The Fisher Cats make it two straight. Shaun Marcum and Tom Mastny lose. Dunedin are toast and get to head out of town before Ivan moves in. New Hampshire and Charleston are the only clubs still playing.
Binghamton 4 New Hampshire 10 - New Hampshire lead best of five series 2-0
Detailed play by play coverage of the Fisher Cats game is available in yesterdays minor league thread as covered by the BBRC (Batters Box Radio Crew). The Cats scored three in the first with speed and power. Tyrell Godwin had an infield single, stole second and went to third on a groundout. Aaron Hill was hit by a pitch and a sac fly from John Ford Griffin put the Cats on the board. John Hattig drilled a monster two run home run to make it 3-0.
Brandon League was not at his sharpest but he was good enough. He went five innings and allowed two runs on three hits and three walks. New Hampshire added a fourth run in the fourth when a Godwin groundout scored Justin Singleton. New Hamsphire put it away with four runs in the fifth, Hill, Hattig and Jova singled and Singleton hit a two run triple. Paul Chiaffredo singled to drive in the fourth run of the inning. NH added two more in the sixth on a Griffin home run to make it a 10-2 game.
Ryan Houston, John Ogiltree and Dan Jackson pitched the last four innings.
Hill was 3-4 with a hit by pitch after an O-fer in game one.
Game Story
Tampa 8 Dunedin 4 - Tampa wins series 2-0
Dunedin scored two in the second on a Jose Yepez home run. Shaun Marcum breezed into the fourth when the wheels came off the wagon. Six of the first seven hitters reached base on six hits and a walk. Marcum left down 4-2 and Andy Torres allowed another run to score to make it 5-2. Marcum gave up seven hits and one walk in 3.1 innings.
The teams traded runs in the sixth and Tampa added a couple more in the ninth. Dunedin had seven hits in the game while Tampa beat up Jays pitching for fourteen hits.
Charleston 2 Hickory 8 - Hickory lead best of three series 1-0
It is tough to win a game when your hitters register three hits. Tom Mastny pitched with little support but uncharacteristically allowed five runs. Hickory scored one in the first inning when the first two hitters registered hits. They added another in the fourth when the first four hitters reached base. Mastny avoided further trouble with two strikeouts and a groundout to leave the bases loaded. Charleston scored in the fifth when Eric Arnold doubled in Clint Johnston who had walked. Hickory stretched their lead in the sixth. The first three hitters went double, single, single to make it a 3-1 game and Mastny was done. Eric Rico allowed a double to score two more and it was 5-1. Hickory added another in the seventh and two in the eighth off Jeremy Harper.
Eric Arnold had two of the Alley Cats three hits, and now Charleston have to win tonight to stay alive, Kurt Isenberg has the start.
Game Story
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Binghamton 4 New Hampshire 10 - New Hampshire lead best of five series 2-0
Detailed play by play coverage of the Fisher Cats game is available in yesterdays minor league thread as covered by the BBRC (Batters Box Radio Crew). The Cats scored three in the first with speed and power. Tyrell Godwin had an infield single, stole second and went to third on a groundout. Aaron Hill was hit by a pitch and a sac fly from John Ford Griffin put the Cats on the board. John Hattig drilled a monster two run home run to make it 3-0.
Brandon League was not at his sharpest but he was good enough. He went five innings and allowed two runs on three hits and three walks. New Hampshire added a fourth run in the fourth when a Godwin groundout scored Justin Singleton. New Hamsphire put it away with four runs in the fifth, Hill, Hattig and Jova singled and Singleton hit a two run triple. Paul Chiaffredo singled to drive in the fourth run of the inning. NH added two more in the sixth on a Griffin home run to make it a 10-2 game.
Ryan Houston, John Ogiltree and Dan Jackson pitched the last four innings.
Hill was 3-4 with a hit by pitch after an O-fer in game one.
Game Story
Tampa 8 Dunedin 4 - Tampa wins series 2-0
Dunedin scored two in the second on a Jose Yepez home run. Shaun Marcum breezed into the fourth when the wheels came off the wagon. Six of the first seven hitters reached base on six hits and a walk. Marcum left down 4-2 and Andy Torres allowed another run to score to make it 5-2. Marcum gave up seven hits and one walk in 3.1 innings.
The teams traded runs in the sixth and Tampa added a couple more in the ninth. Dunedin had seven hits in the game while Tampa beat up Jays pitching for fourteen hits.
Charleston 2 Hickory 8 - Hickory lead best of three series 1-0
It is tough to win a game when your hitters register three hits. Tom Mastny pitched with little support but uncharacteristically allowed five runs. Hickory scored one in the first inning when the first two hitters registered hits. They added another in the fourth when the first four hitters reached base. Mastny avoided further trouble with two strikeouts and a groundout to leave the bases loaded. Charleston scored in the fifth when Eric Arnold doubled in Clint Johnston who had walked. Hickory stretched their lead in the sixth. The first three hitters went double, single, single to make it a 3-1 game and Mastny was done. Eric Rico allowed a double to score two more and it was 5-1. Hickory added another in the seventh and two in the eighth off Jeremy Harper.
Eric Arnold had two of the Alley Cats three hits, and now Charleston have to win tonight to stay alive, Kurt Isenberg has the start.
Game Story
Should Danny Core be starting, Jack Bogaczyk thinks so, bselig, bselig, will let you view it.
