6/3/2023 0 Comments Adam brett walker baseballHe’s still working to adjust to the differences between the NPB and MLB, this injury quite possibly being an adjustment point for him. Senga’s situation is a little bit different than someone else who might be dealing with what could be considered a nagging injury. Mets GM Billy Eppler said before the game such injuries for players adjusting from the Japanese game to the American game are not uncommon, and for what it’s worth, Mets manager Buck Showalter said if this was a regular season game, Senga might’ve been able to pitch through it. The two teams will play game two of the series on Saturday, March 23 at 1 p.m.Saturday could’ve gone better for the Mets on the injury front.īefore their game against the Nationals in West Palm Beach, the Mets were forced to scratch Kodai Senga with what they described as tendinitis in his right index finger. Lockin finished the day hitting 2-for-4 with the RBI and freshman Joe Frazee also finished 2-for-4 on the day. With the USF lead at 4-1 after the top of fourth, LMU would get a run in their half of the inning to make the score 4-2 to set-up the sixth inning. After the runs, Huddy would get the next nine USF hitters in order before hitting Gradishar. USF would score another pair in the fourth inning. Sophomore Billy Lockin's grounder would score Smith, who reach on a double. LMU would cut the lead to 2-1 with a run in the third. The big hit in the inning came by catcher Steve Booth who hit a two-run homer over the Mikos Blue Monster in left field with Alfonso Valdez on base after a single. It was no different against the Dons as they posted a two-run second inning to take the early lead. In those wins the Lions found themselves trailing early. The Lions have won four of the last five games. Smith would sacrifice him to third and then Oller would score on junior Joe Silva's single. Oller, who finished the day 1-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored, would lead the inning with a double that hit the chalk on the left field line. LMU would get an insurance run in the eighth inning for the final 6-4 margin. ![]() Smith continues his hot hitting, going 3-for-3 on the afternoon with two RBI and a run scored. LMU would take the lead for good when freshman Sean Smith would score Perez on an RBI double to left field. With Whitsell on third and Perez on second, freshman Jonathan Oller would hit a sacrifice fly to left field to tie the game at 4-4. On the day LMU would have three sacrifice bunts to help their offense. ![]() Both Perez and Whitesell would advance on sophomore Jonathan Higashi's sacrifice bunt. Senior Tommy Perez would then reach after he was hit by a pitch. Zacuto, who was hit by a pitch three times in the game, would score on sophomore Joshua Whitesell's double down the right field line. Trailing 4-2, senior Kris Zacuto would get hit by a pitch to start the game. ![]() LMU would give Huddy the win with a three-run sixth inning that completed the Lions comeback. Lovato would earn his first save of the season. Junior Nicholas Lovato would strikeout pinch hitter Anthony Jimenez for the final out of the game. Junior Kevin Jenson would get the first two outs of the ninth inning before giving up a triple to Luke Gradishar, only the sixth hit for the Dons on the day. It was the longest outing by an LMU starter this season as Huddy struck out four on the day. ![]() Huddy, who improves to 3-1 on the season, allowed just four runs (three earned) on five hits. San Francisco drops their fifth in a row and falls to 7-18, 1-6 in the conference. In a game that was opposite of the 31-7 thrashing they gave USC earlier in the week, the Lions used an eight-inning performance by the freshman Huddy to earn their third consecutive win to improve to 10-16 on the year and 3-1 in the WCC. Los Angeles, CA (March 22) - Thanks to a three-run sixth inning and solid pitching by starter Kyle Huddy, the Loyola Marymount University (LMU) baseball team defeated the University of San Francisco 6-4 in a West Coast Conference battle on Friday afternoon.
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