July 25, 2009 at 6:29 AM
Rizzo goes 4 for 4 in Salem win
7/25 Cup of Coffee: On Friday, Columbus downed Pawtucket 3-1. Michael Bowden went 7 innings giving up 1 run on 4 hits. He struck out 5. Randor Bierd threw 1.2 frames allowing a run on 3 hits. He had 3 strikeouts. Hunter Jones retired the only hitter he faced. The offense had 3 hits spread out among 3 different players.New Hampshire blanked Portland 3-0. Jarrod Plummer pitched 5 innings giving up 2 runs on 3 hits and 3 walks. He had 3 strikeouts. Chris Province threw 2 scoreless, hitless innings giving up a walk. He had a strikeout. Dustin Richardson tossed a scoreless, hitess inning giving up 2 walks. He had a strikeout. Tommy Hottovy pitched an inning giving up a run on 2 hits. He had a strikeout. Ryan Kalish went 2 for 4.
Salem defeated Potomac 5-1. Seth Garrison threw 6 innings giving up 1 run on 2 hits and a walk. He struck out 6. Armando Zerpa pitched 2 scoreless innings allowing a hit and 2 walks. He fanned 2. Josh Papelbon tossed a scoreless 9th inning allowing 2 hits. He had a strikeout. Che-Hsuan Lin went 2 for 4 with a home run and 2 RBI. Daniel Nava went 2 for 4 and scored 2 runs. Anthony Rizzo went 4 for 4 with a run scored and a RBI.
Delmarva defeated Greenville 10-7. Caleb Clay went 4 innings allowing 6 runs on 6 hits and 3 walks. He fanned 3. Felix Ventura pitched 3 innings giving up 2 runs on 4 hits. He had 2 strikeouts. Leandro Marin threw 2 innings allowing 2 runs on 2 hits and a walk. He struck out 4. Zach Gentile went 2 for 5 with a RBI. Jered Stanley went 3 for 4 and scored 2 runs. Will Middlebrooks went 2 for 3 with a home run, 2 runs scored and 3 RBI. Pete Hissey went 2 for 4 and scored a run.
Vermont downed Lowell 4-1. Ryan Pressly tossed 5 innings allowing a run on a hit and 3 walks. He fanned 4. Pedro Perez threw 2.2 innings giving up 3 runs on 3 hits and a walk. He struck out 3. Dennis Neuman pitched 1.1 clean innings and had a strikeout. Ronald Bermudez went 2 for 3 with a RBI.
In rookie ball, the Reds shutout the Red Sox 3-0. Tyler Wilson pitched 2 innings giving up a run on a hit and 2 walks. He struck out 5. Pete Ruiz threw 5 innings allowing 2 runs on 6 hits and a walk. He fanned 4. Swen Huijer threw a scoreless inning allowing 1 hit. He struck out 2. Reymond Fuentes went 2 for 4.
Player of the Night: Anthony Rizzo who was a perfect 4 for 4 at the plate with a run scored and a RBI in Salem's win