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The RiverDogs lost to the Sand Gnats 6-4 and it was Adam Olbrychowski who had a tough time in the mound. He fell to 0-2 and he gave up five runs (four earned) on five hits and three walks with two strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings.

Justin Snyder had a nice day at the plate.  He went two for five with two RBIs.  Abraham Almonte went two for five with a double and two runs.

Craig Heyer gave up a pair of runs in the bottom of the ninth but Jonathan Ortiz came in to get the final batter out as the RiverDogs slipped by the Sand Gnats 6-5.  Noel Castillo picked up the win and he improved to 2-0.  He gave up three runs on six hits with three strikeouts in seven innings.

Justin Snyder was the hitting star in the win.  He went two for three with a double, a triple, two walks, an RBI and two runs.

Charleston outhit Savannah 8-6 and Abraham Almonte was the hitting star in the win. He went four for five with three RBIs.  Justin Snyder went three for five with two doubles and an RBI while Jesus Montero went two for five with a double, a solo homer and two runs.

Jairo Heredia improved to 1-0 with a good enough start.  He gave up three runs on five hits and two walks with six strikeouts.  Lance Pendleton gave up two runs in 2 2/3 but he struck out seven batters to bring his season total up to twelve in 4 2/3 innings.

The RiverDogs picked up just a single run in their 4-1 loss to Rome.  Justin Snyder and Brad Suttle combined for five of the RiverDogs seven hits but oddly, neither drove in or scored that lone run.

Adam Olbrychowski took the loss although his start was hardly poor.  He gave up two runs (one earned) on five hits and a walk with two strikeouts in five innings.

The RiverDogs took care of Rome today 10-4 and it was Austin Krum who led Charleston at the plate.  He went two for three with a double and he drove in four runs.  Justin Synder tripled, drove in two and scored a run.

Dellin Betances threw a solid game and he improved to 1-0 on the season.  He gave up two runs on three hits and two walks with eight strikeouts in five innings of work.

Staten Island played two games today and it was an odd split as both team’s picked up a shutout win.  Staten Island lost the first game 3-0 and they were held to just three hits.  Taylor Holiday had two of the three hits while Jason Stephens fell to 4-1 with a nice start.  He gave up just one unearned run on four hits and three walks with seven strikeouts in five innings.

Staten Island won 6-0 in game two.  Craig Heyer continued his nice season with five shutout frames.  He gave up three hits and four walks with two strikeouts in five shutout innings.  David Williams went three for three with a double, an RBI and a run.  Justin Snyder went four for four with two doubles and three runs.

Ryan Pope had an excellent start in the Yankees 2-1 win over Lowell.  He gave up just three hits and he struck out eight in six shutout frames.

Justin Snyder drove in both Yankee runs with a single and a double.  Christopher Raber singled and scored a run.

Staten Island blew out Vermont and they did it by scoring nine runs in the fourth inning in a 13-2 win.  Taylor Holiday led the way at the plate and he went three for six with a homerun, four RBIs and two runs.  Justin Snyder went one for three with three walks, two runs and two RBIs.

Ryan Pope picked up the win with a nice start.  He gave up two runs on seven hits and a walk with eight strikeouts in six innings.

Staten Island hitters had a tough time getting anything going as they were held to a single run on seven hits in a 3-1 loss to Jamestown.  Damon Sublett went two for four with a double and an RBI while Justin Snyder singled twice and scored a run.

Chris Farley took the loss and he fell to 1-1 on the season.  He gave up two runs on five hits and one walk with four strikeouts in four innings of work.

Ryan Wehrle drew a bases loaded walk in the bottom of the ninth inning to tie Staten Island up with Lowell and then in the bottom of the eleventh, Justin Snyder singled home Donald Hollingsworth for the game winner.  Snyder finished the game three for five and he drove in two runs while Christopher Raber went three for four with a double and a walk.

Jonathan Ortiz improved to 2-0 with the win.  He gave up a hit and he struck out one in two shutout innings of relief in extra frames.

Craig Heyer improved to 2-0 on the season with four innings of shutout relief.  He gave up two hits and a walk with two strikeouts in the 4-2 win.

Braedyn Pruitt went two for four with a two run homer.  Justin Snyder went three for four with a double.

Staten Island took care of Tri-City 3-2 and the pitching effort was a team one as four pitchers combined to hold Tri-City to two runs on six hits.  John Axford was a notch above the rest and he picked up the win to improve to 1-1.  He gave up just one hit with three strikeouts in three shutout innings of relief.

Damon Sublett went three for five with a double and two RBIs.  Justin Snyder went three for five with two doubles, an RBI and two runs.

Zachary McAllister improved to 3-2 on the season with a nice start in Staten Island’s 2-0 rain shortened win over Tri-City.  He gave up just five hits and two walks and he struck out six in five shutout innings.

Taylor Holiday was a perfect two for two with a run. Justin Snyder went two for three with a double and a run.

Staten Island lost to Mahoning Valley 7-5 but Justin Snyder was the hitting star in the loss. He went three for four with a solo homerun and he scored two runs in the win. Braedyn Pruitt went one for one with two walks, a walk and an RBI.

Jason Kiley took the loss and he fell to 2-1 on the season. He gave up two runs (one earned) on four hits and a walk with one strikeout in 1 1/3 innings.

Staten Island blew a four run lead in the ninth inning but then turned around in the bottom half of the inning and won it when Braedyn Pruitt drew a bases loaded walk off walk.  Pruitt finished the game two for four with a double, two RBIs and a run.  Justin Snyder, who scored on the bases loaded walk, went three for four with a double and two RBIs.

Jason Kiley picked up the win despite giving up two of the tying runs in the ninth.  To his credit, they both happened after a costly error.  Kiley improved to 2-0 on the season.

Staten Island couldn’t pick up the win and they lost to Vermont 7-2. Dellin Betances took the loss and he dropped to 1-2 on the season. He gave up two runs on three hits and two walks with three strikeouts in.

Justin Snyder went two for four with a double, an RBI and a walk. David Williams went one for three with a walk and a run.

While the five unearned runs may have just made a blowout closer, it was disconcerting none the less.  Adam Olbrychowski took the loss and he fell to 0-1 on the season.  He gave up three runs on five hits and two walks with six strikeouts in six innings of work.

Justin Snyder was the hitting star in the 11-3 loss.  He went two for five with a solo homerun and two runs scored.

Jeff Karstens continued his rehab assignment and while he gave up his first earned run in three starts for three different teams, it was good enough for another win.  He gave up one run on four hits with eight strikeouts in five innings.

Taylor Holliday singled twice, scored two runs and drove in two.  Justin Snyder went three for five with two RBIs and a run.

Zachary McAllister threw six shutout innings and he picked up the win, but after he left the game, he almost saw the pen blow the game.  With a 4-0 lead going into the eighth, Auburn came back and scored two in the eighth and one in the ninth to make it a one run game.  Fortunately, that’s as close as they’d get.

Justin Snyder was the hitting star in the game.  He went two for three with a walk, a double, two RBIs and a run.

Staten Island lost to Brooklyn 5-1 in both team’s season opener.  Gabriel Medina gave up just one hit with six strikeouts in five shutout innings while Nicholas Chigges gave up three runs in two innings and he took the loss.

Braedyn Pruitt had three hits in the loss.  Justin Snyder tripled and he scored the only run for the Yankees.