Spring Training Games 6-10

Hendersonville, Tn  Round 2 of Spring Trianing is up.

Bruins 2, Hitmen 5

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
LA     (3-2)	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0		2	5	0
Hen   (3-2)	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0	0		5	10	0

W: L: SV:

Whitehead, 1-0  Pickup, 0-1 Najcrea, 1

Game 1 Recap: Hill vs Bolden was just what many expected..a pitching clinic.  Both SP pitched 4.0 scoreless innings, while Hill struck out 6 and walked 1 while Bolden only struckout 2 and walked 2.  The offense was nothing special as all runs were scored off of singles.  For the Hitmen 2B P. Valdéz and J. Prowse each had 2 hits and a RBI while Bruins star RF C. Newell also had 2 hits and a RBI.


 

Hitmen 7, Colonels 3

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Hen   (4-2)	1	0	2	0	2	1	0	1	0		7	8	0
Edi    (5-1)	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0		3	7	1

W: L: SV:

Art Ellis, 2-0  Herbert, 0-1 None

Game 2 Recap:  Art Ellis took the mound for his 2nd spring start and pitched 4.0 shutout innings, only allowing 1 hit and striking out 4.  The big news came immediately after the game though when H'ville front office annouced they had just locked up Ellis to a 3-yr extension for $7.5M a year.
The offense had a good day lead by 2B P. Valdéz who had one of the oddest stat lines you will see.  Valdez went 1 for 1 with 4 walks, 4 runs and his 3rd  HR of the spring. 



 

Tropics 3, Hitmen 8

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Maui  (4-3)	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	9	0
Hen   (5-2)	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	1	x		8	14	0

W: L: SV:

Bamber, 1-0  Peters, 0-1 None

Game 3 Recap:  The Hitmen's new SP Walter Bamber made his 2nd start of the spring going his 4 innings allowing 3 ER on 6 hits while striking out 6.  Bamber got the win and his strike total was great, but still needs to work on his commands. Maui SP John Peters had a rough day as he got roughed up for 7 runs on 9 Hits in 3.1 innings. 
2B Pedro Valdéz had a career day going 3 for 5 with 5 RBIs, 3 Runs and hit his 4th and 5th HR of the spring.



 

Hitmen 0, Diablos 6

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Hen (6-2)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0
El P (6-2)	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	x		6	10	1

W: L: SV:

Plourde, 2-0  Chong, 0-1 None

Game 4 Recap: Plain and simple....the Hitmen got their ass kicked!  the Hitmen only managed one hit and that came off the bat of DH Copriviza with 2 outs in the 9th innings. 
Nam-choel Chong bounced back in his 2nd spring start allowing 2 runs in his 4 innings while Tim Whitehead had his spring scoreless streak ended in a big way as he gave up 4 runs.



 

Capitales 2, Hitmen 4

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Que (3-6)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		2	9	3
Hen (6-3)	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	x		4	10	1

W: L: SV:

Windham, 1-0  Arévalo, 1-1 Griffin,4

Game 5 Recap: Former Hitmen fan favorite Carlos Arévalo returned to H'ville for his first game since being traded.  In his returned he was able to go head-2-head  vs SP Mal Windham who the Hitmen got in return for Arevalo.  Windham got the win pitching 4 scoreless innings, allowing 3 hits and striking out 3.  Arevalo took the loss giving up 2 R, 1 ER on 4 hits, 2 BB and 3 Ks. 
Burkholder continued his hot spring getting 3 more hits and is batting .412  while rookie 3B Salgado went 2 for 3 and upped his spring avg to .320.


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