Let's play 2 in Davenport!
Round Rock 7, Oklahoma City 4
W- Scott Baker (1-0)
L- Nick Tropeano (0-1)
OKC home runs: Carlos Perez (1, solo in 3rd), Jon Singleton (1, 2-run in 8th)
A bases-clearing triple turned the tide of this game overwhelmingly in favor of Round Rock.
Carlos Perez opened the scoring with a solo shot in the 3rd, his 1st of the year. Jon Singleton added a 2-run homer in the 8th, and Ronald Torreyes hit an RBI double in the top of the 9th. But, the damage had already been done.
Nick Tropeano went 3.1 innings and allowed 4 runs on 5 hits (solo homer), walked 4, and struck out 4. He allowed a solo homer to Kensuke Tanaka in the bottom of the 3rd, then had runners on 1st and 2nd later in the inning, but nothing came of that. The wheels fell off for him in the 4th when 2 walks and a single resulted in a bases-clearing triple that knocked him out of the game. Jose Cisnero cleaned up the mess by getting the final 2 outs of the inning, then striking out 2 in a scoreless 5th. He walked 1, but otherwise had another solid relief outing. Collin McHugh came on for the final 3 innings, and he allowed 3 runs on 2 hits, walked 3, and struck out 2.
David Martinez will team up with Bobby Doran to take on Colby Lewis in the series finale. First pitch will be at 1:05.
Corpus Christi 7, Tulsa 4
W- Luis Cruz (1-0)
L- Jonathan Gray (0-1)
S- Andrew Robinson (1)
CC home runs: Preston Tucker (1, solo in 2nd), Rene Garcia (1, 2-run in 7th)
The Hooks emerged from their opening series with a winning record as they topped the 3rd overall pick in this most recent draft.
Delino DeShields got plunked on a 2-2 count to begin the game. He would go on to steal 2nd, advanced to 3rd when Gray threw the ball away attempting to pick him off, and scored the first run of the night on a sac fly from Andrew Aplin. Preston Tucker went 2-3 and led off the 2nd with a homer, his 1st of the season.
After DeShields got hit by Gray again in the 3rd, he advanced to 3rd on a Nolan Fontana ground-rule double. Both of them scored on an Aplin 2-run single. In the 7th, M.P. Cokinos hit a 1-out single and scored on a Rene Garcia homer, his 1st. Soon after that, DeShields was back at it again. He singled, stole 2nd (again), and on the ensuing error, advanced to 3rd. He'd score the Hooks' final run of the night on a Fontana single.
In addition to Tucker, he (still referring to DeShields), Fontana, Cokinos, and Garcia all had 2 hits. For the 2nd straight night, DeShields had a 2-steal game. He got caught once, but that's the occupational hazard. Garcia even stole a base!
Luis Cruz had an impressive final couple of weeks to close out 2013 with Corpus; he drew a tough assignment facing Gray, but was more than up to the task. In my slightly biased opinion, he probably outpitched Gray last night. Cruz went 5 innings and allowed 2 runs on 5 hits, walked 1, and struck out 5. Ross Seaton was just one out away from the tandem complete game; he went 3.2 innings and allowed 2 runs (both on a Ryan Casteel HR) on 4 hits, walked 2, and struck out 3. Seaton couldn't quite finish it out as a 9th-inning single loaded the bases and signaled the end of his night. Andrew Robinson was tasked with preserving the lead and he did just that, striking out Taylor Featherston to end the game.
In the 2nd leg of their season-opening roadtrip, the Hooks will be in Springfield for 3 against the Cardinals. Tom Shirley and Matt Heidenreich will take on Sam Gaviglio at 4:10.
Lake Elsinore 8, Lancaster 7
W- Cody Hebner (1-0)
L- Chris Devenski (0-1)
S- Trevor Gott (1)
Lancaster home runs: None.
Wowza. Josh Hader absolutely quieted the Storm. He went 4 innings and allowed a run (on a wild pitch), 4 hits, hit a batter, and struck out 10. His final 7 outs were all via K: he struck out the side in the 3rd and 4 in the 4th. However, Hader also uncorked 4 wild pitches. 3 of those came in the 4th and resulted in a Lake Elsinore run.
Unfortunately, that effort would go to waste as Dan Minor and Chris Devenski couldn't back Hader up. Minor gave up 3 runs on 3 hits in the 5th. Devenski, the piggybacker, went 3 innings and allowed 4 runs (all in the 8th) on 5 hits, walked 1, and struck out 3. Jamaine Cotton allowed a hit and walked 2 in a scoreless 9th; he got out of a bases-loaded, 2-out situation.
The JetHawks blew a 5-0 lead, which they had built in the first third of the game. Tony Kemp kicked off the scoring in the 1st by drawing a walk, advancing to 3rd on a couple of groundouts, and scored on a wild pitch. Jake Rodriguez hit a 2-run single in the 2nd, and Dan Gulbransen ripped a 2-run double in the 3rd. Gulbransen hit 2 doubles in the game and finished 3-5. Jordan Scott hit an RBI groundout in the 5th and an RBI single in the bottom of the 9th, but he was the final out of the game, as he got caught trying to stretch that single into a double.
Danry Vasquez went 3-5 with 4 runs scored. Carlos Correa and Rio Ruiz both went 2-5. Lancaster would rue its missed opportunities; they left the bases loaded in the 2nd and 3rd, and runners on the corners in the 7th.
Mark Appel will make his season debut in the series finale. He'll team up with Mike Hauschild to take on Ruben Mejia. First pitch is at 2:00 Pacific. Interesting pairing; Hauschild's Dayton Flyers eliminated Appel's Stanford Cardinal in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament a little over a week ago.
Game 1: Quad Cities 2, Kane County 1
W- Jandel Gustave (1-0)
L- Zack Godley (0-1)
Quad Cities home runs: None.
In the first game of this twinbill, the River Bandits stole victory from the jaws of defeat in walk-off fashion.
Jack Mayfield led off the bottom of the 2nd with a double, advanced to 3rd on a passed ball, and scored the tying run on a wild pitch. Chase McDonald, who was at the plate at the time, eventually drew a walk, then was lifted for Chan-Jong Moon. Moon advanced to 2nd as Brian Holberton walked, then they both advanced on a wild pitch with Tyler White at bat. White then delivered the winner by poking a ball through the left side of the infield. Mayfield, White, Tanner Mathis, and Catfish Elkins had the 4 QC hits.
Kent Emanuel went 4 innings and allowed an unearned run on 2 hits and struck out 2. Jandel Gustave pitched 3 near-perfect innings to get the victory; he was just one hit batter away from being perfect.
What would game 2 hold in store?
Game 2: Kane County 5, Quad Cities 4 in 10 innings
W- Justin Amlung (1-0)
L- Chris Cotton (0-1)
Quad Cities home runs: None.
Quad Cities had to settle for a split as Jacob Rogers' go-ahead single in the top of the 10th held up. Jacob Hannemann, who scored on the play, struck out to begin the inning, but reached anyway on a Conrad Gregor error.
This game had the same formula as the first; the River Bandits trailed for a significant portion of the game, but were able to tie it late thanks to a big rally. They had the bases loaded in the 3rd, but only got a James Ramsay sac fly for their trouble. Down 4-1 in the 6th, they finally got even with the Cougars with 3 in the bottom of the 6th.
Jon Kemmer led off with a single, then Catfish Elkins followed suit. A Tanner Mathis groundout allowed the two of them to advance, then after a Jobduan Morales strikeout, Chan-Jong Moon walked to load the bases. A balk advanced everyone, then Ramsay walked to re-load the bases. Jack Mayfield hit the game-tying 2-run single, but was the final out of the inning as he failed in his attempt to stretch out his hit. With the chance for another walk-off win, the bases were loaded again in the 8th, but Kemmer flew out to end the inning. Morales hit a 2-out double in the 9th but was stranded, and Conrad Gregor singled in the 10th but was forced out to end the game.
Kemmer, Mathis, Morales, Elkins, and Moon all had 2 hits. The starting 9 drew 9 walks, 3 of which were drawn by Gregor.
Michael Feliz made his Midwest League debut and was greeted rather rudely, as Hannemann took him deep to begin the game and Daniel Canela followed suit to begin the 2nd inning. Those 2 solo shots were the only runs he allowed in 3 innings. He allowed one other hit, walked 1, and struck out 4. Evan Grills pitched the next 3 innings and gave up 2 unearned runs on 4 hits and fanned 2. Andrew Walter struck out 1 over 2 perfect innings, and Chris Cotton got saddled with the loss, as he allowed the go-ahead run to score. The run was unearned, he allowed 2 hits, and struck out 3 over 2 innings.
In the series finale, Adrian Houser and Gonzalo Sanudo will take on Juan Carlos Paniagua at 1:15.
Three Stars
3.
René Garcia, C, Corpus Christi
2-4, HR (1), 2 RBI, SB (1)
2.
Kent Emanuel, LHP, and Jandel Gustave, RHP, Quad Cities
Emanuel: 4 IP, 2 H, unearned run, 2 K
Gustave: W (1-0), 3 IP
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@jhader17 was lights out in winning game #1 against the Snappers! pic.twitter.com/G1Hc4G54do
— RGuill (@QCBanditPhotog) September 8, 2013
Josh Hader, LHP, Lancaster4 IP, 4 H, ER, 10 K
Many, many apologies to: Luis Cruz, Delino DeShields, Dan Gulbransen, Nolan Fontana, Andrew Aplin, Jose Cisnero, Andrew Walter
Mistake. Brady Rodgers went 5 innings in the first game of the season for the Hooks.
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