Baysox Notes

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by Joseph Fitzhenry

 

BOWIE, Md. – In a game completed after eight innings due to rain, the Bowie Baysox (8-6) dropped a 12-2 decision to the Richmond Flying Squirrels (6-8) on Thursday night at Prince George’s Stadium in Bowie.

 

Richmond scored nine of their 12 runs in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings.

 

For the second straight night, the Baysox struck with a run in the bottom of the first as Cedric Mullins led off with a bunt single, advanced to second on an Austin Wynns single, took third on a double play and scored on Aderlin Rodriguez’s RBI single.

 

Richmond took a 2-1 lead with a pair of unearned runs in the fourth.Slade Heathcott led off with a single and later scored when Chris Shaw hit a ball that went through Rodriguez’s legs at first and rolled down the right field line. Shaw came around to score when the next batter Hunter Cole delivered an RBI double.

 

In the top of the fifth, the Flying Squirrels plated three runs with two outs to extend the lead to 5-1 as Shaw, Brandon Bednar and Gomez all knocked home runs with RBI singles in the frame.

 

Austin Wynns’ solo shot off of Richmond starter Andrew Suarez in the home half of the inning brought Bowie within 5-2. The home run was Wynns’ second of the season.

 

Suarez (1-2) gave up the two runs on eight hits to go along with three walks and four strikeouts in 7.0 IP.

 

The Flying Squirrels would answer back with four runs in the sixth to open up a 9-2 advantage.

 

Bowie starter David Hess (1-1) was tagged with the loss after allowing seven runs (four earned) on six hits while walking two and fanning five in five innings of work.

 

Gomez delivered a three-run shot in the eighth off of RHP Jon Keller(1.0 IP, 1 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB) to give Richmond a 12-2 lead.

 

Wynns (2-2, HR, RBI, R, 2 BB), Aderlin Rodriguez (2-4, RBI) andGarabez Rosa (2-4) each had a multi-hit game for manager Gary Kendall’s squad.

 

The Baysox will return to action on Friday night when they head to Harrisburg to begin a three-game set with the Senators. First pitch is set for 7:00 p.m. as LHP Tanner Scott (0-0, 1.50) gets the ball for Bowie against Harrisburg RHP Austen Williams (1-1, 4.09).

[Legend_Of_Joey]

2 hours ago, RZNJ said:

Mullins has cooled off.  Austin Wynns is hot.  I feel bad for Jon Keller.  His confidence must be shot.  He's gotta be close to a demotion or worse.  He threw strikes at Delmarva but he's gotten progressively worse since then.

 

Wynn's just keeps improving as he moves through the system.

I think Mullins has settled in a bit now. He might not repeat the way he started the season, but I think he will pick things up again soon.

Hopefully Keller wasn't THAT bad last night and the rain played a part of his struggle. 

Wynns is...Well, Wynns. 9 game hit streak now, multi hit game in over half of them, and was bumped up to second in the line up. Also had 2 walks. To say that I am happy for him would he an understatement.

[Legend_Of_Joey]

1 hour ago, RZNJ said:

Who has more chance of catching games in the big leagues next season, Chance Sisco or Austin Wynns?  I think, unfortunately, its a valid question.

Sisco is having a large issue with his defense in Norfolk this season already. But, let's see how the entire season goes. If things stay the same...Wynns.

[Frobby]

2 hours ago, RZNJ said:

Who has more chance of catching games in the big leagues next season, Chance Sisco or Austin Wynns?  I think, unfortunately, its a valid question.

I'm not sure I'd use the word "unfortunate."    The fact that Wynns is developing nicely is a big positive.    I do think the question is valid, in part due to Sisco's defensive issues but also due to great progress by Wynns.