Auburn won their second game behind a strong start from Josh Wells and two hits from the Jays number one pick, David Cooper. Dunedin also won thanks to a big game from Cory Patton who was a single short of the cycle. New Hampshire were trounced. Syracuse and Lansing had the day off. The Gulf Coast Jays start their season Thursday.
Syracuse - Scheduled day off
Scott Richmond was pitching shutout ball for four innings but he gave up four runs, only one earned, in the fifth. Bubba Nelson gave up four more in the sixth, while getting one out, to give him a 108 ERA.
New Hampshire hitters had only three hits.
Adrian Martin pitched well, he went four innings and gave up one run and left in a 1-1 tie. Dunedin's run was a solo home run from Marcus Cabral, his first of the year. The Jays exploded for five runs in the fifth against prospect Deolis Guerra. Cory Patton started with a double, then with two out Cabral singled in a run. David Corrente hit a two run home run. Sean Shoffit followed with a solo home run. Luis Sanchez singled, as did Adam Calderone, and Sanchez later scored on a passed ball. Cory Patton hit a three run home run in the eighth to seal the win.
Dunedin had ten hits, Patton was 3-4 and needed a single to complete the cycle, Cabral and Shoffit had two each.
Lansing - All-Star Break
Auburn scored six runs in the third inning. It started with an error and a walk, then five singles along with a couple more fielding errrors. Meanwhile Josh Wells pitched five shutout innings allowing four hits with one walk and three K's. Auburn had ten hits, Chris Hopkins had three, first round pick David Cooper and Steve Condotta had two each.
3 star selection
3rd star - Marcus Cabral
2nd star - Josh Wells
1st star - Cory Patton
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