Friday’s News & Notes
| Team | Yesterday | Today | Probable Pitchers |
| Syracuse | Won, 9-3 | @ Durham, 7:05 p.m. |
Roenicke (2-3, 4.60) vs. Andriese (6-3, 3.06) |
| Harrisburg | Lost, 13-5 | vs. Akron, 7:00 p.m. |
Dupra (1-2, 5.59) vs. Arias (5-2, 3.38) |
| Potomac | Lost, 10-3 | @ Lynchburg, 7:05 p.m. |
Spann (4-1, 3.83) vs. Sims (5-4, 5.00) |
| Hagerstown | Won, 11-6 | @ Greensboro, 7:00 p.m. |
Pivetta (8-3, 3.95) vs. Newell (7-4, 2.46) |
| Auburn | Lost, 3-0; Won, 2-0 |
vs. Williamsport, 7:05 p.m. |
Ott (0-0, 0.00) vs. Whitehead (1-0, 0.00) |
| GCL Nationals | N/A | @ GCL Mets, 12:00 p.m. |
TBD vs. TBD |
| DSL Nationals | Won, 19-8 | @ DSL Orioles2, 10:30 a.m. |
Pena (1-1, 3.46) vs. Rosario (1-1, 2.20) |
Syracuse 9 Norfolk 3
• Hill (W, 9-2) 6IP, 5H, 3R, 3ER, 0BB, 5K, HR
• Jackson 2IP, 2H, 0R, 0BB, K
• Laird 2-4, R, HR, 2RBI
• Walters 2-5, 2R, 2B, HR, RBI
• Moore 2-5, R, HR, RBI
Taylor Hill won his 9th game with a quality start while three Chiefs homered in a 9-3 win that extended Syracuse’s win streak to three and kept a two-game lead over Rochester in the I.L. North. Roster move: RHP Ryan Tatusko was released.
New Britain 13 Harrisburg 5
• Brach (L, 1-1) 3+ IP, 8H, 8R, 8ER, 2BB, 3K, HR
• Demny 3IP, 6H, 3R, 3ER, BB, 2K, HR, 3-3 IR-S
• Taylor 3-4, R, RBI
• Skole 2-4, R, HR, RBI
• Latimore 2-4, R, HR, RBI
A six-run New Britain 4th broke open a 4-2 game as the Rock Cats impeached the Senators, 13-5 to hand Harrisburg its fourth straight defeat.
Lynchburg 10 Potomac 3
• Schwartz 5IP, 5H, 2R, 2ER, BB, 3K
• Dickson (BS, 3; L, 1-5) 1⅓ IP, 4H, 4R, 0ER, BB, 0K, 0HR
• Tejeda 2-4, R, 2B
• Renda 1-3, BB
The Hillcats struck for four runs in each of their final two “ups” to come back from a 3-2 deficit and hand the P-Nats a 10-3 defeat.
Roster move: RHP Sam Runion assigned from Washington (MLFA).
Hagerstown 11 Greensboro 6
• Silvestre (W, 3-4) 7IP, 6H, 4R, 4ER, BB, 0K, HR
• Davis 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, K
• Difo 3-4, 2R, BB, 2RBI, SB
• Ballou 2-4, R, RBI
• Ward 3-5, 2R, 2-2B, HR, 3RBI
Drew Ward doubled twice, homered once, and drove in three as the Suns squashed the Grasshoppers, 11-6.
Roster move: RHP David Ramos reassigned from Auburn.
Mahoning Valley 3 Auburn 0 — GAME ONE
• Lopez (L, 0-1) 4IP, 4H, 2R, 2ER, 4BB, 0K
• Mooneyham 2IP, 2H, R, ER, BB, K, HR
• Marmolejos-Diaz 1-1, 2BB
• Gordon 1-3
Auburn 2 Mahoning Valley 0 — GAME TWO
• Torres 4⅔ IP, 2H, 0R, BB, K
• Orlan 1⅓ IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 2K, 1-0 IR-S
• Napoli (SV, 1) 1IP, 0H, 0R, BB, 2K
• Valdez 2-3, R, RBI
• Abreu 1-3, BB
Auburn split a pair of games Last Night In Mahoning Valley.
Roster move: OF Matthew Page assigned from Washington (10th Rd. Pick)
GCL Nationals — OPENING DAY
The 2013 GCL Champs defend their title with the first of many, many visits to the GCL Mets in Port St. Lucie.
Roster move: OF Darryl Florentino reassigned from the D-Nats.
DSL Nationals 19 DSL Orioles2 8
• Acevedo (W, 2-0) 5IP, 8H, 3R, 2ER, 0BB, 3K
• Archibald 1IP, 1H, 2R, 0ER, BB, 2K
• F. Peguero 4-6, 4R, 2-2B, 3RBI
• Pimentel 3-5, 3E, 2B, BB, 3RBI
• Robles 3-6, 2R, 2RBI, 3SB
The D-Nats opened the assualt with seven in the 2nd and closed it with six in the 7th as they clipped the Orioles2 throwers for 18 hits and 10 walks in a 19-8 beatdown.
There’s that man again! Michael Taylor raises his batting average in a losing effort. Michael Taylor can do many things. Sadly scoring 8 more runs and carrying the squad by himself is not one of them. Likewise, he cannot pitch. That may make him eligible to pitch for the Senators! I say let Michael Taylor pitch! Let Michael Taylor pitch!