NYPL West Virginia Black Bears

Auburn Holds off West Virginia Comeback in Game Two

Published on July 8, 2018 under New York-Penn League (NYPL)
West Virginia Black Bears News Release


Granville, W. Va. - In a Sunday afternoon contest at Monongalia County Ballpark, the West Virginia Black Bears fell to the Auburn Doubledays 4-3.

Close games have been the norm during this home stand, as three of the last four match-ups have been decided by just one run.

West Virginia starting pitcher Michael Flynn looked strong through his early innings of work. The righty held Auburn without a hit through three frames, picking up a pair of strikeouts.

Then in the fourth inning, the Doubledays got on the board. A trio of singles brought three runs around to score, putting the Black Bears in an early hole.

RF Brett Kinneman responded for West Virginia by doubling to left field, stealing third, and coming home on a throwing error to put the score at 3-1.

The Black Bears called on relief pitcher Francis Del Orbe, who threw well to keep his team close. The tall righty threw 3.1 innings of four-hit baseball, allowing a single run in the fifth inning on an RBI groundout.

Kinneman continued a nice afternoon for West Virginia by bringing home another run in the bottom of the sixth. With LF Daniel Amaral on third base, the right fielder cracked a single to centerfield to cut the deficit to 4-2.

On top of extending his hitting streak to five games, Kinneman finished the day hitting 2-4 with one RBI.

P Cam Alldred also had a nice relief appearance for the Black Bears. The lefty threw two scoreless innings in the eighth and ninth to give West Virginia a chance in the final frame.

The Black Bears made things interesting in the bottom of the ninth. CF Michael de la Cruz sliced an RBI double into left field cut make it a one-run game, but Auburn got the final out to pick up a win on the road.

With the series tied, both team are back in action tomorrow night at Monongalia County Ballpark, with first pitch scheduled for 7:05 p.m.

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