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Auburn vs. Tri-City Postponed Until Tonight

The series of storms that forced a two and a half hour delay yesterday afternoon at Nationals park also postponed Game Two of the New York Penn League Semifinals between the Auburn Doubledays and the Tri-City ValleyCats in Troy, NY.

The Doubledays are down 1-0 in the best-of-three series, needing to win to force a deciding Game Three tomorrow night for chance to advance to the New York Penn League finals for the second straight season. David Fischer (3-3, 4.96) is the announced Game Two starter for Auburn, opposed by Brady Rodgers (7-2, 2.89).

In the meantime, I’d recommend folks read the four-part season review by Geoff Morrow, detailing the highs and lows, on and off the field by the 2012 edition of the Harrisburg Senators.

Good, Bad, Interesting… 2012 Season Final

Our final 2012 look at the leaders, trailers, and outliers in the Washington Nationals minor leagues. Repeats from 2011 are in italics. SYRACUSE CHIEFS 70-74, 5th place International League North Division, 14 games behind Good Bat: Corey Brown .285/.365/.523, 25HR, 18SB in 126G Arm: Zach Duke 15-5, 3.51 ERA, 26 starts, 164⅓ IP Bad Bat: …

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Thursday’s News & Notes – Playoff Edition

Team Yesterday Tomorrow Announced Starters Auburn Lost, 8-4 vs. Tri-City, 7:05 p.m. TBD vs. TBD Hagerstown Lost, 3-1 @ Greensboro, 7:05 p.m. Estevez (5-2, 5.76) vs. Esch (1-3, 3.13) Williamsport 8 Auburn 4 • Pineyro (L, 3-2) 2⅔ IP, 9H, 7R, 7ER, BB, K, 0HR • Hudgins 2⅓ IP, H, 0R, BB, K • McQuillan …

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Auburn Doubledays Clinch Playoff Spot

With a pair of two-run rallies in the 8th and 9th innings, the Auburn Doubledays defeated the Williamsport Crosscutters, 9-7 to clinch the Pinckney Division title for the second straight year. They will the No. 3 seed in the New York-Penn League playoffs, awaiting their travel plans to their first-round opponent pending the results of …

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Tuesday’s News & Notes

Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Syracuse Lost, 6-4 END OF SEASON N/A Harrisburg Lost, 7-2 END OF SEASON N/A Potomac Won, 3-0 (5½ inn.) END OF SEASON N/A Hagerstown Lost, 3-2 END OF SEASON N/A Auburn Won, 5-3 @ Williamsport, 7:05 p.m. Monar (2-3, 2.96) vs. Joaquin (1-4, 4.14) Rochester 6 Syracuse 4 • Maya …

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Last Night In Hagerstown

The strike zone and the Hagerstown hurlers had a hard time getting along last night, as they walked nine in a 7-3 loss to the Asheville Tourists. Wirkin “For The Weekend” Estevez struck out the first batter, then walked the bases loaded in the top of the first. He struck out the fifth batter in …

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Monday’s News & Notes

Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Syracuse Won, 8-7 @ Rochester, 1:05 p.m. Maya (11-9, 3.72) vs. Martis (3-3, 5.40) Harrisburg Lost, 11-5 vs. Bowie, 2:00 p.m. Olbrychowski (1st AA start of ’12) vs. TBD Potomac Won, 4-0 (11 inn.) @ Wilmington, 1:35 p.m. Hill (0-1, 7.20) vs. Ridings (6-1, 2.67) Hagerstown Lost, 7-3 vs. Asheville, …

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Sunday’s News & Notes

Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Syracuse Lost, 8-4 vs. Rochester, 7:00 p.m. Duke (15-5, 3.51) vs. Blackburn (3-1, 3.12) Harrisburg Lost, 8-5; Won, 4-0 vs. Bowie, 2:00 p.m. Holder (3-3, 4.17) vs. TBA Potomac Lost, 5-1 @ Wilmington, 1:35 p.m. Grace (9-12, 5.13) vs. Ferguson (4-2, 3.34) Hagerstown Won, 2-1 vs. Asheville, 7:05 p.m. Jordan …

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