​Another day of minor league baseball is in the books. Here are the results and notable performances from the action, with a link to the previous day’s recap for those who want to compare trends.
Sugar Land started with Blanco on the mound, delivering 4.1 scoreless innings. The Skeeters finally broke through in the third when Biggio lined an RBI double to chase the score a bit closer. The bullpen held the fort, yielding just one unearned run as the Isotopes tied the game in the seventh. In a dramatic finish, Sugar Land walked it off in the bottom of the ninth when Meyers clubbed a two-run homer, giving Sugar Land a 3-1 victory.
Note: Ferreras is hitting .366 in Triple-A.
Line highlights:
– Cavan Biggio, 1B: 1-for-4, 2B, RBI
– Pascanel Ferreras, SS: 1-for-3, BB
– Joey Loperfido, RF: 1-for-3, R, BB, SB
– Jake Meyers, DH: 1-for-3, R, HR, 2 RBI, BB
– Garret Guillemette, C: 1-for-3, R
– Ronel Blanco, RHP: 4.1 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
– Logan VanWey, RHP: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
– Cody Bolton, RHP: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
– Miguel Ullola, RHP: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
– Brandon McPherson, RHP: 3.0 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K (W)
The Hooks plated a run in the first on Encarnacion’s steal of home. Hertzler started and allowed 3 runs over 2 innings. Gillis came on in relief but was knocked around, yielding 7 runs over five innings. Offensively, the Hooks got one in the third via Sisneros’ groundout and another in the fifth on an Austin sacrifice fly, but that would be all as they fell 11-3.
Note: Encarnacion has 40 stolen bases this season.
Line highlights:
– Yamal Encarnacion, RF: 2-for-4, 3 R, 2B, BB, 3 SB
– Will Bush, C: 2-for-4, BB, SB
– Trevor Austin, 3B: 0-for-4, RBI
– Cameron Sisneros, 1B: 0-for-4, RBI, BB, SB
– Joseph Sullivan, LF: 1-for-3, BB, SB
– Marcus Brown, SS: 1-for-4, 3B
– Cole Hertzler, RHP: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
– Alejandro Torres, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
– Brett Gillis, RHP: 5.0 IP, 9 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
– Nic Swanson, RHP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Asheville started Howard on the mound, but he struggled, allowing four runs over 3.2 innings. The bottom of the inning produced a Powell sacrifice fly and a run on a passed ball to put the team on the board early, yet the bullpen couldn’t contain the onslaught as Asheville trailed 10-2 by the middle innings. They did push two runs across with Daudet and Batista RBI singles, but that wasn’t enough, and they lost 10-4.
Note: Nigh is hitting .316 in High-A.
Line highlights:
– Caden Powell, CF: 1-for-4, RBI
– Jack Moss, 1B: 1-for-4, R, BB
– Cesar Hernandez, RF: 1-for-2, R, 2 BB
– Zach Daudet, SS: 1-for-2, RBI, 2 BB
– Freuddy Batista, C: 1-for-3, RBI, BB
– Alejandro Nunez, 2B: 1-for-4, R
– Brandon Nigh, 3B: 1-for-2, 2 BB
– Dylan Howard, RHP: 3.2 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 5 K
– Anthony Cruz, RHP: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
– Michael Cuevas, RHP: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
– Bryce Collins, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
The Woodpeckers opened the scoring with a Cauro RBI single in the first, but their day deteriorated quickly as the pitching staff surrendered 18 runs over the next eight innings. The offense showed brief life but couldn’t keep pace, ending the day on the wrong side of an 18-4 blowout.
Note: For context on Weekly performances and stock-in-trust prospects, more notes are available in the coming recaps.
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