

• In his final start of the season, St. Louis right-hander Chris Corrigan threw a perfect game on Wednesday for Class A Palm Beach. Corrigan struck out a career-high nine batters against Charlotte. It was the first perfect game in the Florida State League since 2001. Corrigan pitched in four games as a reliever in the Texas State League in May, allowing three earned runs in 3 2/3 innings, a 7.36 ERA. He was sent back down to Palm Beach, where he was moved to the rotation. In 16 starts, he's 4-8 with a 4.21 ERA.

• Morgan mentioned his Reading team's offense and a big part of that is first baseman Darin Ruf. The 26-year-old has 37 homers for the Phillies, while putting up an impressive .320/.412/.629 slash line. He's homered in seven of the team's last 10 games, hitting a total of 19 in August. He leads Omaha's Wil Myers (35) for most in the minors.

• Astros second baseman Delino DeShields Jr. has five games left to get the two stolen bases he needs to reach 100 for the season.

• It seems like this space has been a Billy Hamilton tracker all season -- but here's one of my favorite tidbits -- he'll likely end the season leading two different leagues in stolen bases. He has 50 at Double-A Pensacola, leading Huntsville's Josh Prince by nine in the Southern League. His 104 steals (in 82 games) paces the California League, with Lake Elsinore's Rico Noel second with 87 stolen bases.

• Pirates right-hander Jameson Taillon, the second overall pick in 2010, followed up his impressive Double-A debut with an even better outing. In his second start at the level, Taillon allowed just one hit in six innings, striking out seven and walking none. In his 11 Double-A innings, he has 13 strikeouts and no walks.

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