The weather turned warmer on Friday, we had some midday rain but it didn't stop the ballgame on North Prince Street from starting on time. This was the opener of a four-game series and the umpteenth renewal of The War Of The Roses (the Revs and Stormers are scheduled for thirty-two meetings in 2022, neither team plays any other opponent more than eighteen times). On this night the game was scoreless into the bottom of the fifth inning, Andretty Cordero and Anderson Feliz reached on back-to-back singles and both scored on Devon Torrence's two-run double giving the Stormers a 2-0 lead. In the sixth Kelly Dugan went yard to right-center extending the advantage to three. The Revolution got on the board in the seventh when J. C. Encarnacion doubled and scored on Nellie Rodriguez's sac fly. In the eighth Jack Kenley and Lenin Rodriguez drew consecutive walks and Edwin Figuera was hit by the pitch, Troy Stokes' sac fly plated Kenley bringing the Revs to within one but there would be no further scoring as the Stormers held on for the 3-2 decision. Brent Teller working into the eighth inning for the win allowing just one hit and striking out eleven, West Tunnell finished the eighth and Josh Graham worked the ninth earning the save. Rev starter Jorge Martinez took the loss but deserved better, he struck out nine over six innings. The game started shortly after 6:30 and finished just after 9:00, nobody will ever complain about that at all. On Saturday afternoon it was announced that Brent Teller had been signed by the Arizona Diamondbacks, he's the first Barnstormer to be signed into affiliated baseball in 2022 and it's his first opportunity with an MLB organization. At the ballpark in the evening for game #2, the Stormers took a 1-0 lead in the second when LeDarious Clark reached on an error on scored on an RBI single by Anderson Feliz. The Revs tied it in the third on a Jack Kenly solo home run and took the lead for good in the seventh. Carlos Franco reached on an error and ex-Stormer Connor Lien (picked up by York after his release in Lancaster) doubled, newcomer Jhon Nunez (in his Revs debut) hit a sac fly to score Franco, Lien would come home on a wild pitch to make it 3-1. That would be the final score, Eduardo Rivera was the winner with Jim Fuller closing it for the save. Oscar De La Cruz made the spot start for the Stormers but didn't figure in the decision, Chase Johnson took the loss in relief. This game was over in less than two-and-a half hours and we'll take that whenever we can get it. The series continued in the afternoon heat on Sunday, I was not there and with no street hockey in Rothsville because of the holiday weekend I spent the day at home in the AC. Take care, thanks for reading.
