Zeuch Holds Down The Fort

Wednesday, April 18 2018 @ 12:02 AM EDT

Contributed by: #2JBrumfield

The Dunedin Blue Jays were the only winners on the farm Tuesday. Buffalo was snowed out.

Binghamton 4 New Hampshire 3

The Fisher Cats had a chance to win this one in the bottom of the ninth. Juan Kelly led off with a double and was pushed to third on a sacrifice bunt by Jonathan Davis. However, Bo Bichette struck out and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. capped off a 0-for-5 night by lining out to left for the game's final out. Bichette had a single and a walk. Lourdes Gourriel Jr., Cavan Biggio, Andrew Guillotte and Kelly had two hits apiece with Kelly getting two doubles and a stolen base. Biggio had a triple along with a walk and a stolen base. Guillotte earned a walk to get on base three times.

Jon Harris served up two solo homers and three runs over five innings. He allowed seven hits and a walk while striking out four and getting five groundball outs. Zach Jackson gave up a hit and struck out two over a scoreless sixth. Jose Fernandez struck out one in a shutout seventh. Justin Shafer gave up a home run in the eighth over his two innings to take the loss.


Dunedin 5 Fort Myers 2

Nash Knight doubled home two runs to cap off a four-run first inning to put the D-Jays on the way to victory. Dalton Pompey doubled home an Anthony Alford single to open the scoring before Riley Adams singled home Pompey. Alford doubled home Knight for the fifth run in the fifth. Logan Warmoth walked twice and was hit by a pitch.

T.J. Zeuch pitched six shutout innings of five-hit ball and walked a pair. He struck out eighth and got seven outs on the ground. William Ouellette gave up two runs over 1-1/3, Travis Bergen gave up a hit in one-third of an inning before Jackson McClelland recorded the final fours outs for the save. He was hitting 98 on the radar gun according to Dunedin broadcaster Jim Tarabocchia.


Lake County 7 Lansing 2

Maverik Buffo was mauled for seven straight hits in the third and was charged with six runs over 2-1/3 innings to take the loss. He gave up nine hits and two walks with one strikeout. Andy Ravel soaked up 2-2/3 innings of shutout relief and Kyle Weatherly contributed three more. Dany Jimenez was dinged for an unearned marker in the ninth.

Cullen Large had a home run and a single. Samad Taylor had a three-hit night and a stolen base. Kevin Smith was 1-for-4 with an RBI. Chavez Young had the other base hit.


*** 3 Stars!!! ***

3. Nash Knight, Dunedin

2. Cavan Biggio, New Hampshire

1. T.J. Zeuch, Dunedin


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