Scottsdale answered Surprise’s field goal in the 2nd with a safety in the 3rd to make it 3-2. After that, it was all Sagauros as the Nats’ AFL entry stung the Scorpions for fourteen unanswered runs in a 17-2 rout on Thursday afternoon. Three of “our guys” were in the starting lineup: Donovan Casey led …
The Saguaros broke up the Star Trek Convention on the Salt River Fields scoreboard with a run in the 6th, then added two more in the 7th, and on e in the 9th to double up the Rafters, 4-2. Just two Nationals took part in the festivities. Donovan Casey (pictured) batted second as the DH …
Surprise rallied for two in the 6th to tie and single runs in the 7th and 9th to take the Monday afternoon game, 5-3. The win stopped a two-game slide.
Jackson Cluff was the sole position player in the Saguaros starting lineup. He led off and went 1-for-5 with a double, a run scored, and two whiffs. In the field, he had four assists with no errors.
Cole Henry was the second man out of the Surprise ‘pen and pitched two and a 1/3rd inning, allowing an unearned run on a double and two walks. He struck out four.
Evan Lee got the last two outs of the 4th inning but allowed the run he inherited from Henry and walked two of the five batters he faced.
Surprise is off today and travels to Salt River tomorrow.
In what very well may be the opening salvo for the upcoming CBA talks, multiple outlets are reporting that MLB plans to announce the requirement of teams to provide housing to minor-leaguers, beginning in 2022. Like many things MLB and MiLB and its financial dealings, details are sketchy. Whether the requirement will mean housing stipends …
Glendale put up crooked numbers in three straight innings to erase an early 2-0 deficit and take this one from Surprise, 6-4.
Three Nats prospects were in the Saguaros starting lineup.
Donovan Casey led off and played CF. He went 0-for-1 with two walks and a sacrifice fly and had two RBI. He was caught stealing and fielded two singles.
Drew Millas was behind the plate and batted 7th. He went 1-for-4 and had four putouts, including a foul popup.
Jackson Cluff (pictured) manned shortstop and singled in four trips to the plate, scoring a run, and striking out three times. He registered two putouts and had three assists.
Surprise drops to 2-2 and heads back out on the road tomorrow for a grueling 17-minute drive to Peoria to take on the Javelinas.
The Solar Sox burned the Jackson Rutledge candle at both ends of his four-inning start, getting two in the 1st and two in the 4th en route to a 9-3 win over the Saguaros. The Nats’ top pitching prospect (for now at least) not named Cade Cavalli needed 72 pitches to get 12 outs, allowing …
Ivan Johnson’s third-inning solo shot was enough as four Sagauros pitchers combined on six-hit, 1-0 shutout of the Rafters. Donovan Casey once again led off but was hitless in four at-bats (but no whiffs). In the field—right field—he made two putouts and fielded a single. Drew Millas (pictured above) got the start behind the plate …
The Saguaros broke out for four runs in the 9th, highlighted by a two-out, three-run double by Israel Pineda to take the 2021 Arizona Fall League opener, 5-0 from the Solar Sox.
Pineda, who came off the bench, finished 1-for-2 and caught the last four innings with no steal attempts or passed balls.
Donovan Casey (pictured) was the sole position player in the Surprise starting lineup. He batted leadoff and played centerfield (no defensive chances), but was just 1-for-5 with one run scored and four strikeouts.
Cole Henry was the only Washington pitcher to appear, coming on in the bottom of the 5th. He pitched two and 2/3rds scoreless innings, with six strikeouts to the first eight batters he faced before issuing a two-out walk in 7th. He threw 36 pitches, 25 for strikes.
Surprise’s home opener is this afternoon against Salt River.
Jordy Barley, Donovan Casey, Cade Cavalli, Jack Dunn, and Jake Noll were the winners of Washington’s 2021 Minor League Awards. The awards, which return after a 2020 hiatus, remain at five categories: Player of the Year – UT Jake Noll Pitcher of the Year – RHP Cade Cavalli “Nationals Way” Award – IF Jack Dunn …
Can’t really call this an update, as there’s no real news peg. The AFL starts up tomorrow, which means it’s another two days until there is one for sure. I think most of us are simply hoping that the games will show that the guys who’ve been hurt are getting healthy again. This probably applies …