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Minor B
Thursday, 4.28.15 - Hooks 8, Mudcats 8
Hooks faced the Mudcats for the first time this season. After the first inning the game was tied 2-2, but by the end of the 2nd inning, the Hooks had a 4 run lead. Tyler McCrory of the Mudcats had some great pitching at the mound in the 4th inning, but with a nice catch by Luke Alger of the Hooks, and a great slide into home by Ryan Kudulis of the Hooks, the Hooks were still holding the lead going into the 5th inning. The Mudcats rallied back in the 5th inning to tie the game 8-8. That tie was held for the duration of the game.
Thursday, 4.16.15 - Hooks 10, Sea Dogs 9
This game was a nail biter. The starting pitchers were Nick Sanden for the Hooks, and Matthew Quach for the Sea Dogs. Matt Haidl of the Hooks hit an in-park home run in the first inning and the game was tied 3-3 going into the 2nd inning. During the 3rd inning, Noah Kanowsky of the Hooks made a great play when he tagged out Gage Goldsmith of the Sea Dogs attempting to steal home. After the 3rd inning the game was tied 7-7. The Hooks got on a hot streak in the 4th inning and went up by 3 runs. During the 5th inning the Sea Dogs were battling their way back. They had the tying run at 1st, with 2 outs. During the next play, the runner at 1st was tagged out trying to steal 2nd base.
Majors
Wednesday, 4.29.15 - Pirates 7, Indians 4
Just when it appeared the Indians had gained the momentum in the fourth inning, Pirates relief pitcher A.J. Hurtado made sure his team's lead would not slip away.
Hurtado struck out eight batters in the final 2-2/3 innings as the Pirates held on for the 7-4 win. The Pirates carried a 6-1 lead into the bottom of the fourth, only to see the Indians rally for three runs. Riley Reece and Jack Clark singled and Daniel Kotkosky (2-for-2) lined an RBI double to make it 6-3. Micah Kennedy added a run-scoring single with two outs, but Hurtado locked down the Indians' hitters the rest of the way. Evan Knipe (single, two runs) scored an insurance run in the fifth for the Pirates. The Pirates struck for three runs in the first. Hurtado walked with the bases loaded and Quentin Custodio drove in Owen Wessel with an opposite-field single. Nick Madole (2-for-3, two RBI) plated Keith Stewart with an RBI groundout in the second. Fleet-footed Lucas Flynn reached base twice and scored two runs for the Pirates. Tyler Bastek, Samuel Cohn and Jimmy Legg chipped in with singles for the Indians. Hurtado went 2-for-2 and Nick Lawrence added an infield single for the Pirates. final two innings to preserve the shutout.
Saturday, 4.25.15 - Pirates 9, Royals 1
The Pirates rattled off four straight extra-base hits during a five-run third inning to beat the Royals. Owen Wessel, Evan Knipe and A.J. Hurtado hit consecutive RBI doubles and Gavin Kells roped an opposite-field triple to break the game open. Lucas Flynn (2-for-3, double) and Nick Madole (2-for-3, double, two runs) also had big days for the Pirates. Hurtado did not allow a hit and struck out nine batters in 3-2/3 innings to get the win. The Royals' lone run came in the fourth when Nick Skorheim scored on a wild pitch. Christian Claypool's bunt single in the second resulted in the Pirates first run when Danny Gallardo raced home following an errant throw. Flynn followed with a double to bring in Claypool for a 2-0 lead. Nick Lawrence, Madole, Wessel and Hurtado picked up hits during a two-run fourth.
Thursday, 4.23.15 - Brewers 5, Pirates 0
Right-hander Luca Pantel struck out 11 batters in a dominant 4-1/3 innings as the Brewers shut down the Pirates. The Brewers got the only run they would need in the first when Tristan Kennedy singled and came around to score on a wild pitch. Daniel Purtell provided the key hit in the third with a two-run single to right field, scoring Steven Venatantis (2-for-2) and Roderick Mendenhall for a 3-0 lead. Pantel and Kennedy (five strikeouts) limited the Pirates to one hit, a Keith Stewart double in the third.
Saturday, 4.18.15 - Pirates 10, White Sox 0
Quentin Custodio went 3-for-3 with three RBI and pitcher A.J. Hurtado struck out 10 batters in 4-1/3 innings to lift the Pirates to a shutout victory over the White Sox. The Pirates grabbed a 3-0 lead in the first on a Custodio single, a bases-loaded walk to Danny Gallardo and a Gavin Kells RBI fielder’s choice. In the third, Nick Madole (2-for-3, three runs) tripled and scored on an Owen Wessel groundout for a 4-0 lead. Custodio drove in Evan Knipe with a long single to make it 5-0. In the sixth, the Pirates tacked on five runs, including RBI singles by Knipe, Hurtado, Custodio and Nick Lawrence. Hurtado and Knipe combined for the shutout, allowing only two hits (both by the White Sox's Matthew Wilson).
Monday, 4.13.15 - Angels 7, Nationals 6
The Angels were led by a flawless day at the dish by Ryan Carles who went 2-2 against the Nationals' pitching. He doubled in the first inning and singled in the fifth inning.Cianca recorded the win for the Angels.He tossed two innings of shutout ball.He struck out one, walked none and surrendered no hits.The Nationals were led by Kaplan's strong pitching recording 6 strikeouts, 2 hits and 2 walks in 3 ? innings.The Nationals jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the top of the first. D'Amico singled, bringing home Kaplan. The Nationals added more runs when D'Amico scored on an RBI single by Gentilella.The Angels quickly matched the Nationals' strong inning with a five-run inning of their own in the fourth.The Angels got on the board with a two-run home run by Micah Blake followed by a key hit by Alden Landis to keep the momentum going. Angels continued pressure in the fourth with QAB's, aggressive running and hard contact to move players around at the right time. National's catcher Dompke ended the inning preserving the 4th inning lead with a strong throw to second to prevent the Angels from advancing. Blake Reutenschild led a key fifth-inning rally with 2 outs that gave the Angels the lead for good. Angels are coached by Marcus Carles, Tim Myers and Pete Cianca and were quoted as saying "These players have a lot of patience, dedication and desire to compete against these strong teams in OVLL and they will not be an easy team to beat when they come together as a team." By GameChanger
Saturday, 4.4.15 - Cubs 4, Pirates 2
Nick Shenkman pitched effectively for five innings and scored twice to lead the Cubs past the Pirates. Shenkman helped the Cubs grab a 2-0 lead in the first when he stole third and scored on an overthrow. Parker Walpole (2-for-2) scored from first on the same play. The Cubs opened a 4-0 lead in the fourth, highlighted by a Shenkman double, a Walpole single and an RBI triple by Miles Elliot. Nick Lawrence supplied the Pirates scoring with a two-run double in the fifth. The Pirates received singles from Nick Madole, Evan Knipe, A.J. Hurtado, Danny Gallardo and Gavin Kells. Shenkman scattered six hits and finished with four strikeouts. William Brooks of the Cubs closed out the sixth for the save.
Saturday, 4.4.15 - Royals 13, Indians 2
Saturday, April 4th Royals faced the Indians for the first time this season and came away with the win. Royals took the lead in the first inning, scoring two runs and kept the lead the remainder of the game. Royals starting pitcher AJ Valle had a great showing on the mound, pitching 4 innings with 8 strikeouts and no walks. Royals were able to build on their lead in the second with a RBI double from Adam Baggetta and another run in the third from a bit hit and some great base running from Dylan Simonds. Simonds on base from a double and steals home on a wild pitch. Indians fight back with a hard hit single from Riley Reece, his second of the day. Indian Jack Clark also had two solid singles but it wasn’t enough to bring them back. Royals came to the plate swinging and again increased the lead with three more runs in the fourth driving the score up 8-2. Royals Jacob George hit a double scoring Jake Alvarez. George again in the sixth inning lights up the board with an RBI single followed by a two run single by Nick Skorheim.
