It was another pitcher’s duel in the desert with Scottsdale edging Salt River, 3-2 to win for the eighth time in its last 10 games. Orlando Ribalta was the sole National to appear in the game, working around a pair of walks in the 7th inning with no hits and no whiffs. The 25-y.o. Floridian …
The Scorpions posted a picket fence in the middle innings to erase an early 2-0 deficit then put up crooked numbers in the 8th and 9th to sting the Javelinas, 7-2. Thad Ward (pictured above) made his first start in his third AFL appearance. The Nats 2022 Rule 5 pick allowed two runs (one earned) …
Three Surprise pitchers combined to shut out Scottsdale, 3-0 on three hits, which ended a modest two-game win streak.
Just two Washington Nationals appeared in the game:
● Trey Lipscomb started at shortstop and batted sixth, but went 0-for-3 with a strikeout. He had two putouts and three assists on defense.
● Robert Hassell went back to right field but was also hitless, though he drew a walk in the top of the 8th. He snagged three flyballs in the field for the Scorpions.
This afternoon Scottsdale will see how it plays in Peoria, with the winner (if there’s not another tie, natch) taking sole possession of first place.
The metaphorical beer was handed back and forth between the Sagauros and the Scorpions as a 7-2 lead went poof in the 7th, then an 8-7 lead went buh-bye in the 9th as the Scorpions literally walked off with a 9-8 win. DJ Herz’s third AFL start was much like his first, as the 22-y.o. …
Scottsdale scored in four of its first five “ups” to build a 6-2 lead and held off a late charge by Mesa to win, 7-5.
Trey Lipscomb was the sole National to appear in the game. He played shortstop and registered six assists, including a 6-B-3 double play. At the plate, he was 1-for-4 with a stolen base and two strikeouts.
The Scorpions (8-5-1) host the Saguaros (8-5-1) tonight in a matchup of the two teams currently in second place in the AFL.
Robert Hassell and Israel Pineda both went deep to help build a 6-4 lead for the Scorpions after seven. Alas, the two-run lead was too small for Holden Powell to hold as the Rafters paddled him for three runs in the 9th and a 7-6 win. Hassell, who also walked, doubled, scored two, and drove …
Scottsdale got two in the 4th and an insurance run in the 6th to down Peoria, 3-1 for the Scorpions’ fourth straight win. Just two Nationals appeared in the game: ● Israel Pineda caught the game and batted third. The 23-y.o. Venezuelan doubled and scored the first Scottsdale run before he was lifted for a …
Robert Hassell only had one hit yesterday, but it was enough to earn him an early shower (well, kind of) from his teammates as his 10th-inning single gave the Scorpions an 8-7 walkoff win. The 22-y.o. also hit a sacrifice fly and stole his fourth base of the fall after reaching on an error in …
Scottsdale rallied from 4-1 down with a six-run 5th and held on for a 9-6 win over Glendale.
Robert Hassell was the sole Washington Nationals prospect to appear in the game. The 22-y.o. batted eighth and went 2-for-5 with two RBI to improve his BA to .310 (9-for-29, all singles) in eight games. Defensively, he shifted back to right field and had two putouts.
The Scorpions (5-4-1) and Desert Dogs (2-8) will rematch this afternoon in Scottsdale.
Capped off by an Earl Weaver special off the bat of Israel Pineda (pictured above), the Scorpions jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the 1st, then extended the lead to 5-0 after two innings. The Solar Sox answered with three in the 3rd, four in the 7th, and one in the 8th to take …