3 ONE-HITTERS IN BLOCK # 1!!   

SEATTLE PILOTS  at  PUYALLUP SPARTANS

WEEK 1 - GAME # 1

Alex Bregman had 4 hits and Austin Cox went 6 and one third strong innings as the Puyallup Spartans defeated the Seattle Pilots 2 to 1 at The Coliseum.

Cox (1-0) put on a great performance.  He gave up just 1 hit and 1 walk in 6 and 1/3 innings improving his ERA from 1.80 to 1.59.  Devin Williams pitched a perfect ninth and was credited with his 1st save. 

Brady Singer (0-2) was given the loss.  He pitched 5 innings allowing 7 hits and 2 walks.

Pilots............. 0 0 0  0 1 0  0 0 0   -  1  1  0

Spartans........ 1 0 1   0 0 0  0 0 x   -  2  9  0

VOLBEAT GHOST ARCHERS  at  KONA COAST COFFEE GROWERS

WEEK 3 - GAME # 3

Brandon Woodruff reeled off a total of 12 strikeouts as the Kona Coast Coffee Growers defeated the Volbeat Ghost Archers 1 to 0 at Coffee Grounds.

Woodruff (2-0) was simply too much for the Volbeat batters.  He didn't allow much, just 1 hit and 3 walks in 7 and 1/3 innings.  Kona Coast had only 3 hits for the night. 

Incredibly, Pete Fairbanks has ALREADY earned his 6th save.  Tyler Glasnow (0-1) was the "LOSER!!" Mike Volberding was asked about the performance of Woodruff, "He had his good stuff out there tonight.  The fans really get into it when the strikeouts start mounting up - and that seems to give him even more adrenalin." (Not sure if he is a "pusher", but rumor has it that he must be buying the adrenalin-stuff from Fairbanks). 

Ghost Archers..... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  1  1

Coffee Growers... 1 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 x  -  1  3  0

FENWAY FAITHBUL  at  PUYALLUP SPARTANS

WEEK 4 - GAME # 2

George Kirby dominated striking out 10 Fenway batters as the Puyallup Spartans defeated the Fenway Faithful by the score of 2 to 0 at The Coliseum.

Kirby (1-1) subjugated the Fenway hitters.  He had "complete control" on the mound, allowing just 1 hit and no walks in 8 innings seeing his ERA drop from 2.08 to 1.29.

The pitchers took over after the 1st inning as neither team was able to score again. 

Paul Sewald was credited with his 2nd save.  Logan Webb(0-1) was the loser. He pitched 7 innings allowing 6 hits and 1 walk.

When asked about his strikeout total for the game, Kirby offered, "The fan's really got into it. It's really run to see our great fans pounding down the Budwiser as my strikeout totals kept growing!" It was a good thing that we didn't run out of the "Bud-Suds" tonight. I made sure I was going to keep our Beer concessioners busy on all the aisles of the Stands tonight. Fortunately, everyone had proper ID's with them... so I didn't have to worry about bailing out our rowdy fans. Everything turned out great! We got the WIN... and the fans had a great time!"

Faithful......... 0 0 0  0 0 0   0 0 0  -  0  1  0

Spartans........ 2 0 0  0 0 0  0 0  x  -  2  7  1
 

RICHMOND BANSHEES at ALBANY INTERNATIONALS

WEEK 7 - GAME # 3

 

 

Banshees........... 3 2 4  3 0 0  3 0 3  - 18 20  0
Internationals..... 0 0 0  0 2 0  0 0 2  -    4  9  4

 

Third baseman Jon Berti cracked a homer and had 5 RBI at Thunder Dome as the Richmond Banshees belted the Albany Internationals by the count of 18 to 4.
 

Berti enjoyed a big day at the plate.  He doubled bringing in two baserunners in the 1st inning, laced a single in the 3rd inning and popped a two-run clout over the fence in the 4th inning. 

 

Richmond kept the scorekeepers busy in the 3rd inning which saw them plate 4 runs on 5 hits. 

 

Richmond simply wore out the Albany pitching staff, scoring in 6 different innings.  

 

The winning pitcher was Bryce Elder (3-2) who allowed 2 runs in 7 innings. Louie Varland (5-1) took the loss.  He was touched for 5 homeruns in his 6 innings of work.  

 

Kevin Martin was just happy to get a win, "We've had such a bad streak of games -- Boy, it's great to get the monkey off our back.  Now maybe we can relax a little and play the kind of baseball of which we are capable."

 

 

 

PUYALLUP SPARTANS  at  KONA COAST COFFEE GROWERS

WEEK 6 - GAME # 1
 

 

Spartans.............. 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0   1  2
Coffee Growers... 6 1 0  0 0 1  0 3 x  - 11 14  0

 

 

They almost ran out of baseballs at Coffee Grounds as Kona Coast Coffee Growers clobbered the Puyallup Spartans pitching staff, scoring 11 runs while Brandon Woodruff (4-0) and the Kona bullpen allowed ONLY 1-hit. Can you believe it??  ANOTHER 1-HITTER!!

 

              FOR PUYALLUP                              FOR KONA COAST!!

                                              
 

Kona Coast wasted no time and took the lead in the first inning as they scored 6 runs on 6 base hits. That scoring would be all that was needed.  A.J. Puk was perfect in the ninth giving him his 1st save on the season.

 

Austin Cox (2-1) was charged with the loss.  He pitched 2/3 of an inning and surrendered 5 hits and 1 walk.
 

 

 

WASHINGTON SENATORS  at  HUDSON GUNNERS

WEEK 9 - GAME # 2

 

Senators........ 1 0 0  2 0 0  2 0 0  0 1 0  0 -  6 13  1
Gunners......... 2 1 1  1 0 0  0 0 0  0 1 0  1 -  7 10  0

 

First baseman Garrett Cooper went deep and scored 4 times as the Hudson Gunners outscored the Washington Senators in 13 innings 7 to 6.

 

The score was knotted at 5 after nine innings.  Finally, Hudson pulled the game out in the 13th inning.  Cooper doubled.  After an out was recorded, Zach McKinstry came to bat and lined a base-hit giving Hudson the victory as 48,343 happy fans celebrated wildly. 

 

Washington out-hit Hudson 13 to 10, but Hudson ended up with more runs.  

 

The win went to Brad Keller (1-1) who allowed no runs in 2 innings. Hector Neris (1-2) took the loss in relief.  He pitched 1 inning giving up 2 hits and no walks.

 

 

 

GREENSBORO SMOKE at CHICAGO MOB

 

WEEK 6 - GAMES # 1 - # 2  and # 3

What in the Wide, Wide World of Sports is going on in Chicago? Mob sweeps Smoke with superb pitching.

 5/10 GRS  2  4  0   CHM  5  7  0   C.Sanchez (4-0) P.Lopez (2-2)
 5/11 GRS  0  4  0   CHM  4  5  0   J.Irvin (1-0)          K.Freeland (1-2)
 5/12 GRS  3  4  0   CHM  4  9  0   C.Rodon (1-0)     M.Lorenzen (1-2)

 

Game # 1: 11 K's from starter Christopher Sanchez in 6 innings and 3 hitless innings from the bullpen give The Mob an easy victory. Jorge Polanco and Candelario homer.

Game # 2: More great pitching from Chicago. 5 innings of 2-hit shutout ball from Jake Irvin and homers from Taylor and Andrus key the victory.

 

     

 Game # 3  On Fred Turtle Bobblehead Day, Carlos Rodon in his 2024 Mob debut pitches 5 shutout innings. Running out of gas in the 6th, the bullpen is not as sharp, allowing 3 runs in the inning. But Karinchak, McGough and Fernando Cruz stymie the Smoke for the rest of the game, giving the near sellout crowd home happy. Note - Rookie Joey Wiemer got his first hit of the season after starting off zero for 30. It was a BPSi 1-18, with a split roll of 18. Welcome to the ways of HAL, Mr. Wiemer. 

 

MISSISSIPPI BIG ORANGE at VIRGINIA SQUIRES
 

WEEK 5 - GAMES # 2

"WHAT WOULD A HIGHLIGHT BE IF IT WEREN'T ANOTHER ONE-HITTER??
 

Big Orange......  4 0 0  2 2 1  1 0 0  - 10 16  0
Destoyers......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 0  -   1   1  0

 

 

Shohei Ohtani took a no-hitter into the 7th inning and Tyler Stephenson blasted a homerun and had 2 RBI at Harbour Park where the Mississippi Big Orange beat the Virginia Destoyers 10 to 1.

 

Ohtani(1-2) was indeed brilliant as he hand-cuffed the Virginia offense.  He was stingy on the mound, allowing just 1 hit and 3 walks in 8 innings reducing his ERA from 5.71 to 4.85.  The right-handed Ohtani had his no-hit bid broken up by Ryan O'Hearn who homered with nobody out in the 7th inning.

Mississippi had a total of 16 hits for the game. Clayton Kershaw(4-1) was the loser.  He allowed 14 hits and 6 walks in 6 innings.

 

 

VOLBEAT GHOST ARCHERS at ROCKY MOUNTAIN OYSTERS

 

WEEK # 8 – GAME # 1   16 INNINGS!!

 

Ghost Archers... 1 0 0  0 0 3  1 0 0  0 1 0  0 0 0  0 -  6 12  0

Oysters.............. 0 0 0  0 0 3  0 0 2  0 1 0  0 0 0  1 -  7 14  1

 

 

One run and GREAT MANAGING was the difference at Centennial Field as the Rocky Mountain Oysters defeated the Volbeat Ghost Archers in 16 innings 7 to 6.

 

The game was deadlocked at 5 after nine full innings.  Rocky Mountain came out on top in the 16th inning.  George Springer delivered a solo blast making Rocky Mountain the victors to the delight of the hometown faithful.  Rocky Mountain managed 14 hits in their victory.  

 

Andrew Nardi (1-2) got credit for the victory, pitching 5 innings and allowing no runs. Giancarlo Stanton(0-0) was the loser in relief.  

 

The Rocky Mountain ball club’s record now stands at a division leading 19-15. Volbeat continued their losing ways, and their record is now 16-9.  They are 2-8 in their last ten games.

 

WEEK # 8 – GAME # 2   11 INNINGS!

Ghost Archers...... 0 1 0  0 0 2  1 0 0  0 0 -  4  6  1
 

Oysters................  0 0 2  1 0 0  0 1 0  0 1 -  5 11  1

 

The Rocky Mountain Oysters nipped the Volbeat Ghost Archers in 11 innings 5 to 4 at Centennial Field in a hard-fought contest.

 

The score was knotted at 4 after nine innings.  Rocky Mountain won the game in the 11th inning.  After an out was recorded, Ryan Mountcastle smacked a single.  Sam Haggerty stepped into the batter's box, and he drew a walk. Jordan Westburg then drew a walk to load the bases.  George Springer came upand he delivered a one-base hit resulting in an exciting win for Rocky

Mountain and a raucous post-game celebration by the hometown fans.  Rocky Mountain out-hit Volbeat for the game, 11 hits to 6.  

 

Jay Jackson(1-0) was the winning Pitcher allowing no runs in 1 inning. Matt Brash(0-1) took the loss in relief.  He pitched 1/3 of an inning and surrendered 1 hit and no walks.

 

WEEK # 8 – GAME # 3

 

Ghost Archers... 0 0 0  2 1 0  3 0 4  - 10 13  0

Oysters.............. 2 2 0  1 1 0  0 0 2  -  8   9  0

 

 

In what could be described as an ultimate “meltdown”, the Volbeat Ghost Archers came back to win one over the SHOCKED Rocky Mountain Oysters, 10 to 8.

 

Prior to the games, Manager Fleischman was reviewing his game plan, and was heard to say, “WHAT A MONSTER.” “How are we going to deal with Davis Schneider?” “Maybe we’ll walk him Intentionally every time he comes to the Plate.”

 

Well, the decision was to pitch to Schneider very carefully… not giving him anything too good to hit. But that plan was short-lived as Designated hitter Davis Schneider ripped 2 homeruns and had 4 RBI as Volbeat scored the winning runs in the top of the 9th inning when they scored 4 runs on 4 hits. 

 

The critical plate appearance was by Schneider who silenced the crowd when he smashed a two-run homer.  Rocky Mountain was not lacking for run support as they scored in 5 separate innings, yet victory eluded them as they seemed to forget that pitching is also needed to win ballgames.  

 

Felix Bautista (1-0) got the win allowing 2 runs in 2 innings. Cole Irvin(1-1) suffered the loss in relief.  He allowed 1 hit and 1 walk in 1 inning.

 

LINWOOD KING PINS at SEATTLE PILOTS

WEEK 9 - GAME # 2

 

 

King Pins.......  0 0 0  1 0 0  1 0 0  -   2   4  0
Pilots.............. 0 7 0  1 0 3  3 0 x  -  14 20  0

 

 

 

Brandon Nimmo had 4 hits and 2 RBI as the Seattle Pilots ballclub embarrassed the Linwood King Pins by the count of 14 to 2.

 

Seattle scored 7 runs in the 2nd inning when they had 8 base hits.  That scoring would be all that was needed.  Seattle bats were very productive in the 2nd inning which saw them plate 7 runs on 8 hits.  Overall Seattle out-hit Linwood 20 to 4.  

 

Freddy Peralta (3-3) was the winner allowing 1 run in 6 innings. Alek
Manoah (1-3) took the loss.  He allowed 7 hits and 2 walks in 1 and 2/3 innings.

 

 

 

6/13 HUG 2 5 2 CHM 10 9 0 J.Irvin (2-4) A.Abbott (2-4)
6/14 HUG 5 8 1 CHM 4 11 1 10 G.Jax (2-1) A.Jackson (5-3)
6/15 HUG 3 9 0 CHM 0 5 1 C.Rea (1-3) D.Smyly (2-9)

6/10 TUL 1 7 0 GGS 14 19 1 J.Berrios (5-3) Z.Davies (5-3)
6/11 TUL 8 10 0 GGS 0 6 2 J.Steele (6-1) K.Gibson (5-4)
6/12 TUL 11 12 0 GGS 3 4 0 J.Taillon (7-1) J.Verlander (6-2)

WEEK 20 - GAME # 2   ALBANY INTERNATIONALS at ROCKY MOUNTAIN OYSTERS

Internationals.... 0 0 5  0 4 1  2 5 1 - 18 17 0
Oysters.............. 1 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0 -   1  7  2

Catcher Yainer Diaz slammed 2 homeruns and had 6 RBI as the Albany Internationals destroyed the Rocky Mountain Oysters by a score of 18 to 1 at Centennial Field. 

Diaz was in a groove all evening. The Rocky Mountain fans hated to see him approaching the batter's box. He rifled a three-run blast in the 3rd inning, doubled bringing in two baserunners in the 5th inning, doubled in the 8th inning and ripped a solo home run in the 9th inning.

Albany lit up the scoreboard in the 3rd inning when they had 5 runs on 3 hits and the 8th inning plating 5 runs. Albany simply wore out the Rocky Mountain pitching staff, scoring in 6 different innings.

Louie Varland got credit for the victory, pitching 5 innings and allowing 1 run. Clarke Schmidt was charged with the loss. He was the victim of a defensive lapse and did not allow an earned run in the game.

WEEK 23 - GAME # 3  SEATTLE PILOTS at LAS VEGAS HIGH ROLLERS

Oysters......... 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 1 1 - 8 14 1

D.J. Lemahieu had 4 hits and 4 RBI at Centennial Field as the Seattle Pilots lost a heartbreaker to the Las Vegas High Rollers by the score of 8 to 7.

The game was won by the newly relocated Las Vegas team with a run in the bottom of the 9th inning. After two were out Lemahieu smashed a "WALK OFF" shot out of the park making the High Rollers victorious to the delight of the the home town crowd.

This was the kind of game that many fans love as the lead changed hands 5 times. The victory went to Kevin Ginkel (3-1) who went 1 inning, allowing 1 run. Connor Seabold (4-3) suffered the loss in relief.

Las Vegas scored big getting 4 runs off him in 3 and 2/3 innings. The High Roller ballclub's record now stands at 54-81. With the loss, Seattle has a record of 4-6 lately, 58-76, worst in the division overall.