Week of April 14-19
AAA
Cardinals 10-A's 0.
The Cardinals pushed their winning streak to five games behind a complete effort from the entire squad. Pitcher West Spooner struck out the side in his debut on the mound. At the plate, the Cardinals balanced base running and big hits for an offensive out pouring. For the A's, catcher Ella Bea Blitzer was flawless behind the plate holding the Cardinals running game in check.
Reds 10 Rangers 4 (5 innings)
The Reds dispatched the Rangers on their home turf in a beautiful weeknight game at Boyle Park. The Reds lit up the scoreboard early, taking a 4-0 lead in the first, thanks to a huge hit to center from Cameron Briggs. The Rangers posted two runs in the 3rd inning with huge hits from Gavin Stone and John Beacock helping to bring the game within reach. A four run fifth inning, thanks to contributions from Aron Rabin and Teddy Rotkowitz, gave the Reds ten runs for the night, a lead that would end up being insurmountable for the Rangers.
Grays 13 Giants 12
The Grays prevailed 13-12 over the Giants on Wednesday evening in a back-and-forth battle on the frozen tundra of Friends Field North. The Grays' bats were led by two hits from Grant Maddex along with hits from Frankie McClay, Warren Koch, and Graham McPadden. Casper Cashen came on in relief in the fourth inning and pitched a critical shutout inning in the fifth inning to keep the Grays in the game and give them a chance for the comeback win. The Giants received contributions from multiple pitchers highlighted by Bodhi T'hier shutout inning in the fourth.
Rays 6 Grays 0
The Rays earned a 6-0 win over the Grays on Saturday, fueled by a five-run fourth inning and outstanding team pitching.
Porter Kenyon set the tone with two no-hit innings and six strikeouts. Lennox Shah and James Canepa followed with strong relief, combining to allow just one hit and striking out eight in the shutout. The Rays played clean defense without committing an error.
Tristan Ryan delivered a strong start for the Grays, keeping the game close early. Both teams showed patience at the plate—the Rays drew thirteen walks, while the Grays worked eight. Bode Felder reached base twice to lead the Grays’ offense, and Casper Cashen, Leo Chu, and Tristan Ryan each added a stolen base.
Leo Zelazny, Clark Harris, Conor Clare, Wesley Thompson, Osian Twomey, and Lennox Shah each drove in a run for the Rays. Sebastian Shah added two stolen bases.
Cardinals 10 Reds 6 (Four innings).
The Cardinals held off a late rally by the Reds to win 10-6. Pitcher Nile Meleis' closed out the win with a bases loaded strike out. Ren Yamaski led the Cardinals offense with a big day at the plate - two hits, three runs scored and three runs batted in. For the Reds, Cameron Briggs' two run triple led a timely comeback that came up just short.
Minors
Padres 11 Mariners 5
The Padres edged out the Mariners 11 to 5 on Tuesday night at Boyle in a fun, back and forth game.
The Mariners received great performances from Liam Pirrone who smashed a two run double in the first, and pitched two strong innings on the bump. Henry Cheen was two for two as well with a run batted in and a run scored. Joel Sollner was strong for the Mariners on the mound as well, throwing two shutout innings and only allowing a single hit.
The Padres got the comeback going with a crucial two run single from George Quist in the third inning and Padres player of the game, Nate Klein, who hit a run scoring triple and made some standout defensive plays in center field and behind the plate.
Tigers 7, Pirates 3
The Tigers clawed their way to a 7–3 win over a tough Pirates squad, powered by four no-hit innings from Val Papale and Preston Rhodes. Charlie Moore brought the crowd to its feet with a highlight-reel catch in the outfield to help lock down the win. The Pirates weren’t going down easy—Ian Boley and Stefen Siggs combined for three solid innings on the mound, giving up just one run and keeping things close early. A great game all around from both sides!
Marlins 8 Giants 5
The Marlins recorded their first win this season with an 8-5 win over the Giants. Oliver Parrett led the Marlins with a stellar performance on the mound allowing no hits, no walks, no runs and striking out six in two innings of work. The Marlins had a a balanced offensive attack led by Will Cadell who collected a hit and drove in a run.
Luca Nelson and George Christodoulo led the Giants attack with a triple and double respectively.
Padres 7 Pirates 6
The Padres trailed the Pirates by one run in the bottom of the sixth inning when Oliver Lynch hit a dramatic, walk off two run triple to propel the the Padres over the Pirates, 7-6 on Saturday at Boyle. It was a well-played, back and forth game, with four lead changes and great plays by both teams.
The Pirates were led offensively by Elijah Boley's two run double and big hits from Wyatt Burke, Alex Supple and Otto Fackler as they came back in the sixth inning from a 5-3 deficit to take the lead. On the mound Ian Boley excelled, pitching two scoreless innings while striking out four batters.
Zack Rich got the rally started in the bottom half of the last inning with a key single, and George Quist was three for three for the home team, Padres.
Marlins 8 Tigers 3
The Marlins earned a 12–3 win over the Tigers on Saturday at Boyle Park, backed by strong bats and sharp pitching. Quinn Ensley kicked things off with a clutch RBI single, while Eli Schroeder and Raidan Fernandez followed up with booming doubles to keep the pressure on. On the mound, Oliver Parrett, Henry Heaton and Raidan Fernandez combined to allow just one run through three innings, with Raidan striking out four in two shutout frames. The Tigers showed grit behind Jenson Rhodes’s solid start, where he struck out two and allowed just one earned run. The Tigers' Valentino Papale showed his versatile skills as a catcher, pitcher and a powerful hitter. Plate discipline from the Marlins and heads-up base running from Conrad Malone, Archie Cope, and Reed McCrea helped seal the win in a great team effort.
Pax Parsa-Grenough’s collected two hits and a contributed a great defensive play in center field in his first game of the season. Truett Claudat-Sanders collected two hits and two great defensive plays.
Giants 9 Mariners 3
The Giants bats got off to a hot start, and their aggressive base running put nine runs on the board as the Giants crusied past the Mariners, 9-3. Every Giants batter reached base and eight of the ten in the lineup recorded a hit. Loud contact from Danny Kievman and Henry Lin sparked the team and Doc Davis led scoring with three runs and seven stolen bases.
For the Mariners, Wales Davison and Joel Solner were impressive on the mound, each recording four strikeouts.
Majors
Red Sox 1 Giants 0
In a clean, error free, pitching duel the Red Sox hung on to beat the Red Sox, 1-0. Giants shortstop, Wyatt Droege (Giants) at SS and Red Sox first baseman, led each team on defense with slick plays in the field. Red Sox pitchers, Henry Ellis, Paxton King and Henry Schmidt threw a combined shutout. A Max Austin double followed by a Henry Ellis single in the bottom of the third proved to be the only offense the Red Sox would need.
MVLL Brewers 8, RVLL Yankees 7
Runs were aplenty in Wednesday's battle at Boyle. The Brewers jumped ahead and built an 8-1 lead on the back of thirteen Brewer hits. Alex Meleis, Holden Ryan and Milo Davies all went two for three to lead the way. Camden Nelson caught four strong innings behind the plate and contributed a key hit to start a rally. Liam Mechler, Jake Hollander, Ryan Lynch, Ezra Pope-Meyer and Wyatt Martin all contributed hits for the Brewers.
But the Yankees did not go away. They battled back, scoring six runs in the fifth inning led by key hits Nick McGonigle and Jonathan Chang.
Brewer starting pitcher, Ryan Lynch threw two solid innings giving up one hit, no runs and had two strikeouts. The Brewers' Alex Meleis tossed two innings of one run ball and Cody Chittenden came in to get the save with a shutdown sixth inning.
RVLL Giants 6 Phillies 1
Although the Phillies lost to a good Ross Valley Giants team, they had solid pitching performances from Matthew Cao, Jasper Persson and Jordan Miller who combined for ten strikeouts whole giving up only three earned runs.
Stone Strader scored the lone run for the Phillies. Standout defensive performances were recorded by second baseman Jordan Miller and centerfielder Jack Devlin and right fielder Henry Lee.
Red Sox 9 Giants 4
Red Sox bested Giants 9-4 on Thursday.
Red Sox jumped out to the lead in the bottom of the first inning and never looked back after Max Austin singled, scoring one run, Oscar Cambell singled, scoring two runs, and Patrick Dawson grounded out, scoring one run. The Red Sox accumulated twelve hits highlighted by leadoff hitter, Cooper Maddox who led the team with three hits. Paxton King also contibuted to the Red Sox attack with two hits. Red Sox starting pitcher, Tate Shackelton pitched one a two thirds innings of shutout ball, striking out two and walking three. Cameron Welstead tossed two shutout innings for the Red Sox in relief, allowing no hits and striking out three.
Tyler Feduska and Declan Heidenreich each collected one hit for Giants. Declan Heidenreich also drove in two runs. The Giants had patience at the plate, collecting seven walks for the game. Archibald Byrne and Lyle Feldman led the team with two walks each.
Phillies 3 Sea Lions 2 (8 innings)
With two outs, two strikes, and the bases loaded in the bottom of the eighth inning, Jack Devlin hit a single up the middle to score Beau Bremmer and give the Phillies a 3-2 victory over the Sea Lions in a thrilling game at Boyle Park.
Both teams displayed great pitching and great defense. The Sea Lions recived great pitching performances from Ricky Ames, eight strikeouts over four innings and Walker Yaeger, six strikeouts over three and two thirds innings. Third baseman, Les Solner made a spectacular play fielding a bunt barehanded followed by a great throw to first to get the out.
For the Phillies, Jordan Miller, six strikeouts over two and two thirds innings and Matthew Cao, six strikouts over three innings, shined on the mound. Center fielder, Colin Camposano made an amazing catch in the top of the 8th. Jasper Persson led the Phillies offense with two hits and two runs batted in. Beau Bremmer, Jack Devlin, and Jordan Miller scored the Phillies three runs.
Red Sox 5 Yankees 2
Red Sox pitcher, Henry Ellis had an impressive outing, yielding only two hits over three and two thirds innings, allowing one earned run while striking out nine, to lead the Red Sox to a 5-2 victory over the Yankees. Solid pitching continued with Paxton King, who pitched two and one thirds innings of shutout ball to secure the win.
For the Yankees, Finn Shumway was the standout pitcher, delivering two shutout innings. Charlie McIntosh, Laszlo Winn, and Max Vreede each contributed by pitching one inning.
Henry Ellis led the Red Sox offensive attack, with two hits and a run scored. Cooper Maddox had one hit knocking in two runs, Max Austin and Cameron Welsted contributed one hit and run batted in each while Tate Shackleton delivered a big run scoring triple.
Giants 8 Brewers 1
Outstanding pitching led the way for the Giants to secure a much needed 8-1 win over a good Brewers squad. Lucas Parrett pitched three shutout innings and Lyle Feldman closed out the game with a scoreless frame in the sixth inning. Lyle also led the way at the plate for the Giants going three for three with a double and a triple. Lucas had two hits and Declan Heidenreich had one hit and three runs batted in. Brewers pitcher, Ryan Lynch was nearly un-hittable with five strikeouts over two innings of work and Jake Hollander was two for two with a run batted in at the plate.