The Scorpions erased a 2-1 deficit with a four-run 7th and barely avoided going into extras for a third straight game as Robert Hassell (pictured above) lost the ball in the sun but recovered to notch the third out in the bottom of the 9th to seal the 5-4 win. Hassell, who went 1-for-5 with …
Pitching, which was AWOL on Monday, took center stage in Scottsdale last night as the Scorpions edged the Desert Dogs, 1-0 in 10 innings. Trey Lipscomb started again but at shortstop instead of third base. The 23-y.o. went 0-for-4 but scored the winning run in the 10th. He Had four assists and no errors. Orlando …
Scottsdale fell behind 6-0 after six and a half innings before scoring eight times in the bottom of the 7th. Peoria answered with two in the 8th to tie, then scored twice in the 10th to take a 10-8 lead. The Scorpions managed to tie it with two runs in the 10th and got the …
The Arizona Fall League begins on Monday, with some interesting rule experiments – most notably allowing a righthanded batter a straighter path to first base so long as he stays on the dirt (obligatory Trea Turner reference here) and disallowing the new trend running straight through second base.
Thanks to Lee’s collegaue Jerry Kime, we have some pics to pass along of three of the Nationals’ contingent:
It’s been a couple of years since I’ve done this post, so this is probably a good time to dust it off while we’re in a lull. Yesterday, WaPo’s best sports columnist wrote about the need to find a star. I’m not sure I agree with that per se because winning is what makes a …
For the first time since youknowwhen, we have a bit of a gap between the end of the minors and the beginning of the Arizona Fall League. Rather than just leave up the last post like an outdated flyer on a bulletin board, here’s a post to hold down the fort until something newsworthy comes along.
Otherwise, enjoy your National Pancake Day festivities…
Team Yesterday Today Pitching Probables Rochester Lost, 5-1 END OF SEASON N/A
Team Yesterday Today Pitching Probables Rochester Won, 7-4 @ Indianapolis, 1:35 p.m. Parker (3-1, 3.64) vs. Kranick (0-1, 2.84) Rochester 7 Indianapolis 4 • Mengden 3⅓ IP, 3H, 3R, 3ER, 1BB, 6K • Fernández (BS, 3) 1IP, 0H, 1R, 0ER, 1K • Ribalta (W, 1-0) 2IP, 1H, 0R, 2IBB, 1K • Adams 2-5, HR, 2RBI …
Team Yesterday Today Pitching Probables Rochester Lost, 8-7 @ Indianapolis, 6:35 p.m. Mengden (2-3, 7.11) vs. Contreras (0-0, 4.71) Indianapolis 8 Rochester 7 • Hernandez 5IP, 10H, 4R, 4ER, 1BB, 2K, 3HR • Banda (L, 2-5) 2+ IP, 3H, 4R, 4ER, 2BB, 4K • Harris (BS, 5) 1IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 1K, 3-3 IR-S • …
The 2023 Rosters for the Arizona Fall League have been announced, including an octet of Nationals on the Scottsdale Scorpions: OF Robert Hassell III LHP DJ Herz* IF Trey Lipscomb RHP Holden Powell* C Israel Pineda** RHP Orlando Ribalta* RHP Jack Sinclair RHP Thad Ward** * Rule 5 Elgible** On 40-man roster This is a …