Round Rock
Albuquerque took a 3-0 lead, Round Rock got two back, and that was all they could get in a 4-2 loss. Shane Loux took the loss despite a quality start of 6IP, 7H/3ER, 5K:1BB. Yorman Bazardo threw 2IP, 3H/1R (0ER), 0K:1BB, and Jonah Bayliss closed it out with 1IP, 2K. The Express only got six hits all night - and newcomer Tommy Everidge, playing 1B going 3x4 with a run. David Cook hit a two-run double, and Drew Meyer and Drew Locke added the other two hits.
Man of the Match: Tommy Everidge
Corpus
The Hooks committed four errors, and got only five hits, so San Antonio wins 5-0. Tyler Lumsden was victimized by errors, giving up two unearned runs in a 7IP, 4H/4R (2ER), 3K:1BB performance. Erik Stiller gave up a solo homer in the 8th. The errors came courtesy of Lumsden, German Duran, and two from Jhon Florentino. Shuck, Florentino, Gaston, Van Ostrand, and Santangelo got the five hits.
Man of the Match: Jon Gaston (1x3, BB)
Lancaster
Brutal. Lancaster gave up seven runs in the top of the first, tied it up by the end of the 3rd, gave up two in the fifth, and tied it up with two outs in the bottom of the 9th on David Flores RBI single. But a sac fly from Stockton scored Grant Green for the game-winning run, and Stockton wins 10-9. Kyle Greenwalt allowed 3H/7R (3ER), 2K:3BB in 0.2IP. Leandro Cespedes gave up 5H/2ER, 4K:0BB in 4.1IP, and Patrick Urckfitz threw 3.1IP, 1H/0ER, 5K:2BB. David Berner took the loss, allowing 1H/1ER, in 1.2IP. Predictably, lots of hits. Albert Cartwight was 3x6 (2B, HR), Jay Austin (2x6, HR, RBI), Brandon Barnes was 2x5 (2B, HR, 3RBI), Lee Cruz was 2x5 (2 2B), David Flores was 2x4 (2B, 2RBI), and Brandon Wikoff (2x4, BB) all had multi-hit games. 1-4 in the lineup went a combined 7x17, with two doubles, three homers, and 5RBI.
Man of the Match: Brandon Barnes
Lexington
Just an old-fashioned butt-whoopin. Lexington had a 10-0 lead after three and cruised to a a 13-2 win over Rome. Despite two wild pitches, Tanner Bushue got the win with 5H/2ER, 5K:2BB in 5IP. Mike Schurz threw 2IP, 1H/0ER, 1K:0BB, and Colton Pitkin gave up 3H/0ER, 2K:0BB in 2IP. Miguel Arrendell was 4x5 with four runs, Kody Hinze was 3x4 with a walk and an RBI. Jake Goebbert (2x3, BB) and Jiovanni Mier (2B, 2BB, 2RBI, 2 errors) had your other multi-hit games. Our Boy Aaron Bray was 1x4 with a walk and 3RBI.
Man of the Match: Miguel Arrendell
Tri-City
A four-run 2nd was what Tri-City needed to beat Vermont 5-2. Bobby Doran threw 5H/2ER, 3K:1BB in 4IP, and a bullpen of Blazek, Martinez, Sogard, De Leon, and Ness held the Lake Monsters to 2H/0ER, 8K:2BB in 5IP. Renzo Tello hit a three-run homer and was 2x4, and Frank Almonte and Oscar Figueroa (2RBI) were both 2x4. Mike Kvasnicka was 1x3 with a walk, and Ben Heath (1x2), and Daniel Adamson (0x2, 2R) drew two walks each.
Man of the Match: Renzo Tello.
Greeneville
Greeneville got a run in the 3rd and 4th, and that was enough for a 2-1 win over Burlington. Ruben Alaniz threw 4IP, 1R (0ER), 3K:0BB, and a bullpen of Bullock, Hagen, and Smink allowed 2H/0ER, 4K:0BB in 4IP. Jhonny Medrano (2x4), Marcus Nidiffer (2x3, 2B), and Pedro Feliz (2x3, BB) had your multi-hit games, while Jonathan Merritt hit his first homer of the season and Bryce Lane added an RBI.
Man of the Match: Ruben Alaniz.
GCL Astros
The GCL Astros got two in the third, and threw a shutout for a 2-0 win over the GCL Cardinals. Luis Ordosgoitti threw 4IP, 6H/0ER, 3K:0BB while Dieudone Paul got the win, throwing 4IP, 1H/0ER, 6K:2BB. Matison Smith hammered down the save with a perfect 9th. Jose Fernandez was 2x3 with a double and 2RBI to provide all the offense, with Suniaga, Magee, Ditthardt, and Valenzuela adding hits.
Man of the Match: Dieudone Paul