Friday’s News and Notes

The Quick Rundown…

Syracuse Chiefs W, 8-1 @ Louisville
Starting Pitcher: Zimmermann (W, 1-0) 5IP 1H 0R 1BB 5K
Pitching Star: Carr 1IP 0H 0R 0BB 1K
Hitting Star # 1: Bixler 3-5, 2R, 1HR, 2RBI
Hitting Star # 2: Martinez 3-5, 2R, 1-2B, 1RBI
Notes: Syracuse had control of this one from start to finish. To start they scored two runs in the top of the 2^nd and added three more in the 5^th, one in the 6^th and two more in the 7^th to make it 8-0. Louisville could only answer with 1 run in the 8^th but that’s all they could manage as they lost 8-1. Starter Jordan Zimmermann went five innings, giving up one hit, no runs and 5 strikeouts with the win, which is expected to be his final tuneup before rejoining the parent club. Brian Bixler paced the 13-hit attack with a 3-for-5 effort, including a two-run HR.

Harrisburg Senators W, 5-1 @Akron
Starting Pitcher: Tatusko (W, 1-1) 6IP 3H 1R 1ER 3BB 6K
Pitching Star: James 2⅓ IP 1H 0R 2BB 2K
Hitting Star # 1: Coon 3-4, 2R, 3B, RBI
Hitting Star # 2: Burgess  2-3, R, 3B, BB
Notes: Harrisburg began the scoring in the top of the 4^th with one run and added two more in the 5^th. Akron added one run in the bottom of the 5^th, but the Sens quickly countered that run with one run of their own in the 6^th inning. To put the icing on the cake Harrisburg added one more run in the top of the 9^th to take this one 5-1. Starter Ryan Tatusko went six innings giving up three hits and three walks, one run and registered six strikeouts with the win, his first for Harrisburg. Steve Lombardozzi’s eight-game hitting streak was snapped with an 0-for-4 night.

Potomac Nationals L, 9-8 vs. Winston-Salem
Starting Pitcher: Barthmaier (ND) 5IP 3H 0R 1BB 2K
Pitching Star: None
Hitting Star #1: Moore 2-5, R, 2B, HR, 3RBI
Hitting Star #2: Rooney 2-3, BB, 2RBI
Hitting Star #3: Nicol 2-5, 2R, 3B, BB, RBI
Notes: See Sue’s take on what happened Last Night In Woodbridge

Hagerstown Suns 4-3 @ Delmarva (13 innings)
Starting Pitcher: Applebee 5IP 8H 3R 2ER 0BB 2K
Pitching Star: Graham (W, 3-1) 4IP 1H 0R 4BB 2K
Hitting Star #1: Rogers  2-5,  1R, 1HR, 2RBI
Hitting Star #2: Jones 1-2,
Notes: Delmarva jumped out of the gate early scoring two runs in the bottom of the 1^st , and added one more in the 3^rd to take the quick 3-0 lead. But the Suns clawed their way back scoring one run in the 7^th and then scoring two more to tie this one at 3-3 in the 9^th, sending this one into extras. In the 13^th inning Hagerstown managed to sneak in a run with a single, a catcher’s interference call, an error, and an RBI groundout to win this one 4-3. Starter Paul Applebee went five innings giving up eight hits, three runs with two strikeouts for a no-decision while Ben Graham got the win with four scoreless innings of relief.

Vermont Lake Monsters L, 6-1 vs. Brooklyn
Starting Pitcher: Barrett (L, 0-3) 2⅔ IP 3H 3R 2ER 4BB 3K
Pitching Star: Jenkins 2IP 0H 0R 0BB 2K
Hitting Star #1: Kelso 2-4,
Hitting Star #2: Freitas  1-3, 1RBI
Notes: Brooklyn got up on the board first with one run in the top of the 2^nd, and added two more in the 3^rd and another two runs in the 5^th making it 5-0. Vermont scored one run in the 6^th , but Brooklyn quickly dashed their hopes with one run of their own in the 7^th as they won this one 6-1. Starter Aaron Barrett went just 2⅔ innings giving up three hits, three runs and four walks with the loss, shaving their lead over second-place Connecticut to just one game.

GCL Nationals L, 7-0 @ GCL Cardinals (comp. of 8/15 susp. gm)
Starting Pitcher (8/15): Brandon King (L, 0-2) 2IP 5H 3R 3ER 0BB 2K
“Starting” Pitcher (8/20): Miguel Navarro 0IP 1H 3R 3ER 2BB 0K
Pitching Star: Brandon Meister 3IP 2H 0R 0BB 3K
Hitting Star: Estarlin Martinez 1-3, 2B
Notes: Up 3-0 after two, the GCL Cards took what the GCL Nationals gave them with three runs in the 3^rd on a single, two walks and two hit batsmen, cruising to a 7-0 shellacking. The G-Nats managed just four hits and left just five runners on in the loss.

GCL Nationals W, 3-2 vs. GCL Cardinals
Starting Pitcher: Christian Meza 4IP 4H 0R 2BB 3K
Pitching Star: None
Hitting Star: Jeremy Mayo 1-3, 2B, RBI
Notes: The GCL Nationals salvaged the doubleheader with a win in the second, regularly scheduled game. After giving up two runs in the top of the 5^th to fall behind 2-1, the G-Nats got RBI groundouts in both the 6^th and 7^th innings to edge the GCL Cardinals 3-2. Starter Christian Meza went four scoreless innings with four hits and two walks allowed while striking out three. Kelvin Lopez was touched for both G-Card runs but finished the game for the win.

DSL Nationals W, 12-1 @ DSL Orioles2 (Comp. Early)
Starting Pitcher: Silvio Medina (W, 5-4) 5IP 4H 0R 2BB 5K
Pitching Star: Anthony Marcelino 2IP 1H 0R 0BB 0K
Hitting Star #1: Aladin Reyes 3-3, 2R, BB, 2RBI
Hitting Star #2: Paul Chacin 2-4, 2R, 3B, 2RBI
Hitting Star #3: Jean Valdez 2-5, R, 3RBI
Notes: The DSL Nationals pummeled the DSL Orioles2 team by a 12-1 tally, pounding out 12 hits to even their record at 35-35 with a chance for a winning record with a win today in the season’s final game, weather permitting. Aladin Reyes led the hit parade with a 3-for-3 effort while starting pitcher Anthony Marcelino went five scoreless innings to lower his ERA to 3.06 and register his 5^th win of the season.