After battling back from 5-1 down to tie it in the bottom of the 9th, the Rafters coughed up the lead in the 10th and couldn’t respond for a 6-5 loss in extra innings. Christopher Bostick (pictured) was the only Nationals player to appear in the game. As per usual, the 22-year-old batted second and …
Salt River scored four times with two out in the top of the 1st, capped off by an Earl Weaver special by Spencer Kieboom (pictured) en route to a 5-3 win over Surprise. Kieboom was one of three Nationals to see game action yesterday afternoon. The 24-year-old batted sixth and caught, going 1-for-4 overall with …
The Rafters rallied from 6-1 down to tie at 6-6 but the ‘pen imploded as they lost 12-7 to the Desert Dogs. Two pitchers and two position players got into last night’s game. Christopher Bostick batted second and played 2B and had another strong offensive game, going 3-for-5 with a triple, a run scored, and …
Salt River left the bases loaded in the 8th as they were unable to dig themselves out of an early 3-0 hole and fell to Peoria, 6-5. For the second straight game, three Nationals farmhands saw game action: Spencer Kieboom missed the tag and was 0-for-4 with a walk as the Rafters catcher. He batted …
Salt River snapped a 1-1 tie with a run in the 8th and this time the bullpen held the lead for a 2-1 win over Peoria, stopping a three-game slide. Three Nationals appeared in the game. John Simms started and gave up a single run on a home run (again) and four hits total over …
Salt River blew a 5-1 lead in the 8th and couldn’t hold on to an 8-6 lead in the 11th as they fell 10-8 to Scottsdale for the second straight game.
Christopher Bostick (pictured) smacked a three-run homer in the top of the 8th to break open the until-then 2-1 game. It was his sole hit of the game, in which he batted seventh and played 2B. Defensively, he had one putout and two assists.
Spencer Kieboom got the start as the Rafters DH and went 0-for-2 with a walk and was hit by a pitch before being lifted for a pinch-runner with one out in the 8th. Bostick’s home run came immediately thereafter.
No other Nationals appeared in the game.
The loss drops Salt River to 12-9, two games behind Scottsdale in the AFL East. They’ll travel to Peoria today for another afternoon game, in which John Simms is listed as the probable starter.
Last night was the AFL Fall Stars Game, which saw the West defeat the East, 8-3. Surprise: Abel De Los Santos (pictured above) did appear. Not a surprise: He was touched for a run on two hits and was the losing pitcher. For those wondering, winter league updates might not be a staple post this …
Well, perhaps it was too much to expect a bevy of Nats to appear in the AFL for a third straight game, so yesterday there were none in Salt River’s 5-4 loss to Scottsdale. TRANSACTION UPDATE Minor-league free agency has begun, and while BA has yet to release its compilation, here’s what I’ve culled from …
Salt River scored early and often as they extended their win streak to six as they doubled up Mesa, 12-6. John Simms made his third start and went five strong innings, giving up one run on a solo HR in the 1st and five hits total. He walked none and struck out three, tossing 61 …