Hickory split a pair on 8/25/26, including a continuation of a game that had been suspended last month, while Hub City and Frisco each had their own notable performances.
In the resumed Hickory game, Daniel Keaney had already been charged with six runs in 0.1 inning, with three walks and one strikeout, before he was pulled just before play was halted. Geury Rodriguez then worked 1.1 scoreless innings and struck out three. Offensively, Josh Owens went 2 for 3 with a walk, Curley Martha blasted a grand slam, Jay McQueen added a hit and a walk, and Dewar Tovar chipped in a hit.
Hickory’s second game brought a sharper outing from Louis Marinaro, who struck out two across two scoreless innings. At the plate, Paulino Santana had a hit and a walk, Marco Argudin finished with a triple, a walk and a stolen base, Yolfran Castillo added a hit and a walk, and Seong-Jun Kim contributed a double and a walk. Sebastian Baquera, Daniel Flames and Curley Martha each picked up one hit.
Hub City got six strong innings from starter Ismael Agreda, who struck out six, walked one and allowed two runs. The game still slipped away in the 11th, when J’Briell Easley gave up a walk-off two-run homer. Maxton Martin carried the offense, going 3 for 4 with a pair of homers, and Evan Morrison had a hit.
For Frisco, Thomas Ireland was tagged for five runs in 2.1 innings, walking four and striking out three. Joey Danielson followed with 0.2 scoreless inning and one strikeout. Sebastian Walcott doubled and walked twice, Yeison Morrobel went 3 for 4 with two stolen bases, Dylan Dreiling finished 2 for 5, and Ian Moller was 1 for 2 with two walks and a stolen base.
Round Rock’s pitching line featured Dalton Pence, who tossed four shutout innings with two strikeouts and two walks. Joe Ross allowed one run in two innings with one strikeout, Marc Church walked two and gave up three runs in 0.2 inning, Emiliano Teodo struck out one and walked one in 1.1 scoreless innings, and Michel Otanez walked one in a scoreless inning.
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