Depending on how the rest of this season plays out, we may look back at this as a pretty important win for Princeton.
On a rainy night in Bluefield (bad weather delayed the start of the game by 19 minutes), the P-Rays overcame a sloppy start and a 6-2 deficit to grab yet another victory over their Mercer Cup rivals.
Ryan Wiegand (4-6) tied the game with a two-out, two-run single in the 7th, and Cody Rogers broke the tie with a solo home run in the top of the 11th. It was Rogers' third home run in as many games in this series, and he did it in front of family visiting from Texas.
Starting pitcher Trevor Shull had a rough outing but the bullpen excelled. Jeff Cinadr and Alex Koronis combined for 6 1/3 innings of shutout relief, with Koronis getting his first win of the season.
Here's the boxscore:
http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?gid=2009_07_29_prirok_blurok_1&t=g_box&did=milb
And the recap:
http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_log&gid=2009_07_29_prirok_blurok_1
Princeton has won four in a row and 12 of their last 16 and remains 2 1/2 games behind Danville for first place in the Appy League East. The P-Rays are 4-1 in extra-inning games this season.
Bluefield has lost three straight, all to the P-Rays, after sweeping three games from Danville last weekend.
The P-Rays and Baby Birds conclude their four-game series tomorrow night, with the venue moving to Hunnicutt Field. We'll bring you the game starting with the P-Rays Pre-Game Show at 6:30 pm EDT; first pitch is at 7:00. Tune into Classic Rock 102 The River (WMTD 102.3 FM) or listen on-line at theriver102.com.
Tomorrow will be the second in the "Mercer County Nights of Hope" series. The players on both teams will wear pink caps, and the caps will be up for bids in a silent auction during the game. After the game, the winning bidders will be announced and the players will autograph their hats.
All proceeds go directly to the American Cancer Society.
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