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Week 3 of the preseason marks the final tune-up before the regular season kicks off one week from Friday. Tonight, we witnessed the resurgence of the long ball and a noticeable improvement in defense. Although the bats were relatively silent, managing just six hits over 4.5 innings, half of those hits cleared the fences. All three home runs came off the pitching of Alex Giroux, who has been in the discussions to be considered as the mid-week starter. Following tonight’s performance, it could be back to the pitching charts.
Alex Giroux, who had been enjoying a solid preseason until tonight, faced a major setback as his teammates decisively took the ball deep on him, hitting three home runs. Each of these home runs was hit with authority to various parts of the field, having no doubt that they were destined to leave the yard. The first blast occurred in the second inning when Max Galvin reached first base after a walk with one out. Derek Williams launched a powerful shot that slammed into the lamppost a third of the way up in left field. Just an inning later, Fabio Peralta also sent a ball soaring, and, much like Derek’s, it was clear it was gone the moment it left the bat. The final home run came swiftly in the next inning from Daniel Cuvet, delivering a crushing blow that fans had been eagerly anticipating.
While Alex distributed home runs, his counterpart, Brixton Lofgren, complemented his performance with three singles; only one resulted in a run. This occurred in the second inning after an opening error by Jake Ogden. That error eventually led to a run three batters later when Michael Torres drove Todd Hudson home with an RBI single. The other two singles were not capitalized on. In the first inning, Dorian Gonzalez reached base with a bunt single but did not advance further. The other single came in the third inning with one out by Jake Ogden, who, like Dorian earlier, was stranded at first base.
Ryan Ashford took the mound in the 4th inning to replace Brixton and efficiently faced three batters, all of whom grounded out. This outing showcased one of his stronger performances, despite its brevity.
Not much to garner from tonight’s scrimmage. With just 4.5 innings to report, the offense did not show much other than the three HRs, the bunt single by Dorian, and a defensive DP executed by Adrian Areizaga, who was playing SS and catching Nolan Johnson flat-footed, running from first, thinking the ball was out of reach of Adrian’s glove. Nolan was on second before he realized his error, but he was unable to make it back to first.
One more scrimmage left to be played before the Alumni take to the field Saturday night. Friday is scheduled for 9 innings starting at 145PM.
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