Sunday’s News & Notes
| Team | Yesterday | Today | Probable Pitchers |
| Syracuse | Postponed | vs. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 1:00 p.m.(DH) |
Hill (1-0, 4.22 in ’13) and Tatusko (5-8, 4.33 in ’13) vs. Whitley (3-2, 3.06 in ’13) and Stoneburner (4-6, 4.57 in ’13) |
| Harrisburg | Lost, 4-3 (11 inn.) | @ Bowie, 6:35 p.m. |
Purke (5-3, 4.43 @ A+ in ’13) vs. Davies (7-9, 3.69 @ A+ in ’13) |
| Potomac | Lost, 3-1 | @ Carolina, 2:00 p.m. |
Encarnacion (10-9, 3.58 @ A- in ’13) vs. Sulser (3-2, 1.83 @ SS-A) |
| Hagerstown | Lost, 9-8 | vs. Rome, 5:05 p.m. |
Silvestre (7-0, 1.82 @ Rk. in ’13) vs. Dettmann (2-4, 2.49 @ Adv. Rk. in ’13) |
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre vs. Syracuse — PPD
For the second straight day, officials pulled the plug on this one before folks could come to the ballpark (how novel) as Steve Souza showed us via Twitter the wintry mix at the ballpark. They’ll try again this afternoon with a doubleheader, with another twinbill scheduled for 6 p.m. on June 26.
Bowie 4 Harrisburg 3 (11 inn.)
• Gilliam 1IP, 3H, 3R, 3ER, 3BB, 1K
• Jackson 3IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 2K
• Holland (L, 0-1) 2⅔ IP, 2H, R, ER, 2BB, 2K
• Taylor 2-4, R, BB, 2SB
• Ramsey 2-3, R, BB, CS
The Senators rallied from an early 3-0 deficit but fell to the Baysox, 4-3 in 11 innings. Starter Rob Gilliam was lifted after one inning, giving up the first three Bowie runs on three hits and three walks while throwing 38 pitches. Zack Jackson, Matt Grace, and Tyler Herron combined for seven scoreless innings. Neil Holland extended that streak to nine before giving up the gamewinner in the 11th. Michael Taylor and Caleb Ramsey both reached base three times as the Harrisburg offense notched eight hits and two walks for the contest.
For a fan’s take on the game, frequent commenter SoulDrummer takes us to “Last Night In Bowie”
Carolina 3 Potomac 1
• Mooneyham (L, 0-1) 2⅓ IP, 1H, 2R, 2ER, 6BB, 1K, 3HBP
• Bacus 4⅔ IP, 1H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 7K, 3-0 IR-S
• Piwnica-Worms 1-3, BB
• Perez 1-3, BB, SB, CS
Brett Mooneyham and the strike zone remain estranged as the former Stanford southpaw walked six and hit three batters in two and a 1/3rd innings to suffer his fourth loss in four career starts at High-A. He left with a 2-0 deficit with the bases loaded and one out in the third. Dakota Bacus continued the string of sensational relief, stranding those three runners and fanning seven over four and 2/3rds innings. Derek Self whiffed two more in his lone inning of work to bring the tally to 22 K’s in 12 relief innings the past two games. Alas, the Carolina pitchers were just as good, limiting the P-Nats bats to just one run on six hits and three walks.
Rome 9 Hagerstown 8
• Giolito 3IP, 6H, 4R, 3ER, 2BB, 3K, HR
• Thomas (BS, 1; L, 0-1) 1IP, 2H, R, ER, 0BB, K, 2-2 IR-S
• Ballou 2-4, 2R, HR(GS), BB, 4RBI
• W. Rodriguez 2-4, 2R, 2B
• Bautista 2-3, 2R, RBI, BB
Youth was indeed served on Saturday night in Hagerstown… on platter as both teams skewered the other’s 19-y.o. starter for nine of the game’s 17 runs, as the R-Braves outslugged the Suns, 9-8. Lucas Giolito was spanked for four runs (three earned) on six hits, including a two-run homer in the 1st. The Nats #1 prospect walked two and struck out three in his Low-A debut. He did not suffer the loss, thanks to a grand slam by Isaac Ballou that capped off Hagerstown’s five-run 3rd and gave the Suns a brief 8-4 lead. Rome chipped away with single runs in the 5th and 7th innings before rallying for three in the top of the 9th. Ballou, Wilman Rodriguez, and Rafael Bautista each had two hits and two runs to power the Suns offense.
What an ugly, ugly day for the organization. To cap it off, the adults in DC lose to the Bravos and Zim’s shoulder woes are an issue. Amazingly, yesterday was one of the best days in my history as a fan. Michael Taylor gave me a game used cracked bat and it’s a beauty. Check out @souldrummer25 on twitter to see my thoughts on the game and a couple of pics. I have an article in draft form for the game that may or may not pass editorial standards. I plan to attend today, and I’ll try to do better. Any players (please give jersey numbers) that you guys want me to try to get pics of? Let me know in the comments and I’ll do my best to oblige. Around here, my mission is mostly to serve an outstanding community.
Time and experience will benefit G force as he
Learns to mix his secondary pitches in warmer
Days since his fastball does not have much diversion
To it
Like all the players in the colder temps – Opening week taken
With a grain of salt .
Lesson learned by Drew on the grounder to 3b
– eat the ball amidst a rally ….