Las Vegas 8 Colorado Springs 4
Marc Rzepczynski pitched six innings and gave up three runs on eight hits. For Colorado Springs that was a good start. Josh Roenicke pitched a perfect seventh and eighth before tiring and giving up a run in the ninth.
Las Vegas took control with five runs in the fourth. Brett Wallace singled, JP Arencibia doubled, Chris Lubanski, Brian Dopirak and Chris Aguila had rbi singles, Brad Emaus finished the scoring with a two run double. It was deja-vu in the fifth, Wallace singled, Arencibia doubled, Lubanski singled and Dopirak delivered a sac fly.
Arencibia, Wallace, Emaus, Lubanski and Diaz had two hits each.
David Cooper hit a two run home run in the seond inning. The Fisher Cats added three runs in the third, Brian Jeroloman singled, Darin Mastroianni and Manny Mayorson doubled, and Shawn Bowman singled.
Bobby Bell had allowed one hit through three innings but three of the first four hitters in the fourth hit home runs. A double letter Bell was pulled with one out in the fourth. Adrian Martin gave up a hit to the first hitter he faced to make it a 5-4 game but went on to pitch 2.2 shutout innings thereafter. In a change of order Danny Farquhar pitched the seventh and eighth, giving up one hit and Tim Collins pitched a perfect, three strikeout, ninth.
The last Fisher Cat run came via a second home run by David Cooper. Cooper was 3-4, Mastroianni, Mayorson and Eric Thames had two hits each. Shawn Bowman had two walks, Loewen was 0-4, he hasn't had a hit since his 5-5 game last Saturday.
Kevin Gray in the Union-Leader has the scoop on the Farquhar, Collins roles:
Reliever Danny Farquhar, who has 30 career saves for the Fisher Cats, served as setup man last night and worked two innings. It's a new role.
"The organization has seen him as maybe a middle reliever, so they want to start grooming him that way," New Hampshire pitching coach Tom Signore said.
The new plans calls for Collins and Trystan Magnuson to share the role as closer. Farquhar, depending on the number of pitches thrown, may be used in a two- or three-inning save situation.
Dunedin were outhit 16-7. All four Dunedin pitchers were scored on, Joel Carreno gave up six of the runs, Kenny Rodriguez four.
Dunedin scored all four of their runs in the eighth inning. Mike McDade had a three run home run. Brad McElroy and Brian Van Kirk had two hits each. Adeiny Hechavarria went 0-4 and is hitting .205, .119 in his last ten games.
Ryan Tepera started and two solo home runs was all the Loons could get off him in 5.2 innings. In total Tepera gave up seven hits and had four K's.
Lansing scored their first run with a walk and a ground out. The second run came on back-to-back-to-back singles by Balbino Fuenmayor, Karim Turkamani and Eric Eiland. The game was tied until the bottom of the eighth. An infield single, a passed ball, a wild pitch and another single put the Loons ahead for good.
Brian Slover took the loss. Eiland had two of the Lugnuts five hits.
This was no contest, Auburn outhit Batavia 15-4. Egan Smith made the start and pitched five shutout innings, three hits allowed with seven K's. Scott Gracey and Zack Outman pitched three innings and 2010 42nd round pick Drew Permison pitched the ninth.
Auburn's first run of the season came in the second inning, Marcus Knecht singled and later scored when Markus Brisker singled. In the third inning Gustavo Pierre hit a three run home run and from there it was all Auburn.
Carlos Perez had three hits, including a triple. Lance Durham also had three hits. Brisker, Pierre and John Roberts had two hits each.
Three Stars
3rd star - Gustavo Pierre
2nd star - Egan Smith
1st star - David Cooper
