It's playoff time in Minor League Baseball!
PCL Semifinals: Round Rock 5, Iowa 4 (11 innings)
Round Rock leads 1-0.
W- Brendan McCurry
L- Dillon Maples
RR home runs: Drew Ferguson (1, 2-run in 2nd)
The Cubs scored twice in the top of the 11th to break a 2-2 tie... and then the E-Train walked off with the victory in the bottom half.
Kent Emanuel was excellent in his 6.1 innings as he allowed two runs (one inherited runner charged to him) on five hits, walked one, and struck out a season-high ten batters; his regular-season high for strikeouts was six. Ralph Garza Jr. walked two and struck out three in 2.2 innings and Brendan McCurry allowed two runs (one earned) on two hits and struck out one in the final two innings.
Drew Ferguson launched a two-run home run in the 2nd inning to open the scoring. This was Round Rock's only scoring play in the nine regulation innings. Ferguson drew a walk in the 11th and Jamie Ritchie kept the game alive with a two-out single. They both advanced on a wild pitch and then Alex De Goti drew a walk to load the bases for Chas McCormick. Another wild pitch allowed Ferguson to score and McCormick won the game with a two-run single. McCormick and Ferguson both finished with three hits on the night.
Brandon Bielak will take on Tyson Miller in game two of this series. First pitch is at 7:05.
Carolina League South Semi-Final Game 1: Down East 3, Fayetteville 0
Down East leads series 1-0.
W- Sal Mendez
L- Nivaldo Rodriguez
S- Joe Kuzia
Fayetteville home runs: None.
Due to the threat of Hurricane Dorian, the decision was made to have a doubleheader on Wednesday.
Miguelangel Sierra homered in the 5th... but he forgot to touch home plate (he did, actually). He was called out and was credited with a triple instead. That did break up the no-hitter, though.
Nivaldo Rodriguez allowed three runs (two earned) on seven hits and struck out seven in 5.2 innings. César Rosado allowed a hit, walked one, and struck out one in 1.1 innings of relief.
Carolina League South Semi-Final Game 2: Fayetteville 3, Down East 0
Series tied 1-1.
W- Austin Hansen
L- Scott Engler
S- Humberto Castellanos
Fayetteville home runs: Jeremy Peña (1, 2-run in 3rd)
The Woodpeckers returned the favor with a 3-0 win of their own to get on the board in this series.
All three Fayetteville runs came in the 3rd as Jeremy Peña smacked a two-run homer and David Hensley drew a bases-loaded walk.
Austin Hansen allowed four hits, walked one, and struck out three over 5.1 shutout innings and Humberto Castellanos struck out three over 1.2 perfect innings to complete the shutout.
The series shifts to Kinston and will resume on Friday, weather and field conditions permitting.
Midwest League West Semi-Final: Quad Cities 4, Cedar Rapids 1
Quad Cities leads 1-0.
W- Valente Bellozo
L- Luis Rijo
S- Layne Henderson
QC home runs: None.
Quad Cities got a couple of runs in the 8th to pull away from the Kernels in game one of this Midwest League semi-final series.
Alex McKenna scored the first run of the evening on a wild pitch in the 1st inning and scored another run on a sac fly from Ramiro Rodriguez in the 5th. Wilyer Abreu capped off the scoring by ripping a two-run double in the 8th. Abreu, McKenna, and Alex Holderbach all finished 2-4 in this game; both of Wilyer's hits were doubles.
Valente Bellozo allowed four hits, one of which was a solo homer, walked two, and struck out six in six innings. Luis de Paula retired all four men he faced, striking out two, and Layne Henderson got the five-out save, allowing one hit and striking out four.
Brett Daniels gets the start in game two as the series shifts to Quad Cities. He'll take on Matt Canterino at 6:35.
Wednesday's Stars
All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.
Chas McCormick, OF, and Drew Ferguson, OF, Round Rock
McCormick: 3-6, walk-off 2-R single in 11th
Ferguson: 3-4, 2-R HR (1), 2 R
Kent Emanuel, LHP, Round Rock
6.1 IP, 5 H, 2 ER (one inherited runner charged to him), BB, 10 K
Quad Cities River Bandits pitchers: W 4-1 @ Cedar Rapids
9 IP, 5 H (solo HR allowed), ER, 2 BB, 12 K
Valente Bellozo: W, 6 IP, 4 H (solo HR allowed), ER, 2 BB, 6 K
Luis de Paula: 1.1 IP, 2 K
Layne Henderson: Save, 1.2 IP, H, 4 K
Wilyer Abreu, OF, Quad Cities
2-4, 2 2B, 2 RBI
Fayetteville Woodpeckers pitchers: W 3-0 vs. Down East (game 2)
7 IP, 4 H, BB, 6 K
Austin Hansen: W, 5.1 IP, 4 H, BB, 3 K
Humberto Castellanos: Save, 1.2 IP, 3 K
Jeremy Peña, SS, Fayetteville
1-3, 2-R HR (1) in game 2 of doubleheader
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