Alex Presley was 3/4 and was just a home run shy of the cycle. Jeff Larish and Brian Friday had two hits. Starling Marte was 0/3 with an RBI. Justin Wilson was effectively wild, walking five and striking out six while giving up just one run in 5.1 innings. Duke Welker, who was just promoted to AAA, finished the sixth inning for Wilson and struck out one of the two batters he faced. Bryan Morris pitched three shutout innings to get the save. He gave up two hits and struck out two.
AA Altoona | Altoona 5 Bowiea 3
Robbie Grossman doubled twice and drove in a run while scoring two runs and the Curve took care of business. Tim Alderson pitched 4.2 innings and walked four while striking out two and allowing three runs (two earned). Mike Colla and Kris Harvey pitched 4.1 innings of scoreless relief to get their squad a victory.
A West Virginia | West Virginia 3 Kannapolis 2 (Game 1)
Willy Garcia had two of the Power's five hits and drove in a run. Gregory Polanco had a solo home run in support of Matt Benedict, who pitched seven innings and gave up just two runs. Rinku Singh pitched two scoreless innings of relief.
A West Virginia | Kannapolis 12 West Virginia 5(Game 2)
Game two didn't go as well for West Virginia as they gave up twelve runs. Mike Jefferson allowed three runs, Orlando Castro allowed three, Emmanuel De Leon allowed five, and Chris Lashmet allowed one in the last inning of the game. Willy Garcia had two hits in this one as well. Dan Gamache joined Garcia with a pair of hits and Alen Hanson added a single and a walk.
A Bradenton | Jupiter 7 Bradenton 5
The Marauders got eight hits, three from Alex Dickerson including a double and 3 RBI. Gift Ngoepe had two hits. Eliecer Navarro gave up seven earned ins in 4 innings and the Marauders never had much of a chance. Jhonathan Ramos, Logan Kensing, and Zach Foster pitched four scoreless innings of relief.