Bluffton, SC. – The Warner Royals completed their sweep of the USCB Sand Sharks this afternoon with a 10-8 win.
The Sand Sharks made a surge in the 8
th inning, tallying 7 runs but
Ryan Klingler came into the game in the 9
th inning once again and shut the door on any chance the Sand Sharks had, earning his 2
nd save of the season.
With the win the Royals are now 26-9 with a 7-2 conference record and are 2nd in the TSC.
SID Players Of The Game
Andres Fernandez: W (5-3); 7.0 IP; 3 K's; 1 ER
Xanders Vazquez: 3-4; 3 Runs; 2 RBI; 2 BB; 2B; SB
Andres Fernandez pitched remarkably this afternoon, keeping the Sand Sharks off balance and never allowing a big rally to spark or let his side lose the momentum.
| Ranks Number 21 in Division I in Total Innings Pitched (40.200) |
| Ranks Number 35 in Division I in Wins (4) |
| Ranks Number 40 in Division I in Losses (3) |
| Ranks Number 45 in Division I in Walked Allowed per 9 (1.77) |
Xanders Vazquez continued to tattoo the ball around the ball park this afternoon, adding another 3 hits to his already impressive resume and is now batting a team high .436 on the season.
| Ranks Number 3 in Division I in Total Runs Scored (38) |
| Ranks Number 4 in Division I in Total Triples (4) |
| Ranks Number 11 in Division I in Total Steal Attempts (16) |
| Ranks Number 22 in Division I in Total Hits (38) |
| Ranks Number 23 in Division I in Total Stolen Bases (12) |
| Ranks Number 29 in Division I in Runs Scored per Game (1.226) |
| Ranks Number 31 in Division I in Total Total Bases (58) |
Warner jumped ahead in the 1
st inning scoring 3 runs off hits from
Rafael Astacio,
Alex Vazquez, and
Ronny Penalo. The Royals have outscored opponents in the 1
st inning 42-16 this season.
2 more runs were added to the Royals lead in the top of the 2
nd off hits from
Alfred Brown,
Xanders Vazquez, and
Scott Fickas.
Warner led 5-0 after 2 inning and continued to extend their lead, adding 1 run in the 4
th and 5
th inning.
USCB finally answered back in the bottom of the 5
th, scoring only 1, the only run
Andres Fernandez allowed in his 7 innings.
Warner added their 8
th run of the afternoon in the top of the 6
th inning and capped things off in the 7
th scoring 2 more runs to bring their lead up to 10-1.
The Sand Sharks took a big chunk out of the Royals lead in the bottom of the 8
th inning, scoring 7 runs off 5 hits and 4 walks. The Royals used 2 different pitchers to get through the inning and decided to bring in their ace in the hole this weekend,
Ryan Klingler, to close things down yet again.
Klingler came out for the bottom of the 9
th with the Royals leading 10-8 but lacking the momentum and weathered the storm for the Royals, producing 2 fly outs and 1 ground out to end the game and confirm the sweep.
