Arizona Fall League game recaps
Published on November 2, 2004 under Arizona Fall League (AzFL) News Release
Saguaros 9, Solar Sox 0
For the second consecutive day the Saguaros beat the Solar Sox, winning 9-0 in Peoria Tuesday afternoon. J.R. House (PIT) led the way for Peoria going 3-for-4 with two doubles. Jason Botts (TEX) also had a good offensive day going 3-for-5 with three singles.
A sacrifice fly in the bottom of the first inning by John Hattig (TOR) gave Peoria a 1-0 lead. The Saguaros would score four more times in the bottom of the third to take a 5-0 lead. House hit a double off the top of the left field wall to score two of the runs.
Peoria scored three runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to seal the victory. Singles by Juan Senreiso (TEX), Sheldon Fulse (BOS), Hattig and Botts created the runs. Mesa starting pitcher Zack Parker (COL) pitched 2.1 innings and took his second loss of the season.
With the win, the Saguaros move past Mesa into second place in the American Division.
Solar Sox 000 000 000 0 7 3
Saguaros 104 030 01X 9 15 0
Solar Sox- Parker, Cavazos (3), Hines (7),
Saguaros- Arnold, Bannister (5), Lindstrom (7), Peterson (9)
W- Bannister (2-0) L- Parker (0-2) S- None Time: 2:45
Rafters 12, Desert Dogs 6
San Francisco prospect Mike Cervenak's three-run home run in the third inning gave Grand Canyon an early lead. Three more home runs off the bats of Detroit teammates Chris Shelton and Ryan Raburn secured a 12-6 win for the Rafters. Grand Canyon cut the Desert Dogs lead to 3.5 in the National Division.
Cervenak led the Rafters offense with four hits including a double, home run and four RBI. Shelton added three hits including a home run, three RBIs and two runs scored. Raburn blasted two solo shots to finish 2-for-5. Pitcher Chris Begg (SF) earned his first win behind 2.2 innings of work. Begg allowed one run on two hits.
For the Desert Dogs, Omar Quintanilla (OAK) had two hits with an RBI and a run scored. Angels prospect Tommy Murphy was the only other batter to have a multiple hit game. Jason Perry (OAK) blasted a solo shot, his fourth of the season.
Rafters 013 103 040 12 17 2
Desert Dogs 002 100 021 6 11 1
Rafters: Miner, Begg (3), Julianel (6), Woodyard (8), Aardsma (9).
Desert Dogs:Stodolka, McNutt (4), Keppinger (6), Giese (8), Bass (9).
W-Begg (1-0). L-Stodolka (1-2). S-None. Time: 3:08.
Arizona Fall League Stories from November 2, 2004
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