2022 PLAYER / PITCHER OF THE WEEK #16

Final Score: Chicago 4 – Virginia 3

Win: Marcus Stroman 8-9 (3.75)
Loss: Trevor Williams 5-7 (4.22)
Save: Alexander Reyes #11

Final Score: Chicago 8 – Virginia 7

Win: Julio Urias 8-4 (3.07)
Loss: Triston McKenzie 7-5 (3.78)
Save: Aroldis Chapman #14

Final Score: Chicago 6 – Virginia 4

Win: Devin Williams 1-1 (2.84)
Loss: J.T. Chargois 4-3 (1.82)

Final Score: Virginia 5 – Chicago 2

Win: Eli Morgan 3-11 (5.28)
Loss: Casey Mize 11-2 (3.48)
Save: J.T. Chargois #21

Final Score: Virginia 4 – Chicago 2

Win: Trevor Williams 6-7 (4.16)
Loss: Marcus Storman 8-10 (3.72)
Save: J.T. Chargois #22

SBL Houck is dominant thru 6IP giving up only 1 hit, 1 walk, while fanning 7. SBL finish out the game with 4 relievers with Steckenrider eventually earning his 31st save.

Muncy had an rbi-2b in the 1st for all the scoring the SBL would need but he also adds an rbi-1b in the 7th as he goes 3-3 with 2 rbi, a run , and a 2b.

Anderson actually pitched well for CIN going 6IP giving up only 4 hits, walking 1 and fanning 3. But he was the victim of his own throwing error which lead to 2 unearned runs.

SBL WP-T.Houck Sv-Steckenrider / CIN LP-B.Anderson

Southbend 4, Cincinnati 0

Both starters were sub par in this game; CIN Gutierrez gives up 5 runs in 6IP and SBL K.Stewart gives up 7 runs in 5.1IP.

Behind 2-1 CIN rallies back and puts up 5 runs in the T5 highlighted by Choi’s 3-run HR. But SBL kept it close with 3 runs in the B5 with the big hit being a Muncy 2-run HR.

CIN kept the pressure on with 2 runs in the T6 on a Sheets rbi-2b and a Realmuto Sac Fly to go up 8-5.

But the CIN pen couldn’t hold as Ottavino comes on and walks 4 straight SBL hitters in the B7 and then Alford ties the game with a 2-run 1b.

SBL take the lead in the B8 when Fraley has an ibf-1b, steals 2nd, Bichette grounder moves him up, and then he scores on a Altuve FC grounder as Fraley beats the throw home.

SBL Steckenrider then closes out nthe game in the T9 for the SBL.

SBL WP-L.Jackson Sv-D.Steckenrider / CIN LP-T.Mayza

Southbend 9, Cincinnati 8

On paper this should’ve been an SBL victory as Peralta (Grade 19) faces Brubaker (Grade 3)

But that’s not how it turned out as CIN scores 1 in the T3 and 2 in the T4 for an early 3-1 lead. The big hit was a Sheets 2-run HR in the T4. CIN adds another run off Peralta in the T6 on a Realmuto rbi-2b to make it a 4-1 lead.

But SBL ties it in the B6 on solo-HRs by Tucker, Altuve, and Escobar.

SBL Altuve with an rbi-2b in the B7 for a short lived lead as CIN gets an India rbi-1b and a Realmuto H&R rbi-2b in the the T8 to retake the lead.

Again, that pest Altuve ties the game with a 2 out rbi-1b in the B9 off Bickford and we head to extra frames.

CIN finally breaks thru against the SBL bullpen with 2 runs in the T14 on a Edman solo-HR and a Realmuto rbi-1b.

CIN C.Irvin is stellar as he comes on in the 10th and tosses 5 innings of shutout ball giving up only 1 hit to get the win.

CIN WP-C.Irvin / SBL LP-H.Sawamura

Cincinnati 8, Southbend 6

A reversal of the previous game with CIN having the advantage with Sandoval (Grade 12) vs Yamamoto (Grade 3).

Both Sandoval and Yamamoto throw scoreless ball thru the first 5 innings. SBL break thru in the B6 with solo-HRs from Muncy, Altuve, and Alford. The second time in the series SBL hit 3 HRs in one inning!

CIN gets a Joe rbi-1b in the T7 bringing on Cimber, but in the T8 after a CIN Urias 2b, SBL D.Steckenrider
comes on to record a 4 out save.

SBL Escobar hits a solo-HR in the B8 as all 4 SBL runs come off solo-HRs.

SBL WP-J.Yamamoto Sv-D.Steckenrider / CIN LP-P.Sandoval

Southbend 4, Cincinnati 1

Both Ober and Pivetta pitch well through 5 innings. SBL is up 2-0m after 5 but CIN ties the game with a run in the 6th and a run in the 7th; the big hit being a Urias PH solo-HR in the T7.

Again, the CIN bullpen could not do the job as B.Anderson comes on for CIN and gives up 3 runs on 3 hits and a walk and Mayza comes on and gives up a run on 2 hits. SBL got key hits from several different players in the 7th.

SBL T.Duffey gets the win despite being less than solid himself as he gave up a run in his inning of work.

SBL WP-T.Duffey / CIN LP-B.Anderson

Southbend 6, Cincinnati 2

CIN C.Irvin, the hero of Game#3, didn’t have it in Game#6 as he gives up 4 runs on 7 hits in 5IP.
SBL T.Houck, was as bad in this game as he was good in Game#1 as he gives up 5 runs on 7 hits inn 1.2IP.

The hero of this game would be SBL K.Stewart who wasn’t very good in Game#2. Stewart comes on in the T2 and proceeds to pitch 6IP giving up 1 run on 4 hits while walking none and fanning 7.

CIN built a 6-0 lead after 2 1/2 innings with the big blow a Sheets 3-run HR in the T2. SBL stays in the game with 2 in the B3 and then 2 more in the B4 on a Meadows 2-run HR. SBL Meadows would bring the Lynx within a run with a solo-HR in the B6.

The game goes into the B9 with CIN calling on Bickford to close out the game. Bickford gets Canha but then Andrus boots Bichette’s grounder, Bichette steals 2nd, Tucker Ks, Muncy bbs, and then Altuve again comes thru against Bickford with an rbi-1b to tie the game at 6-6!

The game goes to the B11 where Muncy wins it with a walk-off solo-HR.

SBL WP-D.Steckenrider / CIN LP-R.Stephenson

Southbend 7, Cincinnati 6