Outfielder Jason Bourgeois had a well rounded game for Louisville on Tuesday evening as he had three hits including a double. He would add his 22nd steal of the season and an RBI. Bourgeois raised his line on the season to .286/.339/.376 with the game.
Pensacola won 8-4 on Tuesday night and there were quite a few highlights. The first is that Ben Lively hit his first career home run. I’m not saying that you shouldn’t make him angry, but Jacksonville didn’t exactly do themselves any favors on their scoreboard before his at bat.
Let it be a lesson to teams in the future…. get the scoreboard right or Ben Lively will make you pay. You’ve been warned. He also tossed six innings with three earned runs from the mound while striking out six batters with just one walk.
Kyle Waldrop hit a two run homer in the first inning that went about seven rows deep into right field. It wasn’t a wall scraper, but it was just a teaser for what was going to come in the fifth inning. With no one on he took the first pitch he saw and nearly hit it out of the stadium in Jacksonville, clearing the seating area and having the ball bounce on the concourse before hitting the outer fence at the back of the park. With the two home runs, Waldrop now has 12 on the season to go with 31 doubles and 3 triples between Bakersfield and Pensacola.
While Bryson Smith went 1-3 with a walk and an RBI at the plate, it was what he did with his legs and his glove that get him here today. If you don’t recall, last season Smith had his season ended when he shattered his femur on a play at the wall attempting to rob a home run. Last night he must have put that all behind him as he scaled the wall in Jacksonville to rob a home run on an outstanding play.Take a look at the video.
Despite a loss late in the game, Evan Mitchell tossed two shutout innings as he continued a good run of outings that span back to before the time when he went on the disabled list. Over his last 10 appearances he has a 2.45 ERA in 14.2 innings with just nine hits, four walks and 18 strikeouts.