Team | Yesterday | Today | Probable Pitchers |
Auburn | Lost, 8-6 | @ Batavia, 7:05 p.m. |
Crowe (0-0, 2.55) vs. Perez (4-1, 1.88) |
GCL Nationals | Lost, 2-1 | vs. GCL Yankees East, 12:00 p.m. |
State College 8 Auburn 6
• Romero 4⅓ IP, 4H, 5R, 5ER, 3BB, 10K, 2WP
• Guillen (L, 0-3) 1⅔ IP, 4H, 2R, 2ER, 0BB, 3K, HR
• Esthay 3-5, 3R, 2B, HR, 3RBI
• Scudder 2-4, 2B, RBI
• Choruby 2-5, 2R, SB
Auburn lost its season finale in walkoff fashion as State College’s Ricardo Bautista smacked a two-out, two-run home run in the 9th for an 8-6 win. Seth Romero struck out a career-high of 10 but also gave up five runs on four hits and three walks over just four and a 1/3rd innings. The loss went to Angel Guillen, his third, with four hits allowed, no walks, and three whiffs over an inning and 2/3rds. Kameron Esthay missed the cycle by a triple and drove in three while Jake Scudder singled and doubled and plated one to lead the Doubleday offense.
GCL Yankees East 2 GCL Nationals 1
• Ma. Pena (L, 0-1) 5IP, 1H, 1R, 0ER, 2BB, 5K, 2HBP
• N. Ramirez 4IP, 3H, 1R, 1ER, BB, 3K
• R. Mendez 1-3, 2B, BB
• L. Garcia 1-4, RBI
The G-Yankees East pitchers outdueled the G-Nats for a 2-1 win that forced a decisive Game Three today. Two stolen bases and a passed ball led to the first GYE run while the second came on a walk-single-single sequence with two outs in the 7th. The G-Nats took advantage of a two-base error to lead off the bottom of the 8th, which Luis Garcia cashed in with a two-out single. The GYE committed another error with one out in the 9th to put on the tie run on. A sacrifice moved the tying run into scoring position with two outs but the G-Nats couldn’t get the equalizer.
Malvin Pena took the loss with an unearned run on one hit, two walks, and two hit batsmen over five innings. Nector Ramirez followed with four innings of one-run relief, with three hits and one walk allowed. Ricardo Mendez was the sole G-Nat to reach base twice with a double and a walk as the GYE pitchers held the offense to just three hits and four walks.