James Walczak comes on to pitch the top of the 7th and surrenders the lead on a leadoff HR. Bakersfield now trails, batting in the bottom of the 7th.
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James Walczak comes on to pitch the top of the 7th and surrenders the lead on a leadoff HR. Bakersfield now trails, batting in the bottom of the 7th.
The Blaze battle back inthe bottom of the 7th with rwo runs of their own on a BB to Mattair, a double by Selsky, an iBB to load the bases to Dominic D'Anna and a 2-run double by Juan Duran. Now 6-5 Bakersfield going to the 8th.
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The AZL Reds with a big 5-run, but fall 11-9 to the AZL Dodgers.
Top of 9th:
Reynoso with a leadoff walk, Arias HBP, Adam Matthews singles in Reynoso, Humberto Valor walked to load the bases, Arias scores on a WP and Tanner Rahier hit a 3-run HR (His fourth). Big knock for Tanner - he needed it.
Adam Matthews 3-5, R, RBI
Humberto Valor 0-2, R, 2 BB
Tanner Rahier 1-4, R, HR, 3 RBI, BB
Jimmy Lopez 1-5, 2B
Avian Rachal 1-4, BB
Argenis Aldazoro 1-4, R, HR, RBI
Jonathan Reynoso 1-2, 2 R, 2 BB
Daniel Paula 1-4, R
Brayan Arias 2-3, 2 R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, HBP
Not much in the way of pitching highlights
Stockton-Bakersfield has truly turned into a seesaw affair with two runs on the 2nd 2-run HR Walczak has surrednered in his two innings of work. Stockton now leads 7-6 with the Blaze batting in the bottom of the 8th.
The Blaze have now tied it at 7, Bowe singles to leadoff, Hunt singles him to third and Bowe scores on a PB. Going to the 9th. Blaine Howell on to pitch.
The pattern continues. Howell walks a batter, J's the next one and then allows a on-eout double. Nico Vazquez cuts the go-ahead run down at the plate but then Nico allows a two-out run rto scores when he boots the next groundball. Howell then allows a run-scoring double and issues an iBB to load them up with two outs. Nico throws out the next runner, but the damage is done. The Blaze trail 9-7 going to the bottom of the 9th.
Nico tries to atone by reaching on a two-out error, but Theo Bowe K's to end the game. The Blaze fall 9-7.
Theo Bowe 3-6, 2 R, SB (Now hiting .340)
Stephen Hunt 3-4, 2 2B, BB
Travis Mattair -3, R, RBI, 2 BB
Steve Selsky 2-3, 2 R, 2B, HR, RBI, 2 BB (Now hitting .341)
Juan Duran 1-5, 2B, 2 RBI
Meijas-Brean has 4 more pro homers in 79 PAs than he hit all season in NCAA (268 PAs).
Selsky's old for the league, but this is only his second year in pro ball. For his career (122 G, 534 ABs), his line-- .305/ .374/ .513/ .886-- is promising. His K rate in Baksersfied is less than 20% and his BB rate is over 10%. A 23-year-old in A+ is not usually someone to get excited about, but he could be a sleeper moving forward.
Too bad LaMarre or Felhauer hasn't caught fire to be moved up to AAA because Selky deserves to move up as well. Might eventually be a solid fourth OF type. Perhaps more. (Similar to Bryson Smith, actually, as a late-round college draftee.)