Doubledays hurlers get the call
As of Saturday, the Doubledays have dropped four of their last six games, in part due to some shoddy pitching. Unfortunately, the Doubledays are in the unique position of being able to say that they have lost most of their best throwers this season because they were too good.
The team has lost four pitchers this season, two in the last week, to Class A Lansing where they were all called up to play.
Much earlier on this season, Casey Mckenzie and Edward Rodriguez were called up. After a 1-0 start and 11 overall innings on the mound, Mckenzie had no walks and a 1.64 ERA.
Rodriguez pitched just six innings in three games, but a 0.00 ERA was good enough to return to Lansing.
On Monday, it was a big loss but no surprise when Ted Serro and Hector Delgadillo were called up. Serro boasted a 2-0 start and 13.1 innings thrown in four games with two hits, three walks and a 0.00 ERA.
With just over 20 innings pitched, Delgadillo was the Doubledays best starter with 20 strikeouts and a 2-1 start.
To offset the losses, Auburn recently added Chase Lirette (0-1, 9.82 ERA) and from Pulaski, Chris Reddout (0-0, 5.40 ERA). On Monday, the Doubledays also lost outfielder Zach Kalter, who had a .283 batting average, to Lansing.
Auburn's 1-2 punch
Matt Liuzza and Luke Hopkins have added an incredible 1-2 punch in the Doubledays batting order this season. When they are both healthy and in the lineup, they almost always bat consecutively, with one or the other in the cleanup slot. Combined, they have five of the team's nine home runs. Liuzza leads the team with three, all in one week, and Hopkins has two.
As of Saturday, Hopkins has a .255 batting average and Liuzza is right behind him with a .254. Hopkins is also tied for second in the league with 11 doubles and third in the league with 13 base hits.
Ben Zeskind is tied for second in the league with three triples.
Doubledays behind pace early
The Doubledays are four games below .500 at 13-17, which was not the case after 30 games last season. At this time last year, Auburn was 16-14 and in first place in the Pinckney Division. They are currently 4.5 games behind the Mahoning Valley Scrappers
When they keep the score low and get ahead, the Doubledays are almost unbeatable this season. They are 1-15 when they give up more than three runs and 11-3 when they have the lead after six innings, 12-0 when they carry the lead after eight.
The Bulkley Report
Port Byron native Aaron Bulkley finally made his appearance at Falcon Park this week when his Tri-City ValleyCats visited the Doubledays.
Bulkley played just three innings but got his second hit of the season and the first of the game when the ValleyCats lost 11-1 on Thursday night. He was the designated hitter in the leadoff spot again the next night in Aberdeen when he went 0--3 with a strikeout in six innings.
The second year outfielder had been out for nearly a month with a staph infection in his left leg.
-The Citizen staff reports
-The Citizen staff reports
The team has lost four pitchers this season, two in the last week, to Class A Lansing where they were all called up to play.
Much earlier on this season, Casey Mckenzie and Edward Rodriguez were called up. After a 1-0 start and 11 overall innings on the mound, Mckenzie had no walks and a 1.64 ERA.
Rodriguez pitched just six innings in three games, but a 0.00 ERA was good enough to return to Lansing.
On Monday, it was a big loss but no surprise when Ted Serro and Hector Delgadillo were called up. Serro boasted a 2-0 start and 13.1 innings thrown in four games with two hits, three walks and a 0.00 ERA.
With just over 20 innings pitched, Delgadillo was the Doubledays best starter with 20 strikeouts and a 2-1 start.
To offset the losses, Auburn recently added Chase Lirette (0-1, 9.82 ERA) and from Pulaski, Chris Reddout (0-0, 5.40 ERA). On Monday, the Doubledays also lost outfielder Zach Kalter, who had a .283 batting average, to Lansing.
Auburn's 1-2 punch
Matt Liuzza and Luke Hopkins have added an incredible 1-2 punch in the Doubledays batting order this season. When they are both healthy and in the lineup, they almost always bat consecutively, with one or the other in the cleanup slot. Combined, they have five of the team's nine home runs. Liuzza leads the team with three, all in one week, and Hopkins has two.
As of Saturday, Hopkins has a .255 batting average and Liuzza is right behind him with a .254. Hopkins is also tied for second in the league with 11 doubles and third in the league with 13 base hits.
Ben Zeskind is tied for second in the league with three triples.
Doubledays behind pace early
The Doubledays are four games below .500 at 13-17, which was not the case after 30 games last season. At this time last year, Auburn was 16-14 and in first place in the Pinckney Division. They are currently 4.5 games behind the Mahoning Valley Scrappers
When they keep the score low and get ahead, the Doubledays are almost unbeatable this season. They are 1-15 when they give up more than three runs and 11-3 when they have the lead after six innings, 12-0 when they carry the lead after eight.
The Bulkley Report
Port Byron native Aaron Bulkley finally made his appearance at Falcon Park this week when his Tri-City ValleyCats visited the Doubledays.
Bulkley played just three innings but got his second hit of the season and the first of the game when the ValleyCats lost 11-1 on Thursday night. He was the designated hitter in the leadoff spot again the next night in Aberdeen when he went 0--3 with a strikeout in six innings.
The second year outfielder had been out for nearly a month with a staph infection in his left leg.
-The Citizen staff reports
-The Citizen staff reports
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