First Full Day of Workouts

Here are some photos of the first full day of workouts taken by Nate Jorgensen, Director of Media Relations...I watched the entire first scrimmage and came away very impressed, a full recap is below...

The Blue bested the Gold 7-4 in a scheduled 10-inning game...Mike Epping's three-run homer in the third inning set the tone as Blue built a 5-0 lead...

Epping's blast came off of David Nathanson and cleared the fence in right on the first pitch following a pair of walks to begin the frame...Damon Lessler made it 4-0 with a two-out single to score Reed Welker in the fourth while a sixth-inning double by Andrew Barbaro extended the edge to 5-0...

The Gold notched its first run in the seventh on an opposite field broken bat single by Kyle Maunus...Blue stretched the lead to 7-1 with two ninth-inning runs...Patrick Perry drove in both both a two-run single to center...Gold made it interesting by scoring three runs in their final two at bats...James Guerrero singled in a run in the ninth, Ryan Kottke singled in a run in the 10th, and Kyle Maunus drove in his second run of the game with a triple to right-center later in the final frame...

Some of the offensive highlights for the Blue included Mike Epping and Patrick Perry who each finished with three hits...Epping was 3-for-6 with the homer, a double, three RBI, and two runs scored...Perry's three hits were all singles but came in his final three plate appearances after an 0-for-2 start...

On the Gold side Bryan Frew successfully reached base in his first five plate appearances out of the leadoff slot before finally being retired on a fielder's choice in his last at bat...He walked twice, doubled once, stole three bases, and scored twice...Kyle Maunus led the offensive attack with three hits in his six at bats...He posted a triple and two RBI...Brian Lapin had two hits and a steal of third base while Chase Gerdes also posted two hits...James Guerrero had a couple of outstanding at bats...

Defensively, the versatility showed, especially on the infield...Kyle Maunus was seen at first and third as was John Alonso...Damon Lessler played every infield position but first, Robby Alcombrack was seen at first in addition to catching, James Guerrero played both middle infield slots, as did Bryan Frew...Andrew Barbaro played some third in addition to catching...

The pitchers were placed on a per inning pitch count which will obviously increase as camp continues...Brett Bostelman started for the Blue and earned the win, working three innings and allowing four hits to go with two walks and two strikeouts...Also throwing for the Blue was Kevin Reese, who tossed two innings allowing one hit and walking three...Steve Roberts did allow the first run for the Blue, but in his two innings of work he broke four bats...Jeff Williams threw the lone perfect inning of the game, a 1-2-3 eighth...First Round Frontier League draft choice David Hurst allowed a run on two hits and a walk in the ninth...Eric Theisen, the Third Round Pick in the Frontier League Draft allowed two 10th inning runs on three hits...

For the Gold, David Nathanson started and was hit with the loss...He worked three innings and allowed three runs on two hits to go with two walks...Shawn Joy allowed a run on three hits in his two innings and Pete McEneaney struck out two in his two innings of work, allowing a run and two hits, he also hit Reed Welker with a pitch...Matt Trausch had a very solid first inning of work, recording six outs before reaching the pitch limit...His fastball was near perfect during the duration of his two innings...Trausch allowed two runs on four hits and struck out a pair...Kyle Stahlberg was the final hurler for the Gold and walked one but did not allow a hit in his inning...

GAME TOTALS:
Blue 0 0 3 - 1 0 1 - 0 0 2 - 0 - 7R 11H
Gold 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 - 1 0 1 - 2 - 4R 12H

PHOTOS: Brett Bostelman, who started for the Blue team and got the win, checks on Bryan Frew at first...James Guerrero throws to first from second base...Kyle Maunus takes a hack at the plate...

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