PreStros Morning Report: April 17

TL;DR

*Org affiliates go 3-1 on the day; cumulative 26-9 record.
*Crazy game in Las Vegas as Fresno had an 8-2 lead, then fell behind 9-8, and ended up winning 11-10.
*Carlos Correa dominated in a rain-shortened 8-5 win over Springfield.
*Lancaster jumped all over High Desert in a 10-4 win, with Evan Grills allowing 2H in 5IP.
*Quad Cities blew an 8th inning lead in a 9-6 loss, despite Thomas Lindauer's HR, BB, 3RBI night.

Fresno (7-2)

These games are crazy. Fresno had an 8-2 lead after three, and then Las Vegas scored the next seven runs (with a 6-run 6th inning) to take a 9-8 lead over Fresno. Then three more runs in the 7th for Fresno gave the Grizzlies an 11-9 lead, then Las Vegas brought it to 11-10 and James Hoyt threw a perfect 9th to preserve the 11-10 win. Alex White threw 5IP, 9H/6R (5ER), 3K:2BB; Gonzalo Sanudo made his Triple-A debut and allowed 5H/3ER (2HR) in 0.2IP; Jordan Jankowski held Las Vegas to 1H/0ER in 1.1IP; Josh Fields allowed the run to bring it to 11-10 with 3H/1ER in the 8th, and James Hoyt did his thing.

Nolan Fontana (2B, BB), L.J. Hoes (2B, BB), Andrew Aplin (HR, 2RBI) had two hits each. Jon Singleton (3-run homer) and Max Stassi (2RBI) added home runs. Domingo Santana was 1x4 with a triple, walk, and three runs scored.

Man of the Match: Andrew Aplin

Corpus (7-1)

Corpus jumped out to an 8-1 lead and withstood a 4-run 7th from Springfield before rain finished the game after 7 1/2 innings with an 8-5 Corpus win. Kyle Westwood threw 5IP, 7H/1ER, 4K:1BB; Angel Baez allowed 3H/4ER, 2K:3BB in 1.1IP; Jandel Gustave gave up two hits that led to two of Baez's charged runs in 0.2IP.

Carlos Correa is a beast, going 3x4 with two doubles and 2RBI. He's now hitting .394/.474/.727. Colin Moran was 2x4 with a double and 2RBI; Leo Heras was 2x3 with two doubles, and Roberto Pena was 2x3 with an RBI. Telvin Nash was 1x4 with 2RBI; Brandon Meredith was 1x3 with a solo homer. Tonky Kemp was 0x1 with three walks, a stolen base, and three runs scored.

Man of the Match: Carlos Correa

Lancaster (5-4)

Lancaster scored runs in seven of the nine innings on their way to a 10-4 win over High Desert. Evan Grills threw 5IP, 2H/0ER, 4K:0BB; Troy Scribner allowed 5H/4ER, 3K:2BB in 2.2IP; Randall Fant walked one in 1.1IP.

Danry Vasquez (2B, BB), J.D. Davis (2B, HR, BB, 2RBI), Chase McDonald (2B, HR, BB, RBI), Brett Phillips, and Brian Holberton (2 2B, 2RBI) all had two hits each. A.J. Reed hit a two-run homer in the 8th; Jack Mayfield had a triple and an RBI.

Man of the Match: Evan Grills

Quad Cities (7-2)

The River Bandits took a 6-4 lead into the bottom of the 8th, and by the time they came up to bat again it was 9-6 Beloit, which is how the game ended. Daniel Mengden threw 4.2IP, allowing 7H/4R (2ER), 6K:0BB; Ryan Thompson entered the game with the bases loaded and allowed one run (charged to Mengden) before ending the 5th. Austin Chrismon allowed 7H/5ER in 2IP, and Albert Minnis struck out one in the 9th.

Jacob Nottingham (2B, RBI), Thomas Lindauer (HR, BB, 3RBI), and Bobby Boyd all had two hits each. Derek Fisher and Mott Hyde had a double and a walk each. Alfredo Gonzalez was 1x3 with two walks.

Man of the Match: Thomas Lindauer