Five runs in the 7th and six in the 8th turned a 6-5 ballgame into a 16-7 Tri-City beatdown as Auburn lost Game Three of the New York-Penn League Semifinals and was eliminated 2-1 in the best-of-three series. If there’s a single number that tells the story, it’s 14 — the number of walks issued …
Three first-inning runs would prove to be enough, but it never felt that way as the Auburn bullpen worked its way in and out of trouble in each of the last five innings in a 5-2 triumph over Tri-City, taking the New York Penn League Semifinal series to the limit of a deciding Game Three. …
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.
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Auburn Lost, 5-4 @ Tri-City, 7:05 p.m. Fischer (3-3, 4.96) vs. Rodgers (7-2, 2.89) Hagerstown Lost, 7-5 ELIMINATED N/A Tri-City 5 Auburn 4 • Mooneyham 5IP, 4H, 4R, 2ER, 3BB, K • Boyden (L, 0-1) 3IP, 3H, R, ER, BB, K • Renda 2-4, SB • Ramos 1-3, R, 3B, …
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: …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Not sure how much earlier the PR machine can push out the news (September 28th in 2010, September 10th last year), but today it was announced that the Washington Nationals Player and Pitcher of the Year honors will go to 3B Matt Skole and RHP Nathan Karns. Photo Credit: Potomac Nationals Both players split time …
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 …