DeLuzio sparks Generals to Game 2 win
With one swing of the bat on Wednesday night, Ben DeLuzio went from zero to hero.After striking out in his first four at-bats, the D-backs prospect delivered a go-ahead double as Jackson scored four times in the ninth inning to beat Biloxi, 6-2, and square the best-of-5 Southern League Finals
With one swing of the bat on Wednesday night,
After striking out in his first four at-bats, the D-backs prospect delivered a go-ahead double as Jackson scored four times in the ninth inning to beat Biloxi, 6-2, and square the best-of-5 Southern League Finals at 1-1 at MGM Park.
DeLuzio said he's been trying to make a mechanical adjustment to his swing over the last month.
"And lately, it's kind of been falling apart a little bit," he said. "I guess I've been overthinking a little bit here and there because in baseball, when things start to get dysfunctional, it starts spiraling, keeps compiling."
WIth the Shuckers down by a run in the eighth,
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"I just tried to go back to basics and think about when I was hot during the season," the 25-year-old center fielder said, "when things were clicking."
DeLuzio drove a 1-1 hanging slider down the left field field for a double that extended his postseason hitting streak to five games. Duzenack was able to score all the way from first when shortstop Bruce Caldwell could not handle the relay throw.
"Oh gosh, I was ecstatic," the 2013 third-round pick said. "Especially in your first four at-bats, you get four punchies and then you come up big for the team -- there's not much more you could ask for."
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"Hitting's contagious, man," DeLuzio said.
Jackson took the lead in the fourth on
File tied his season high with nine strikeouts over six innings. He gave up an unearned run on four hits and did not walk a batter, lowering his ERA to 0.63 in two postseason starts.
Game 3 is Friday night in Jackson.
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