Another day of minor league baseball is in the books. See the results below. Check out the previous day’s recap here.
AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (11-7) won 12-6 (BOX SCORE)
Sugar Land opened the game with a big first inning scoring 7 runs on a Perez 3 run homer, Biggers 2 run homer, Unroe solo home run and Nelson RBI double. They got another in the 2nd inning on a Price RBI single. Ullola got the start and allowed 3 runs over 4 innings of work. The offense added 2 more runs in the 6th on an Unroe RBI single and Chaver groundout. In the 8th, Unroe added an RBI double and Nelson added an RBI single to extend the lead. The bullpen allowed a few runs but was able to close out the 12-6 win.
Note: Nelson has a .950 OPS this season.
- James Nelson, 3B: 4-for-6, R, 2 2B, 2 RBI, SB
- CJ Alexander, 1B: 2-for-4, 2 R, 2 BB
- Carlos Perez, DH: 2-for-5, R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI
- Collin Price, C: 2-for-5, RBI, BB, SB
- Kellen Strahm, CF: 2-for-5, 3 R, BB, SB
- Jax Biggers, 2B: 1-for-4, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI, BB
- Riley Unroe, SS: 3-for-4, 2 R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, BB
- Miguel Ullola, RHP: 4.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 5 K
- Sam Carlson, RHP: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K (WIN)
- Logan VanWey, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Hudson Leach, RHP: 1.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
- Tom Cosgrove, LHP: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (7-6) won 10-3 (BOX SCORE)
The Hooks jumped out to an early lead scoring 5 runs in the first inning on a Bush solo home run, Ferreras 3 run home run and a run on w wild pitch. McPherson got the start and went 4.1 innings allowing 3 runs. The offense added on 4 more runs in the 5th on a Janek RBI double and Austin 3 run home run. In the 6th, Bush added another run on an RBI single. The Hooks pen was great tossing 4.2 scoreless innings as they closed out the win.
Note: Bush has a 1.227 OPS this season.
- Will Bush, 1B: 2-for-3, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI, BB, SB
- Joseph Sullivan, LF: 1-for-4, R
- Walker Janek, C: 1-for-4, R, 2B, RBI, SB
- Trevor Austin, 2B: 1-for-4, R, HR, 3 RBI
- Pascanel Ferreras, 3B: 1-for-3, R, HR, 3 RBI, BB
- Yamal Encarnacion, CF: 2-for-4, 2 R, 2B, 3 SB
- Brandon McPherson, RHP: 4.1 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
- Bennett Sousa, LHP: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K (WIN)
- Alejandro Torres, RHP: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
- Wilmy Sanchez, RHP: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
A+: Asheville Tourists (4-9) lost 8-4 (BOX SCORE)
Smith started for Asheville and turned in a quality start allowing 3 runs over 6 innings while striking out 7. He was relieved by Wohlgemuth who struggled allowing 5 runs over 1.1 innings. The offense got on the board in the 7th inning on a Call solo HR, Holy RBI double and a run on an error. They got one more in the 8th on a Shciavone solo home run but it wasn’t enough as Asheville fell 8-4.
Note: Schiavone has 4 home runs this season.
- Ethan Frey, CF: 1-for-3, BB, SB
- Jason Schiavone, C: 1-for-3, R, HR, RBI, BB
- Chase Call, LF: 1-for-4, R, HR, RBI
- Zach Daudet, 3B: 1-for-3, BB
- Drew Brutcher, 1B: 2-for-4, R
- Max Holy, SS: 2-for-4, R, 2B, RBI
- Cesar Hernandez, LF: 2-for-2, R, 3 RBI
- Parker Smith, RHP: 6.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
- Nate Wohlgemuth, RHP: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 0 K
- Francisco Frias, RHP: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (3-10) won 7-2 (BOX SCORE)
The Woodpeckers got on the board in the first inning on a Wakefield RBI double. Wakefield added another run in the 3rd on a groundout. Pecko started for the Woodpeckers and was great tossing 3 scoreless innings while striking out 8. Pentecost relieved Pecko and pitched well striking out 8 over 5 innings allowing 2 runs. The Woodpeckers took the lead in the 7th on an Ochoa solo HR and in the 8th, Huezo added a run on a solo home run of his own. In the 9th, Neyens connected on a 3 run HR to extend the lead. Rosario tossed a scoreless 9th to close it out as the Woodpeckers won 7-2.
Note: Rosario has 13 K in 7 innings this season.
- Kevin Alvarez, RF: 1-for-5, R, 2B
- Xavier Neyens, SS: 1-for-3, 2 R, HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB
- Anthony Huezo, CF: 1-for-4, R, HR, RBI, BB
- Josh Wakefield, LF: 1-for-3, 2B, 2 RBI, BB, SB
- Yosweld Vasquez, C: 2-for-3, R
- Nehomar Ochoa, 1B: 1-for-3, 2 R, HR, RBI, BB
- Ethan Pecko, RHP: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 8 K
- Gabel Pentecost, RHP: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 8 K (WIN)
- Leomar Rosario, RHP: 1.o IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
Today’s minor league starters:
SL: Jason Alexander – 5:05 CT
CC: Brett Gillis – 7:05 CT
AV: TBD – 5:30 CT
FV: TBD – 5:05 CT
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