Bowie Baysox Roundup: April 5-13
BOWIE, Md. – Here are the scores and player
s of note from the first eight games played by the 2018 Bowie Baysox as they compete in the Eastern League (AA) Western Division.
Thursday, April 5th – 10-9 Loss (13 innings) at home vs Harrisburg
Friday, April 6th – 7-1 Win at home vs Harrisburg
Saturday, April 7th – 4-0 Loss at home vs Harrisburg
Sunday, April 8th – 6-4 Win at home vs Harrisburg
Monday, April 9th – 4-3 Win at home vs Erie
Tuesday, April 10th – 5-4 Win at home vs Erie
Wednesday, April 11th – 5-4 Win at home vs Erie
Friday, April 13th – 5-1 Loss at Harrisburg
Overall, the Baysox are tied for 2nd place with a 5-3 record and only 1/2 game behind first-place Altoona Curve (Pittsburgh), who have a 5-2 record going into play on Saturday, April 14th.
The team is hitting a collective .240 and they are being led by C Martin Cervenka, who has started the season hitting .360 (9 for 25).
CF Cedric Mullins and CF Austin Hays each lead the team with two home runs a piece and Mullins has the team lead in RBIs, with 8.
On the pitching side, SP Christian Binford went 6 innings in his first start of the season and only gave up 1 earned run on five hits, walking one and striking out five.
SP Jordan Kipper has a 3.38 ERA after his first two starts, only give up 4 earned runs in 10.2 IP and SP John Means has a 3.97 ERA with 5 earned runs in 11.1 IP.
The combination of RP Tanner Chleboard, Luis Ysla, Luis Gonzalez and Paul Fry have collectively gone 3-0 with a 0.00 ERA (though they have given up 2 unearned runs) in 17 IP with 23 Ks.
Bowie continues it’s three-game series at Harrisburg with games Saturday night and Sunday afternoon before heading to Richmond for a four-game series. They return home on Friday, April 20th, when they open up a three-game series against Akron.
