Hitters to the left, Hitters to the Right – That Makes for a Great Firday Night.
8,191 came to Cashman Field and Brett Lawrie wasn’t even playing. They weren’t disappointed as the 51s pulled of a victory with a 2 out win in the 10th inning. Danny Farquhar (4-4) took the win pitch just a single inning (the 10th) and holding OK City scoreless. Robert Ray started and went 6.0 IP with 7 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 Ks. Bryan Jeroloman (1 for 4, RBI, BB) had a bad throw for the 51s only error.
51 bats were led by Ricardo Nanita (4 for 5, R, 2 2B, 3RBIs) including a 3 run double in the 8th. Other RBIs came form Adam Loewen (0 for 4, R, RBI, BB, 2Ks) , Manny Mayorson (0 for3, RBI, 2 BB) and Jeroloman.
With the US Naval Academy Class of 2015 among the 8,228 fans attending, the Fisher Cats put on a baseball demonstration with 11 runs on 13 hits. Winning pitcher Henderson Alvarez (8-4) started, throwing 5.0 IP, allowing 7 hits, 2 ER, BB and striking out 5. Frank Gailey and B.J.LaMura provided competent relieve, shutting out Bowie and striking out another 5. New Hampshire committed two errors which came from Adeiny Hechavarria(4 for 5, 4R, 3B, 3RBIs, K), 2 clankers, his 10th and 11th of the year.
Anthony Gose (2 for 5, 3R, HR, RBI, BB, 3Ks), lead off the Game by taking the second pitch of the game to the yard in a solo effort. That quieted the Naval Academy folks a bit. Travis d’Arnaud (3 for 5, 2B, 2 RBIs, 2Ks) turned the Navy folks a little more blue by singling in Adeiny who had singled in the first.
Despite the errors and the dubious distinction of having the highest error total on the Fisher Cats so far this year, Hechavarria made up for his fielding transgressions at the plate. Adeiny knocked in his first runs after Gose had singled and stole second. Hechavarria singled to center and took advantage of a three base error by the center fielder and scored behind Gose. He later racked up another RBI with a triple to center scoring Jonathan Diaz (1 for 4, R, BB, K) who had singled and Gose who singled as well. Moises Sierra (2 for 5, R,RBI) and Craig Stansberry (1 for 4, 2B, RBI, BB, K) had run producing hits as well.
Diaz’s single brought his hitting streak to 11 games, and lifts his line to .344/.400/.901 in the last 10 games. Adeiny has a four game streak and his line is now .386/.426/.903. And d’Arnaud’s blistering last 10 game record is a five game hitting streak and .447/.512/1.327 in the last 10 games
The D Jays made the most of 11 hits and scored 9 runs for the win despite allowing 11 hits for Brevard. Winning pitcher Asher Wojciechowski (6-9) came on in relief of Dustin McGowan who was tagged for only 2 hits and a BB while striking out 4 in 3.0 IP.
Run production came from RBI kings A.J. Jimenez (2 for 5, R, 2B, 3RBIs) and Brian Van Kirk (1 for 3, 3RBIs). Van Kirk has 47 RBI’s on the season and Jimenez has 36. Ryan Schimpf (1 for 2, RBI), Brad McElroy (1 for 4, 3R, 2B, RBI BB) and Ivan Contreras (2 for 4, 2 R, 2B, K) all added a single RBI.
The Luggies pulled one out in the tenth in front 8,213 faithful and Cooley Law School Stadium. Holding South Bend to a single score, Lansing put a single run on in the bottom of the 9th. Nothing like an extra inning walk off win for the home team. Shawn Griffith (1.0 IP, H, K) got the W in the tenth, his 4th against no losses for the year. Starter Marcus Walden went 5 innings, struck out 3 and gave up South Bend’s only score. Garis Pena (0 for 4, 2Ks) misplayed a hit to center, his 12th boot of the year.
Although runs were scarce, the Luggies got their winning one from K.C. Hobson on a 10th inning walk off sac fly scoring Michael Crouse (1 for 4, R, 2B, K) who had doubled. The other run came in the 6th inning after a Carlos Perez (1 for 4, R, 2B) doubled and Jake Marisnick (1 for 4, BB) singled moving Perez to 3rd. Perez scored on a wild pitch to even the score.
With 5,090 home town fans looking on, Vancouver took a close one from Spokane by shutting them out from the 6th inning on. Winning Pitcher Phillip Brua (5-0) pitched 2.0 innings and struck out one, allowing a single hit. Starter Zack Breault pitched 5.0 decent innings allowing 2 ER on 3 hits and striking out 5. The Canandians suffered two errors, one from Jonathan Berti (2 for 4, RBI, K) his 6th, and one from Randy Schwartz (0 for 3, R, K), his 2nd.
Vancouver’s fourth inning started the evening’s scoring with two singles by Balbino Fuenmayor and Nicholas Baligod. Swartz reached on and error which scored Fuenmayor and sent Baligod to 3rd. Baligod scored on a sac fly by Garret Maines. Then Chris Schaeffer doubled in Swartz. The Canadians winning run came in the 7th when Bertie singled scoring Yeico Aponte.
Bluefield was tagged early and couldn’t score enough to get back on top. Starter Deivy Estrada (2-2) took the loss with only 2.0 IP, allowing 5 hits, 4 runs and 3 BB with a single K. Kenllie Santana (1.1IP, 2 H, 3ER, K) gave up another 4 runs in the 4th. Andrew Sikula (2.2IP, 2H, K)and Milciades Santana (3.0IP, 0H, 0R,2BB,4Ks) came on to shutout Greenfield from the 5th inning on. But to no avail, as Bluefield fell short with 4 runs in the 9th inning. Andy Fermin(2 for 4, R, 2B, HR,4 RBIs, BB, K) had his 8th and 9th errors of the year and Kevin Pillar (1 for 4, K) had his second.
Despite his two errors in the field, Fermin acquitted himself with 4 RBIs, including a 2 out 2 on long ball in the 9th inning as the Blue Jays tried to scratch back. The other run for the Blue Jays came in the 3rd inning when Fermin doubled in Peter Mooney (1 for 3, 2R, 2B, 2BB, K) who had walked.
2 hours and 49 minutes was all it took to amass 19 hits and 13 runs against the Pirates. Misual Diaz Started and threw shut out 4.0 IP and gave up only one hit and struck out 6. Winning pitcher Alex Ramierez (2-1) Came on in the 5th and pitched 2 innings with 2 hits, 2 run, 3 BB, 3Ks and got the W when Blue Jay bats obliged him with 6 runs and the Blue Jays never relinquished the lead. Jorge Vegas-Rosado (2 for 5, 2B, 4 RBIs) suffered two miscues, his 9th and 10th errors of the season and George Carroll booted one, his 1st after coming on at 1st base in the 8th inning.
Despite his troubles in the field, Vegas-Rosado led the RBI parade with 4, including a two run double in the 6th and a RBI Single in the 7th. Seth Connor (1 for 3, R, HR, 3 RBIs, K) worked his magic with a 2 Run slam in the 4th and walked in a run in the 7th scoring Dickie Thon (2 for 5, R) who had singled. Dalton Pompey(3 for 6, R, HR, 2K) added a solo blast in the 4th as well. AndrewBums (3 for 5, 3R, RBI), Alexys Rodriguez (2 for 5, R, HR),hit a solo dinger in the 7th, and Nico Taylor (1 for 3, 2R, 2B, RBI, BB) doubled in a run in the in the 4 run Blue Jay 6th inning.
Three Stars:
Third Star: A.J. Jimenez 2 for 5, 2B, 3 RBIs
Second Star: Adeiny Hechavarria 4 for 5, 4R, 3B, 3RBIs, K
First Star: Ricardo Nanita 4 for 5, R, 2 2B, 3 RBIs
