PCL Semifinals: Round Rock 4, Iowa 3 (10 innings)
Round Rock leads series 2-0.
W- Riley Ferrell
L- Jordan Minch
RR home runs: None.
Make it two straight walk-off wins for the Express as they now have three chances to close out this series. They scored two in the 7th to tie and walked off with the win in the first extra frame.
Brandon Bielak turned in a bare minimum quality start (6 IP, 3 ER), allowing eight hits (solo homer), walking one, and striking out three. Bryan Abreu and Riley Ferrell finished things off with two scoreless innings apiece; Abreu walked two and struck out three while Ferrell allowed a hit and struck out one.
Round Rock loaded the bases to lead off the 2nd inning but all they could get out of it was an RBI infield single from Stephen Wrenn. Nick Tanielu walked and Alex De Goti doubled to lead off the 7th; Jamie Ritchie atoned for hitting into a double play in the 2nd with an RBI single in the 7th and De Goti scored the tying run when Ronnie Dawson hit into a force out. Drew Ferguson walked to lead off the 10th and advanced on a wild pitch. Jack Mayfield also drew a walk and one batter later, Taylor Jones won the game with an RBI single. Jones finished 2-5 on the night while De Goti went 3-4 with a double.
The series now heads to Des Moines for the next three games. Hopefully, it'll only take one. Rogelio Armenteros gets the start in game three and he'll take on Kendall Graveman at 7:08.
Midwest League West Semifinals: Cedar Rapids 2, Quad Cities 1
Series tied 1-1.
The Kernels forced a deciding game three by scoring in more innings than the Banditos did on Thursday.
Alex McKenna's RBI single in the 5th was Quad Cities' only scoring play and one of just three hits on the night that the Banditos could muster up. Trey Dawson, who scored on the play, and Ramiro Rodriguez had the other two hits.
Brett Daniels pitched well but the lack of run support resulted in him taking the L. In 6.1 innings, Daniels allowed two runs on five hits, walked two, and struck out ten. Felipe Tejada finished the game and struck out five over 2.2 perfect innings.
Matt Ruppenthal will be on the mound for the third and final game of this series. He'll face Josh Winder at 6:35.
Thursday's Stars
All photos are from Jayne unless stated otherwise.
Taylor Jones, 1B/OF, and Alex De Goti, IF, Round Rock
Jones: 2-5, walk-off RBI single in 10th
De Goti: 3-4, 2B, R
Round Rock Express bullpen
4 IP, H, 2 BB, 4 K
Bryan Abreu: 2 IP, 2 BB, 3 K
Riley Ferrell: W, 2 IP, H, K
Quad Cities River Bandits pitchers: L 2-1 vs. Cedar Rapids
9 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 15 K
Brett Daniels: L, 6.1 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 10 K
Felipe Tejada: 2.2 IP, 5 K; perfect outing
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