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 …
Scottsdale came to bat down 5-0 in the bottom of the 1st and it did not not get much better as Surprise unleashed a 17-5 can of whoop-ass last night. The game featured five errors, 13 walks, two Robles, and four wild pitches. Only one National appeared in the game, Holden Powell (pictured) gave his …
The Scorpions got the tying and winning runs into scoring position with a two-out double steal but couldn’t get the clutch hit and fell short, 7-6, to lose their third straight game. Four Nationals appeared in the game: Israel Pineda (pictured below) caught the game, batted 5th, and ended his hitless streak with two singles …
Scottsdale dropped its second straight game, 1-0, with a walkoff by Mesa to close out Week 1 of the AFL Season. Thad Ward made his first appearance of the fall, pitching two scoreless innings with two whiffs and two Robles as the second man out of the Scorpions ‘pen. Robert Hassell led off and played …
A six-run 1st proved to be too much to overcome as the Scorpions lost their first contest, 9-6
Two Nationals appeared in the starting lineup for Scottsdale:
● Robert Hassell (pictured above) batted second and played right field. At the plate, he went 1-for-3 with a run scored and two RBIs on two sacrifice flies. In the field, he had one putout.
● Israel Pineda (pictured below) batted fifth and went 0-for-5 at the plate and 0-for-5 throwing out baserunners, though our photographer passes along word that the pitchers weren’t throwing over or otherwise paying much attention to the baserunners.
The Scorpions close out the week this afternoon with a trip to Sloan Park in Mesa to face the Solar Sox.
