Charlotte 5, St. Lucie 4
Another tough loss in the ninth for St. Lucie on Sunday.
Key Players:
Richard Lucas – 1 for 4, 2 RBI
Danny Muno – 2 for 4, RBI, 2 R, SB
Chase Huchingson – 7.0 IP: 12 H, 2 BB, 4 ER
Jeffrey Walters – 1.1 IP: H, ER, 4 BB, 2 K, L
Player Of The Game: Solid start for Chase Huchingson and it was good to see Lucas drive in more runs. His season total is now 48, second to Cory Vaughn’s 62.
Hickory 5, Savannah 3
Savannah drops another game to Hickory on Sunday after the blowout Saturday.
Key Players:
Camden Maron – 1 for 3, RBI, BB
Brandon Brown – 1 for 4, HR.
Cole Frenzel – 2 for 3, BB
Michael Fulmer – 5.2 IP: 9 H, 2 BB, 5 R (4 ER), 8 K
Player Of The Game: Estarlin Morel and Jared West for 2.1 scoreless innings after Fulmer’s departure. Hat tip for the 8 K’s, though.
Brooklyn 2, Vermont 0
Hansel Robles was brilliant and he was backed by Kevin Plawecki, who continues to back me up.
Key Players:
Kevin Plawecki – 2 for 3, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, BB
Jayce Boyd – 2 for 4
Hansel Robles – 6 IP: 2 H, BB, 3 K, 0 ER
Craig Hansen/Beck Wheeler/Tyler Vanderheiden – A scoreless inning of relief each, with Vanderheiden picking up the save.
Player Of The Game: Split between the offensive juggernaut Plawecki and the superb starter, Hansel Robles.
Elizabethton 3, Kingsport 2
Elizabethton broke a 2-2 with a walk-off victory in the ninth in a well fought game against our Kingsport Mets.
Key Players:
Jorge Rivero – 2 for 4, HR, 2 RBI
Tomas Nido – 2 for 4
Andrew Massie – 5 IP: 4 H, 2 BB, ER, 4 K
Player Of The Game: Andrew Massie for a solid start. Jorge Rivero is batting .429 in his past 10 games, however.