Dunedin won both ends of a doubleheader allowing just one run between both games. The GCL Jays supplied the only other win with two come from behind rallies.
Ricky Romero pitched six innings and gave up all five runs with seven hits and three walks. Two of the hits were home runs. The Chiefs scored a run in the fourth, Travis Snider walked, folowed by two singles to drive him in. Syracuse got close with three runs in the eighth, Russ Adams singled, Snider reached on a fielders choice and Kevin Mellilo doubled in a run. With two outs Curtis Thigpen doubled in two runs but Wayne Lydon flew out to end the threat. Buck Coats singled to lead-off the ninth but he never moved off first base. Coats and Adams had three hits each. Snider was 1-3.
New Hampshire were outhit 18-4. Robert Ray gave up four runs on nine hits in five innings. The bullpen gave up the other eight runs. Jacob Butler was the only Fisher Cat with two hits.
Sarasota 0 Dunedin 1 - game 1
This was a zero - zero game through six and a half innings. In the bottom of the seventh, with one out, Marcos Cabral and Anthony Hatch singled. A force out put runners at first and third with two outs and then a wild pitch delivered the winning run.
Reidier Gonzalez pitched a complete game shutout with six hits allowed.
Sarasota 1 Dunedin 3 - game 2
Tied at one after two innings, Adam Calderone un-tied it with a solo home run in the third. Marcos Cabral added another solo shot in the fifth. Kenny Rodriguez pitched six innings allowing one run.
David Cooper was 0-2 and is hitless in his last three games.
Chi-Hung Cheng pitched shutout ball for five innings but gave up a run in the sixth. Dan O'Brien allowed three runs in the seventh. Lansing were shutout until the ninth. Justin Jackson walked, Raul Barron singled, Manny Rodriguez tripled in both runs. With one out Kevin Ahrens walked, and Jon Baksh hit a sac fly. Johermyn Chavez singled Ahrens to second and both moved up on a strikeout my Moises Sierra, but Darin Mastroianni lined out to end the game. Jon Baksh was the only Lugnut with two hits.
Batavia scored in four innings and scored at least a run off all three Auburn starters. Auburn had only five hits, Luis Rivera had two and scored the run on an error.
GCL Indians 5 GCL Jays 6 - 11 innings
The Jays came back twice to win. Trailing by two heading to the bottom of the ninth the Jays got the two lead-off hitters on base, Justin McClanahan walked and Yensy Perez singled. A wild pitch moved up the runners and two ground balls tied the game. The Indians scored one in the top of the eleventh. In the bottom of the eleventh Welinton Ramirez singled, and Justin McClanahan walked. A sac bunt moved up the runners and an intentional walk loaded them up. Pinch hitter Tyler Pastornicky reached on a force attempt to tie the game and Luis Fernandez hit a sac fly for the win. Balbino Fuenmayor was the only Jay with two hits. The Jays pitchers only gave up four hits, but they walked ten.
3 star selection
3rd star - Marcos Cabral
2nd star - Kenny Rodriguez
1st star - Reidier Gonzalez
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