One Down, Five To Go

As the month changes over to the month of May, the Railriders ended the month 12-10. Two games out of first place. Things can change over the course of the season, especially in minor league baseball, you can get callus, injuries, win streaks, losing streaks and other things. All things considered, the Railriders look like they'll be fine especially when Dietrich Enns comes back from injury. This week was overall dominated with great offensive performances and with that, here are the three stars of the week for the Railriders.

Third Star: Clint Frazier: Frazier had a great week, recording 6 hits, with two doubles, a home run and three RBIs.

Second Star: Cito Culver: He had a heck of a game on Thursday in the series finale against Louisville, hitting two homers. He also had seven hits, three of them were doubles and he had four RBIs.

First Star: Dustin Fowler: His spot here was really not going to be questioned, especially after what he did on Sunday. He hit for the cycle on Sunday, including a walkoff homer to beat Indianapolis in eleven innings. On the week, he had eleven hits, with 3 doubles, two triples, two home runs and five RBIs. He's also been playing all three outfield positions for the Railriders.

Here is what the local professional players are up to as of this week:

Matt Wotherspoon: Currently playing for Double-A Trenton. He's appeared in six games, going 1-1 with an ERA of 2. He's thrown 9 innings, striking out 9.

Cory Spangenberg: He was called up earlier this week to San Diego. He's played in five games. He's hitting .222 with a double and an RBI.

Kyle McMyne: Currently playing for Triple-A Louisville. The Old Forge native visited PNC Field when the Bats traveled to Moosic. He's appeared in nine games, going 1-0 with an ERA of 0.59. He's recorded seven strikeouts in 15 and 1/3 innings.

Joe McCarthy: Playing for Double-A Montgomery. He's played 20 games, currently hitting .301 with five doubles, a home run and ten RBIs. He's also stolen two bases.

Mike Papi: Playing for Double-A Akron. He's been in 20 games, hitting .292 with a double, three home runs and nine RBIs.

Max Kranick: He's currently in Pirates extended spring training.

Tony Hernandez: Currently in Yankees extended spring training.

Chris Sweeney: Evansville has not started their season yet. They begin on May 12th.

Fowler's Walkoff and Cycle lifts Railriders in Eleven

The Railriders and Indians faced each other in the rubber match on Sunday afternoon at PNC Field. Caleb Smith got the start for the Railriders facing off against Drew Hutchison of the Indians. Smith started off by throwing a 1-2-3 inning in the top of the first. Dustin Fowler hit a one out triple to right then Clint Frazier drew a walk. Ji-Man Choi drove home Fowler on an RBI single for a 1-0 Railriders lead. Rob Refsnyder followed with a single that brought home Frazier and a 2-0 lead. Williams would bring home Choi for the 3-0 lead on an RBI groundout. A groundout would end the inning. Jason Rogers drew a leadoff walk. After a strikeout, Jacob Stalings hit a single to left, then Anderson Feliz hit a three run homer to left to tie the game at 3. After a flyout to left, Justin Maffei singled to left but a flyout ended the top of the second. Hutchison would throw a 1-2-3 bottom of the second to keep the game tied. Max Moroff hit a leadoff single to left, but a lineout and a double play ended the third. With one out, Clint Frazier hit a home run to left for a 4-3 Railriders. A groundout and a fly out ended the inning. Austin Meadows hit a single to lead off the top of the fourth, then Stalings drove home Meadows to tie the game at 4 with an RBI Double. Anderson Feliz moved Stalings to third on a flyout to right, but Eury Perez would single home Stalings for a 5-4 Indians lead. Maffei would follow with a single to center, moving Perez to second. Chris Bostick would draw a walk to load the bases. Tyler Webb would come in to pitch for the Railriders. Max Moroff would bring home Perez on an RBI single to make it 6-4 Indians. A flyout and a strikeout ended the top of the fourth. Hutchison threw another 1-2-3 frame for the Indians. Webb threw a 1-2-3 inning for the Railriders in the fifth. Wilkin Castillo led off by reaching on an error, but was forced out on a grounder to short. Dustin Fowler would bring home Wade on an RBI double to make a one run game. Stalings would throw out Fowler trying to steal third for the second out. Clint Frazier would draw a walk then Ji-Man Choi singled to load the bases, but a strikeout got the Indians out of the inning holding a one run lead. Webb threw a 1-2-3 inning in the sixth. Cito Culver hit a one out single to right. After a flyout, Castillo would double to right to move Culver to third. Dan Runzler would enter the game to pitch for the Indians and would get a strikeout to end the sixth. Giovanny Gallegos came in to pitch the seventh for the Railriders and threw a 1-2-3 inning to keep it a one run deficit. Dustin Fowler led off with a single to center but Runzler induced a 4-3 double play then a strike out ended the inning. Chasen Shreve came in to pitch for the Railriders in the eighth and threw a 1-2-3 inning. Mason Williams hit a one out bunt single but a popout and a ground out ended the eighth. Ben Heller comes in the game to pitch the ninth for the Railriders. Maffei drew a one out walk and Castillo would get Maffei out at second trying to steal for the second out. Bostick would hit a double to left and a wild pitch on the next batter would move him to third but Heller got a strikeout to give the Railriders a chance to tie it or take the win. Angel Sanchez came in for the save in the ninth for the Indians. Tyler Wade drew a one out walk. Dustin Fowler who is a homer away from the cycle was barely short of a home run but got a double to right, moving Wade to third. Clint Frazier ended up being intentionally walked to load the bases. On the next batter, Wade would score from third to tie the game at 6. The Indians elected to intentionally walk Choi to load the bases once again. Fowler would be out at the plate on a forceout, then a flyout ended the ninth as they headed to extra innings. Eric Wood hit a leadoff single to left. After a flyout and a strikeout, Ernesto Frieri came in to pitch for the Railriders. Stalings would draw a walk but got a strikeout to end the top of the tenth. Sanchez would throw a 1-2-3 tenth as we headed toward the eleventh. Bostick hit a two out single and Max Moroff would draw a walk but a strikeout kept the game tied. After Sanchez got Tyler Wade on a groundout, Dustin Fowler would complete the cycle with a home run to right to walkoff the Railriders 7-6 over Indianapolis.

Thoughts on the game: Wow, what a game!! Dustin Fowler tied the franchise record for hits in a game and only the fourth player in SWB history to hit for the cycle. The Railriders made a heck of a comeback in this game, scoring in the ninth. The bullpen was incredible this afternoon for the Railriders, not giving up a run after the fifth innng. Clint Frazier added his third home run of the season for the Railriders. Angel Feliz had a three run homer early in the game, tying up the game.

Indianapolis 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
Railriders 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 7

Indianapolis
RF Bostick 5 0 2 0
2B Moroff 5 0 2 1
3B Wood 6 0 1 0
1B Rogers 4 1 0 0
DH Meadows 5 1 1 0
C Stallings 4 2 2 1
SS Feliz 5 1 1 3
CF Perez 5 1 1 1
LF Maffei 4 0 2 0

2B: Stallings, Bostick
HR: Feliz

Railriders
LF Wade 5 2 0 0
CF Fowler 6 2 5 2
RF Frazier 2 2 1 1
1B Choi 4 1 2 1
2B Refsnyder 5 0 1 0
DH Williams 5 0 1 1
SS Culver 5 0 1 0
3B Fleming 5 0 0 0
C Castillo 3 0 1 0
PH Payton 1 0 0 0
C Rodriguez 1 0 0 0

2B: Fowler (2), Castillo
3B: Fowler
HR: Frazier, Fowler

Pitching
Indianapolis
Hutchison 5.2 IP 8 H 5 R 3 ER 2 BB 2 K
Runzler 2.1 IP 2 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 2 K
Sanchez 2.1 IP 2 H 2 R 2 ER 3 BB 3 K

Railriders
Smith 3.1 IP 8 H 6 R 6 ER 2 BB 1 K
Webb 2.2 IP 1 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 2 K
Gallegos 1 IP 0 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 1 K
Shreve 1 IP 0 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 2 K
Heller 1.2 IP 2 H 0 R 0 ER 1 BB 2 K
Frieri (W) 1.1 IP 1 H 0 R 0 ER 2 BB 3 K

It's Gonna Be May

This week, there were some interesting games and a few upsets. Some teams proved they can play with the best of them and some have the flare for the dramatic. This week, the calendar moves to May and that means big games are looming and there is a big game looming in softball as soon as the calendar moves to May that features two undefeated teams in Nanticoke and Hazleton Area. This will be the only time these two will play each other as they play in different divisions and different classifications. Here's a few things that occurred this week

NANTICOKE UPSET VALLEY WEST
Nanticoke beat Valley West 5-4 on Friday. Trahjan Krupinski hit a game-deciding three run homer in the victory. They will play Berwick on Monday, Division 1 leading Crestwood on Tuesday and finish their week with Tunkhannock. I also will mention that they play a exhibition matchup at Hanover Area on Sunday at 2.

NANTICOKE TAKES A BIG DIVISION 2 MATCHUP
The baseball team wasn't the only team in Nanticoke with a big win on Friday, the Trojanettes' softball team took down Tunkhannock 6-5. The Trojanettes will travel to Hazleton Area on Monday in a matchup of division leaders and undefeated teams.

LAKELAND BASEBALL STAYS UNDEFEATED
Lakeland took down Mid Valley 2-0 and then escaped an upset loss to Western Wayne 6-5 to stay District 2's only unbeaten team remaining. Lakeland hosts Holy Cross on Monday and then travels to Dunmore on Thursday.

MID VALLEY SOFTBALL HANDS HOLY CROSS FIRST LOSS
Mid Valley took down Holy Cross on Thursday 6-3 to give the Crusaders their first loss of the season. Both are currently 6-1 and have played their two games against each other. The next time they would play would be if they both stay unbeaten the rest of the way. If that happens, they would play for a Division championship.

CRESTWOOD BASEBALL SWEEPS THE WEEK
Crestwood started off the week with a 2-1 victory over Tunkhannock on Monday. On Wednesday, they cruised to a victory over Dallas. Berwick on Friday was possibly the most interesting one. They were up 3-1 with two outs in the top of the seventh, Berwick tied on two bases loaded walks. In the bottom of the seventh with two outs, James Graves scored on a passed ball to give them the sweep of the week. However, big games will loom as the calendar goes to May. They travel to Nanticoke on Tuesday, hoping to avoid a trap game. Have the rest of the week off from divisional games.

HOLY REDEEMER BASEBALL DOMINATES THE WEEK
The Royals Wednesday through Friday dominated by outscoring their opponents 35-1. Beating Meyers 8-0 on Wednesday, MMI 14-1 on Thursday and Northwest 13-0 on Friday. It's looking like the Royals could be turning the table on their season.

The Indians strike in threes, top Railriders

The Indianapolis Indians continued their three game set at PNC Field against the Railriders. The Indians looked to even the series with the Railriders. Brady Lail got the start for the Railriders and the Indians went to Josh Lindblom. Chris Bostick led off with a single to center then moved to second when Max Moroff singled to right. After a lineout, Elias Diaz hit a three run homer to center for a 3-0 lead. Jason Rogers followed with a homer to right center for a 4-0 Indians lead. A strikeout and a flyout ended the top of the first. Lindblom threw a 1-2-3 first to hold the four run lead but ended up taking a grounder off his heel but went to first for the third out. Lail threw a 1-2-3 frame in the second. Cody Dickson came in to pitch for the Indians after Lindblom's injury. Dickson would throw a 1-2-3 2nd. Max Moroff led off with a single to left. After a lineout, Elias Diaz singled to right to get Moroff to second. Diaz would be forced out at second but Rogers would reach on a throwing error and would score Elias for the 5-0 lead. Eric Wood would single but a flyout ended the threat. Cito Culver would hit a one out double to left then Rodriguez would single to move Culver to third. Tyler Wade would bring in Culver on an RBI fielder's choice . The Railriders' manager Al Pedrique would be ejected. Tyler Wade would move to third on an errant pickoff throw but a flyout ended the inning. Lail threw a 1-2-3 4th inning. Rob Refsnyder would hit a two out single to center but a groundout ended the inning. Max Moroff hit a bunt single but Lail retired the next three batters to end the top of the fifth. Ruben Tejada led off with a walk. After Dickson got back-to-back strikeouts, Tyler Wade would draw a walk. Dustin Fowler would single to center to score Tejada to make it a 3 run deficit 5-2. Pat Light came in to pitch for the Indians and would get Clint Frazier to ground out to end the fifth. Eric Wood would lead off with a single to left to lead off the top of the sixth. Wood would be forced out on a grounder back to Lail from Erich Weiss. Joey Terdoslavich singled to center to get Weiss to third. Eury Perez would hit a sacrifice fly to center to score Weiss for a 6-2 Indians lead. Terdoslavich would advance to second on a throwing error. Bostick would drive home Terdoslavich for the 7-2 lead on a single to left but Bostick would be out at second trying to stretch it out into a double. Ji-Man Choi and Rob Refsnyder drew walks to lead off the bottom of the sixth. Mark Payton then singled to right to load the bases. Choi would score on a double play to cut it to 7-3. A flyout would end the inning. Elias Diaz would hit a two out single to center but a flyout would end the inning. AJ Schugel would come in to pitch the seventh for the Indians. Eddy Rodriguez led off with a double to right and then Tyler Wade would hit a bunt single, moving Rodriguez to third. Rodriguez would score on a wild pitch to make it 7-4 Indians. Schugel would get back-to-back strikeouts to end the inning. Tyler Jones would come in to pitch the eighth for the Railriders and would throw a 1-2-3 frame in the eighth. Mark Payton would single to right with one out but a popout and a forceout ended the inning. Chris Bostick would give the Indians an insurance run as he hit a homer to right for an 8-4 Indianapolis lead. Jason Gurka came in to pitch for the Railriders and got back-to-back strikeouts as they headed to the bottom of the ninth. Brett McKinney came in to pitch the ninth for the Indians. Tyler Wade would reach on an error with one out and then Dustin Fowler hit a single to right, moving Wade to second. A wild pitch moved them to second and third. Frazier would single home Wade for an 8-5 lead. Dovydas Neverauskas came in to get the save for the Indians. Neverauskas would strike out Choi and Refsnyder to take the victory on Saturday afternoon 8-5 over the Railriders.

Thoughts on the game: The offense was great for Indianapolis today. Three players had three hits for the Indians. Three players had home runs today. Eddy Rodriguez had a great game at the plate, getting 2 hits, one of them being a double.

Indianapolis 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 8
Railriders 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 5

Indianapolis
2B Bostick 5 2 3 2
SS Moroff 5 2 3 0
LF Meadows 5 0 0 0
C Diaz 4 1 3 3
DH Rogers 4 1 1 1
RF Wood 4 0 2 0
3B Weiss 4 1 0 0
1B Terdoslavich 4 1 1 0
CF Perez 3 0 0 1

HR: Diaz, Rogers, Bostick

Railriders
3B Wade 4 1 1 1
CF Fowler 5 0 2 1
RF Frazier 5 0 1 1
DH Choi 4 1 0 0
1B Refsnyder 4 0 1 0
LF Payton 4 0 2 0
SS Tejada 3 1 0 0
2B Culver 4 1 1 0
C Rodriguez 3 1 2 0
PH Williams 1 0 0 0

2B: Culver, Rodriguez

Pitching
Indianapolis
Lindblom 1 IP 0 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 0 K
Dickson (W) 3.2 IP 4 H 2 R 2 ER 2 BB 4 K
Light 1.1 IP 1 H 1 R 1 ER 2 BB 0 K
Schugel 2 IP 3 H 1 R 1 ER 0 BB 2 K
McKinney 0.1 IP 2 H 1 R 0 ER 0 BB 0 K
Neverauskas (S) 0.2 IP 0 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 2 K

Railriders
Lail (L) 7 IP 12 H 7 R 6 ER 0 BB 1 K
Jones 1.1 IP 1 H 1 R 1 ER 0 BB 2 K
Gurka 0.2 IP 0 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 2 K

Railriders beat Indians, win third straight

The Railriders continued their homestand as they started a three game set with the Indianapolis Indians. Daniel Camarena got the start for the Railriders. The Indians sent Steven Brault to the mound. Chris Bostick led off with a ground-rule double to right. Camarena would get Max Moroff to popout and Austin Meadows to strike out but Elias Diaz drove home Bostick for a 1-0 Indians lead. A flyout would end the inning. Dustin Fowler drew a one out walk. After a strikeout, Elias Diaz would throw out Fowler at second trying to steal for the third out. Erich Weiss would hit a one out triple to center. After a flyout, Eury Perez would bring home Weiss on an RBI triple for a 2-0 Indians lead. Chris Bostick would bring in Perez on a grounder and would reach on an error. Max Moroff walked but a flyout would get out of the inning. Ji-Man Choi leads off with a single to right. After a strikeout, Ruben Tejada would hit a two run homer to right to cut the Indians lead to 3-2. Cito Culver would then single but Billy Fleming would line into a double play. Camarena threw a 1-2-3 frame in the third. Mason Williams would single to center with one out, then Dustin Fowler drew a walk. After a flyout to right, Ji-Man Choi brought home Williams on an RBI single for a 3-3 tie. A groundout would end the inning. Eury Perez hit a two out single to center but on the next batter, Camarena would pick off Perez at second for the third out. Ruben Tejada and Cito Culver would each draw walks. Culver would be forced out at second, and Brault would get a pop up and a ground to get out of the jam. Camarena would strike out the side the fifth. Fowler led off with a triple to right then Clint Frazier would hit a sacrifice fly in foul territory to score Fowler for a 4-3 Railriders lead. After a strikeout, Rob Refsnyder would single to right, then the Indians would bring in Brett McKinney in relief and would get a flyout to end the inning. Camarena once again threw a 1-2-3 inning. Angel Sanchez came in to pitch the sixth for the Indians. Billy Fleming had his first hit in Triple-A, which was a one out ground-rule double to left center. Eddy Rodriguez would score Fleming on an RBI Double to make it 5-3 Railriders. Rodriguez would advance to third on a Balk. After a strikeout, Fowler brought in Rodriguez on an RBI single to make it 6-3. A strikeout would end the inning. Giovanny Gallegos would come in for the seventh for the Railriders and would throw a 1-2-3 inning to keep the three run lead. Dovydas Neverauskas came in for the seventh for the Indians. Refsnyder would hit a double to center but would be out trying to go to third. A lineout would end the inning. Chris Bostick would lead off with a single to center, but Gallegos would retire the next three batters to end the eighth. Dan Runzler came in for the Indians in the eighth. Cito Culver hit a leadoff double to right and would move to third on a grounder and Fleming would reach on an error. Runzler would get a strikeout and a 6-3 double play to end the inning. Ernesto Frieri came in to pitch for the save in the ninth for the Railriders. Weiss would hit a single to right to keep the game alive but Frieri would get Danny Ortiz to strike out to get the save as the Railriders took their third straight game 6-3 over the Indians.

Thoughts on the game: Early on, it looked like Indianapolis could roll to a easy victory. However the Railriders got going as they scored two in the second then tied it in the third. Took the lead in the fifth and then two more for insurance in the sixth inning.

Indianapolis 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Railriders 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 x 6

Indianapolis
DH Bostick 4 1 2 0
SS Moroff 3 0 0 0
LF Meadows 4 0 0 0
C Daaz 4 0 1 1
1B Rogers 4 0 0 0
3B Wood 4 0 0 0
2B Weiss 4 1 2 0
RF Ortiz 4 0 0 0
CF Perez 3 1 2 1

2B: Bostick, Daaz
3B: Weiss, Perez

Railriders
CF Williams 5 1 1 0
DH Fowler 2 1 2 1
LF Frazier 3 0 0 1
1B Choi 4 1 2 1
RF Refsnyder 4 0 2 0
3B Tejada 3 1 1 2
SS Culver 3 0 2 0
2B Fleming 4 1 1 0
C Rodriguez 4 1 1 1

2B: Fleming, Rodriguez, Refsnyder, Culver
3B: Fowler
HR: Tejada

Pitching
Indianapolis
Brault (L) 4.2 IP 7 H 4 R 4 ER 4 BB 3 K
McKinney 0.1 IP 0 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 0 K
Sanchez 1 IP 3 H 2 R 2 ER 0 BB 3 K
Neverauskas 1 IP 1 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 1 K
Runzler 1 IP 1 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 1 K

Railriders
Camarena (W) 6 IP 5 H 3 R 2 ER 1 BB 7 K
Gallegos (H) 2 IP 1 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 2 K
Frieri (S) 1 IP 1 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 1 K

Sweet Seven For The Comets

The Crestwood Comets looked for their seventh straight victory as they hosted the Berwick Bulldogs at the Mountain Top American Legion's Veterans Field. Austin Horsefield got the start on the mound for Berwick. Curtis Tokach got the nod for the Comets. The Bulldogs looked to get back on track after two straight losses. Ian Kishbaugh would lead off with a single to left then Matt Champ followed with a single as well. Austin Horsefield drove in Kishbaugh for a 1-0 Bulldogs lead. Tokach would reduce the damage with a flyout and a 6-4-3 double play to end the inning. Colin Macko hit a one out single. Following a popout, Justin Darden would double to left and scored Macko from first to tie the game at 1. A groundout would end the inning. Tokach would throw a 1-2-3 frame in the second to keep the game tied at 1. Corey Chalk would draw a one out walk but would be thrown out at second trying to steal second on the next batter for the second out. Steve Wegener would single but a strikeout ended the inning. Tokach once threw a 1-2-3 inning in the third. Macko drew a one out walk but a groundout and a popout ended the inning. Henry Novicki hit a one out single. After a flyout, Kevin Tanribilir and Jeb Steward each drew walks to load the bases but an adventurous popout ended the Top of the fourth. Wyatt Kindler hit a one out single. After a strikeout, Steve Wegener would hit a triple to right that scored Kindler for a 2-1 Comet lead. A groundout would end the inning. Matt Trimmer came in to pitch the fifth for Comets and threw a 1-2-3 fifth to keep the one run lead. Brett Caladie would lead off with a walk. After a strikeout, James Graves would single but a groundout and a flyout ended the fifth. Bo Carruthers drew a two out walk but a groundout ended the inning. Pinch hitter Brandon Brozena hit an infield single with one out, would then steal second base and got to third on a throwing error. Brozena would score on a wild pitch for a 3-1 Comets lead. After a groundout, Mick Bafunno would get hit by a pitch. Will Morey would come in to pitch for the Bulldogs. Pinch hitter Jacob Morra would draw a walk but a flyout would end the inning. Mark Prebola would reach on an error with one out. Trimmer would get a strikeout on a foul tip. Matt Champ would keep the game alive with a single. Macko would come in to pitch for the Comets. Horsefield would draw a walk to load the bases. Jared Marshman would bring in Prebola on a bases loaded walk to make a 3-2 game. Henry Novicki would tie the game with a bases loaded walk. Connor Kaminski would come in to pitch for the Comets. Kaminski would get a strikeout to get out of the inning with a chance for the Comets to take the game in the seventh. James Graves led off with a single, he would steal second on the next batter. Mark Prebola came in to pitch for the Bulldogs. Prebola would get a strikeout, but Curtis Tokach would re-enter the game to hit and would single to center for a first and third with one out. The Bulldogs elected to intentionally walk Kindler to load the bases. Prebola would get another strikeout for the second out but with Steve Wegener batting with an 0-1 count, Wegener looked to check his swing but the ball went passed the catcher and Graves tried to score but the Bulldogs had a chance but Graves would beat out the throw as the Comets took their seventh straight victory 4-3 over Berwick.

Thoughts on the game: It was a great game on both sides. Berwick down 3-1, came back on their final out and ended up tying the game. Crestwood then in the seventh just came up big by scoring on a passed ball. The Comets have won their seventh straight game and sixth straight league game.

Berwick 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
Crestwood 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 4

Berwick
3B/SS Kishbaugh 4 1 1 0
CF Champ 4 1 2 0
P/1B Horsefield 3 0 1 1
PR Bodwalk 0 0 0 0
LF Marshman 2 0 0 1
2B Novicki 2 0 1 1
C Knorr 0 0 0 0
DH Carruthers 3 0 0 0
1B Tanribilir 2 0 0 0
P Morey 0 0 0 0
3B Feudale 0 0 0 0
SS/P Prebola 3 1 0 0

Crestwood
SS Caladie 2 0 0 0
PH Morra 0 0 0 0
LF/P Macko 3 1 1 0
LF Knapp 0 0 0 0
P Kaminski 0 0 0 0
1B Graves 4 1 2 0
2B Darden 4 0 1 1
P Tokach 3 0 1 0
P Trimmer 1 0 0 0
LF Antosh 0 0 0 0
RF Kindler 3 1 1 0
3B Chalk 2 0 0 0
PH Brozena 1 1 1 0
C Wegener 3 0 2 1
CF Taleroski 0 0 0 0
DH Bafunno 2 0 0 0

Pitching
Berwick
Horsefield 5.2 IP 27 BF 3 R 3 ER 7 H 4 K 3 BB
Morey (L) 0.1 IP 3 BF 1 R 0 ER 1 H 0 K 1 BB
Prebola 0.2 IP 4 BF 0 R 0 ER 1 H 2 K 1 BB

Crestwood
Tokach 4 IP 18 BF 1 R 1 ER 4 H 0 K 3 BB
Trimmer 2.2 IP 11 BF 2 R 0 ER 1 H 2 K 1 BB
Macko 0+ IP 3 BF 0 R 0 ER 0 H 0 K 3 BB
Kaminski (W) 0.1 IP 1 BF 0 R 0 ER 0 H 1 K 0 BB

Railriders take Series Finale over Bats

The Railriders and Bats played their series finale on Thursday night at PNC Field. It was a rubber match as they split the first two and both were looking to take the series. Chad Green opposed Lisalverto Bonilla. Dilson Herrera reached on an error with one then Sebastian Elizalde singled to left but Clint Frazier would get Herrera out at third for the second out. A flyout ended the Top of the first. Frazier hit a one out double to left. Dustin Fowler reached on a fielder's choice but they had no one out. Rob Refsnyder would drive home Frazier with a double to center but Fowler would be out at home trying to score but the Railriders would lead 1-0. Mark Payton would hit a single to right to move Refsnyder to third but a groundout got the Bats out of the inning. Jesse Winker hit a leadoff single to left then Phillip Ervin followed with a single to right but Green would retire the next three batters via strikeout. Ruben Tejada led off by reaching on a error, then Cito Culver doubled to left to move Tejada to third. Tejada would score on a passed and Culver would score on a throwing error for a 3-0 Railriders lead. After a strikeout, Tyler Wade singled to right, but Bonilla got out of it with two strikeouts to end the inning. Juan Perez led off with a double to left, then Herrera reached on an error but Green got a popped up bunt and a double play to keep the Bats off the board. Mark Payton reached on an error with one out. Mason Williams then had a bunt single to move Payton to second. Payton would be thrown out at third trying to steal the base. Ruben Tejada drew a walk, then Cito Culver hit a three run homer to left center for a 6-0 Railriders lead. A groundout would end the inning. Brandon Dixon would draw a two out walk then Chad Wallach singled to right, moving Dixon to third. Tyler Goeddel would drive home Dixon on a single to center to get the Bats on the board. Juan Perez would walk to load the bases. Herrera would drive in Wallach and Goeddel on a single to left to cut the deficit in half 6-3. Elizalde would bring in Perez on a single to right to make it 6-4 Railirders. Joe Mantiply came in to pitch for the Railriders. Tony Renda brought in Herrera but the inning would end when Williams threw out Elizalde when trying to get to third and the inning would end and Louisville cut it to a 6-5 ballgame. Dustin Fowler would homer to right for a 7-5 lead. A flyout would end the inning. Mantiply would throw a 1-2-3 fifth for the Railriders. Payton led off with a ground rule double to center. Payton would move to third on a wild pitch then Ruben Tejada would hit a sacrifice fly to right to score Payton for a 8-5 advantage. Cito Culver would hit his second home run of the game with a shot to left for a 9-5 lead. Lucas Luetge came in pitch for Louisville. Eddy Rodriguez hit a single to left, would move to second on a wild pitch. Tyler Wade would drive home Rodriguez on a single to left for the 10-5 lead. A strikeout would end the inning. Mantiply threw another 1-2-3 inning in the sixth. Luetge threw a 1-2-3 sixth for the Bats. Tony Renda hit a two out single to right but a groundout would end the inning. Austin Brice came in for the seventh for the Bats. Mason Williams drew a leadoff walk then Ruben Tejada singled to left but a double play and a flyout ended the inning. Chasen Shreve came in to pitch the eighth for the Railriders and would strike out the side to keep the lead. Louis Coleman came in to pitch the eighth for the Bats. Tyler Wade drew a leadoff walk. After a strikeout and a forceout, Rob Refsnyder would get hit by a pitch but a strikeout ended the inning. Ben Heller came in to finish the game in the ninth for the Railriders. Herrera kept the game going with a two out single to right but a groundout ended the game as the Railriders took the 10-5 victory over Louisville.

Thoughts on the game: Cito Culver had a breakout game tonight, hitting two home runs. The team hit four doubles tonight. The Bats tried clawing right back into the game as they scored five runs in the fourth inning.

Up Next: The Railriders continue their homestand as they take on Indianapolis.

News: Donovan Solano was placed on the DL. Billy Fleming was called up from Double-A Trenton. Gary Sanchez according to Joe Girardi will be starting his rehab assignment next week.

Louisville 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5
Railriders 1 2 3 1 3 0 0 0 x 10

Louisville
SS Perez 4 1 1 0
2B Herrera 5 1 2 2
DH Elizalde 5 0 2 1
3B Renda 4 0 2 1
RF Winker 4 0 1 0
LF Ervin 4 0 1 0
1B Dixon 3 1 0 0
C Wallach 4 1 1 0
CF Goeddel 4 1 1 1

2B: Perez

Railriders
SS Wade 4 0 2 0
LF Frazier 5 1 1 0
RF Fowler 5 1 1 1
1B Refsnyder 4 0 1 1
DH Payton 5 2 2 0
CF WIlliams 3 0 1 0
2B Tejada 2 2 1 1
3B Culver 4 3 3 4
C Rodriguez 4 1 1 0

2B: Frazier, Refsnyder, Culver, Payton
HR: Culver (2), Fowler

Pitching
Louisville
Bonilla (L) 4.2 IP 10 H 9 R 5 ER 1 BB 4 K
Luetge 1.1 IP 2 H 1 R 0 ER 0 BB 2 K
Brice 1 IP 1 H 0 R 0 ER 1 BB 0 K
Coleman 1 IP 0 H 0 R 0 ER 1 BB 2 K

Railriders
Green 3.2 IP 8 H 5 R 5 ER 2 BB 4 K
Mantiply (W) 3.1 IP 2 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 4 K
Shreve 1 IP 0 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 3 K
Heller 1 IP 1 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 1 K

Railriders Rally Late, Knock Off Bats

The Railriders looked to take the middle game of their series with the Louisville Bats. The Bats looked to get the second game of the series and take the series on the road. Luis Cessa got the start for the Railriders and the Bats went with Sal Romano. Dilson Herrera hit a one out single to center then Sebastian Elizalde followed with a single to right to move Herrera to third but Cessa got a 6-4-3 double play to end the top of the first. Romano threw a 1-2-3 first for the Bats. Rob Brantly hit a one out single to right. Following a flyout to center, Brandon Dixon singled to center, moving Brantly to second, but a lineout kept the game scoreless. Mason Williams hit a two out single to left but Romano got a forceout at second for the third out of the second. Juan Perez led off with a single to left. After Cessa got the next two outs, Wilkin Castillo got Juan Perez out by throwing him out at second for the third out. Ruben Tejada led off with a double to left. Following a flyout, Tyler Wade drew a walk, but Romano got Clint Frazier to ground into a 6-3 double play to keep the game a scoreless tie. Cessa threw a 1-2-3 fourth inning for the Railriders. Ji-Man Choi drew a two out walk but Brantly would throw out Choi trying to steal second for the third out of the bottom of the fourth. Beau Amaral hit a two out single to right, then Juan Perez tripled home Amaral for a 1-0 Louisville lead. A popout ended the inning. Romano threw a 1-2-3 fifth for the Bats. Elizalde hit a bunt single to lead off the top of the sixth but Castillo would throw out Elizalde at second for the first out. Cessa would get retire the next two batters to end the top half of the sixth. Alejandro Chacin came in to pitch for the Bats after Romano left the game for an injury. Wilkin Castillo lead off with a single to right, then Tyler Wade walked, and Clint Frazier would hit an infield single to load the bases. Dustin Fowler would ground into a forceout at home to get Castillo at home then Chacin got Refsnyder to ground into a 6-3 double play to hold the 1-0 Bats lead. Brandon Dixon would hit a two out double to center and the Railriders would bring in Tyler Webb in relief. Webb would get Amaral to strikeout as we headed to the seventh inning stretch. Choi led off with a double to left then Mason Williams drew a walk. Donovan Solano would move Choi and Williams to second and third on a sacrifice bunt. Tejada would hit a bloop single to score Choi to tie the game at 1. Following a popout, Tyler Wade singled home Williams for the 2-1 Railriders lead. Evan Mitchell came in to pitch for the Bats. Mitchell would get a forceout for the final out of the seventh. Giovanny Gallegos entered the game in the eighth for the Railriders. Herrera would hit a one out double to left but Gallegos would retire the next two batters to hold the one run lead. Fowler would lead off with a double to center, then Refsnyder singled to move Fowler to third. Refsnyder would move to second on a wild pitch. After a groundout and a fielder's choice at home, Mark Payton came in to pinch hit for the Railriders. Payton would double home Refsnyder and Williams for a 4-1 lead. A groundout would end the inning. Ernesto Friero came in to pitch the ninth in a save situation for the Railriders. Frieri would throw a 1-2-3 ninth for the save and the 4-1 Railriders victory.

Thoughts on the game: The Railriders escaped tonight with a victory. Impressive game by the Railriders. Only one player in the lineup didn't have a hit but that one player ended up having a productive at-bat with a sacrifice bunt. Luis Cessa was great despite getting the no-decision. Not issuing a walk. The Bats 1-2-3 hitters were impressive with each of them having two hits.

Up Next: The Railriders conclude their three game set with the Louisville Bats. Chad Green takes on Lisalverto Bonilla.

Louisville 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Railriders 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 x 2

Louisville
SS Perez 4 0 2 1
2B Herrera 4 0 2 0
LF Elizalde 4 0 2 0
3B Meijas-Brean 4 0 0 0
DH Iribarren 4 0 0 0
C Brantly 4 0 1 0
RF Winker 4 0 0 0
1B Dixon 3 0 2 0
CF Amaral 3 1 1 0

2B: Dixon, Herrera
3B: Perez

Railriders
SS Wade 2 0 1 1
RF Frazier 4 0 1 0
CF Fowler 4 0 1 0
2B Refsnyder 4 1 1 0
1B Choi 3 1 1 0
LF Williams 3 2 1 0
DH Solano 2 0 0 0
DH Payton 1 0 1 2
3B Tejada 4 0 2 1
C Castillo 3 0 1 0

2B: Tejada, Choi, Payton

Pitching
Louisville
Romano 5 IP 2 H 0 R 0 ER 2 BB 3 K
Chacin (L) 1.2 IP 5 H 2 R 2 ER 2 BB 0 K
Mitchell 1.1 IP 3 H 2 R 2 ER 0 BB 0 K

Railriders
Cessa 6.2 IP 9 H 1 R 1 ER 0 BB 1 K
Webb (W) 0.1 IP 0 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 1 K
Gallegos 1 IP 1 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 1 K
Frieri (S) 1 IP 0 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 0 K

Triple-A Scoreboard
Durham 5 Syracuse 2
Gwinnett 3 Rochester 2
Norfolk 4 Buffalo 0
Buffalo 2 Norfolk 1
Toledo 4 Charlotte 1
Columbus 3 Lehigh Valley 1
Indianapolis/Pawtucket PPD

MLB Scoreboard
Brewers 9 Reds 4
White Sox 5 Royals 2
Indians 7 Astros 6
Phillies 7 Marlins 4
Blue Jays/Cardinals PPD
Pirates 6 Cubs 3 (7)
Rays 3 Orioles 3 (8)
Braves 8 Mets 2 (8)
Yankees 3 Red Sox 0 (9)
Mariners 7 Tigers 0 (8)
Twins 2 Rangers 2 (6)
Nationals 2 Rockies 0 (4)
Diamondbacks 1 Padres 0 (2)
Athletics 0 Angels 0 (1)
Dodgers 0 Giants 0 (1)

Crestwood Rolls Past Dallas

The Comets came to the Back Mountain on Wednesday afternoon, looking for their sixth straight victory. The Mountaineers looked to get back on track after they fell to Valley West on Monday afternoon. Crestwood sent James Graves to the mound and the Mountaineers went to Josh Lydon. Brett Caladie led off the game with a double to left, moved to third on a wild pitch and would score on a passed ball with a 1-0 Comets lead. Colin Macko drew a walk. Macko would advance to second on a stolen base, then moved to third on a groundout. Justin Darden would drive home Macko with an RBI single for a 2-0 Crestwood lead. Darden would move to second on an errant pickoff, then scored on a wild pitch for the 3-0 advantage. A strikeout and a popout ended the top half of the first. Darren Kerdesky led off by drawing a walk. Following a flyout to left, Nick Kocher would double and Kerdesky moved to third. Mike Luksic would drive home Kerdesky with an RBI single to cut into the Comets lead 3-1. The threat would end when Graves got a 6-4-3 double play to end the first. Steve Wegener would draw a one out walk and Matt Taleroski would reach on an error. Brett Caladie would drive home courtesy runner Corey Chalk for the 4-1 lead. Macko would single to score Taleroski and a 5-1 advantage. James Graves singled to load the bases. Justin Darden would bring home Caladie on a sacrifice fly to right and the 6-1 Comets advantage. A fielder's choice ended the top of the second. Will McCrum would lead off with a walk, but Graves would retire the next three batters to keep the five run advantage. Curtis Tokach would lead off with a single, then Brandon Brozena followed with another single. Tokach would score on a passed ball for the 7-1 lead. Brozena would move to third. Wegener would reach on a fielder's choice when they got the out at the plate. Back-to-Back groundouts would get the Mountaineers out of the inning. Kocher would draw a two out walk but a fielder's choice ended the inning. Macko would draw a leadoff walk, moved to second on a stolen base, then Lydon got a double play and a strikeout ended the top of the fourth. Mike Collins would draw a leadoff walk and the Comets went to Matt Trimmer in relief. Trimmer got a flyout and a 6-3 double play to end the inning. Kerdesky came in to pitch the fifth for the Mountaineers. Curtis Tokach hit a one out single, moved to second on a groundout and moved to third on a passed ball. Wegener would draw a walk, but a popout ended the inning. Trimmer threw a 1-2-3 fifth for the Comets. Alex Kapral came in for the sixth for Dallas. Brett Caladie led off by reaching on an error, then Macko and Trimmer each drew walks to load the bases. Justin Darden would hit a sac fly to left to score Caladie for the 8-1 advantage. The Mountaineers would get an out at second when the Comets runner tried to go to second. A flyout and a strikeout ended the top of the sixth. JD Barrett would strikeout but reached when it was a wild pitch. Kocher would reach on an error. Luksic would drive home Kerdesky to make it 8-2. Collins would reach on a fielder's choice then a strikeout and a groundout ended the sixth. Justin Finarelli came in for the seventh for the Mountaineers. Tokach led off with his third hit of the game but Finarelli would get retire the next three batters to keep it 8-2. Connor Kaminski came in to pitch the seventh for the Comets. Matt Mathers and Kerdesky each hit one out singles but Kaminski would get a groundout and aa flyout to end the game as the Comets took their sixth straight victory over Dallas.

Thoughts on the game: Comets broke through today, scoring 8 runs today. Curtis Tokach had a great game at the plate, getting three hits. Justin Darden continued his hot season, driving in three and going 1 for 2 with two sacrifice flies. Mike Luksic was the star of the Mountaineers today, getting two hits and driving in two runs.

Crestwood 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 8
Dallas 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2

Crestwood
SS Caladie 4 3 2 1
1B Macko 1 1 1 1
P Graves 3 0 1 0
P Trimmer 0 0 0 0
P Kaminski 0 0 0 0
2B Darden 2 1 1 3
3B Kovalchik 3 0 0 0
PH Bafunno 1 0 0 0
LF Knapp 0 0 0 0
DH Tokach 4 1 3 0
RF Brozena 3 0 1 0
RF Kindler 1 0 0 0
C Wegener 1 1 0 0
PH Morra 1 0 0 0
CF Taleroski 3 1 0 0
PH Rozitski 1 0 0 0

2B: Caladie

Dallas
CF/P Kerdesky 3 1 1 0
P Kapral 0 0 0 0
P Finarelli 0 0 0 0
2B Barrett 4 1 0 0
C Kovalick 0 0 0 0
C Zarola 0 0 0 0
DH Kocher 3 0 1 0
3B Luksic 3 0 2 2
RF Collins 2 0 0 0
SS McCrum 2 0 0 0
LF Patton 3 0 0 0
1B Huntington 3 0 0 0
P Lydon 1 0 0 0
CF Lewis 1 0 0 0
CF Mathers 1 0 1 0

2B: Kocher

Pitching
Crestwood
Graves 3+ IP 14 BF 1 R 1 ER 2 H 1 K 4 BB
Trimmer (W) 3 IP 11 BF 1 R 0 ER 1 H 2 K 0 BB
Kaminski 1 IP 5 BF 0 R 0 ER 2 H 0 K 0 BB

Dallas
Lydon (L) 4 IP 22 BF 7 R 4 ER 7 H 2 K 3 BB
Kerdesky 1 IP 5 BF 0 R 0 ER 1 H 1 K 1 BB
Kapral 1 IP 5 BF 1 R 0 ER 0 H 1 K 2 BB
Finarelli 1 IP 4 BF 0 R 0 ER 1 H 2 K 0 BB

Five Run Seventh Sparks The Bats

After coming off a successful road trip, the Railriders came home to PNC Field. They started a three game series with the Louisville Bats. The Railriders' Caleb Smith went up against the Bats' Jackson Stephens. Sebastian Elizalde hit a bunt single with two outs, but Smith got Seth Mejias-Brean to fly out to right to end the top of the first. Tyler Wade led off with a bunt single but would be out trying to steal second. After a lineout, Dustin Fowler drew a walk but Stephens got Ji-Man Choi to ground out to second for a scoreless first inning. Smith threw a 1-2-3 second inning to keep the Bats off the board. Mason Williams would double to right with one out but Stephens would strike out the next two batters to keep the game a scoreless affair. Smith threw his second consecutive 1-2-3 inning in the third. Eddy Rodriguez led off with a single to right but Stephens would induce a 6-3 double play and a flyout to center ended the inning. Smith threw another 1-2-3 inning in the fourth for his third consecutive inning. Stephens threw a 1-2-3 fourth kept it a scoreless game. Smith would once again throw a 1-2-3 inning in the fifth for his fourth consecutive inning. Donovan Solano would hit a one out single to right then Mark Payton would follow with a single to center and Eddy Rodriguez singled to left to load the bases with one out but a popout and a forceout got Stephens got of the jam and kept the game scoreless after five. Juan Perez would reach on an error with two outs and Smith's night was done as Ben Heller came in to pitch for the Railriders. Heller would get Dilson Herrera to strike out swinging to end the top of the sixth. Ji-Man Choi drew a one out walk. Following a strikeout, Choi would steal second, then Mason Williams would walk and Choi moved to third on a wild pitch. Donovan Solano broke the scoreless tie with a single to left that scored Choi for a 1-0 Railriders lead. A lineout ended the inning. Meijas-Brean drew a one out walk, then Hernan Iribarren singled to center to move Meijas-Brean to second. The runners would move over to second and third on a wild pitch. Following a strikeout, Jesse Winker would be intentionally walked. However it would backfire as Chad Wallach drove home Meijas-Brean and Iribarren on a two RBI single to center for a 2-1 Louisville lead. Winker would score on a wild pitch for a 3-1 Bats lead. Tyler Goeddel then singled home Wallach for the 4-1 lead. Tyler Jones came in to pitch for the Railriders. Goeddel then stole second and got to third on a throwing error. Juan Perez would reach on an error, scoring Goeddel for a 5-1 advantage. The inning would end as Perez was caught stealing. The Old Forge alum Kyle McMyne came in to pitch the seventh for the Bats. Clint Frazier hit a two out single to right but McMyne got Dustin Fowler to flyout to left to keep the four run lead. Dilson Herrera led off by reaching on an error but Jones retired the next three batters to keep the deficit to four runs. Ji-Man Choi led off with his first home run of the season, a drive to left-center to cut the lead to 5-2 Bats. Rob Refsnyder then singled, Mason Williams would get a bunt single. Solano would ground into a double play as Williams was called out for interference. Kevin Shackelford came in to pitch for the Bats. Refsnyder would move to third on a passed ball but Shackelford would get Mark Payton to strike out swinging to end the inning. Jason Gurka came in to pitch the ninth for the Railriders. Chad Wallach hit a two out single to left then Goeddel doubled to left, moving Wallach to third. Juan Perez would walk to load the bases with two outs. Dilson Herrera would reach on catcher's interference, scoring Wallach for a 6-2 lead. A groundout would end the inning. Clint Frazier would hit a two out double to left but Shackelford would get Dustin Fowler to strike out and seal a 6-2 victory at PNC Field over the Railriders.

Thoughts on the game: Errors cost the Railriders dearly in this game. Despite getting a no-decision, the Railriders' Caleb Smith had a great game, giving up one hit in 5 and 2/3 innings. Clint Frazier had a great game at the plate, getting 2 hits and Ji-Man Choi hit his first home run of the season.

Up Next: The Railriders continue their three game series with the Louisville Bats. Luis Cessa gets the start for the Railriders and the Bats go to Sal Romano for the start.

Louisville 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 6

Railriders 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2

Louisville

SS Perez 4 0 0 0

2B Herrera 4 0 1 0

LF Elizalde 5 0 1 0

DH Meijas-Brean 3 1 0 0

3B Iribarren 4 1 1 0

1B Dixon 4 0 0 0

RF Winker 3 1 0 0

C Wallach 4 2 2 2

CF Goeddel 4 1 2 1

2B: Goeddel

Railriders

SS Wade 5 0 1 0

LF Frazier 5 0 2 0

CF Fowler 4 0 0 0

1B Choi 3 2 1 1

2B Refsnyder 4 0 1 0

RF Williams 3 0 2 0

3B Solano 4 0 2 1

DH Payton 4 0 1 0

C Rodriguez 4 0 2 0

2B: Williams, Frazier

HR: Choi

Pitching

Louisville

Stephens (W) 6 IP 7 H 1 R 1 ER 3 BB 3 K

McMyne 1.2 IP 4 H 1 R 1 ER 0 BB 0 K

Shackelford (S) 1.1 IP 1 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 3 K

Railriders

Smith 5.2 IP 1 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 1 K

Heller (L) 1 IP 3 H 5 R 4 ER 2 BB 2 K

Jones 1.1 IP 1 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 0 K

Gurka 1 IP 2 H 1 R 0 ER 1 BB 1 K

Triple-A Scoreboard

Omaha 7 New Orlean 5

Oklahoma City 6 Memphis 0

Salt Lake 9 Fresno 7

Sacramento 11 Las Vegas 1

Charlotte 2 Toledo 1

Rochester 5 Gwinnett 4

Lehigh Valley 8 Columbus 5

Durham 4 Syracuse 3

Tacoma/Albuquerque PPD

Buffalo/Norfolk PPD

Buffalo/Norfolk PPD

Indianapolis/Pawtucket PPD

Nashville/Colorado Springs PPD

Round Rock 10 Iowa 6

El Paso 7 Reno 2

MLB Scoreboard

Cubs 1 Pirates 0

Astros 4 Indians 2

Rays 2 Orioles 0

Marlins/Phillies PPD

Mets/Braves PPD

Yankees/Red Sox PPD

Tigers 19 Mariners 9

Brewers 9 Reds 1

Twins 8 Rangers 1

White Sox 10 Royals 5

Blue Jays 6 Cardinals 5

Nationals 15 Rockies 11 (9)

Diamondbacks 9 Padres 3

Athletics 1 Angels 1 (10)

Dodgers 2 Giants 1 (8)

Crestwood squeaks by Tunkhannock

The Comets coming off a big victory over big victories over Valley West and Wyoming Area last week, looked to build momentum as they hosted Tunkhannock. The Tigers came off a big win over Valley West and looked to build upon that victories. It was a battle of first place teams in Mountain Top as Colin Macko of Crestwood faced off against Matt Goodwin of Tunkhannock. Tyler Faux led off the game with a walk, moving to second on a stolen base and to third on a passed ball. With one out, Matt Goodwin would hit a sacrifice fly to right to score Faux for a 1-0 Tunkhannock lead. A groundout would end the inning. Colin Macko got hit by a pitch with one out and James Graves singled to move Macko to second but a popout and a strikeout end the inning with Goodwin holding a 1-0 lead. Dylan Mislevy hit a two out single to right but was out trying to stretch it out into a double. Curtis Tokach led off by reaching on an error, but Goodwin would retire the next three batters to hold the one run lead. Jack Fenwick would reach on an error with one out but a strikeout and a groundout ended the top of the third. Brett Caladie and Colin Macko led off the bottom of the third with singles and moved to second and third on a sacrifice bunt by James Graves. Justin Darden drove home Caladie on a single to tie the game at 1, then Anthony Kovalchik brought home Macko for a 2-1 lead as Kovalchik reached on an error. A popout and a flyout ended the inning. Macko threw a 1-2-3 fourth to keep the one run lead. Goodwin answered with a 1-2-3 inning of his own in the bottom of the fourth. David Baltrusaitus led off with a single to left then advanced to second on a balk. Macko would retire the next three batters to get out of the inning. Darden hit a two out single but a popup ended the fifth. Goodwin would draw a leadoff walk but a groundout ended the top of the sixth. Don Faux came in to pitch the sixth for the Tigers. Faux threw a 1-2-3 sixth to keep the Tigers deficit to one run. Macko would throw a 1-2-3 seventh for the complete game victory and the Comets fifth straight win.

Thoughts on the game: Close low scoring ballgame. Tough way for either of these teams to lose. Macko was great on the mound, allowing two hits, while striking out four. Justin Darden has continued his hot season, getting two hits today and driving in the tying run in the third. Matt Goodwin has a great game on the mound, going five inning, allowing giving up two runs and five hits.

Tunkhannock 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Crestwood 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2

Tunkhannock
SS T Faux 2 1 0 0
2B Reposa 3 0 0 0
P/3B Goodwin 1 0 0 1
RF Hopkins 0 0 0 0
DH Hulslander 3 0 0 0
CF Muckin 3 0 0 0
1B Baltrusaitis 3 0 1 0
3B Mislevy 3 0 1 0
P D Faux 0 0 0 0
LF Munley 2 0 0 0
C Fenwick 2 0 0 0

Crestwood
SS Caladie 3 1 1 0
P Macko 2 1 1 0
1B Graves 2 0 1 0
2B Darden 3 0 2 1
3B Kovalchik 3 0 0 1
C Tokach 3 0 0 0
RF Kindler 2 0 0 0
PH Brozena 1 0 0 0
LF Knapp 0 0 0 0
DH Wegener 2 0 0 0
DH Morra 1 0 0 0
CF Taleroski 2 0 0 0

Pitching
Tunkhannock
Goodwin (L) 5 IP 23 BF 2 R 2 ER 5 H 1 K 0 BB
D Faux 1 IP 3 BF 0 R 0 ER 0 H 1 K 0 BB

Crestwood
Macko (W) 7 IP 25 BF 1 R 0 ER 2 H 4 K 2 BB

Road Warriors

The Railriders had their first true road trip of the season, traveling to Louisville and Indianapolis. They would go 4-2 during the stretch, just missing sweeping each team on the last game. They are currently 8-8 on the season, 3.5 games back of first place. With that, here are the three stars of the week for the Railriders and we'll also check up on the local professional players.

Railriders Three Stars of the Week

Third Star: Chad Green: Green got the start in the opening game of the Indianapolis series, he went 6 innings, giving up 4 hits and striking out eight in the victory.

Second Star: Clint Frazier: Frazier lead the week with two home runs, including one on Saturday night which was the difference for the Railriders.

First Star: Rob Refsnyder: Refsnyder led the team in hits this week. He also hit for the weekly cycle so to speak. Hitting 2 doubles, a triple, a homer and 3 RBIs.

Now here are what the local pro players are doing.

Matt Wotherspoon (Crestwood): Wotherspoon is currently playing at Double-A Trenton. He has appeared in four games for the Thunder. He's 0-1 with a 2.45 ERA has six strikeouts in 7 and 1/3 innings pitched.

Kyle McMyne (Old Forge): Playing for Triple-A Louisville. He's appeared in seven games for the Bats. He's 1-0 with a 0 ERA. He has 6 strikeouts in 12 and 2/3 innings pitched.

Joe McCarthy (Scranton): Playing for Double-A Montgomery. He's played in 14 games, hitting .265 with two doubles, a home run and five RBIs. He's also stolen two bases.

Cory Spangenberg (Abington Heights): Playing for Triple-A El Paso. He's played in 16 games, hitting .371 with 3 doubles, a triple, a home run and seven RBIs

Mike Papi (Tunkhannock): Playing for Double-A Akron. Played in 15 games, hitting .229 with a home run and six RBIs.

Max Kranick (Valley View): Still playing in Pirates extended spring training.

Tony Hernandez (Hazleton Area): Still in Yankees extended spring training.

Chris Sweeney (Crestwood): Evansville has not yet started play.

Indians prevent sweep

The Indianapolis Indians looked to get on the board against the Railriders and prevent the sweep at home. Drew Hutchison got the start for Indianapolis and the Railriders started Brady Lail. Clint Frazier drew a one out walk then Rob Refsnyder tripled to right to score Frazier for a 1-0 Railriders lead. Ji-Man Choi drew a walk. Refsnyder would score on a Ruben Tejada sacrifice fly to right for the 2-0 Railriders lead. Mason Williams would fly out to  center to end the Top half of the first. Chris Bostick would single to center to lead off the bottom half of the first. After back-to-back flyouts, Bostick would end get caught stealing at second to end the inning. Mark Payton led off with a single to right. Payton would move to second on a wild pitch. Cito Culver reached on an error moving Payton to third and Culver got to second. Hutchison would strike out the next three batters to end the top of the second. Gift Ngoepe drew a two out walk but Jason Rogers would fly out to right to end the inning, keeping the Indians off the board once again. Hutchison threw a 1-2-3 third inning to keep it a two run deficit. Eric Wood would lead off with a walk and Danny Ortiz singled to right for first and second to start off the third. Lail got the next three batters out to extend the scoreless streak of Indianapolis. Hutchison threw his second consecutive 1-2-3 inning in the fourth. Lail threw a 1-2-3 fourth to keep it a two run lead. Hutchison threw for the third straight inning a 1-2-3 inning in the fifth. Lail answered with a 1-2-3 inning of his own. Cody Dickson came in to pitch the sixth for the Indians. Dickson continued what Hutchison did, retiring the Railriders 1-2-3 in the sixth. Chris Bostick led off with a single to center, then Max Moroff drew a walk for a first and second with no outs. Austin Meadows made it second and third with one out with a grounder to first. Elias Diaz broke the drought with a 2 RBI single to right which scored Bostick and Moroff to tie the game at 2. Lail got the next two batters out to keep it a tie game. Dickson threw another 1-2-3 inning in the seventh. Joe Mantiply came in to pitch the seventh for the Railriders. Eric Wood and Ortiz each drew one out walks. After a flyout, Moroff drew a walk to load the bases with two outs. Chasen Shreve came in to pitch for the Railriders. Austin Meadows then singled home Wood to give the Indians a 3-2 lead. A forceout got the Railriders out of the inning. The former Railrider Johnny Barbato came in to pitch for the Indians. Barbato then threw a 1-2-3 inning in the eighth. Gift Ngoepe hit a bunt single with one out. Following a strikeout, Wood doubled home Ngoepe to make it 4-2 Indians. A groundout got Shreve out of the inning. Edgar Santana came in for the save for the Indians. Santana threw a 1-2-3 ninth for the save as the Indians prevented the sweep with a 4-2 victory.

Thoughts on the game: The Indians finally broke through by scoring not just a run but four runs. The pitching was phenominal for Indianapolis. They retired the final twenty-one Railriders which was seven straight innings of retiring the side. Chris Bostick had a great game, going 2 for 4.

Up Next: The Railriders get a day off and then return home for a seven game homestand starting on Tuesday. They start a three game set with Louisville on Tuesday. The Bats pitcher has yet to be determined. The Railriders will go with Caleb Smith.

Railriders 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Indianapolis 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 x 4

Railriders
SS Wade 4 0 0 0
LF Frazier 3 1 0 0
DH Refsnyder 4 1 1 1
1B Choi 3 0 0 0
2B Tejada 3 0 0 1
CF Williams 3 0 0 0
RF Payton 3 0 1 0
3B Culver 3 0 0 0
C Castillo 3 0 0 0

3B: Refsnyder

Indianapolis
LF Bostick 4 1 2 0
SS Moroff 2 1 0 0
CF Meadows 4 0 1 1
C Diaz 4 0 1 2
1B Terdoslavich 4 0 0 0
2B Ngoepe 3 1 1 0
DH Rogers 4 0 0 0
3B Wood 2 1 1 1
RF Ortiz 3 0 1 0

2B: Wood

Pitching
Railriders
Lail 6 IP 4 H 2 R 2 ER 3 BB 2 K
Mantiply (L) 0.2 IP 0 H 1 R 1 ER 3 BB 0 K
Shreve 1.1 IP 3 H 1 R 1 ER 0 BB 1 K

Indianapolis
Hutchison 5 IP 2 H 2 R 2 ER 2 BB 5 K
Dickson (W) 2 IP 0 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 0 K
Barbato (H) 1 IP 0 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 2 K
Santana (S) 1 IP 0 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 1 K

Triple-A Scoreboard
Buffalo 5 Columbus 4
Syracuse 8 Norfolk 2
Lehigh Valley 1 Toledo 0
Omaha 4 New Orleans 2
Louisville 4 Durham 3 (13)
Round Rock 8 Iowa 7 (13)
Memphis 4 Oklahoma City 3
Reno 4 El Paso 3
Colorado Springs 6 Nashville 5
Albuquerque 3 Tacoma 2
Fresno 5 Salt Lake 2
Pawtucket/Gwinnett PPD
Rochester/Charlotte PPD
Las Vegas 6 Sacramento 7 (10)

MLB Scoreboard
Reds 7 Cubs 5
Astros 6 Rays 4
Phillies 5 Braves 2
Red Sox 6 Orioles 2
Pirates 2 Yankees 1
White Sox 6 Indians 2
Tigers 13 Twins 4
Cardinals 6 Brewers 4
Rangers 5 Royals 2
Rockies 8 Giants 0
Blue Jays 6 Angels 2
Mariners 11 Athletics 1
Dodgers 6 Diamondbacks 2
Marlins 7 Padres 3
Nationals 3 Mets 6

Short and Long

Doing baseball for several years as a scorekeeper and as a blogger, I've noticed a few things when it comes to the Spring Sports season. It feels like it's a long season but in reality, you're done by May unless you win your District Championship. Yeah, you start in March primarily inside and eventually move outside when the fields start to get playable or it gets warmer. I have always considered the spring sports season the shortest because with the fall, football is ten weeks which takes almost three months to complete. Basketball games start in December go on til mid-February or March if you qualify for the State Tournament but anyway, baseball and softball feels like it's a long season but it's really only a two month long season with a lot of twists and turns. Well with my rant done, here's a few things that happened this week.

CRESTWOOD TAKES THREE THIS WEEK
Crestwood started off the week with an upset victory 6-4 over Valley West at home. The Comets have been a thorn in Valley West's side for the last two years and with this year having expanded classifications, they could possibly meet in a District Playoff game. They will definitely play again as they travel to Valley West in a few weeks. On Thursday, they escaped a letdown game with a victory over Wyoming Area 7-5. Combined with Valley West's loss, the Comets have first place all alone. Then on Saturday at King's College, they beat Marian Catholic 10-4. After researching Marian Catholic, they were 6-3 on the season. This week looms big for Crestwood as they have a three game week, when they host the first place team in Division 2 Tunkhannock on Monday. Then travel to Dallas on Wednesday and finish off the week hosting Berwick.

WVC SOFTBALL UNDEFEATEDS FALL
Valley West lost both their games this week. Valley West fell to Crestwood 11-7 on Tuesday afternoon and fell to Hazleton Area 6-1 on Thursday. Hanover Area lost on Thursday to Wyoming Seminary 5-4 to end their undefeated season. Holy Redeemer and Nanticoke however stayed undefeated. The Royals beat Northwest 7-0 and Nanticoke knocked off Tunkhannock 2-1 on a walkoff single as well as Berwick 4-1. Hazleton Area also stayed undefeated with wins over Pittston Area (10-1) and of course Valley West.

WEST SCRANTON TAKES TWO OF THREE FROM DELAWARE VALLEY
Delaware Valley took the first game of the set on Monday 7-1 at West Scranton. Then West Scranton returned the favor by taking the second game at Delaware Valley 4-1 on Wednesday. In the third game at Misericordia University, West Scranton took the victory 9-3 to take two out of three from the Warriors.

LACKAWANNA LEAGUE TEAMS STAY UNBEATEN
Holy Cross stayed undefeated with victories over Old Forge 7-6 and Dunmore 15-3. Montrose knocked off Mountain View 11-0 and Susquehanna 15-0. Montrose takes on Blue Ridge and Lackawanna Trail and Holy Cross faces Riverside and Mid Valley.

MEYERS STAYS UNBEATEN
Meyers continued their winning ways with victories over Wyoming Seminary 3-2 on Monday, Northwest 8-0 on Wednesday and GAR 9-2 on Saturday. This week, they take on Lake-Lehman on Monday, Holy Redeemer on Tuesday and GAR on Thursday. At 7-0 on the season, they look like the prohibitive favorite for a trip to PNC Field on Memorial Day Weekend.

TUNKHANNOCK STAYS ATOP THE DIVISION 2 STANDINGS
Despite losing to Dallas on Tuesday, Tunkhannock would stay atop the Division 2 standings with a walkoff victory over Valley West and combined with Berwick's loss to Tunkhannock, kept the Tigers on top by themselves. They will have a tough road ahead of them this week as they travel to Crestwood in a battle of first place teams. Host Hazleton Area, then travel to Pittston Area.

LAKELAND BASEBALL STAYS UNDEFEATED
Lakeland continued to stay unbeaten as they took down Carbondale 4-2 and Riverside 9-7. This week, they take on Mid Valley on Monday and Western Wayne on Thursday.

GAMES TO WATCH THIS WEEK
On Monday:
Baseball
North Pocono travels to Delaware Valley
West Scranton goes to Valley View
Mid Valley takes on Lakeland
Montrose takes on Blue Ridge
Tunkhannock goes to Crestwood
Softball
Nanticoke travels to Valley West
Tunkhannock goes to Crestwood
Delaware Valley takes on Abington Heights

On Tuesday:
Baseball
Meyers takes on Holy Redeemer

On Wednesday:
Baseball
The Andy Ashby Game: Wyoming Area takes on Pittston Area
Valley West takes on Berwick

On Friday:
Baseball
Berwick takes on Crestwood
Tunkhannock plays Pittston Area

Deep Goes Frazier!!

The Railriders looked to get their second straight victory over Indianapolis. The Indians went with Josh Lindblom. The Railriders earlier in the day brought up Daniel Camarena from Double-A Trenton for the start. Tyler Wade led off with a walk. Following a flyout, Dustin Fowler singled to right to move Wade to second but a flyout and a popout kept the Railriders off the board. Camarena threw a 1-2-3 first for the Railriders. Lindblom threw a 1-2-3 second to keep the game scoreless. Camarena threw his second consecutive 1-2-3 inning for the Railriders. With two outs, Clint Frazier hit a home run to left for a 1-0 Railriders lead. On the next at-bat, Dustin Fowler singled to left but the top half of the third ended with a flyout to left. Jacob Stallings led off with a single to center, but Camarena induced a 6-3 double play for the first two outs then he got Anderson Feliz to flyout to center for the third out. Ji-Man Choi would double to right to lead off the top of the fourth, but Lindblom would retire the next three batters to keep it a one run deficit. Chris Bostick singled to lead off the bottom half of the fourth but got the next three batters out to end the fourth with the Indians still off the scoreboard. Eddy Rodriguez singled to left to lead off the fifth. Following a popup, Frazier would draw a walk. Lindblom got Fowler to popout for the second out but Rob Refsnyder would draw a walk to load the bases, but Lindblom got Choi to strike out the end the threat with no damage. Camarena threw a 1-2-3 fifth to keep the Indians once again off the scoreboard. Lindblom threw a 1-2-3 sixth to keep the Railriders to one run. Camarena threw a 1-2-3 sixth for another scoreless inning. Angel Sanchez came in for the seventh for the Indians. Clint Frazier singled to right with two outs but a popout ended the top of the seventh. Austin Meadows hit an infield single and Tyler Jones came in to pitch for the Railriders. Meadows would steal second, then Jason Rogers walks but Jones would get Eric Wood to fly out and Joey Terdoslavich to strike out to end the seventh. Refsnyder would lead off the eighth with an infield single, but he would be forced out at second and Sanchez would get the next two batters out to keep it 1-0. Jones would strike out the side to keep the Indians off the board. Dovydas Neverauskas came in to pitch the ninth for the Indians. Neverauskas threw a 1-2-3 ninth to give the Indians a chance to tie or walk it off in the ninth. Ernesto Frieri came in for the save in the ninth for the Railriders. Frieri would throw a 1-2-3 ninth as the Railriders won a second consecutive 1-0 game.

Thoughts on the game: Well, another 1-0 game. Pitching was great once again on both sides. More impressive by Daniel Camarena, who was just called up from Double-A Trenton today to make the start, striking out five and not walking a batter.

Up Next: The Railriders conclude their three set in Indianapolis. Brady Lail takes on Drew Hutchison. Gametime is at 1:35 PM.

News: Daniel Camarena was called up today from Double-A Trenton to make the start. To make room, the Railriders optioned JR Graham to Trenton.

Railriders 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Indianapolis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Railriders

SS Wade 4 0 0 0

RF Frazier 3 1 2 1

CF Fowler 4 0 2 0

1B Refsnyder 3 0 1 0

DH Choi 4 0 1 0

3B Solano 4 0 0 0

LF Payton 4 0 0 0

2B Culver 4 0 0 0

C Rodriguez 4 0 1 0

Indianapolis

2B Bostick 4 0 1 0

SS Ngoepe 4 0 0 0

RF Meadowns 4 0 1 0

1B Rogers 2 0 0 0

3B Wood 3 0 0 0

DH Terdoslavich 3 0 0 0

C Stallings 3 0 1 0

CF Ortiz 3 0 0 0

LF Feliz 3 0 0 0

2B: Choi

HR: Frazier

Pitching

Railriders

Camarena (W) 6.1 IP 3 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 5 K

Jones 1.2 IP 0 H 0 R 0 ER 1 BB 4 K

Frieri (S) 1 IP 0 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 1 K

Indianapolis

Lindblom (L) 6 IP 5 H 1 R 1 ER 3 BB 1 K

Sanchez 2 IP 2 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 1 K

Neverauskas 1 IP 0 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 2 K

Triple-A Scoreboard

Durham 6 Louisville 2

Buffalo 5 Columbus 5

Syracuse 9 Norfolk 4

Durham 7 Louisville 1

Toledo 3 Lehigh Valley 2

Nashville 5 Colorado Springs 2

Gwinnett 5 Pawtucket 2

Lehigh Valley 6 Toledo 1

New Orleans 6 Omaha 0

Charlotte 7 Rochester 3

Iowa 8 Round Rock 3

Oklahoma City 1 Memphis 6

El Paso 7 Reno 1

Tacoma 5 Albuquerque 3

Las Vegas 3 Sacramento 2

Salt Lake 6 Fresno 5

MLB Scoreboard

Cubs 12 Reds 8

Tigers 5 Twins 4

Yankees 11 Pirates 5

Athletics 4 Mariners 3

Nationals 3 Mets 1

Rays 6 Astros 3

Phillies 4 Braves 3 (10)

Orioles 4 Red Sox 2

Indians 7 White Sox 0

Cardinals 4 Brewers 1

Royals 1 Rangers 2

Diamondbacks 11 Dodgers 5

Rockies 12 Giants 3

Padres 3 Marlins 6 (11)

Blue Jays 4 Angels 5

Crestwood cruises past Marian Catholic

The Comets traveled to King's College for a Saturday afternoon matchup with Marian Catholic. Jake Morra got the start for the Comets. Salazar got the start for Marian Catholic. Morra would throw a 1-2-3 top of the first. Mick Bafunno led off the bottom of the first with a walk then stole second and scored on a Colin Macko RBI single for a 1-0 Crestwood lead. After a flyout, Justin Darden singled moving Macko to third. Anthony Kovalchik brought in Macko on a sacrifice fly to left for a 2-0 lead. Curtis Tokach would single to move Darden to third. Brandon Brozena would drive home Darden and Tokach on an RBI single and a 4-0 advantage. A strikeout would end the inning. Nolter would lead off with a single but Morra would retire the next three to keep the four run lead. Steve Wegener would lead off with a single then Evan Knapp would get hit by a pitch. Wilson came in to pitch for Marian Catholic. Bafunno would drive home Wegener on an RBI double and a 5-0 lead. Colin Macko would bring in Knapp on an RBI groundout for the 6-0 lead then Graves brought home Bafunno for the 7-0 lead. A strikeout ended the inning. Latoff hit a one out single but Morra got the next two batters out to keep it scoreless. Corey Chalk hit a two out double and Wegener reached on an error but a strikeout kept the Comets off the scoreboard. Keen led off with a lead off walk but Morra got the next three batters to fly out to Brozena in left. Keselicka came in pitch for the Colts. Bafunno led off with a single, but was forced out on a Matt Taleroski groundout. Keselicka got the next two batters out to end the inning. Salazar and Cappel each began the fifth with singles then Latoff drew a walk to load the bases. Salazar would score on a wild pitch to get the Colts on the board. Cappel would score on a passed ball to make it 7-2. Latoff would drive home Paisley on a sacrifice fly to right. A groundout ended the Top of the fifth. Tokach drew a one out walk then Brozena singled moving Tokach to second. Chalk drew a walk to load the bases. Wegener drove home Tokach on an RBI fielder's choice. Bafunno then drove home Brozena on a bases loaded walk to make it 9-3 Comets. Cann came in to pitch for Marian Catholic. Connor Kaminski came in to pitch the sixth for the Comets. Nolter drew a leadoff walk, then Kubishin single to move Nolter to second. Kaminski would retire the next three batters to keep the lead. Aaron Austin hit a leadoff single, Toronzi would hit a single moving Austin to second. David Wickhiser drove home Austin on a sac fly to left and Wickhiser would reach as the ball was misplayed, making it 10-3 Crestwood. Cann would induce a double play then got a popout to end the Top of the seventh. Brandon Brozena came in to pitch the seventh for the Comets. Latoff led off with a single, moved to third on a passed ball and would score on a wild pitch. After a strikeout and a popout, Keen would double. A groundout would end the game as the Comets took the victory 10-4.

Thoughts on the game: The Comets scored early on and cruised there after. They were able to put several players into the game. The pitching and defense looked very good. Mick Bafunno once again had a great game, going 2 for 2 with 2 RBIs, a double and two walks.

Marian Catholic 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 4
Crestwood 4 3 0 0 2 1 x 10

Marian Catholic
3B Bauer 2 0 0 0
3B Doherty 2 0 0 0
SS Paisley 3 0 0 1
RF Keen 3 0 1 0
C Nolter 3 0 1 0
DH Kubishin 3 0 1 0
CF Collevechio 3 0 0 0
P/2B Salazar 2 1 1 0
PH Derr 1 0 0 0
2B/P Wilson 0 0 0 0
1B Cappel 3 1 1 0
LF Latoff 2 2 2 0

Crestwood
SS Bafunno 2 2 2 2
CF Macko 2 1 1 2
CF Taleroski 2 0 0 0
DH Graves 3 0 0 1
DH Austin 1 1 1 0
2B Darden 2 1 2 0
2B Toronzi 2 0 1 0
3B Kovalchik 2 0 0 1
3B Wickhiser 0 0 0 1
EH Tokach 3 2 1 0
EH Palmeiro 1 0 0 0
LF Brozena 3 1 2 2
P Morra 1 0 0 0
1B Chalk 2 0 1 0
C Wegener 3 1 1 1
RF Knapp 1 1 0 0
RF Antosh 0 0 0 0
SS Caladie 0 0 0 0

Pitching
Marian Catholic
Salazar (L) 1+ IP 10 BF 6 R 6 ER 5 H 1 K 1 BB
Wilson 2 IP 10 BF 1 R 1 ER 3 H 2 K 0 BB
Keselicka 1.2 IP 11 BF 2 R 2 ER 2 H 0 K 4 BB
Cann 1.1 IP 6 BF 1 R 1 ER 2 H 0 K 0 BB

Crestwood
Morra (W) 5 IP 21 BF 3 R 3 ER 4 H 1 K 2 BB
Kaminski 1 IP 5 BF 0 R 0 ER 1 H 1 K 1 BB
Brozena 1 IP 5 BF 1 R 1 ER 2 H 1 K 0 BB

Railriders shut down Indians

After taking two of three in Louisville, the Railriders traveled to Indianapolis for a weekend series with the Indians. Chad Green got the start for the Railriders and the Indians brought out Steven Brault. Brault started the top of the first with a 1-2-3 inning. Austin Meadows hit a two out single to right but a groundout got Green out of the inning. Brault threw a second consecutive 1-2-3 inning. Chris Bostick hit a one out single to center. Bostick would be forced out at second on a Danny Ortiz grounder to second. Ortiz would go to second on a single by Jason Rogers. Green would get Erich Weiss to strike out to end the second scoreless. Ruben Tejada led off the top of the third with a double to left. After Brault got back to back strikeouts, Tyler Wade would triple to center to score Tejada for a 1-0 Railriders lead. Brault would reduce the damage with a groundout. Austin Meadows would draw a two out walk but the inning would end when Meadows got caught stealing second. Dustin Fowler and Rob Refsnyder each led off with singles. Both would be advance one base on a wild pitch, but Brault would retire the next three batters to keep it a one run deficit. Bostick would double to left with two outs, but a groundout kept the Indians off the board. Cito Culver would single to left. After Eddy Rodriguez flew out to center, Tyler Wade would strike out looking and didn't like the call and was ejected for arguing balls and strikes. A groundout would end the top of the fifth. Ji-Man Choi entered to play first base for the Railriders and Cito Culver moved over to second from first. Green threw a 1-2-3 fifth to keep the one run lead. Rob Refsnyder drew a one out walk but Brault would strike out the next two batters. Green threw another 1-2-3 inning to keep the shutout going. Pat Light came in to pitch the seventh for Indianapolis. Light threw a 1-2-3 seventh to keep it a one run differential. Tyler Webb came in to pitch for the Railriders. Webb threw a 1-2-3 seventh to keep the lead. Dan Runzler came in to pitch the eighth for Indianapolis. Ji-Man Choi led off with a double to left, then Clint Frazier was hit by a pitch. Following a strikeout, Edgar Santana came in to pitch for the Indians. Santana would get the next two batters out to keep it 1-0. Giovanny Gallegos came in to pitch the eighth for the Railriders. Jason Rogers would lead off with a single to left and would be lifted for a pinch runner in Anderson Feliz. Erich Weiss would be out on batter interference. Max Moroff would single to right to get Feliz to third with one out. Gallegos would get Gift Ngoepe to strike out looking and Meadows to strike out swinging to end the eighth. Ruben Tejada would single to center with one out. Cito Culver would strike out and Tejada would be caught stealing for the strike em out throw em out double play for the third out. The Indians would get a chance to either force extras or win it outright. Gallegos would throw a 1-2-3 ninth for the save and the Railriders shutout the Indians 1-0.

Thoughts on the game: The pitching for the Railriders was spectacular tonight. In fact, both sides were great. Here's where I would talk about Tejada but I believe I've said enough that he belongs on a major league roster.

Up Next: The Railriders continue their three game series in Indianapolis. The Railriders is still to be announced and the Indians will go with Josh Lindblom.

Railriders 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Indianapolis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Railriders
2B Wade 3 0 1 0
1B Choi 1 0 1 0
DH Frazier 3 0 0 0
CF Fowler 4 0 1 0
RF Refsnyder 3 0 1 0
3B Solano 4 0 0 0
LF Williams 4 0 0 0
SS Tejada 4 1 2 0
1B/2B Culver 4 0 1 0
C Rodriguez 3 0 0 0

2B: Tejad, Choi
3B: Wade

Indians
3B Moroff 4 0 1 0
SS Ngoepe 4 0 0 0
LF Meadows 3 0 1 0
C Diaz 4 0 0 0
DH Terdoslavich 4 0 0 0
RF Bostick 4 0 2 0
CF Ortiz 3 0 0 0
1B Rogers 3 0 2 0
1B Feliz 0 0 0 0
2B Weiss 3 0 0 0

2B: Bostick

Pitching
Railriders
Green (W) 6 IP 4 H 0 R 0 ER 1 BB 8 K
Webb (H) 1 0 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 0 K
Gallegos (S) 2 IP 2 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 3 K

Indianapolis
Brault (L) 6 IP 5 H 1 R 1 ER 1 BB 9 K
Light 1 IP 0 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 1 K
Runzler 0.1 IP 1 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 1 K
Santana 1.2 IP 1 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 2 K

Triple-A Scoreboard
Buffalo 9 Columbus 3
Memphis 5 Colorado Springs 1
Syracuse 3 Norfolk 0
Durham 2 Louisville 2 (4 SUS)
Gwinnett 3 Pawtucket 2
Toledo/Lehigh Valley PPD
Colorado Spring 2 Memphis (4)
Rochester 3 Charlotte 2 (9)
Iowa 3 New Orleans 1 (8)
Oklahoma City 1 Nashville 0 (6)
Omaha 3 Round Rock 1 (8)
Reno 5 Albuquerque 1 (4)
El Paso 4 Tacoma 2 (4)
Las Vegas 0 Fresno 0 (1)
Salt Lake 0 Sacramento 0 (1)

MLB Scoreboard
Phillies 4 Braves 3
Reds 5 Cubs 3 (9)
Orioles 2 Red Sox 0 (8)
Pirates 6 Yankees 3 (8)
Astros 6 Rays 3 (9)
Nationals 3 Mets 3 (10)
Rangers 6 Royals 1
Indians 3 White Sox 0 (8)
Tigers 3 Twins 2 (6)
Cardinals 6 Brewers 2 (6)
Rockies 6 Giants 4 (5)
Dodgers 2 Diamondbacks 1 (3)
Mariners 0 Athletics 0 (1)
Blue Jays 0 Angels 0 (1)
Marlins 0 Padres 0 (1)

Louisville routs Railriders

The Railriders took to get their first sweep of the season as they took on Louisville. Louisville looked to prevent getting swept at home. Nick Routt got the start for Louisville and Luis Cessa got the start for the Railriders. Routt started off the game with a 1-2-3 first inning for the Bats. Dilson Herrera hit a single on a deflected ball. Cessa retired both Sebastian Elizalde and Seth Mejias-Brean to keep the game scoreless. Donovan Solano and Mason Williams each singled with one out. Tejada continued his hot start as he singled home Solano on an RBI single for a 1-0 Railriders lead. Williams would move to second and Tejada would move to second on the throw. Rob Brantley would pick off Williams at third for the second out, then Cito Culver would fly out to right to end the top of the second. Jesse Winker would lead off with a single. Winker would forced out at second on a Phillip Ervin groundout back to Cessa. Ervin would also be forced out at second on Brantly grounder to third. Brandon Dixon would singled to left to make first and second with two outs. Beau Amaral would reached on an error and Brantly would score to tie the game at 1. Juan Perez would single to load the bases. Herrera would draw a walk to bring in Dixon for a 2-1 Louisville lead. Elizalde would also draw a walk to score Amaral to extend the lead to 3-1. A forceout ended the inning. Routt threw a 1-2-3 third. Jesse Winker led off with a double to right but Cessa would retire the next three batters to keep 3-1 in favor of the Bats. Rob Refsnyder hit a one out double to right but Routt got the next two batters out to end the top of the fourth. Juan Perez would hit a one out inside-the-park home run to make it 4-1 Bats. Herrera would reach on an error but would be out trying to steal second, then Elizalde drew a walk. Meijas-Brean would bring home Herrera on an RBI single to center and a 5-1 lead. Meijas-Brean would advance to second on an error. Winker would ground out to end the fourth. Evan Mitchell came in to pitch the fifth for the Bats. Ruben Tejada would single to center to lead off the top of the fifth, but Mitchell retired the next three batters to keep it 5-1. Jason Gurka came in to pitch the fifth for the Railriders. Brandon Dixon would homer to right with two outs and make it 6-1 Bats. A groundout would end the inning. Dustin Fowler would single to center with one out, but Mitchell got the next two batters out to keep the Railriders to one run. Juan Perez would then leadoff with a home run to center for a 7-1 advantage. Herrera would reach on an error. Following a strikeout, Meija-Brean doubled to right to move Herrera to third. Winker would bring in Herrera on a sacrifice fly to center for an 8-1 advantage. Ervin would drive home Meijas-Brean for the 9-1 lead. A strikeout would end the inning. Culver would single to center with two outs but Mitchell got Eddy Rodriguez to strike out to start the seventh inning stretch. Ben Heller came in to pitch the seventh for the Railriders and proceded to throw a 1-2-3 inning. Lucas Luetge came in to pitch the eighth for the Bats. Clint Frazier would double to left with one out but a groundout and a strikeout ended the inning. Heller once again threw a 1-2-3 inning in his second inning of work. Alejandro Chacin came in to pitch the ninth for Louisville. Chacin would throw a 1-2-3 ninth to preserve a 9-1 victory over the Railriders.

Thoughts on the game: Well a dominant game by the Louisville Bats. Juan Perez had an impressive game with 2 homers, one inside the park and another to center. The Railriders had way too many errors in the loss (They had four).

Up Next: They continue their road trip as they travel to Indianapolis for a three game set. Chad Green faces off against Josh Lindblom.

Railriders 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Louisville 0 3 0 2 1 3 0 0 x 9

Railriders

SS Wade 4 0 0 0

LF Frazier 4 0 1 0

CF Fowler 4 0 1 0

1B Refsnyder 4 0 1 0

2B Solano 4 1 1 0

RF Williams 4 0 1 0

3B Tejada 4 0 2 1

DH Culver 3 0 1 0

C Rodriguez 3 0 0 0

2B: Refsnyder, Frazier

Louisville

SS Perez 5 2 3 2

2B Herrera 4 1 1 1

RF Elizalde 3 1 0 1

1B Mejia-Brean 5 1 2 0

DH Winker 2 0 1 1

LF Ervin 4 0 1 1

C Brantly 4 1 0 0

3B Dixon 4 2 2 1

CF Amaral 4 1 0 0

2B: Winker, Mejias-Brean

HR: Perez (2), Dixon

Pitching

Railriders

Cessa (L) 4 IP 6 H 5 R 1 ER 4 BB 0 K

Gurka 2 IP 4 H 4 R 2 ER 0 BB 3 K

Heller 2 IP 0 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 2 K

Louisville

Routt 4 IP 4 H 1 R 1 ER 0 BB 1 K

Mitchell (W) 3 IP 3 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 3 K

Luetge 1 IP 1 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 1 K

Chacin 1 IP 0 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 0 K

Triple-A Scoreboard

Lehigh Valley 4 Columbus 2

Durham 4 Indianapolis 1

Gwinnett 3 Rochester 0

Syracuse 1 Toledo 0

Charlotte 6 Pawtucket 4

Toledo/Syracuse PPD

Norfolk/Buffalo PPD

Memphis/Colorado Springs PPD

New Orleans 7 Iowa 3

Oklahoma City 4 Nashville 3

Omaha 5 Round Rock 3

Albuquerque 8 Reno 3

El Paso 5 Tacoma 6 (10)

Las Vegas 3 Fresno 10

Salt Lake 5 Sacramento 2

MLB Scoreboard

Red Sox 4 Blue Jays 1 (10)

Indians 6 Twins 2

Rays 8 Tigers 1

Astros 2 Angels 1

Orioles 2 Reds 1 (10)

Nationals 3 Braves 2

Phillies 6 Mets 4

Royals 0 Rangers 1 (13)

Brewers 7 Cardinals 5

Diamondbacks 1 Padres 4

Mariners 6 Athletics 9

Crestwood Takes Third Straight

Crestwood coming off a big win against Valley West, the Comets traveled to West Pittston to take on Wyoming Area. James Graves got the start on the mound for Crestwood. Wyoming Area sent Dylan Melberger to the mound. Melberger started the Top of the first with a 1-2-3 inning. Josh Kopcza hit a one out single to left but would be forced out at second on a grounder to third. Graves would get the runner picked off the runner at first to end the inning. Curtis Tokach would hit a two out single but a strikeout got Melberger out of the second still scoreless. Aaron Lee and Marc Minichello each hit a one out singles and both would move to second and third when Graves got a groundout to second. Graves threw a wild pitch but Wegener got the ball quickly throwing to Graves who tagged the courtesy runner Jake Hogan out at the plate. Steve Wegener and Matt Taleroski began the third with  singles. Brett Caladie would the runners over with a sacrifice bunt and Colin Macko would bring in courtesy runner Mick Bafunno on an RBI groundout. Melberger would get a groundout back to him for the third out. Mike Bonita hit a two out single to right but Graves would get a strikeout to hold the one run lead. Melberger threw a 1-2-3 4th to keep it 1-0. Cole Keating led off with a single then advanced to second on a stolen base, moved to third on a passed and got home when a passed ball entered the Wyoming Area dugout to tie the game at 1. Aaron Lee had his second hit of the game, then Minichello singled to center and moved to second when the ball was misplayed and Lee moved to third. Webb brought home Hogan on an RBI groundout to make 2-1 Warriors. Then Anthony Nardell drove home Minichello and a 3-1 Wyoming Area lead. The inning would when Graves got Minichello picked off. Steve Wegener would lead off with a single but would be forced out at second on a grounder back to Melberger. Taleroski would reach second on an errant pickoff and Brett Caladie would bring home Taleroski on an RBI single. The Comets threat was thwarted when Nardell dove to stop a ground ball and forced out Caladie at second to end the top of the fifth. Graves threw a 1-2-3 fifth to keep it a one run deficit. Graves led off with a single to center. Matt Wright entered the game for the Warriors. Justin Darden welcomed Wright with a double to left that moved Graves' courtesy runner Jake Antosh to third. After back to back popouts, Wyatt Kindler brought home Antosh and Darden to take a 4-3 lead. Wegener then followed with a single to make it first and second then Taleroski singled home Kindler to make it 5-3 Crestwood. A groundout ended the top of the sixth. Steve Homza led off with a single, then Keating singled to make it first and second. Matt Trimmer came in to pitch for the Comets. Lee followed by drawing a walk to load the bases. Trimmer got an infield fly for the first out but Ryan Webb would single home Homza and Keating to tie the game at 5. Trimmer got a ground ball to third where Tokach threw to Wegener at home for the second out and keep the game tied. A strikeout ended the sixth tied at 5. Macko led off with a single. Cole Keating came in to pitch for the Warriors. Macko would then steal second. Graves would reach on an error and Macko would score when the throw was misplayed and the Comets took a 6-5 lead. Justin Darden drew a walk. The Comets attempted a bunt but Keating got the throw to third for the first out. Darden would move to second and stole third and would score when the throw got into the outfield and a 7-5 Crestwood lead. Keating got the next two batters out to get to the bottom of the seventh trailing by 2. Trimmer would get a groundout to short for the first out and a strikeout for the second out. Steve Homza would reach on a single, but Trimmer would get a fly out to Taleroski for the final out and the Comets got their third straight victory.

Thoughts on the game: A back and forth game throughout. Both teams had great chances to win. It was also a very heated game. On the Crestwood side, several players contributed to the victory. For Wyoming Area, Marc Minichello had 2 hits, as did Cole Keating.

Crestwood 0 0 1 0 1 3 2 7
Wyoming Area 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 5

Crestwood
SS Caladie 3 0 1 1
LF Macko 4 1 1 1
P/1B Graves 4 1 1 0
2B Darden 3 2 1 0
1B Chalk 0 0 0 0
P Trimmer 0 0 0 0
DH Kovalchik 4 0 0 0
3B Tokach 4 0 1 0
RF Kindler 4 1 1 2
C Wegener 3 1 3 0
CF Taleroski 3 1 2 1

2B: Darden

Wyoming Area
CF Bonita 4 0 1 0
1B Kopcza 3 0 1 0
1B Williams 1 0 0 0
2B Homza 4 1 2 0
3B Charney 0 0 0 0
DH/P Keating 4 2 2 0
C Lee 2 1 2 0
RF/3B Minichello 3 1 2 0
LF Webb 3 0 1 3
SS Nardell 3 0 1 1
P Melberger 2 0 0 0
P/RF Wright 1 0 0 0

Pitching
Crestwood
Graves 5+ IP 22 BF 5 R 5 ER 10 H 2 K 1 BB
Trimmer (W) 2 IP 9 BF 0 R 0 ER 2 H 2 K 0 BB

Wyoming Area
Melberger 5+ IP 21 BF 3 R 3 ER 6 H 2 K 0 BB
Wright (L) 1+ IP 8 BF 3 R 3 ER 4 H 0 K 0 BB
Keating 1 IP 5 BF 1 R 1 ER 0 H 0 K 1 BB

Railriders take third straight victory

The Railriders continued their series in Louisville against the Bats. The Railriders looked to win their third straight game. The Bats went to Jackson Stephens. The Railriders sent Caleb Smith to the mound. Stephens started with a 1-2-3 top of the first. Tyler Goeddel leads off with a single to center. Goeddel moved to second on a Dilson Herrera sacrifice bunt. After a groundout, Brandon Dixon drew a walk with two outs. Smith got Jesse Winker to strike out looking to end the inning. Ji-Man Choi led off with a single to left, then Rob Refsnyder drew a walk and Mason Williams reached on an error to load the bases. After a strikeout, Ruben Tejada doubled to left, emptying the bases for a 3-0 lead. After a popout, Tyler Wade reached on an error but a strikeout ended the top of the second. Smith threw a 1-2-3 2nd to hold the three run lead. Dustin Fowler led the top of the third with a single to right. After a popup, Refsnyder would hit a two run homer to left to make it 5-0 Railriders. Stephens got the next two batters out to end the top half. Zach Vincej drew a walk to leadoff the inning for the Bats, but Smith got the next three batters out to end the inning. Wilkin Castillo would hit a one out bunt single, then Tyler Wade drew a walk. After a strikeout, Dustin Fowler would walk to load the bases. Ji-Man Choi would drive home Castillo and Wade to make it 7-0 Railriders. Old Forge grad Kyle McMyne entered the game for the Bats. Fowler scored as Refsnyder reached on an error to make it 8-0. Mason Williams hit a single to score Choi and a 9-0 advantage. A groundout ended the inning. Chad Wallach drew a two out walk but Smith got Phillip Ervin to strike out on a foul tip to end the fourth. Castillo drew a one out walk but McMyne retired the next two batters to get the Bats out of the top of the fifth. Zach Vincej singled to right with one out. JR Graham replaced Caleb Smith on the mound for the Railriders. Vincej advanced to second on a wild pitch and would move to third on a Goeddel groundout. Herrera would get the Bats on the board as he singled right to score Vincej. Sebastian Elizalde tripled to right to score Herrera to make 9-2. Graham would get Brandon Dixon on a strikeout to get out of the fifth. Austin Brice came in to pitch the sixth for the Bats. Brice threw a 1-2-3 sixth to keep the Railriders off the board. Joe Mantiply entered to pitch the sixth for the Railriders. Mantiply like his Louisville counterpart threw a 1-2-3 sixth. Louis Coleman entered to pitch the seventh and threw a 1-2-3 inning. Tyler Jones entered the game to pitch the seventh for the Railriders. Juan Perez led off with a double to left but Jones got the next three batters in order to keep the Bats off the board. Kevin Shackelford came in to pitch for the Bats and threw a 1-2-3 inning. Jones threw a 1-2-3 eighth to keep the seven run lead. A position player came in to pitch for the Bats and it was Beau Amaral. Ji-Man Choi singled to center with one out, then Refsnyder doubled to left to move Choi to third. Choi would score on a Mason Williams sacrifice fly to make it 10-2. A lineout ended the inning. Ernesto Frieri came in to pitch the ninth for the Railriders. Ervin drew a one out walk. He got to second on a passed ball then Vincej singled home Ervin to make it 10-3 Railriders. Frieri got Goeddel to strike out swinging to give the Railriders their third straight win 10-2 over Louisville.

Thoughts on the game: Best offensive game of the season by the Railriders. Refsnyder had a heck of a game, hitting a double and a home run. Choi also had a great game with three hits and drove in two. Tejada keeps on proving he belongs on a major league roster, has he drove in 3 RBIs tonight and has a team-leading 8 RBIs on the season.

Up Next: The Railriders conclude their three game series in Louisville. Luis Cessa gets the start for the Railriders. The Bats will go with Lisalverto Bonilla.

Railriders 0 3 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 10
Louisville 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 3

Railriders
SS Wade 4 1 0 0
RF Frazier 5 0 0 0
LF Fowler 4 2 1 0
1B Choi 5 3 3 2
2B Refsnyder 4 2 2 2
CF Williams 4 1 1 2
DH Solano 5 0 0 0
3B Tejada 4 0 1 3
C Castillo 3 1 1 0

2B: Tejada, Refsnyder
HR: Refsnyder

Louisville
CF Goeddel 5 0 1 0
DH Herrera 3 1 1 1
1B Elizalde 4 0 1 1
3B Dixon 3 0 0 0
RF Winker 4 0 0 0
C Wallach 3 0 0 0
LF Ervin 3 1 0 0
2B Perez 4 0 1 0
SS Vincej 3 1 2 1

2B: Perez
3B: Elizalde

Pitching
Railriders
C Smith 4.1 IP 2 H 1 R 1 ER 3 BB 5 K
Graham 0.2 IP 2 H 1 R 1 ER 0 BB 1 K
Mantiply 1 IP 0 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 1 K
Jones (W) 2 IP 1 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 2 K
Frieri 1 IP 1 H 1 R 0 ER 1 BB 3 K

Louisville
Stephens (L) 3.2 IP 6 H 9 R 6 ER 3 BB 5 K
McMyne 1.1 IP 1 H 0 R 0 ER 1 BB 1 K
Brice 1 IP 0 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 1 K
Coleman 1 IP 0 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 1 K
Shackelford 1 IP 0 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 1 K
Amaral 1 IP 2 H 1 R 1 ER 0 BB 0 K

Triple-A Scoreboard
Omaha 5 Round Rock 4
Iowa 8 New Orleans 3
Colorado Springs 13 Memphis 4
Indianapolis 8 Durham 5
Norfolk 9 Buffalo 5
Lehigh Valley 8 Columbus 4
Pawtucket 4 Charlotte 0
Gwinnett 7 Rochester 6
Toledo/Syracuse PPD
Nashville 6 Oklahoma City 6 (7)
Reno 4 Albuquerque 0 (8)
Tacoma 3 El Paso 3 (7)
Las Vegas 0 Fresno 0 (4)
Sacramento 2 Salt Lake 0 (3)

MLB Scoreboard
Cubs 7 Brewers 4
Cardinals 2 Pirates 1
Athletics 9 Rangers 1
Mariners 10 Marlins 5
Yankees 9 White Sox 1
Blue Jays 3 Red Sox 0
Orioles 2 Reds 0
Mets 5 Phillies 4
Indians/Twins PPD
Tigers 7 Rays 6 (9)
Nationals 12 Braves 3 (8)
Astros 5 Angels 1 (7)
Royals 2 Giants 0 (9)
Diamondbacks 0 Padres 0 (2)
Rockies 1 Dodgers 0 (2)

Railriders take first game of road trip

The Railriders started off their road trip with a three game series with the Louisville Bats. Rob Wooten got the start on the mound for the Bats. The Railriders sent Brady Lail to the mound. Tyler Wade would lead the top of the first with a single to right and would later steal second to move in scoring position. Following a popout, Dustin Fowler would double to right to score Wade and a 1-0 Railriders lead but Wooten would get out of the inning with a strikeout and a pick off of Solano to end the inning. Juan Perez led off with a walk and would steal second on the next batter. After Herrera flew out to center, Sebastian Elizalde would fly out into a double play to end the inning. Ji-Man Choi would hit a two out single to center but a groundout ended the top of the second. Tony Renda led off with a double to center but Lail would get the next three batters to end the second with the Railriders still holding a 1-0 lead. Eddy Rodriguez would draw a walk to lead off the third and Tyler Wade would double to right to move Rodriguez to third but Wooten got the next three to retire to keep it a one run deficit. Juan Perez would hit an infield single with two outs then Herrera drew a walk but a popout ended the third. Solano started off the fourth with a double to right then he moved to third on a flyout to center, and would score on a Ji-Man Choi sacrifice fly to make it 2-0 Railriders. A lineout would end the inning. Renda led the Bats half of the inning with a single to center, and would score Jesse Winker doubled to right to cut the Railriders' lead to 2-1 but Lail would retire the next three batters to keep the one run lead. With two outs, Clint Frazier would go deep to left center for a 3-1 Railriders lead. Dustin Fowler singled to right, then Rob Refsnyder would reach on an error, but a flyout to center ended the top half of the fifth. Lail would pitch a 1-2-3 fifth to keep the two run lead. Mason Williams would get things started with a single to left, then Ji-Man Choi hit a ground-rule double to center, moving Williams to third. Louisville brought in Lucas Luetge to pitch for Louisville. Luetge would retire the next three batter to end the top half. Elizalde led off with a double to center, then Renda drove him in to cut the lead back to a one run game. Tyler Webb replaced Brady Lail on the mound for the Railriders. Webb would get Winker to fly out to center and Phillip Ervin to strike out looking and would get Renda out trying to steal second to end the inning. Dustin Fowler drew a one out walk. Fowler would be forced out at second by a Refsnyder grounder. Solano would drive home Refsnyder on a double to right and a 4-2 Railriders lead. A groundout to end the threat. Seth Meijas-Brean hit a one out single, following a flyout, Perez would double to left to score Meijas-Brean to bring it back to a one run deficit. Giovanny Gallegos would come in to pitch for the Railriders. Gallegos would get Herrera to flyout to Mason Williams to end the seventh inning. Alejandro Chacin came in to pitch the eighth for the Bats. Ji-Man Choi would draw a walk to lead off the eighth, then move to second on a Mark Payton single. It would be second and third when Rodriguez used a sacrifice bunt. Tyler Wade would drive home Choi on a single to right and a 5-3 advantage for the Railriders. Clint Frazier would hit a sac fly to center to score Payton and a 6-3 lead for the Railriders. Dustin Fowler would reach on an error, moving Wade to third, then Refsnyder got hit by a pitch to load the bases but a forceout would end the top of the eighth. Tony Renda drew a one out walk. Following a flyout for the second out, Ervin would double to center to score Renda to make a two run advantage for the Railriders. A flyout got Gallegos out of the inning. Evan Mitchell came in to pitch for the Bats in the ninth. Mitchell threw a 1-2-3 ninth with the hope of making a comeback at home. Chasen Shreve looked to get the save in the ninth for the Railriders. Shreve shut the door with a 1-2-3 ninth for the save and the Railriders took their first game of the road trip 6-4.

Thoughts on the game: There were a lot of extra base hits tonight in Louisville. Several doubles and a Frazier home run. Tyler Wade had a great game, recording 3 hits. Tony Renda had a great game for Louisville, going 3 for 3 on the night.

Up Next: The Railriders continue the three game series in Louisville. Caleb Smith gets the start for the Railriders and the Bats go with Jackson Stephens.

Railriders 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 6

Louisville 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 4

Railriders

SS Wade 5 1 3 1

LF Frazier 4 1 1 2

RF Fowler 4 0 2 1

2B Refsnyder 4 1 0 0

3B Solano 5 1 2 1

CF Williams 5 0 1 0

1B Choi 2 1 2 1

DH Payton 5 1 1 0

C Rodriguez 3 0 0 0

2B: Fowler, Wade, Solano (2), Choi

HR: Frazier

Louisville

SS Perez 4 0 2 1

2B Herrera 3 0 0 0

DH Elizalde 4 1 1 0

3B Renda 3 2 3 1

RF Winker 4 0 1 1

LF Ervin 4 0 1 1

C Brantly 4 0 0 0

1B Mejia-Brean 4 1 1 0

CF Amaral 3 0 0 0

PH Goeddel 1 0 0 0

2B: Renda, Winker, Elizalde, Perez, Ervin

Pitching

Railriders

Lail (W) 5 IP 6 H 2 R 2 ER 2 BB 1 K

Webb (H) 1.2 IP 2 H 1 R 1 ER 0 BB 1 K

Gallegos (H) 1.1 IP 1 H 1 R 1 ER 1 BB 1 K

Shreve (S) 1 IP 0 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 2 K

Louisville

Wooten (L) 5 IP 9 H 3 R 3 ER 1 BB 5 K

Luetge 2 IP 1 H 1 R 1 ER 1 BB 3 K

Chacin 1 IP 2 H 2 R 2 ER 1 BB 0 K

Mitchell 1 IP 0 H 0 R 0 ER 1 BB 2 K

Triple-A Scoreboard

Buffalo 4 Norfolk 3

Syracuse 3 Toledo 2

Columbus 3 Lehigh Valley 0

Durham 6 Indianapolis 5

Charlotte 3 Pawtucket 1

New Orleans 8 Iowa 0

Rochester 5 Gwinnett 2

Nashville 5 Oklahoma City 2

Round Rock 5 Omaha 4 (11)

Reno 7 Albuquerque 4

El Paso 4 Tacoma 3

Colorado Springs 14 Memphis 4

Las Vegas 6 Fresno 1

Salt Lake 8 Sacramento 2 (9)

MLB Scores

White Sox 4 Yankees 1

Reds 9 Orioles 3

Rays 5 Tigers 1

Nationals 3 Braves 1

Cardinals 2 Pirates 1

Cubs 9 Brewers 7

Red Sox 8 Blue Jays 7

Phillies 6 Mets 2 (10)

Indians 11 Twins 4

Angels 5 Astros 2

Giants 2 Royals 1 (11)

Rangers 2 Athletics 4 (8)

Padres 1 Diamondbacks 8 (8)

Rockies 4 Dodgers 1 (7)

Marlins 5 Mariners 0 (9)