SALTDOGS TAKE BOTH GAMES IN DOUBLEHEADER WINS OVER REDHAWKS
FARGO, N.D. — After Friday night’s series opener between the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks (47-25) and Lincoln Saltdogs (33-40) was postponed due to rain the two teams played a doubleheader on Saturday. Both were seven-inning contests and Lincoln won game one of the doubleheader by a score of 4-2 in extra innings.
Both teams starters, Davis Feldman and Zach Keenan for the RedHawks and Saltdogs respectively, pitched well and held the game scoreless until Fargo-Moorhead center fielder Evan Alexander drove in Sam Dexter on a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the third inning. Keenan allowed only the one run on three hits and struck out three batters in five innings pitched.
The next half inning Lincoln shortstop Rayder Ascanio hit a two-run home run off of Feldman to make it 2-1 and retake the lead for the Saltdogs. The runs were the only two that the right-handed starter allowed on seven hits and three walks in five innings pitched. Feldman also struck out four batters in the game.
RedHawks’ relief pitcher Tanner Riley came into the game in the top of the sixth inning and allowed three walks but struck out two batters and pitched a scoreless inning. Luke Lind relieved Riley in the top of the seventh inning and pitched a 1-2-3 inning, including two strikeouts.
In the bottom of the sixth inning second baseman Peter Maris hit a solo home run off of Saltdogs reliever Steffon Moore to tie the game at two. The homer was Maris’ third in as many games. Moore allowed two more walks but struck out two batters in the sixth and kept the game tied. In the seventh Matt Cronin allowed a walk but pitched a scoreless inning to send the game to extra innings.
The Saltdogs scored two runs in the top of the inning off RedHawks’ pitcher Joe Jones (4-2) on a hit, a walk, and a sacrifice fly. Jones earned the loss after Fargo-Moorhead was unable to score in the bottom of the inning. Saltdogs reliever Matt Cronin (2-3) earned the win after pitching a scoreless bottom of the eighth inning.
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DELANO PITCHES SIX SCORELESS INNINGS IN GAME TWO WIN
FARGO, N.D. — In game two of the Saturday doubleheader the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks (47-26) were shut out by the Lincoln Saltdogs (34-40) and lost 5-0. Lincoln right-handed starter Garett Delano (5-3) earned the win after he pitched six innings and allowed six hits and no walks while striking out five batters.
Saltdogs center fielder Randy Norris opened the scoring with an RBI single in the fourth inning, driving in first baseman Jason Rogers. An inning later, second baseman Josh Altmann hit a three-run home run to make it 4-0 Lincoln. RedHawks starting pitcher Kevin McGovern (7-3) pitched six innings and allowed four runs on eight hits and three walks and earned the loss.
RedHawks relief pitcher Brady Stover pitched in the top of the seventh inning and allowed a run on a double, a walk, and a sacrifice fly from Altmann, his fourth RBI of the game. Lincoln turned to Carter Hope in the bottom of the seventh inning to close things out. Hope, a former RedHawks pitcher in 2019, allowed one hit, a double from shortstop Sam Dexter, but struck out two batters and held the RedHawks scoreless in the Saltdogs victory.
Fargo-Moorhead and Lincoln will conclude the three-game series with a 1:00 p.m. game on Sunday afternoon at Newman Outdoor Field. RedHawks left-handed starter Tyler Grauer (7-3, 3.36 ERA) will RHP Zach St. Pierre (0-0, 3.60 ERA) of the Saltdogs.
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