Emeralds Walk It off in the Ninth to Lead the Series
April 16, 2022 - Northwest League (NWL)
Eugene Emeralds News Release
Emeralds' OF Ghordy Santos walks it off in the ninth inning to lead to the second straight win of the season 1-0.
Emeralds starting LHP Kyle Harrison had a masterful second start to the season with five shutout innings, 2 H, 0 ER, BB and 9 K.
Harrison would pass the torch to RHP Nick Morreale to hold off the Indians. He would go 2 IP, H, 0 ER, 0 BB and 3 K.
To keep the Indians from scoring, RHP Clay Helvey made an appearance and go IP, 0 H, 0 ER, BB and 2 K.
The final and winning pitcher would be RHP Nick Avila, who would go IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB and a K.
In total, the Emeralds pitching staff struck out 15 Indians hitters to keep them in the game.
Tomorrow the Emeralds have a doubleheader to make up for the rained out Opening Night that was on Tuesday.
The doubleheader will consist of two seven-inning games. First pitch for game one is at 5:05 PM 4:50 PM pregame show and game two first pitch will be 45 minutes after game one on 95.3 The Score and on MiLB.TV.
Northwest League Stories from April 16, 2022
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