Starling Marte had two hits including a double, Brandon Boggs did the same and drove in two runs, and Rudy Owens had yet another solid outing, going six innings and giving up just two runs. He struck out four and walked one. Evan Meek pitched a scoreless inning and Bryan Morris and Tim Wood finished out the game with scoreless frames.
AA Altoona | New Britain 5 Altoona 3
After all the hype of Gerrit Cole died down, the Curve lost a baseball game despite playing pretty well. They had nine hits but could only scratch across three runs. Matt Curry and Evan Chambers had two hits a piece and Chambers tripled. Kyle McPherson made his first start of the year and didn't find his 2011 form right off the bat. He gave up five runs in six innings on seven hits and struck out three. He only walked one, which is good to see. Hunter Strickland and Jeff Inman pitched three scoreless innings together.
A West Virginia | West Virginia 9 Lexington 4
Big offensive day for the Power. They got 11 hits and nine runs. Taylor Lewis led them with three hits including a triple and a homer. He drove in four runs. Eric Avila also ahd two hits and three RBI. Alen Hanson had two hits including a double, and Jose Osuna added two his as well. Zack Dodson made the start and gave up three runs on nine hits in six innings. He struck out five, walked two, and gave up a home run.
A Bradenton | Bradenton 10 Charlotte 3
Tyler Waldron pitched five innings and gave up three runs. He walked two and struck out five. Eliecer Navarro pitched three scoreless innings of relief. The story was the offense however, as the Marauders pounded out thirteen hits. Kirk Singer and Alex Dickerson had three hits a piece. Dickerson's average is up to .297 this year. Mel Rojas hit a grand slam, and they got hits from five other players to boot.
A State College | State College 8 Williamsport 0
Luis Heredia made his A ball debut and pitched four really strong innings. He gave up two walks but struck out four and allowed just one hit. He looked mature and ready to dominate this year. Should be fun to see him pitch up in there in State Collge. The rest of the names in this paragraph aren't familiar names whatsoever. Jodaneli Carvajal and 2012 second pick Barrett Barnes had three hits. Barnes drove in two. D.J. Crumlich and Walker Gourley had two hits a piece and the Spikes got an impressive win.