2022 PLAYER / PITCHER OF THE WEEK #9

NAME	TEAM	AVG	SLG	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	RBI	K	W	IW	SB	CS	HBP
HAYS,Austin	FRE AL	.500	1.056	5	18	9	4	0	2	4	12	1	0	0	0	0	0

NAME	CLUB	G	W	L	S	ERA	IP	R	ER	H	K	BB	IBB	WP	BK	HB	HR
MIZE,Casey	CHI AL	2	2	0	0	0.54	16	1	1	1	13	5	0	0	0	0	1

NAME	TEAM	AVG	SLG	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	RBI	K	W	IW	SB	CS	HBP
SANO,Miguel	VAL NL	.478	1.043	6	23	11	1	0	4	4	11	9	1	0	0	0	0

NAME	CLUB	G	W	L	S	ERA	IP	R	ER	H	K	BB	IBB	WP	BK	HB	HR
CEASE,Dylan	SEL NL	2	2	0	0	0.71	12	1	1	6	15	4	0	0	0	0	0

Bethesda Bandicoots @ Selkirk Steelers
Series Preview:	Battle of first place teams Bethesda vs Selkirk. Selkirk has much better pitching would it matter?
Game #1:	Winker homer and 3 rbis Selkirk pitching with Cease and the pen throw a 4 hitter. 6-0 Selkirk
Game #2:	Carlson has a monster game 2 homers and 4 rbis as Selkirk wins 6-3. Kieboom has two rbis for Bet.
Game #3:	Seager 2 run homer not enough as Littel blows the save and Semien walks itoff in the 10th with a solo shot. 3-2 Selkirk
Game #4:	Semien 3 run homer is just enough as Miller 2 run shot made the game 4-3 Selkrik
Game #5:	Seager hits a big 2 run homer but Alonso hits a walk off homer in the 9th. 4-3 Selkirk
Game #6:	Cease great again 1 in 7 and Alonso homers and drives in 3. 9-4 Selkirk
Series Summary:	Selkirk sweeps the series as their pitching was too much for Bethesda. Pitcher of the week Cease 2-0 12.3 innings just 6 hits and 1 run 15 strikeouts! Semien, Winker and Alonso had excellent series but not player of the week.

Columbus Explorers @ Jersey Nor’easters
Game #1:	Marco Gonzales goes 7.1 scoreless innings turns it over to Hader for the save as Jersey wins game 1 2-0
Game #2:	Adbert Alzolay goes 6 scoreless innings, the bullpen throws three scoreless and Tyler Naquin hits two homers in a 7-0 Jersey win.
Game #3:	Columbus finally scores a run but to no avail as the Noreasters win the game 4-1. Means picks up his 6th win and Hader his 22nd save.
Game #4:	The Noreasters throw their 3rd shutout in 4 games. Espino pitches 8 scoreless and Hader notches his 23rd save in a 3-0 Jersey win.
Game #5:	Adbert Alzolay gets his second win of the series in a 10-1 Noreaster win. Jose Ramiriez, Naquin and Guzman homer for the Noreasters.
Game #6:	Columbus breaks thru winning the final game 7-1. C. Martinez goes 5.1 scoreless for the win.
Series Summary:	The stars lined up just right for the Noreasters as they take the series 5-1. Jersey pitching allowed only 9 total runs in 6 games with 7 of the runs coming in game six. This is just the opposite of last series when Jersey got shutout 4 times.

Southwest Detroit Fighting Chihuahuas @ Chicago Mobsters
Series Preview:	A much improved Chihuahuas franchise heads into the windy city of Chicago for a 6 game series.
Game #1:	Jesus Luzardo pitches well for Chicago but Reynaldo Lopez followed up by Corbin Burnes is too much for Chicago. Dansby Swanson has 2 RBIs as the Southwest Detroit Fighting Chihuahuas slide past the Mobsters. Final Score: Southwest Detroit 5 – Chicago 2 Win: Corbin Burnes 3-6 (2.36) Loss: Craig Stammen 1-2 (2.93)
Game #2:	Casey Mize was almost Un-hittable. He went 7 Innings before a Mickey Moniak Home Run lead off the 8th inning. Andrew McCutchen & Keibert Ruiz both had 2 RBIs as Chicago takes this one. Final Score: Chicago 6 – Southwest Detroit 1 Win: Casey Mize 6-1 (2.44) Loss: Jeff Montgomery 5-3 (4.54)
Game #3:	Deadlocked at 2 Runs each through 9 Innings of play a solo Home Run by Miguel Andujar propels the Fighting Chihuahuas to a 1 Run victory. Final Score: Southwest Detroit 3 – Chicago 2 (10 Innings) Win: Paul Sewald 1-1 (1.45) Loss: Craig Stammen 1-3 (3.07) Save: Ranger Suarez #5
Game #4:	These pesky little ankle-biters do it again. They just keep at your ankles & nip you by a Run or two. This time it was by two. Jon Gray is solid for Southwest Detroit going 6.2 Innings allowing only a solo Home Run to Yandy Diaz. Final Score: Southwest Detroit 3 – Chicago 1 Win: Jon Gray 3-8 (5.14) Loss: Marcus Stroman 4-7 (3.51) Save: Ranger Suarez #6
Game #5:	1-2-3 they don’t win by much, but the Fighting Chihuahuas once again nip past the Mobsters. Miguel Andujar has 2 Hits in 2 trips, including a Home Run & 2 RBIs. Southwest Detroit Micro-Manager Buck Miller IV is not afraid to have starters go in relief as Ranger Suarez who got the Save in the last 2 games starts this one & Corbin Burnes pitches 1.2 Innings in relief. Final Score: Southwest Detroit 3 – Chicago 1 Win: Ranger Suarez 7-3 (2.00) Loss: Jesus Luzardo 1-3 (4.78) Save: Paul Sewald #8
Game #6:	Chicago gets a lone Home Run for the only scoring in this game. Lorenzo Cain’s 8th Inning blast puts Chicago up 1-0. It was a good thing too, cause Casey Mize was 3 Outs away from a No-Hitter. Facing the 8-9-1 Hitters in the 9th, Mize got Pinch-Hitter Brandon Lowe to fly Strike Out, Edwin Rios to ground out, & Taylor Walls to fly out for the Complete Game No-Hitter. Final Score: Chicago 1 – Southwest Detroit 0 Win: Casey Mize 7-1 (2.13) Loss: Reynaldo Lopez 6-1 (2.19)
Series Summary:	The Southwest Detroit Fighting Chihuahuas take the series 4 games to 2. In the 4 wins they had, they outscored the Mobsters by a total of 9 Runs. Chicago picks up 2 Wins, both from Casey Mize who pitches 16.1 Innings, allows 1 Run (Solo HR) 1 Hit, 5 Walks, & Strikes out 13 & throws his 1st No-Hitter of his career.

Dallas Cougars @ Southbend Lynx
Series Summary:	Lynx take the series 4 games to 2. Patrick Corbin pitched 8 2/3 no hit innings in game 3.

Baltimore Comets @ Corktown Cycle
Series Preview:	The Corktown Cycle (24-28) 4th place in the N.L. East, 7.5 games behind 1st place Bethesda visits the Baltimore Comets (28-23) 2nd place in the N.L. East, 3 games in back.
Game #1:	The Comets get off to a quick start, slamming 3 homeruns, including a grand slam off the bat of Josh Bell, chasing Cycle starter Jorge Lopez after only 2+ innings pitched, to cruise to a 7-2 game 1 victory. CYCLE 2 / 9 / 2 COMETS 7 / 7 / 0 WP – Yarbrough (5-2) LP – Lopez (2-6)
Game #2:	Anthony Desclafani and Tyler Rogers combine on a 4-hit shutout to even the series. Chris Taylor homered for the Cycle (#4). CYCLE 2 / 5 / 0 COMETS 0 / 4 / 1 WP – DeSlafani (6-3) LP – Taillon (6-2) S – Rogers (4)
Game #3:	Chris Taylor homers again (#5) and Nate Lowe adds a double and 2 RBI to lead the visitors. Josh Donaldson goes deep (#10) for Baltimore. CYCLE 4 / 10 / 3 COMETS 2 / 5 / 1 WP – Rogers (1-0) LP – Long (1-2) S – Romano (10)
Game #4:	Josh Donaldson’s 8th inning, RBI double, scores Myles Straw with the go ahead run. The Comets would add some insurance, thanks to a Josh Bell pinch-hit RBI single, and Baltimore ties up the series at two games apiece. Danny Jansen hits homerun #4 for the Cycle. CYCLE 2 / 8 / 2 COMETS 4 / 6 / 0 WP – Neris (2-1) LP – Rogers (2-1) S – Jansen (12)
Game #5:	Jorge Alfaro’s 2 run homerun in the 9th is the difference, as Corktown wins the series’ 3rd straight 4-2 game. Chris Taylor hits his 6th homerun of the season, and 3rd of the series, in the victory. Aaron Judge hits his 17th round tripper for Baltimore. CYCLE 4 / 9 / 0 COMETS 2 / 8 / 0 WP – Berrios (3-6) LP – Ryu (4-2) S – Romano (11)
Game #6:	Alex Verdugo’s 3 run homerun (#6) contributes to a 6-2 Cycle lead. A 3-run shot off the bat of Joey Gallo (#11) pulls the Comets within 1 in the 7th, but Tyler Rogers pitches the final 2 innings, limiting Baltimore to 1 hit to save the game and series victory for Corktown. CYCLE 6 / 11 / 0 COMETS 5 / 12 / 1 WP – Lopez (3-6) LP – Yarbrough (5-3) S – Rogers (5)
Series Summary:	Pretty good series, with the Cycle winning 4 of 6. Corktown has some solid pitching and may find themselves at the top of the N.L. East by the end of the season!

Motor City Muscle @ Mesa Solar Sox
Series Preview:	Motor City and Mesa, two teams with serious starting pitching woes, face off in the desert.
Game #1:	Eric Haase hits a two run homer in the top of the 1st and Cody Poteet makes it hold up with 7 innings of 5 hit, one run baseball. Daniel Lynch goes 8 for Mesa, striking out 8 but taking the 2-1 loss.
Game #2:	Haase hits ANOTHER two run 1st inning bomb and adds a ninth inning solo shot. In between, however, Mesa erupts for 15 runs on 17 hits with 10 extra base hits (5 homers). Mesa wins 15-4.
Game #3:	Motor City gets TWO 1st inning two run jacks, this time from Bobby Bradley and Laars Nootbar! Bryce Wilson goes the distance, striking out 8 in a 6-2 Muscle win.
Game #4:	Motor City takes a 3-1 lead in to the bottom of the 9th before Jake Meyers hits a two out game tying 2 run homer to send the game in to extra innings. The teams trade zeroes until the 13th inning when Taylor Ward wins it for Mesa with a two run homer of his own.
Game #5:	Mesa gets homers from Suarez, Duvall, and Tim Anderson. Pablo Lopez wins his 8th, 5-2.
Game #6:	Rookie Daniel Lynch goes the distance, giving up 9 hits, striking out 9, and allowing only a solo homer to Diaz. Meanwhile, Mesa gets 4 more homers (Anderson, Suarez, Santana, and Rowdy Tellez) as they take the final game 10-1.
Series Summary:	Motor City is nicknamed the Muscle but Mesa out homers them 15-7.

Coconut Creek Crushers @ Detroit Crime
Series Preview:	Battle to reach .500
Game #1:	Flexen outduels Nola by throwing 7 innings of 1-hit ball. CCC wins 7-2
Game #2:	Rogers and Bumgarner are both strong and the games goes extras tied 2-2. DET pushes across a run in the 11th to win 3-2.
Game #3:	Kaprielian continues his hot pitching. He goes 6 strong and the CCC bullpen holds it for a 3-2 win.
Game #4:	Schwarber homers in the 1st to get DET off to a fast start. Weathers goes 8 innings to make it stand up. DET wins 5-2.
Game #5:	Snell and Bassitt put on a nice pitching duel as both teams struggle for runs. The games goes extras tied 2-2. Wisdom hits a solo HR in the 11th to give DET a 3-2 win.
Game #6:	A solo HR by Machado in the 8th breaks up Flexen’s shutout. Flexen goes 8 IP with 3 hits to win his second game of the series for CCC 2-1.
Game #7:	Bumgarner hits O’Neill in the first and injures him for 11 games. The weak CCC offense struggled even more without it’s top hitter and meekly loses the finale 6-1.
Series Summary:	DET wins a very tight series 4-3.

Harsens Island Walleye @ Long Beach Dirt Bags
Game #1:	David Peterson struck out 12 over 8 1/3 innings to get the win in Long Beach’s 8-2 victory. Turner & Cruz homered and Escobar had 3 hits to lead the offense.
Game #2:	Barrera was at the center of Harsens Island’s offense in the 4-2 win. He singled in 2 runs in the 2nd, scored on a Heim 2B in the 7th and drove in Engel in the 9th. He ended up with 2 hits and 3 RBI. Thompson went 8 strong innings to pick up his first win of the season.
Game #3:	Long Beach exploded for 7 runs in the 4th and held on for an 8-6 win. In the big inning, Turner and Solak hit 2 run HRs to give the Dirt Bags a 7-1 lead. The Walleye’s got a 3 run HR from Arenado and loaded the bases in the 8th but couldn’t get the tying run in as Treinen struck out Barrera to end the threat.
Game #4:	This game was 3-3 in the 8th when Mejia hit a SF to score Grossman. In the 9th Harsens Island put the tying run on 2nd but Treinen got Heim to fly out ending the 4-3 Long Beach win.
Game #5:	Long Beach led 3-2 in the 8th when Arenado doubled in Engel to tie the game. It was still 3-3 in the 10th when Turner singled in PR Varsho to give the Dirt Bags a walk off 4-3 win.
Game #6:	Barria went 8 strong innings in his season debut as Long Beach closed out the series with a 7-2 win. Turner had a 3 run HR and Mejia a 2 run 2B to pace the Dirt Bag offense.
Series Summary:	Long Beach won 5 of the 6 games but 3 of the wins were very close.

Virginia Sluggers @ Cincinnati Skyliners
Series Preview:	Virginia comes to Glenn Sample Field for its annual six-game set against Cincinnati.
Series Summary:	Cincinnati takes the series, four games to two. Very close series, as the Skyliners had walk-off wins in two of the contests (including a 13-inning affair in game two). The Sluggers were outscored, 26-25, but led in all but the last game of the series.

Tijuana Bottle Rockets @ Fremont Cannons
Series Preview:	The top of the East and bottom of the Central meet up for 6 games.
Game #1:	Fremont jumps out with four against Tijuana starter Framber Valdez in the first. Tijuana loads the bases in the second but is unable to score off Fremont starter Tarik Skubal. Tijuana again loads the bases in the 6th, but Jake Cousins gets a fly out and a throw out at home from Manuel Margot to again keep the Bottle Rockets scoreless. An Austin Hays solo homer in the sixth gives Fremont an insurance run to go up 5-0. Fremont’s bullpen loads the bases again in the seventh so the Cannons bring in Genesis Cabrera for the left-on-left matchup; unfortunately, the ball left the yard for a Cedric Mullins grand slam, bringing the game to a slim 5-1 lead for Fremont. After that, Fremont goes on to score 4 more to put the game out of reach. Cannons win 9-4. Skubal strikes out 11 in 5.1 innings. W: Tarik Skubal (5-2) L: Framber Valdez (1-4) HR: TIJ- Cedric Mullins (12- Grand Slam); FRE-Austin Hays (9)
Game #2:	Tijuana’s Huascar Ynoa and Fremont’s Zac Gallen pitch well, each racking up 13 strikeouts. The game stays scoreless until Tijuana strings together two runs in the sixth. Fremont gets one back in the bottom of the inning with a Shohei Ohtani solo homer, then ties it with a Teoscar Hernandez home run in the seventh. Byron Buxton comes in and hits a pinch-hit homer in the eighth to put Fremont up 3-2. Giovanny Gallegos gets the Bottle Rockets to go 1-2-3 in the ninth for the Fremont 3-2 victory. Cedric Mullins finishes with three doubles on the day. W: Anthony Bender (2-0) L: Jacob Diekman (1-2) S: Giovanny Gallegos (12) HR: TIJ-none; FRE-Shohei Ohtani (21), Teoscar Hernandez (14), Byron Buxton (6)
Game #3:	A pair of Grade 3’s matchup in this one. Fremont feels good after putting up 3 in the first on T.J. Zeuch. Tijuana answers back with 4 in the 2nd off of Dylan Bundy, started by a Taylor Trammell HR. Fremont tacks on a run in the 4th with a bases loaded sac fly, but are unable to get any more in. Trammell gets the Bottle Rockets going again in the sixth with a leadoff walk, and a clutch Joseph Odom brings him home. Tijuana scores another in the seventh, then Cedric Mullins and Ian Happ hot back-to-back homers in the 9th to win it for Tijuana 8-4. Cedric Mullins goes 3-5 with a homer and two doubles. W: T.J. Zeuch (2-4) L: Dylan Bundy (1-1) HR: TIJ- Cedric Mullins (13), Ian Happ (10), Taylor Trammell (4); FRE- none
Game #4:	Fremont hitters treat this one as batting practice, chasing Tijuana starter Corbin Martin after just 0.2 innings pitched with seven earned runs. Replacement Nick Margevicius allows 6 more runs, and the rout is on. Fremont starter Sandy Alcantara allows just one earned run to stay unbeaten, and Fremont takes it 16-1 despite committing three errors. Josh Rojas goes 3-4 and homers twice, and Austin Hays goes 3-4 with a homer as well. W: Sandy Alcantara (7-0) L: Corbin Martin (1-7) HR: TIJ- Josh Vanmeter (4); FRE- Yoan Moncada (5), Josh Rojas 2 (2), Austin Hays (10)
Game #5:	Grade 3’s again take the bump, with Tijuana scoring an unearned run off of Spencer Howard for the early 1-0 lead in the third. No more scoring would occur until the 6th, when the Bottle Rockets would add on three more to go up 4-0. Garrett Hampson is hit by a pitch during the inning and is knocked out for 3 days. Fremont comes up empty against Tanner Roark until the seventh, when Mike Yastrzemski puts them on the board with a solo HR. Yulieski Gurriel then doubles home Shohei Ohtani in the 8th, and Fremont pulls within two. A Max Kepler walk in the ninth brings the tying run to the plate, but the Cannons fail to score. Tijuana win 4-2. Roark only strikes out one batter in 7.1 innings in the victory. W: Tanner Roark (1-6) L: Spencer Howard (0-1) S: Drew Smith (8) HR: TIJ- Gary Sanchez (6); FRE- Mike Yastrzemski (5)
Game #6:	Corbin Martin felt rested enough after his 0.2 IP start in Game 4 to give it another shot. He did last longer, going 2.1 innings in this one before departing with an 8-day injury and 8 earned runs allowed. Fremont builds an 8-1 lead behind Tarik Skubal. Eight runs against the Fremont bullpen make it interesting, but a bases-clearing double by Austin Hays in the 7th gives Fremont enough of a cushion for the 11-8 victory. Jake Cousins shuts down the Bottle Rockets with the bases loaded and one out in the ninth. Teoscar Hernandez goes 3-4 with a homer in the win, while exciting rookie Wander Franco goes 3-4 with a homer for Tijuana. W: Tarik Skubal (6-2) L: Corbin Martin (1-8) S: Jake Cousins (5) HR: TIJ- Wander Franco (2); FRE- Teoscar Hernandez (15), Mike Yastrzemski (6), Max Kepler (1)
Series Summary:	Fremont takes the series 4-2, with the Bottle Rockets taking both matchups of Grade 3 starters. Next week, Tijuana returns home to play Motor City, while Fremont stays at home with Coconut Creek.

Tempe Tempers @ Portland Lumber Jax
Series Preview:	The 29-22 Tempe Tempers visit the 21-31 Portland LumberJax.
Game #1:	TEM 4 POR 2
Game #2:	TEM 7 POR 1
Game #3:	TEMP 7 POR 5
Game #4:	POR 5 TEM 1
Game #5:	TEM 3 POR 0
Game #6:	TEM 4 POR 1
Game #7:	POR 3 TEM 1
Series Summary:	Tempe wins the series 5 games to 2.

Sacramento Capitals @ Triple Creek Patriots
Series Summary:	Patriots shock themselves, and Sacramento, taking the first 3 games. They showed some kind of power surge and decent pitching at the same time! Capitals regroup after a day off the take the last 3 for a split.

Hollywood Werewolves @ Yonge Street Stalkers
Series Summary:	The Wolves came in and took 5 of 7 from YSS. Very impressive series from Hollywood.

Rosemere Renegades @ Valdosta Snappers
Series Summary:	Snappers shockingly take 5 of 7.