Pinstriped Performances: Waldichuk, Bats Lead Patriots To Rout

Somerset stole the show on Saturday night, and the Renegades rallied late for their first win of the season.

Oswald Peraza. Photo by Chris Jones

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (4-1): The RailRiders suffered their first loss of the season in walk-off fashion, 4-3 in 10 innings.

• Star of the Game: Oswald Peraza – 4-for-5, 1 double, 1 RBI, 1 strikeout. Peraza briefly brought Scranton back from the dead, singling home the tying run with two outs in the top of the ninth
• Estevan Florial: 2-for-5, 1 strikeout, 1 stolen base
• Miguel Andujar: 2-for-4, 1 run scored
• Luis Gil: 3.2 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 66 pitches (42 strikes). Gil had putaway stuff, with his only real blemish a solo home run surrendered in the first
• Trevor Lane: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R (0 ER), 2 BB, 1 K, 22 pitches (10 strikes)
• Braden Bristo: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K, 32 pitches (18 strikes)
• Zach Greene: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 31 pitches (18 strikes)
• Shelby Miller: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 1 R (0 ER), 0 BB, 1 K, 13 pitches (8 strikes). Miller took a hard-luck loss, as the game’s winning run sourced from the automatic runner and scored on an error

Josh Breaux. Photo by Matt Kardos

Somerset Patriots (2-0): Ken Waldichuk threw a gem and the Patriots jumped all over Reading, taking an 8-0 lead en route to an 11-2 win.

• Star of the Game: Oliver Dunn – 3-for-3, 3 doubles, 3 RBI. Dunn had a tough 2021, hitting a combined .196 across two levels, but he’s off to the fastest of starts this season
• Pitching Star of the Game: Ken Waldichuk – 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 7 K, 64 pitches (39 strikes). Waldichuk broke out with 163 strikeouts in 110 innings last season and looks set to build upon those results
• Anthony Volpe: 1-for-6, 1 run scored, 2 strikeouts
• Elijah Dunham: 2-for-5, 1 triple, 2 runs scored, 1 walk, 2 strikeouts
• Josh Breaux: 2-for-5, 1 home run (2), 4 RBI, 1 run scored, 1 walk, 1 strikeout. Breaux is off to a fast start with 6 RBI already
• Andres Chaparro: 3-for-5, 1 double, 1 run scored, 1 walk
• Chad Bell: 2-for-5, 3 RBI, 2 runs scored, 1 strikeout
• Rodolfo Duran: 3-for-5, 1 home run (1), 1 RBI, 2 runs scored, 1 strikeout. Duran was signed in December after spending his entire career in the Phillies system
• Nick Ernst: 1.2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 45 pitches (26 strikes)
• Carlos Espinal: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 37 pitches (20 strikes)
• Kyle Zurak: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 17 pitches (10 strikes)

Aldenis Sanchez (John Brophy / Pinstriped Prospects)

Hudson Valley Renegades (1-1): A dramatic two-out rally in the ninth sent the game to extras, and Hudson Valley blew it open in the 10th as they defeated Greenville 8-4.

• Star of the Game: Aldenis Sanchez – 2-for-4, 2 RBI, 1 walk, 2 strikeouts, 1 stolen base. Sanchez came through in the top of the ninth with a two-out RBI single to tie the game, and also contributed to the tenth-inning onslaught with another hit
• Trey Sweeney: 1-for-6, 1 RBI, 1 run scored, 1 strikeout. Sweeney’s single in the 10th scored the automatic runner to start the knockout punch
• Everson Pereira: 1-for-4, 2 runs scored, 2 walks, 1 strikeout, 2 stolen bases
• TJ Rumfield: 1-for-4, 1 home run (1), 3 RBI, 1 run scored, 2 walks. Rumfield, brought over from the Phillies system in the Nick Nelson/Donny Sands trade, went yard for the first time as a Yankee prospect
• Eduardo Torrealba: 3-for-5, 1 double, 1 run scored, 1 strikeout
• Beck Way: 4.1 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, 72 pitches (46 strikes)
• Tanner Myatt: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 2 K, 38 pitches (18 strikes)
• Jhonatan Munoz: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 33 pitches (23 strikes)
• Alex Mauricio: 1.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 1 K, 37 pitches (19 strikes)
• Bryan Blanton: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 6 pitches (4 strikes)

Marcos Cabrera (Photo by John Brophy / Pinstriped Prospects)

Tampa Tarpons (1-1): Tampa’s offense was largely silenced in a 5-1 defeat to the Flying Tigers.

• Star of the Game: Marcos Cabrera – 2-for-4, 1 home run (2), 1 RBI, 1 run scored, 1 strikeout. Cabrera has two home runs, but tonight’s was of the inside-the-park variety
• Jasson Dominguez: 0-for-4, 1 strikeout
• Madison Santos: 1-for-2, 2 walks, 1 strikeout, 1 stolen base
• Josue Panacual: 3.1 IP, 4 H, 3 R (2 ER), 1 BB, 6 K, 59 pitches (37 strikes)
• Carlos Gomez: 3.1 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 44 pitches (32 strikes)
• Jack Neely: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 22 pitches (12 strikes)