Well the 4th is over, and we have some catching up to do down on the farm.
Round Rock went 2-1 over the weekend. Friday night, Chad Reineke pitched 7 solid innings giving up just one run in the 4-3 win. Saturday, the Express used 4 home runs to beat Nashville 10-5. Sunday, Mark Saccomanno hit his 20th homer of the season in a 7-4 loss.
Corpus Christi went 1-2 over the weekend. Friday, CC lost their 5th game in a row. Saturday, Andy Van Hekken made his Hooks debut in a 4-2 victory. He went six innings giving up one runs on seven hits and one walk. He struck out four. Sunday, Bud Norris returned to the mound from the DL. He pitched two scoreless innings. Tip Fairchild took the loss pitching 4 innings in relief giving up 4 runs.
Salem went 1-1 with a postponement on Sunday. Friday, Casey Hudspeth pitched 7 solid innings but go no decision in the 2-1 loss. Saturday, Nick Moresi, Colin Delome & Jimmy Van Ostrand all hit solo home runs but it was small ball in the 9th that won the game 8-7.
Lexington went 1-1 on the weekend as they had Sunday off. Friday, Robert Leonhardt pitched 7 shut out innings and Lexington held on for a 3-2 win. Saturday, they got good pitching from Leandro Cespedes and Carlos Ladeuth but the outcome was to be determined by two plays at the plate. Lexington threw their chance to get the runner out away and they got thrown out trying to score.
Tri Cities went 2-1 on the weekend. Friday, the ValleyCat pitchers struck out 12 batters and the offense responded with 9 runs in a 9-2 romp. Saturday, was an 7-1 loss filled with miscues:
Tri-City committed three errors (two by pitchers) and had two passed balls while the pitching staff uncorked three wild pitches, walked seven and hit three batters, which led to seven unanswered runs by the Renegades and the ‘Cats’ seventh loss in eight games.
Sunday, Chris Jackson’s double in the 10th plated the winning run.
Greeneville went 1-2 on the weekend. Friday they got their lone win as they got big games at the plate from Ebert Rosario and Kyle Miller. The losses were by scores of 5-2 and a rain shortened 4-0. The game on Sunday was the first that Ebert Rosaio had not gotten a hit in since his demotion from Tri Cities. He has hit .438 since his return to Greeneville.