Las Vegas finally get good pitching from the starter and the relievers in the same game and win a game in the land of the delta blues. New Hampshire lost despite two more hits by Brad Emaus. Lansing split a doubleheader with the win coming on another good start by Henderson Alvarez.
Winning in Memphis
Winning with my feet ten feet off of Beale
Winning in Memphis
But do I really feel the way I feel
Las Vegas started the game with three straight hits by Buck Coats (double), Howie Clark and Randy Ruiz but JP Arencibia hit into a double play and Vegas had to settle for two runs. Dirk Hayhurst started and pitched well for 6.1 innings, he gave up just one run, a home run, on six hits with no walks.
In the eight Coats again doubled and Clark singled him home. Bryan Bullington relieved Hayhurst and pitched 1.2 hitless innings. Accardo pitched the ninth for the save. Vegas had seven hits, the first three hitters, Coats, Clark and Ruiz had two each.
New Hampshire took the lead in the second inning, Sean Shoffit walked, stole second and scored on an error. Luis Perez gave up a solo home run in the fourth to tie the game. The Fisher Cats took the lead again in the sixth, Brian Jeroloman and Cody Haerther walked, Al Quintana doubled to score one but Haerther was thrown out at the plate. In the bottom of the inning Perez loaded the bases with one out. He got the double play ball but Brad Emaus on the back-end threw away the ball to allow the second run to score and put the Cats down 3-2. Perez and Polanco gave up another run in the seventh and that's how it ended.
New Hampshire had only five hits, Brad Emaus had two of them.
Dunedin at Tampa - postponed
Lansing 5 South Bend 1 - game 1
Lansing jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first. Tyler Pastornicky singled and stole second and scored on a double by Mark Sobolewski. Later Mike McDae doubled to make it 2-0. In the third Pastornicky walked, stole second, went to third on an error, and scored on another error. A hit by pitch put two on and Jon Talley singled in a run and Justin McClanahan did the same and it was 5-0. Henderson Alvarez started and pitched 5.2 shutout innings allowing four hits with five K's. Sobolewski was the only hitter with two hits.
Lansing 5 South Bend 6 - game 2
John Anderson had a tough start, he pitched five innings but gave up six runs on eleven hits. Balbino Fuenmayor hit a solo home run in the third but after three the Lugnuts were losing 6-1. In the fourth inning Justim McClanahan hit a two run home run. In the fifth Kenny Wilson led off with a walk and went to second on a single by Pastornicky. After a ground out moved up the runners Mike McDade singled in both runs to put the Lugnuts down 6-5. The Lugnuts had runners in scoring position in both the sixth and seventh innings but couldn't get a run in. Balbino had three hits to raise his average to .241.
3 star selection
3rd star - Dirk Hayhurst
2nd star - Buck Coats
1st star - Henderson Alvarez
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