Four strong innings from John Simms and a pair of two-run rallies early helped the Rafters eclipse the Solar Sox, 5-1 and stop a three-game slide. Simms allowed the lone Mesa run on a solo shot in the 3rd and three hits total. He walked one and struck out four and threw 57 pitches during …
Salt River suffered its third straight loss, dropping a 7-5 decision to Glendale on Thursday night.
Drew Ward was the sole Nationals position player to appear. He batted eighth and was 1-for-4 with two strikeouts and a GIDP. Defensively, he committed two errors and had one assist.
Abel De Lost Santos pitched the 8th but was rocked for three runs on three hits. He walked one and struck out two and was charged with a wild pitch, a blown save, and the loss.
The Rafters head back out on the road for a short ride to Mesa tonight. John Simms is scheduled to make his first AFL start.
Nick Lee failed to retire a batter in the 9th, giving up the lone run in a 1-0 walkoff by Glendale over Salt River.
A single, walk, and another single was the game-winning sequence as just three of Lee’s eight pitches went for strikes.
Three — yes, three — other Nationals saw game action.
Christopher Bostick led off and played 2B but went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts. Defensively, he took part in a double play, had three putouts and two assists and committed an error.
Spencer Kieboom was the DH and reached base twice with a single and a walk for an 1-for-3 game that got him off the interstate with a .200BA (2-for-10) in four games thus far.
Finally, Wirkin “For The Weekend” Estevez made his AFL debut with an inning of relief, though he walked two.
The loss drops Salt River to .500 at 3-3. The two teams switch venues and rematch tonight.
A three-run 3rd stood up for the Saguaros in a 3-1 win over Salt River.
As usual this fall, just two Nationals got into the game.
Drew Ward was the DH and batted eighth. He doubled in the 5th and walked in the 7th while going 1-for-2 overall.
Dakota Bacus was the first man out of the ‘pen and issued a walk to the first batter with the bases loaded, sending in the third Surprise run of the 3rd. He got the last out of the inning to end the threat and went two innings total, giving up no runs on two hits and striking out one.
Salt River remains on the road for an matchup tonight against Glendale.
Salt River won for the third time in four games, taking a 2-1 decision from Surpriseyesterday afternoon. Spencer Kieboom and Christopher Bostick were in among the starting nine for the Rafters. Kieboom ended his hitlessness with a leadoff single in the 4th as he went 1-for-4 overall while batting fifth. He was unsuccessful in denying …
No games last night in the Arizona Fall League, just the exhibition event known as the Bowman hitting challenge. Lee Magenheim was there to pick up his credentials. He sends along some shots of Christopher Bostick, who hit two HRs on Thursday afternoon.
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Christopher Bostick homered twice and drove in four as the Salt River Rafters outslugged the Peoria Javelinas, 9-7.
Bostick also singled to go 3-for-4 on the afternoon with two runs scored. He batted ninth and played second base, taking part in two double plays.
The outburst helped make a winnier out of John Simms, who let in a run on three hits and a walk over three innings. Simms struck out two and threw 45 pitches, 25 for strikes.
The two teams rematch tonight in Salt River, which will also host a glorified HR derby the Bowman Hitting Challenge tomorrow night.
Scottdale scored six runs in each of the first two innings en route to a 13-3 demolition of Salt River last night. Drew Ward and Spencer Kieboom both made their first starts — at 3B and C, natch — but were both hitless. Ward drew two walks, struck out once, and hit into a double …
The 2015 AFL season began for the Salt River Rafters with a 5-3 win over the Scottsdale Scorpions. Just two Nationals saw game action: Christopher Bostick and Dakota Bacus. Bostick got the start at 2B and batted ninth. He went 0-for-4, but scored a run in the 5th as he beat out a double-play ball …