Thursday, July 28, 2022
HUDSON VALLEY RENEGADES
GAME REPORT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Brooklyn 6 Hudson Valley 2
Renegades Broadcast Highlights (credit: Hudson Valley Renegades/MiLB.tv): 07-27 Renegades Broadcast Highlights vs BRK
WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. (July 27, 2022) — Blas Castaño turned in another stellar performance in the Hudson Valley Renegades 6-2 loss to the Brooklyn Cyclones on Wednesday night at Dutchess Stadium.
Castaño tossed five shutout innings and pitched to one batter in the sixth, allowing only one hit, walking three and striking out four.
For the 13th time in 15 starts this season, Castaño held the opponent three earned runs or fewer. He has allowed one-or-no runs in eight of those starts, and holds a team-leading 3.62 ERA across 79.2 innings in his first season at the High-A level.
Brooklyn struck first against Ryan Miller (1-3) in the top of the sixth. Rowdey Jordan slammed an RBI single and JT Schwartz launched a grand slam to give the Cyclones a 5-0 lead.
The Cyclones tacked on another in the top of the seventh. Alex Ramirez floated an RBI single off Kevin Milam to extend the lead to 6-0.
Brooklyn starter Luis Moreno (1-4) fired six shutout innings, allowing only two hits, striking out seven and walking just one.
The Renegades crept closer in the bottom of the eighth against Daison Acosta. Carlos Narvaez walked, Aaron Palensky doubled, and Aldenis Sanchez lifted a sacrifice fly to plate Hudson Valley's first run. Two pitches later, Palensky swiped third and came around to score on a Trey Sweeney grounder to shave the deficit to 6-2.
Tyler Hardman reached on an error with two outs in the ninth, but the Gades failed to bring him in as Acosta shut the door on his fourth save.
Hudson Valley continues its series with Brooklyn on Thursday night at Dutchess Stadium. LHP T.J. Sikkema (1-1, 2.48) takes the ball for the Renegades, while the Cyclones counter with RHP Carson Seymour (1-5, 3.97). First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. Coverage begins on the Renegades Baseball Network at 6:45. For tickets and more information, slide to www.hvrenegades.com
Friday, July 22, 2022
HUDSON VALLEY RENEGADES
GAME REPORT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Final/10: Wilmington 6 Hudson Valley 5
Jasson Dominguez Debut Photo Gallery (credit: Joey Nicolo/Wilmington Blue Rocks): https://drive.google.com/drive/u/8/folders/1AWU5Qp744YxbcEtvfl-xfoLqiwKyOcNi
Wilmington, Del. (July 22, 2022) – Jasson Dominguez turned in a stellar performance in his High-A debut on Friday night, but the Hudson Valley Renegades fell to the Wilmington Blue Rocks 6-5 in 10 innings at Frawley Stadium.
Dominguez finished 2-for-4 with three runs scored, a home run, an RBI, a walk and a stolen base. The home run was his 10th overall this season, and the steal was his 20th.
Wilmington took an early lead in the bottom of the first, sending nine to the plate and scoring four times against Josue Panacual. The right-hander settled down from there, allowing only one more hit in his 4.2 innings of work.
In the top of the sixth, Dominguez led off with a single, advanced to second on a Trey Sweeney groundout and scored on a throwing error to generate the first Renegades run of the night.
The Blue Rocks tacked on a run against Edgar Barclay in the bottom of the sixth to extend their lead to 5-1.
Dominguez started another rally in the top of the eighth when he and Sweeney led off with walks against Carlos Romero and then executed a double steal of second and third. A wild pitch scored Dominguez, and Anthony Seigler chased home Sweeney with an RBI double. Two batters later, Tyler Hardman doubled to right to plate Seigler and cut the deficit to 5-4.
With two outs in the top of the ninth, Dominguez struck again, lining a solo home run to right-center off Jose Ferrer to tie the game at 5-5 and eventually send the contest into extra innings.
However, in the bottom of the 10th, Jose Sanchez grounded a walk-off single to right off Ryan Miller to win the game for the Blue Rocks. It was the second straight game that the Renegades played in that ended in a walk-off, with Saturday’s contest against Greenville resulting in a win. The loss was also only the second walk-off loss for the Renegades this season.
The Renegades continue their trip against the Blue Rocks on Saturday evening at Frawley Stadium. RHP Beck Way (4-5, 4.07) takes the mound for Hudson Valley, while Wilmington counters with RHP Rodney Theophile (1-2, 6.26). For tickets and more information, visit www.hvrenegades.com.
Hudson Valley Renegades Record:
47-40, 13-8
Sunday, July 17, 2022
Boeheim’s Army coming to Syracuse Mets game on Sunday, 7/17
Syracuse basketball alumni make annual visit to NBT Bank Stadium
SYRACUSE, NY – The Syracuse Mets are once again hosting members of Boeheim's Army, the team of Syracuse Basketball alumni for the upcoming event The Basketball Tournament. Boeheim’s Army will be at NBT Bank Stadium on Sunday, July 17th at NBT Bank Stadium when the Mets host the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp for a 1:05 p.m. game, gates open at 12:00 p.m.
Boeheim’s Army features former Syracuse basketball players Ryan Blackwell, Eric Devendorf, Tyler Ennis, Rakeem Christmas, Marek Dolezaj, Andrew White III, CJ Fair and Shaun Belbey. The roster also includes former Cornell player Matt Morgan, Iowa State’s Deandre Kane and Mississippi State’s Dee Bost.
The players will be on hand to throw out first pitches before the game. The team will then sign autographs on the concourse from 1:15 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. during the game. The members of Boeheim's Army will also be available for a media session on the field prior to the first pitches being thrown.
"We’re thrilled to have Boeheim's Army coming back to NBT Bank Stadium this year,” said Mets General Manager Jason Smorol. "We love supporting the Orange, and we’re glad to continue the tradition of having the team with us right before they start their tournament. We’re looking forward to giving their team a great sendoff as they prepare for their title defense.”
The Basketball Tournament is an annual 5-on-5 single-elimination basketball tournament, where 64 teams will play for a prize of $2 million. Boeheim's Army won the tournament title last summer, capturing the coveted crown in the championship game held in Dayton, Ohio. All games this year will be televised on the ESPN family of networks. Boeheim's Army begins its title defense as the #1 seed in the Syracuse regional on Friday, July 22nd at 7 p.m. at the SRC Arena at Onondaga Community College against #8 seed India Rising.
Tickets for The Basketball Tournament can be purchased online at thetournament.com. Games will be held at the SRC Arena at OCC from Friday, 7/22 through Monday, 7/25.
Tickets for Sunday’s Syracuse Mets game can be purchased at the Ticket Office at NBT Bank Stadium, over the phone at 315-474-7833, or online anytime at syracusemets.com
Thursday, July 14, 2022
Syracuse launches four home runs en route to 11-6 win over Jacksonville on Wednesday night
Syracuse, NY – The Syracuse Mets and Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp combined to hit eight home runs on Wednesday night at NBT Bank Stadium, but Syracuse prevailed for an 11-6 win over Jacksonville. The game featured 24 combined hits in addition to the eight home runs between the two teams. Syracuse now has an 8-1 record at home on Wednesdays this season.
Early on, the parade to home plate began when Syracuse (38-48) plated three runs in the bottom of the first inning to grab a 3-0 lead right away. After a Nick Plummer single and a Francisco Álvarez fielder’s choice, Álvarez was standing at first with one out. Then, the fun began. Four straight singles by Daniel Palka, Mark Vientos, Travis Blankenhorn, and Khalil Lee scored two runs and had the bases loaded with one out. A Jose Colina RBI groundout would make it 3-0 and eventually complete the frame’s scoring. Impressively, all five of the Mets hits in the inning were either to the opposite field or hit up the middle.
Jacksonville (46-40) roared back to tie the game in the top of the second inning with three runs of its own. The Jumbo Shrimp did it via what would become a recurring theme in this game: the long ball. Charles Leblanc slugged a two-run home run, followed by a solo shot for Ryan Lavarnway later in the inning to make it a tie game, 3-3, in a flash.
The Mets pulled right back in front of the bottom of the second, as they scored four runs of their own while playing long ball. With Álvarez and Palka standing on base with two outs, Vientos smashed a no-doubt, three-run shot over the right-field fence to give Syracuse a 6-3 advantage. The 22-year-old has gone 4-for-9 in the first two games of the series and is now tied for the team lead with 16 home runs on the season. Blankenhorn followed with a home run of his own that he pulled down the right-field line to push the Syracuse advantage to four, 7-3.
The home run derby at NBT Bank Stadium wouldn’t stop in the top of the third, as Willians Astudillo smacked a solo shot on the first pitch he saw in the first at-bat of the frame to trim the Mets edge to three, 7-4. Astudillo has already had a very productive week in Syracuse, going 5-for-10 in the first two games with two doubles, two home runs, and three runs scored.
The Jumbo Shrimp did it again in the top of the fifth, utilizing a two-run shot from J.J. Bleday to slim the deficit to just a run, 7-6. Bleday, the fourth overall pick in the 2019 Draft out of Vanderbilt, has homered twice this week and ranks second in the International League this year with 19 home runs.
The Mets pushed their lead back to two runs in the bottom of the fifth when Khalil Lee lined a laser-beam, solo shot over the left-field fence to make it an 8-6 Syracuse advantage.
The home team put the game away with three runs in the eighth. It all started when Lee hit the final home run of the night, a majestic solo shot over the fence in right-center field for a 9-6 Mets advantage. It was the first two-homer game of the season for Lee. After a Colina groundout, Syracuse tacked on some more insurance. Deven Marrero walked, Johneshwy Fargas singled, and Plummer singled to drive in Marrero for a 10-6 Syracuse lead. Later in the inning, Fargas scored on a wild pitch to give the Mets their largest lead of the game, 11-6.
By the end of the night, all but one Syracuse starter reached base, five different players had multi-hit games and four different players scored at least two runs. Jacksonville also had a well-balanced offensive attack as each Jumbo Shrimp starter reached base at least once, and seven different batters had at least one hit.
On a night where offense grabbed nearly all the headlines, the Mets relievers did close the evening strong. Eric Orze, Yoan López, and Bryce Montes de Oca combined to work the final four innings of the game in scoreless fashion with four strikeouts. In its last 20 innings of work, Syracuse’s bullpen has fanned an amazing 33 opposing batters in the past six games.
Syracuse continues its series against the Triple-A affiliate of the Miami Marlins, the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, on Thursday night. Right-hander Jacob deGrom is slated to start for the Mets on a Major League rehab assignment, opposed by right-hander Bryan Hoeing for the Jumbo Shrimp. First pitch is set for 6:35 p.m.
HUDSON VALLEY RENEGADES LAUNCH NFT IN CELEBRATION OF EVERYBODY’S BIRTHDAY
Fans can purchase their very own picture of a piece of cake from the Renegades Team Store for a bargain price
Wappingers Falls, N.Y. (July 14, 2022) – The Hudson Valley Renegades announced today the launch of a new, exclusive Non-Fungible Token (NFT) available in the Renegades online team store in celebration of Everybody’s Birthday on Thursday night at Dutchess Stadium.
The first-ever Renegades NFT features a picture of a piece of delicious birthday cake. A limited quantity of 4,000 will be available for the price of $5 million each. Fans in attendance at Thursday night’s game against the Greenville Drive will receive a discount code to use at checkout for a 100% discount. The NFT is available for purchase by clicking here.
“What better way to celebrate everyone’s birthday than to give everyone a piece of cake?” said Zach Neubauer, Director of Digital Media and Production for the Renegades. “And in these modern times, what better way to do that than with an NFT? It’s hip. It’s happening. It’s now. And it’s appropriately-priced.”
The Renegades host the Greenville Drive on Thursday night at 7:05 p.m. at Dutchess Stadium. Gates open at 6 p.m. In addition to the NFT, the Renegades are giving away special Anthony Volpe Birthday Bobbleheads presented by WRWD to the first 1,000 fans through the gates. It is also a Happy Hour Thursday presented by Cooperstown Brewing.
For tickets and more information, click here.
ABOUT THE HUDSON VALLEY RENEGADES
The Renegades are in their second season as the High-A affiliate of the New York Yankees. They have played their home games at Dutchess Stadium in Wappingers Falls, N.Y. since 1994.
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Tuesday, July 12, 2022
New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom to pitch for Syracuse on Thursday at NBT Bank Stadium
Two-time Cy Young Award winner to pitch in Syracuse on July 14th for Major League rehab assignment
Syracuse, NY – New York Mets starting pitcher Jacob deGrom is scheduled to pitch for the Syracuse Mets on Thursday, July 14th as part of his Major League rehab assignment. Jacob deGrom won the 2018 and 2019 National League Cy Young Awards, given annually to the best pitcher in the National League, and deGrom is also a four-time All-Star and was the 2014 National League Rookie of the Year. Syracuse is hosting the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (Triple-A Miami Marlins) on Thursday at NBT Bank Stadium with first pitch slated for 6:35 p.m.
Jacob deGrom began the 2022 season on the New York Mets injured list with a stress reaction on his right scapula. The 34-year-old made two Major League rehab appearances with the St. Lucie Mets, pitching one and two-thirds innings on July 3rd with 24 pitches thrown and pitching three innings and 36 pitches on July 8th.
With a near-sellout crowd expected on Thursday, gates will open at 5:00 p.m. for the 6:35 p.m. game. Fans are encouraged to buy their tickets in advance for best seating. Fans are also encouraged to come early to avoid long lines to get into the parking lot and the stadium. Tickets can be purchased online and sent directly to fans’ phones. Fans are encouraged to be careful and buy tickets directly from SyracuseMets.com so as not to be overcharged for tickets from non-authorized ticket sites. Parking lots will open at 4:00 p.m.
Please visit https://www.milb.com/syracuse/community/ballpark-a-z-guide for the ballpark A-Z guide for rules and policies for fans coming to games.
Thursday’s game is a Dollar Thursday. Fans can enjoy $1 Hofmann hot dogs (4 per transaction), $1 Coca-Cola fountain drinks, $1 souvenir in the Team Store, & $2 Labatt, Coors, Budweiser, Saranac & 1911 hard ciders.
Plus, Thursday is the second of three nights in 2022 for Copa de la Diversión (Fun Cup), presented by NBT Bank and Molina Healthcare. The Syracuse Mets will transform into their Copa de Diversión identity to become the Congueros de Syracuse to pay tribute to the love of the Conga drum as well as the Latino community in Central New York. The night will feature DJ Geda playing Latin music all game on the 315 Bullpen Bar. Cerveza Modello will be added to the $2 line up of beer available.
The first 1,000 fans through the gates on Thursday will receive a replica Congueros de Syracuse jersey, presented by NBT Bank. After the game there will be a fireworks extravaganza, sponsored by NBT Bank.
Tickets for Thursday and all Syracuse Mets home games are on sale at the Onondaga Coach Ticket Office at NBT Bank Stadium during regular hours (Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.), over the phone (315-474-7833) or online anytime at syracusemets.com.
For any additional questions, please call the Syracuse Mets at 315-474-7833 or contact Michael Tricarico at mtricarico@syracusemets.com.
Thursday, July 7, 2022
Syracuse slugs NINE home runs in doubleheader split at Buffalo on Wednesday
Buffalo, NY – The Syracuse Mets wowed the crowd at Sahlen Field on Wednesday night, smacking a sensational nine combined home runs while splitting a doubleheader against the Buffalo Bisons on a sunny evening. The Mets took game one, 9-4, before finishing off the doubleheader with a 6-4 loss in game two. Despite splitting the doubleheader, Syracuse continued its impressive stretch of play on Wednesday night and has won six out of its last nine games.
Syracuse (34-46) got to its awe-inspiring power display right away in game one of the doubleheader, as both guys named Travis contributed to two early runs for the Mets. Travis Jankowski singled leading off the top of the first, and after Francisco Alvarez flied out, Travis Blankenhorn came to the plate and promptly pummeled a pitch over the right-center field wall for a home run to make it 2-0 Syracuse right out of the gate.
Buffalo (42-38) briefly slimmed the deficit to 2-1 after a run in the bottom of the first, but the real fun was about to come.
The Mets absolutely came unglued at the plate in the top of the second, smacking four home runs on their way to a commanding 7-1 lead. After Kramer Robertson was hit by a pitch to lead off the inning, Gosuke Katoh pounded an offering over the right-field wall to make it 4-1 in favor of the road team. It was the second home run in as many games for Katoh. And the Mets weren’t done. Deven Marrero and Jankowski stepped to the plate after that and both hit home runs, making it three straight home runs for the Mets and a 6-1 lead. It was the first time that Syracuse had hit three straight home runs in a game this season. After a brief reprieve for Buffalo on two straight outs, Mark Vientos put the cherry on top of the scoring sundae with an opposite-field home run to make it 7-1 and complete the inning’s scoring. Vientos now has fifteen home runs this season, tied for the team lead.
To Buffalo’s credit, after being delivered a huge blow in the bottom of the second, the Bisons got off the mat and back into the ballgame in the bottom of the third. With two runners on base and two outs, Nick Podkul came to the plate and lofted a fly ball just past the outstretched glove of Nick Plummer and over the left-field fence. Podkul’s three-run homer slimmed the Bisons deficit to 7-4.
In the top of the fourth, Syracuse put the game away for good via, you guessed it, the long ball. Blankenhorn and Khalil Lee each hit solo shots to make it 9-4 and all but clinch their sixth victory in their last eight games. Blankenhorn’s two-homer game was his second of the season. The Pennsylvania native also hit two home runs in a June 5th win at Worcester. Lee finished the first game of the doubleheader 2-for-4, adding a double to his home run to complete a multi-hit game.
The seven-homer barrage for the Mets marked the most home runs hit in one game by Syracuse since the Mets hit seven homers on July 15, 2019 at Indianapolis in a 20-1 win. Syracuse finished Wednesday’s game one of the doubleheader with 12 hits, meaning more than half of its hits in the game were home runs.
Thomas Szapucki earned the win in game one of the doubleheader, grinding his way through five innings of four-run ball with six strikeouts (all swinging). Yoan López closed the game out with two scoreless relief innings, allowing just one hit in the process.
Game two of the doubleheader didn’t exactly start off like the first game, as each team just scored once in the first four innings. Buffalo scored first, plating a run in the bottom of the second when L.J. Talley reached base via a hit by pitch with one out and raced all the way home to score on an RBI double from Eric Stamets for a 1-0 Bisons edge.
The Mets knotted the game back up at one in the top of the third by way of yet another home run, their eighth of the evening to that point. Kramer Robertson hit the blast this time, crushing a pitch beyond the center-field fence for his first home run as a member of the Syracuse Mets.
The game remained tied at one into the top of the fifth when the Mets began to pull away. Syracuse scored twice in the frame, with three straight hits (a Robertson single, a Katoh double, and a Johneshwy Fargas single) plating the first run of the frame for a 2-1 advantage. Fargas stood at first after his RBI single and Katoh stood at third with nobody out, and after a Terrance Gore popout briefly quelled the threat, a Tzu-Wei Lin walk loaded the bases and made it a roaring threat again. Syracuse got another run across in the fifth on a wild pitch that scored Katoh. However, back-to-back strikeouts after that left two Mets runners in scoring position and kept the lead at 3-1.
In the top of sixth, Nick Plummer smacked the astounding ninth home run of the evening for the Mets, a solo shot with one out that made it 4-1 in favor of Syracuse. After Robertson popped out, the Mets began to threaten again, putting Katoh on base via a walk and Fargas on first with a single that advanced Katoh all the way to third. Fargas promptly swiped second, putting two runners right back in scoring position with two outs. However, Gore struck out looking to strand another pair of runners in scoring position. Despite all the home runs, the Mets were ultimately haunted by missed opportunities on Wednesday night. Syracuse went just 1-for-13 in the doubleheader with runners in scoring position.
Buffalo took advantage of the missed opportunities by Syracuse in the bottom of sixth, roaring ahead for good with five runs on three hits to take a 6-4 lead. The Mets helped the Bisons comeback cause in a big way in the sixth, as three walks plus a pivotal balk aided all the run scoring for the home team. Nick Podkul started the inning with a walk, followed by a Danny Jansen single that advanced Podkul to third. Cullen Large then lofted a sacrifice fly out to right field that scored Podkul, leaving Jansen at first with one out and trimming the deficit to two, 4-2.
Michel Otañez then came out of the bullpen to seemingly lock down the victory, but the Bisons proved to have his number on this night. Chavez Young and Talley walked to load the bases with one out, followed by an infield single from Logan Warmoth that plated Jansen to make it 4-3 and kept the bases loaded with one out. A costly Otañez balk scored Young to tie the game, 4-4. Then, Stamets grounded a go-ahead, two-run double down the left-field line to score Talley and Warmoth to give the Bisons a 6-4 lead.
Syracuse went down scoreless in the ninth to end a 6-4 loss to the Buffalo Bisons and a doubleheader split. The Bisons snapped a nine-game losing streak with the win in the second half of the twin bill.
Syracuse returns to action on Thursday night in Buffalo, with first pitch set for 7:05 p.m. Right-hander Tim Adleman is slated to start for the Mets, opposed by right-hander Max Castillo for the Bisons.
Tuesday, July 5, 2022
USBC NEWS: 2022 USBC Women’s Championships concludes in Addison, Illinois
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2022 USBC WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIPS
CONCLUDES IN ADDISON, ILLINOIS
ADDISON, Ill. – The final ball has been rolled at the 2022 United States Bowling Congress Women’s Championships, with the 102nd edition of the tournament coming to a close Sunday.
The event made its debut at Stardust Bowl in Addison, Illinois, in 2022, marking the tournament’s first visit to the Chicagoland area since 1935. In all, 3,155 four-player teams competed in the 71-day event, which kicked off April 24.
Participants competed in team, doubles, singles and all-events in average-based divisions. There were four divisions for team competition (Diamond, Ruby, Emerald, Sapphire) and six for doubles, singles and all-events (Diamond, Ruby, Emerald, Sapphire, Amethyst and Topaz).
All standings are unofficial and pending final verification.
Jodi Sarney of Streamwood, Illinois, put together a historic run June 12 to place herself in the tournament’s record book and at the top of leaderboard in Diamond All-Events.
Sarney became the third bowler at the USBC Women’s Championships to record both a 300 game and 800 series on the championship lanes during her doubles set, delivering games of 227, 300 and 279 for an 806 series. She struck on 26 of her final 27 shots in the series.
She added sets of 717 in team and 671 in singles to take the lead in Diamond All-Events with 2,194.
Sarney was the only bowler at the 2022 Women’s Championships to record an 800 series, and it was the 11th in 102 years of competition at the event.
Suzanne Morine of Castleton-on-Hudson, New York, and Robin Orlikowski of Grand Rapids, Michigan, are finishing their second consecutive appearance at the top of the standings at the Women’s Championships after posting the top doubles score at Stardust Bowl.
Morine and Orlikowski fired 1,448 to ascend to the top of the Diamond Doubles standings May 17. Morine led the way with games of 248, 267 and 233 for a 748 series, and Orlikowski had 224, 210 and 266 for 700.
At the 2021 event in Reno, Nevada, Morine and Orlikowski helped Bowl 2 Win of Mechanicville, New York, capture the Diamond Team title.
The top singles score of the year occurred during the final week of the 2022 event, as tournament newcomer Kelsey O’Brien of Frankfort, Illinois, rolled games of 265, 253 and 256 on June 26 for a 774 series to take over the top spot in Diamond Singles.
The members of Verity’s Variety of Lake Wales, Florida, posted the top team score in 2022, which was powered by the top team game at Stardust Bowl.
The team, featuring Lori Edwards, Kathy Ledford, Verity Crawley and Haley Hall, rolled games of 786 and 894 before finishing with 1,006 to get to the lead in Diamond Team with a 2,686 total May 17.
The other teams leaving the 2022 event with the lead in their respective divisions included B-More Ladies 8 of Middle River, Maryland, in Ruby (2,242 – Toni Miller, Bettina Thornton, Lynette Monk and Tigress Morris), D Echo Balliett-Legge Team 1 of Seattle in Emerald (1,995 – Corrine Wise, Chandra Hoover, Wendi Wise and Sabrina McKinney) and Fulton Bowling Center of Fulton, Missouri, in Sapphire (1,868 – Laura Bolton, Kathie Smith, Sandra Ferguson and Marta Schmidt).
The day after taking the team lead, Crawley became the first of four bowlers to record a 300 game at the 2022 event during her doubles set, bringing the all-time total to 38 at the Women’s Championships.
Sarney was the second to achieve the feat, while Latasha Cole of Detroit and Krystina Beasley of Anderson, South Carolina, added their names to the list June 25 and June 26, respectively.
Participation also highlighted the 2022 event, with one bowler making her 60th appearance and eight joining the 50-Year Club at the Women’s Championships.
Onalee Kraus of Coldwater, Michigan, became the fifth bowler in tournament history to reach 60 appearances when she made her trip to Stardust Bowl on June 6. She began her career at the 1957 event in Dayton, Ohio.
The eight bowlers reaching 50 years in 2022 included Doris Beath of Boerne, Texas; Phyllis Bourque of La Plata, Maryland; Pam Buckner of Reno, Nevada; Linda Coonan of Abingdon, Maryland; Lillian Sitze of North Port, Florida; Joyce VanBuskirk of Lincoln, Illinois; Sue Werkheiser of Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania; and Verna Zimmerman of Normal, Illinois.
There was a brief hiatus during the Women’s Championships to welcome the USBC Queens to the 84-lane venue. The Queens is a major championship on the Professional Women’s Bowling Association Tour schedule.
Germany’s Birgit Noreiks won her third PWBA Tour title and first major at the 2022 Queens, defeating Colombia’s Clara Guerrero in the title match on CBS Sports Network, 187-158.
The 2023 Women’s Championships will be heading to the South Point Bowling Plaza in Las Vegas from April 23 – July 2.
For more information on the USBC Women’s Championships, visit BOWL.com/WomensChamp.
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2022 USBC WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Stardust Bowl, Addison, Illinois
(Top 5 division leaders with hometown and pinfall)
As of July 3, 2022
NOTE: All standings are unofficial and pending final verification.
TEAM
Diamond
(For bowlers with combined averages of 665 and above)
1, Verity’s Variety (Lori Edwards, Kathy Ledford, Verity Crawley, Haley Hall), Lake Wales, Fla., 2,686. 2, Sterner Strong 1, Oregon, Ohio, 2,657. 3, Brunswick Bunnies, Mechanicville, N.Y., 2,644. 4, We Came To Win, Grand Rapids, Mich., 2,612. 5, Husker Shox, Minneapolis, 2,601.
Ruby
(For bowlers with combined averages of 600-664)
1, B-More Ladies 8 (Toni Miller, Bettina Thornton, Lynette Monk, Tigress Morris), Middle River, Md., 2,242. 2, Off Balance 2, Rockwall, Texas, 2,227. 3, Quirky Turkeys, Fort Worth, Texas, 2,213. 4, TEAM MEADOWSWEET, Campbell, Calif., 2,154. 5, Livin’ On A Spare, Fayetteville, N.C., 2,147.
Emerald
(For bowlers with combined averages of 545-599)
1, D Echo Balliett-Legge Team 1 (Corrine Wise, Chandra Hoover, Wendi Wise, Sabrina McKinney), Seattle, 1,995. 2, Lucky Ladies 1, Westmont, Ill., 1,975. 3, Bowling Buddies, Oakland, Minn., 1,953. 4, Pinellas Strikers, St. Petersburg, Fla., 1,943. 5, Tie Dye Divas, Galesburg, Ill., 1,938.
Sapphire
(For bowlers with combined averages of 544 and below)
1, Fulton Bowling Center (Laura Bolton, Kathie Smith, Sandra Ferguson, Marta Schmidt), Fulton, Mo., 1,868. 2, Wicked n Twisted I, West Bloomfield, Mich., 1,788. 3, Queens Bs 3, Loveland, Colo., 1,779. 4, Carol’s Gals, Ingleside, Ill., 1,764. 5, It’s Our Excuse, Mansfield, Texas, 1,763.
DOUBLES
Diamond
(For bowlers with combined averages of 350 and above)
1, Suzanne Morine, Castleton-on-Hudson, N.Y./Robin Orlikowski, Grand Rapids, Mich., 1,448. 2, Haley Hall, Fort Dodge, Iowa/Verity Crawley, England, 1,435. 3, Angelica Anthony, Converse, Texas/Kristin Quah, Beaverton, Ore., 1,422. 4, Jodi Sarney Streamwood, Ill./Marilyn Alaniz, Dover, Del., 1,420. 5, Ann Coleman, Fairborn, Ohio/Shannon Pluhowsky, Dayton, Ohio, 1,397.
Ruby
(For bowlers with combined averages of 322-349)
1, Chelsey Moon, Frisco, Texas/Kailee Tubbs, Flint, Mich., 1,298. 2, Deneen Woerdehoff/Kori Hans, Davenport, Iowa, 1,209. 3, Mary Gray, Council Grove, Kan./Patti Bryans, South Branch, Mich., 1,207. 4, Cynthia Howell, Decatur, Ill./Trinity Bush, Argenta, Ill., 1,205. 5, Sierra Davis, Chestnut Hill Cove, Md./Tina Davis, Randallstown, Md., 1,193.
Emerald
(For bowlers with combined averages of 298-321)
1, Amy Jo Schmit, Random Lake, Wis./Jennifer Polka, Hoffman Estates, Ill., 1,153. 2, Bria McClellan, Phoenix/Tricia Todd, Scottsdale, Ariz., 1,137. 3, Toni Miller/Bettina Thornton, Baltimore, 1,126. 4, Delois Williams, Lansing, Kan./Jennifer Finan, Leavenworth, Kan., 1,125. 5, Nancy Carter, Avondale, Ariz./Tammy Nitta, Glendale, Ariz., 1,124.
Sapphire
(For bowlers with combined averages of 276-297)
1, Eileen Rosenbrock, Linwood, Mich./Roberta Swinson, Rhodes, Mich., 1,075. 2, Hope Sharp, Batesville, Ark./Gina Mynatt, Mt. Pleasant, Ark., 1,062. 3, Darlene Brandis, Pennsburg, Pa./Wanda Schutte, Lansdale, Pa., 1,046. 4, Jacqueline Yaniz/Madeline Serano, Miami, 1,020. 5(tie), Joyce Jackson-Williams, Matteson, Ill./Alva Cunningham, Chicago, and Cathy Simmank, Edgecliff Village, Texas/Sandra Jones, Burleson, Texas, 1,018.
Amethyst
(For bowlers with combined averages of 250-275)
1, Deidre Hicks, Morris, Ill./Amanda Hicks, Spring Bay, Ill., 971. 2, Nina Granado, Albuquerque, N.M./Aneka York, Rio Rancho, N.M., 962. 3(tie) Crystal Smith, Burlington, Mich./Carla Kocsis, Troy, Mich., and Terri McGuire, Lebanon, Tenn./Shirley Diane Chambers, Hartsville, Tenn., 961. 5, Barb Johnson-Larson, South Haven, Minn./Kari Steuck, Annandale, Minn., 957.
Topaz
(For bowlers with combined averages of 249 and below)
1, Kathy Loud/April Raynor, San Antonio, 900. 2, Lisa Smith/Rebecca Fernau, Chadron, Neb., 893. 3, Cindy Miller/Teresa Baker, Aurora, Colo., 875. 4, Lori Puccetti/Tara Arreguin, Fortuna, Calif., 865. 5, Rena Cyvas, Maryville, Tenn./Kay Seabolt, Lewisville, Texas, 864.
SINGLES
Diamond
(For bowlers with averages of 175 and above)
1, Kelsey O’Brien, Frankfort, Ill., 774. 2, Portia Henderson, Westland, Mich., 761. 3(tie), Rina Sabo, Bennett, Colo., and Daria Pajak, Poland, 757. 5, Stephanie Koller, Vadnais Heights, Minn., 751.
Ruby
(For bowlers with averages from 161-174)
1, Cheryl Pederson, West Allis, Wis., 680. 2, Samantha Isaacson, Lockport, Ill., 663. 3, Heidi Hansen, Parkers Prairie, Minn., 659. 4, Jennifer Duley, Sheffield Lake, Ohio, 650. 5, Christy Antunez, Grayslake, Ill., 644.
Emerald
(For bowlers with averages from 149-160)
1, Barbara Peltz, Chicago, 660. 2, Collet Stevens, Stafford, Va., 647. 3, Sonya Rice, Hobbs, Minn., 632. 4, Toya Norwood, Clover, S.C., 625. 5(tie), Marjorie Gibson, Wake Forest, N.C., and Robbi Mann, Colorado Springs, Colo., 622.
Sapphire
(For bowlers with averages from 138-148)
1, Brandy Keller, Greenwood, Ind., 600. 2, Trysta Hopkins-Followell, Cheyenne, Wyo., 589. 3, Willie Menia Robinson, Winnsboro, S.C., 573. 4(tie), Nicole Pettus, Baltimore, Tina Topoleski, Brick, N.J., and Deanna Vowell, Kyle, Texas, 572.
Amethyst
(For bowlers with averages from 125-137)
1, Melody Haggard, Prairieville, La., 575. 2, Shonda Wilson, University Park, Ill., 551. 3, Jennell Shelton, Manitowoc, Wis., 548. 4, Janie King, Toledo, Ohio, 538. 5, Betty Callahan, Mesa, Ariz., 535.
Topaz
(For bowlers with averages of 124 and below)
1, Andrea Middleton, Blue Island, Ill., 514. 2, Tena Miya, Roy, Utah, 507. 3, Gail McDonald, Girard, Pa., 500. 4, Jessica Colgate, Henderson, Nev., 499. 5, Christine Drosos, Peachtree City, Ga., 490.
ALL-EVENTS
Diamond
(For bowlers with averages of 175 and above)
1, Jodi Sarney, Streamwood, Ill., 2,194. 2, Liz Johnson, Niagara Falls, N.Y., 2,140. 3, Stacey Timmer, Wayland, Mich., 2,121. 4, Tiffany Bell, Fredericksburg, Va., 2,111. 5, Josie Barnes, Hermitage, Tenn., 2,108.
Ruby
(For bowlers with averages from 161-174)
1, Samantha Isaacson, Lockport, Ill., 1,867. 2, Amy Jo Schmit, Random Lake, Wis., 1,832. 3, Christy Antunez, Grayslake, Ill., 1,831. 4, Cheryl Pederson, West Allis, Wis., 1,821. 5, Fallon Willis, Chicago, 1,816.
Emerald
(For bowlers with averages from 149-160)
1, Crystal Smith, Burlington, Mich., 1,813. 2, Toya Norwood, Clover, S.C., 1,769. 3, Sandra Liederbach, Milwaukee, 1,742. 4, Nicole Hickok, Woodbridge, Va., 1,705. 5, Collet Stevens, Stafford, Va., 1,704.
Sapphire
(For bowlers with averages from 138-148)
1, Trysta Hopkins-Followell, Cheyenne, Wyo., 1,655. 2, Brandy Keller, Greenwood, Ind., 1,602. 3, Jann Oblander, Gold Canyon, Ariz., 1,598. 4, Chelsey Moon, Frisco, Texas, 1,596. 5, Kelli DeGraw, St. Petersburg, Fla., 1,577.
Amethyst
(For bowlers with averages from 125-137)
1, Veronica Eby, Beaverton, Ore., 1,477. 2, Evelyn Torres, Chicago, 1,473. 3, Cyndi Harvey, Lawrence, Kan., 1,453. 4(tie), Joni Janssen, Fayetteville, Ga., and Sherry Justus, Tazewell, Va., 1,449.
Topaz
(For bowlers with averages of 124 and below)
1, Jayne Hoover, Parkville, Mo., 1,454. 2, Andrea Middleton, Blue Island, Ill., 1,369. 3, Jessica Colgate, Henderson, Nev., 1,360. 4, Melissa Chapoton, St. Clair Shores, Mich., 1,351. 5, Denise Davis, Waukegan, Ill., 1,326.
Francisco Álvarez drives in first Triple-A run as Syracuse tops Buffalo, 4-3, on Independence Day
Buffalo, NY – The Syracuse Mets celebrated their Fourth of July in style, beating the Buffalo Bisons, 4-3, on Monday night at Sahlen Field. With the win, the Mets have won five of their last seven games and 13 out of their last 20 overall.
Francisco Álvarez grabbed the headlines for Syracuse (33-45) before Monday night’s game, as the top prospect in the New York Mets minor league system was making his Triple-A debut. The 20-year-old catcher did not disappoint, reaching base twice in a 1-for-3 evening at the plate. Álvarez walked in first Triple-A at bat in the top of the first, followed by his first Triple-A hit coming at the right time in the top of the fifth. His sharp, groundball single into left field drove in Gosuke Katoh with two outs, giving the Mets a 3-2 lead. Álvarez drove in 47 runs in 67 games with Double-A Binghamton this season, including 16 doubles and 18 home runs.
Early on in the ballgame, the two teams traded a pair of runs in the second inning. The two runs for the Mets came in a flash. With Kramer Robertson on first base with two outs, Katoh pounded a pitch well past the right-field fence to jolt Syracuse in front, 2-0. Katoh has certainly started to find his stride at the plate. In his last seven games, the middle infielder is 7-for-24 (a .292 batting average) at the plate with three extra-base hits, six runs scored, and four runs driven in.
In the bottom of the second inning, Buffalo (41-37) roared right back to tie the game. All the damage came with two outs. First, with Chavez Young standing at first base, Nathan Lukes lined a double to right field that allowed Young to score all the way from first to cut the Syracuse lead to one, 2-1. Lukes had two doubles in Monday night’s game and later scored himself when the next batter, Otto Lopez, doubled to center field to knot the game up, 2-2.
The second inning would prove to be the only blemish on an otherwise solid, workmanlike effort from Connor Grey. The right-hander scattered five hits across five innings of two-run ball, striking out three batters while walking two. Grey finished his start with a flourish, retiring nine of the final ten Bisons batters he faced.
After Álvarez provided his RBI single in the fifth, the Mets got a sorely needed insurance run in the top of the seventh. Katoh doubled with one out but was still stuck there with two outs as Johneshwy Fargas came to the plate. Fargas got the job done once again, grounding a single into center field to score Katoh and make it 4-2 Mets. In the past three games, Fargas has gone 4-for-8 with six runs driven in.
It remained a 4-2 Syracuse lead going into the bottom of the ninth, when things got interesting. Stephen Nogosek entered the game seeking his fourth Triple-A save of the season in as many times, but his attempt got off to a bumpy start when he walked Young to begin the inning. Nogosek bounced back with a strikeout of L.J. Talley. Yet, a single by Logan Warmoth after that put runners on first and third with one out. Lukes then slapped a single into shallow left field, plating Young and slimming the Bisons deficit to just one run, 4-3. After that, Nogosek bore down, striking out Lopez and inducing a lazy flyout by Jordan Groshans to end the game and hand Syracuse another win in its impressive recent streak of play.
Syracuse has a rare off day on Tuesday before returning to action with two games on Wednesday night in Buffalo. Game one of the doubleheader is set for 6:00 p.m. at Sahlen Field. Left-hander Thomas Szapucki is slated to start the first half of the twin bill for the Mets.
HUDSON VALLEY RENEGADES
GAME REPORT
Hudson Valley 8 Jersey Shore 0
Renegades Broadcast Highlights (credit: Hudson Valley Renegades/MiLB.tv): 07-04 Renegades Broadcast Highlights at JS
Lakewood, N.J. (July 4, 2022) – The Hudson Valley Renegades used stellar pitching and early offense to score an 8-0 win over the Jersey Shore BlueClaws on Monday night at ShoreTown Ballpark. The victory was the sixth shutout win of the year for the Renegades.
Blane Abeyta turned in his best start of the season, throwing 6.0 shutout innings, allowing just four hits, walking one and striking out five. Abeyta (1-6) scattered just four singles and got stronger as the night went on, recording four of his strikeouts in his final three innings pitched.
Carlos Narvaez gave the Renegades the lead in the top of the second, when he brought in a run with a bases-loaded groundout against Matt Russell. That was the beginning of a big night for Narvaez, who finished 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBIs and two walks.
Hudson Valley exploded for four runs in the third, sending nine to the plate to take an early 5-0 lead. Trey Sweeney and Cooper Bowman kicked off the inning with back-to-back doubles, then Everson Pereira drove in Bowman with a triple to center. A Tyler Hardman sacrifice fly and Narvaez single brought in the other two runs of the frame.
Narvaez led off the sixth with a monster home run into the batter’s eye in center, and Cristian Perez doubled and scored on a Sweeney single to run the lead to 7-0. The Gades added an insurance run in the ninth on a Perez RBI single.
Nelson Alvarez, Carlos Gomez and Charlie Ruegger combined to close out the game with one scoreless inning each. Alvarez’s appearance set a new Renegades franchise record as it was his 49th pitching appearance, the most of any pitcher in team history.
Hudson Valley enjoys a day off Tuesday before returning to action against Jersey Shore on Wednesday morning. The Renegades send RHP Matt Sauer (4-1, 3.36) to the mound, while the BlueClaws counter with LHP Rafael Marcano, who makes his first start with Jersey Shore. First pitch is scheduled for 11:05 a.m., with coverage beginning at 10:45 on the Renegades Baseball Network.
Hudson Valley Renegades Record:
39-37, 5-5
Monday, July 4, 2022
Baty Blasts Third HR of Series as Rumble Ponies Cruise Past Yard Goats Saturday Night
HARTFORD, CT – Brett Baty’s majestic three-run homer capping off a five-run fourth inning put the Binghamton Rumble Ponies (2-3, 30-44) in the driver’s seat on the way to an 11-3 win over the Hartford Yard Goats Saturday night at Dunkin’ Donuts Park.
With the Rumble Ponies up 4-1 in the fourth, with two on and two out, Baty crushed a three-run homer to right that went beyond the second deck and out of the entire ballpark to make it 7-1. It’s Baty’s third homer of the series, fourth home run this season at Dunkin’ Donuts Park, and second in as many games. He now has ten home runs and 28 RBI on the season.
Zach Ashford got the Ponies on the board first in the third with a two-run homer, his third of the year. He added an RBI double in the fourth and a sacrifice fly in the fifth, finishing 2-3 with two runs scored and four RBI.
Hayden Senger blasted a two-run homer beyond the left field seats that made it 9-2 Ponies in the fifth, his third of the year. Jeremy Vasquez added an RBI double in the seventh inning that made it 11-3. Vasquez finished 3-4 with two runs scored and an RBI.
Jose Butto (5-5) earned the win pitching in relief, allowing two runs and four hits over six innings with one walk and six strikeouts. Starter Mitch Ragan allowed one run on one hit over three innings.
Hartford (3-2, 46-28) starter Noah Davis (5-5) took the loss allowing five hits and seven runs over four innings.
The Rumble Ponies will close out their series with the Yard Goats on Sunday night with first pitch at 6:05 PM and pregame coverage getting underway on the WNBF Rumble Ponies Radio Network at 5:50 PM.
Postgame Notes: Wyatt Young hit a double, scored three runs, and walked twice…Binghamton scored 10 of their 11 runs in the third, fourth, and fifth innings.
Saturday, July 2, 2022
HUDSON VALLEY RENEGADES
GAME REPORT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Brooklyn 6 Hudson Valley 2
Renegades Broadcast Highlights (credit: Hudson Valley Renegades/MiLB.tv): 07-01 Renegades Broadcast Highlights vs BRK
WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. (July 1, 2022) – Beck Way set a new career-high with 6.2 innings in a quality start on Friday night, but the Hudson Valley Renegades fell to the Brooklyn Cyclones 6-2 at Dutchess Stadium.
Way (3-4) pitched into the sixth inning for the first time in his career, allowing three runs (two earned) on seven hits, striking out three and walking two. It was the sixth start of his last seven that the right-hander has allowed two earned runs or fewer.
The Cyclones took the lead in the top of the second when Jose Mena blooped a two-run single that just evaded a sliding attempt by Aldenis Sanchez. They tacked on an unearned run in the fourth on a Jaylen Palmer fielder’s choice groundout.
The Renegades battled back in the bottom of the sixth against Garrison Bryant (4-1). Cooper Bowman and Anthony Seigler led off the inning with back-to-back singles, and after a double steal, both scored on a Tyler Hardman two-run single to cut the deficit to 3-2. The hit extended Hardman’s team-leading RBI total to 38 on the season.
Brooklyn tacked on three insurance runs in the ninth off Alex Mauricio, highlighted by a two-run home run by J.T. Schwartz. Nate Jones closed out the game on the mound for the Cyclones, tossing three scoreless innings to register his first save of the season.
Hudson Valley set a new season-high by hitting into five double plays in the game, including ones that snuffed out would-be rallies in the seventh and eighth innings. James Nelson finished 1-for-4 to extend his on-base streak to 13 games. He also has hits in nine of his last 10 games.
The Renegades are back in action Saturday night against the Cyclones. First pitch is scheduled for 6:05 p.m. RHP Josue Panacual (2-2, 3.09) takes the bump for Hudson Valley, while RHP Luis Moreno (0-2, 5.28) gets the ball for the Cyclones. For tickets and more information, visit www.hvrenegades.com.
Hudson Valley Renegades Record:
36-37, 2-5
Syracuse’s three-game winning streak ends with 7-5 loss to Lehigh Valley on Friday
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Mark Vientos homered for the third straight game with a two-run homer on Friday night (Herm Card).
Syracuse, NY – The Syracuse Mets fell for the first time this series, dropping a 7-5 decision to the Lehigh Valley IronPigs on a humid, early July night at NBT Bank Stadium. The Mets are still in the driver’s seat in terms of winning the six-game series, as they won the first three games against the IronPigs this week.
Lehigh Valley (41-35) once again opened the scoring, plating two runs in the top of the second inning. Donny Sands singled leading off the inning, moved up to second when Josh Ockimey reached on an error, and scored on an RBI double from Jorge Bonifacio. That made the game 1-0, and the IronPigs were certainly primed to score a bushfull of more runs. Rafael Marchan, the next batter, was plunked by a pitch to load the bases with nobody out. However, the Mets found a way to limit the damage, inducing a groundball double play and a pop out to only allow one further run to score. Still, it was 2-0 Lehigh Valley in front after the second inning.
In the third, a familiar face did damage again for Syracuse (31-44). Mark Vientos came to the plate with Khalil Lee on first base and two outs and promptly brought him home, slugging a two-run homer beyond the fence in right-center field to tie the game up, 2-2. Vientos has now homered in three consecutive games and hit 13 home runs in 35 games since May 2nd.
In the fourth, both teams would score again. The IronPigs scored once when Bonifacio doubled, Marchan singled to move him to third, and Daniel Robertson lofted a fly ball deep enough to left field for a sacrifice fly out to score Bonifacio and make it 3-2 Lehigh Valley.
That lead would not last as the Mets scored three times in the bottom half of the fourth to roar out to a 5-3 lead. First, Patrick Mazeika singled leading off the frame, moved to second on a groundout, and scored on a Nick Dini single that briefly knotted the game up, 3-3. Then, Gosuke Katoh launched a no-doubt blast high over the right-field fence, plating Dini and making it 5-3 Syracuse in a flash. It was the first home run of the season for Katoh in 16 games with the Syracuse Mets.
Syracuse starting pitcher Tim Adleman kept it at a 5-3 advantage for the Mets throughout his five-inning start, finishing his outing with a 1-2-3 top of the fifth inning. The right-hander allowed just one earned run in his five innings of work on six hits, while striking out two without walking any batters.
In the sixth inning, the game began to turn in the IronPigs favor. After consecutive strikeouts to start the inning, the game literally changed on consecutive pitches. Bonifacio and Marchan smacked solo home runs on back-to-back offerings from Yoan López to make it a 5-5 game. Bonifacio was the shining star at the plate for Lehigh Valley on Friday night, finishing the game 3-for-3 with two doubles, a home run, a walk, a stolen base, a run scored, and two RBIs.
The IronPigs took the lead for good in the seventh with some creative play. Lehigh Valley got a one-out double from Dalton Guthrie and a bloop single from Will Toffey to put runners on the corners with one outs. Then, they executed a perfect double steal, scoring Guthrie from third on a throw to second where Toffey was stealing to. Syracuse would escape the inning without further trouble, but the damage was done, as Lehigh Valley had a 6-5 lead that they would never relinquish.
The IronPigs tacked on another run in the eighth when Josh Ockimey tripled leading off the inning and later trotted home the final 90 feet on a wild pitch from Syracuse Mets reliever Bryce Montes de Oca. It may have been a bad blip for the right-handed reliever, but overall, Montes de Oca looked good on Friday night. The 26-year-old fanned four batters in one and on-third innings and now has 13 strikeouts in 11 and two-thirds innings of work in Triple-A this season.
Lehigh Valley’s offense took plenty of headlines in the 7-5 win, but the true shining star was the IronPigs bullpen. In the final five and two-thirds innings of the game, relievers Ofreidy Gómez, Jakob Hernandez, Jace Fry, and Tyler Cyr combined to no-hit the Mets with just one walk and six strikeouts. The final 15 Syracuse batters of the night were sent down in order, handing the IronPigs their first win of the week in the process.
Syracuse is back home at NBT Bank Stadium on Saturday night to continue its six-game series against the Leigh Valley IronPigs, the Triple-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies. The Mets are scheduled to start left-hander Thomas Szapucki, opposed by left-hander Ricardo Sanchez for the IronPigs. First pitch is slated for 6:35 p.m.
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