Miners regain first place with 3-2 win
August 1, 2005 - Golden Baseball League (GBL)
Mesa Miners News Release
MESA, ARIZONA -The Mesa Miners (36-28) opened their three-game series against the Yuma Scorpions (35-28) with a 3-2 win at HoHoKam Park in Mesa, Arizona. The loss ended the Miners two-game losing streak and put them back into first place in the Arizona Division.
Mesa starter Manny Ayala (10-2) became the Golden Baseball League's first 10-game winner. Ayala pitched 7.2 innings giving up two runs on ten hits. He also walked and struck out four batters. The Miners got on the board early by scoring two runs in the third inning. Cleatus Davidson hit a sacrifice fly and Marcus Jensen continued his hot hitting with an RBI triple. Yuma made it a one-run deficit with an RBI groundout by Billy Malone. Mesa added a run in the sixth inning with an RBI sacrifice fly by Kevin Reinking. An RBI double by Henry Calderon in the seventh made it 3-2, which would be the final score.
Mesa only had a total of four hits all off Yuma starter Jorge Perez. Perez (7-2) took the loss while pitching a complete game. Newly signed rookie pitcher Tom King pitched a scoreless 1.1 innings to pick up is first professional save.
The second game of the series continues tomorrow at 6:35pm at HoHoKam Park.
About the Mesa Miners and the Golden Baseball League
The Miners will play a 90-game schedule which features 54 home games played at HoHoKam Park in Mesa. The Golden Baseball League season begins in May and concludes with the playoffs in September. Full and partial season ticket packages as well as Miners merchandise are on sale now by calling (480) 39-MINER or by visiting www.MesaMiners.com. The Golden Baseball League, presented by Safeway Inc., is a professional baseball league operating under a single-entity ownership model. The inaugural season of the Golden Baseball League will include charter cities in Arizona (Mesa, Surprise, Yuma) and California (San Diego, Chico, Fullerton, Long Beach) along with the Japan Samurai Bears. Each team will have a 24-man roster. Players will be recruited from throughout the United States, including former major leaguers working their way back up through the minors, some of college baseball's finest players who missed being drafted, and cuts from Major League Baseball's spring training roster trimming.
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