The third night of minor league games brought another Courtney Hawkins home run, more Jared Mitchell strike outs and third straight multi-hit day from Micah Johnson.
Knights 3, Norfolk 2
Carlos Sanchez 2-4, K
Matt Davidson 0-4, 2 K
Dan Black 2-3, 2 2B, BB
Tyler Saladino 2-3, BB, SB
Jared Mitchell 0-3, 3 K
Eric Surkamp 6 IP, 2 R, 2 K, 2 BB, 8 H
Montgomery 14, Barons 7
Micah Johnson 2-5, BB, K, 2 R, SB (#1)
Trayce Thompson 1-4, BB, R
Miguel Gonzalez 3-3, 2 2B, 2 BB, passed ball
Keenyn Walker 0-5, 3 K, R, SB (#3)
Scott Snodgress 2 IP, 8 R, 1 K, 2 BB, 7 H
Dash 3, Wilmington 2
Jacob May 0-4, K
Tim Anderson 3-4, 2B, 3B, 2 R, E (#3)
Courtney Hawkins 1-3, HR (#2), 2 K, 3 RBI, R, E (#1)
Keon Barnum 0-4, K
Jason Coats 2-4, 2B
Tony Bucciferro 6 IP, 1 UER, 2 K, 0 BB, 6 H
Baseball America’s Josh Norris was watching the game and tweeted some observations:
#WhiteSox SS Tim Anderson looks good tonight. Hard contact in both ABs, oppo double and line single. Smooth at shortstop.
— Josh Norris (@jnorris427) April 5, 2014
Anderson makes back to back solid plays, including one that he fielded in the third baseman’s territory. He good. #WhiteSox
— Josh Norris (@jnorris427) April 5, 2014
Courtney Hawkins just hit a ball to Durham. Holy Moses. And he might have been fooled. #WhiteSox
— Josh Norris (@jnorris427) April 6, 2014
Greenville 8, Intimidators 2
Adam Engel 1-5, 3B, 2 K, R (also threw out a runner at home from centerfield)
Cleulius Rondon 0-3, K, RBI
Danny Hayes 0-4, 4 K
Trey Michalczewski 1-3, BB, K
Robinson Leyer 2 IP, 6 R, 1 K, 2 BB, 9 H
Jose Bautista 3 IP, 0 R, 6 K, 1 BB, 0 H
Stat of the day: Micah Johnson has had two hits in each of the season’s first three games
Johnson did not finish 2013 in a positive way, but has come out of the gates on fire for Birmingham. Saturday night’s game was his third straight multi-hit game to start the season. He also stole his first base after swiping 83 last year. So far he is 6-for-13 with a triple, a home run, two walks and three strikeouts.
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To close out, here’s some video goodness from Friday night’s Dash game via Nathaniel Stoltz (@stoltz_baseball):
And one from today: