Glendale 11, Salt River 9
Zac Veen led all hitters with four knocks and three RBIs in the Rafters' loss. The top-ranked Rockies prospect finished a triple shy of a cycle, lacing a two-run double to left in the first before walking in the third. Veen slugged a 420-foot solo
Glendale 11, Salt River 9
Zac Veen led all hitters with four knocks and three RBIs in the Rafters' loss. The top-ranked Rockies prospect finished a triple shy of a cycle, lacing a two-run double to left in the first before walking in the third. Veen slugged a 420-foot solo shot to right in the fifth and singled in consecutive at-bats to complete his four-hit game afternoon. Colorado's No. 13 prospect Grant Lavigne chipped in with three hits of his own, including a pair of doubles. Second-ranked Cardinals prospect Masyn Winn drove in a run with an RBI single in the fifth and walked twice. No. 3 D-backs prospect Jordan Lawlar continued his sizzling start with a solo shot to left in the sixth. his second long ball in as many games. The 20-year-old also walked twice and scored two runs. Tigers' 10th-ranked prospect Dillon Dingler chipped in with a pair of knocks and two walks, including a two-RBI single to cap a six-run opening frame for Salt River. Noelvi Marte got the assignment at third base again for the Desert Dogs, and the new position doesn't appear to interfere with the second-ranked Reds prospect at the plate as he launched a solo dinger to left in the first inning. He finished with a pair of knocks and two runs scored. No. 16 Dodgers prospect Jorbit Vivas collected three hits, drove in two runs, walked and scored, while Brewers catching prospect Zavier Warren also notched a three-hit game, mashing a three-run homer and finishing a triple shy of the cycle. More »
Scottsdale 12, Mesa 5
After tripling in his AFL debut, Luis Matos showed his hot streak at the end of the regular season was no fluke with two more hits. The third-ranked Giants prospect homered and collected a game-high four RBIs, capping a four-run second inning for the Scorpions with a two-run single to right. He mashed a two-run clout to left in the fifth. No. 4 Red Sox prospect Nick Yorke opened the scoring for Scottsdale with an RBI infield single and drove in another run with a sacrifice fly in the following inning. He also walked twice and scored two runs. Baltimore's ninth-ranked prospect Heston Kjerstad continued to make up for lost time with another multi-RBI performance. The 23-year-old worked a bases loaded walk in the second and had an RBI single in the third. No. 12 Braves prospect Cal Conley laced an RBI double for the second straight game. On the hill, 15th-ranked Red Sox prospect Thad Ward allowed two runs on four hits and a walk while fanning seven over 4 2/3 frames for the Scorpions. Second-ranked Cubs prospect Brennen Davis put the Solar Sox on the board with a two-run jack to center in the third and No. 10 Cubs prospect Owen Caissie laced a two-run double to left in the ninth. Yankees No. 2 prospect Jasson Domínguez singled for Mesa. More »
Peoria 6, Surprise 4
Top Padres prospect Jackson Merrill broke through for his first two AFL hits and RBIs. The 19-year-old singled to right, stole a base and scored in the fifth before hammering an RBI triple and later scoring in the sixth for the Javelinas. No. 14 Mariners prospect Alberto Rodriguez opened the scoring with an RBI double to left in the fifth and also walked. Seattle's outfield prospect Spencer Packard started a four-run sixth for Peoria with a two-run laser to right that found the seats. San Diego's 25th-ranked prospect Efrain Contreras took the hill for the Javelinas and worked around a hit and a walk to post three scoreless frames with a strikeout. Luisangel Acuna broke up the shutout for the Saguaros. The seventh-ranked Rangers prospect launched a two-run moonshot to left-center with two outs in the eighth. Pittsburgh's No. 5 prospect Nick Gonzales kept Surprise alive in the ninth with a two-out, two-run single. Rangers' 2022 first-round Draft selection Kumar Rocker made his AFL debut and first in a Rangers uniform for the Saguaros. Texas' No. 8 prospect tossed a hitless frame with one strikeout, although he did walk three. More »
