MINORSFINAL 8/8: Which team is hotter?
First, forget Gwinnett and the camp teams.
The G-Braves have been awful in August (2-4). Camp teams both sub .500.
However...
MISSISSIPPI, after sweeping DH on Thursday, have won 11 of 14 and is in a virtual 3-way tie for first with 22 games left in the season.
LYNCHBURG won five straight at the end of July, but is 2-4 in August and has slipped four back of Potomac, which has won six straight.
ROME(!) has won five straight and seven of eight in a terrific play-for-pride showing by what was one of baseball's worst teams the first half. But they are still "only" 21-26 in the second half, 13 back and 11 games away from elimination.
DANVILLE has let first place slip away by losing four of five, three by one run. But the D-Braves are still one-half game ahead of Pulaski, one game up on Princeton.
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CLASS AAA
Norfolk 5, Gwinnett 3
LP: Northcraft (0-6) 7 IP, 10, H, 5 ER, 3 BB, 3 K.
Avilan 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K.
Terdoslavich 1-2, HR (9th), RBI, 2 BB.
O.Martinez 2-4, RBI.
Cunningham 1-3, RBI.
E. Reyes 1-4, 2B, BB.
CLASS AA
Mississippi, idle.
ADVANCED CLASS A
Lynchburg 4, Winston-Salem 3
3-run 8th for Hillcats.
SP: L. Sims 6 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 6 K.
WP: Fasshold (2-0) 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K. (1.04)
A.Wilson (Save, 14) 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K.
Ahrens 2-4, HR (5th), 2 R, 3 RBIs.
Skinner 2-4.
CLASS A
Charleston 6, Rome 3
SP: Janas 7 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 2 K.
LP: Tate (4-4) 1.1 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K.
Lien 1-4, 3B, R.
C. Franco 1-4, 2B, R.
Reed Harper 1-2, RBI.
Giardina 0-4, RBI.
SHORT-SEASON
Elizabethton 7, Danville 0
2 hits, 6 errors by D-Braves.
LP: Grosser (4-1) 4 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, 8 K.
Salazar 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K. (1.23)
Daris 1-3.
GCL Astros 3, GCL Braves 2 (10)
SP: Santana 5 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K.
LP: Sechler (1-1) 0.2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K.
Estevez 2-4.
Dkystra 0-5. (.279)
Davidson 0-4, 2 K. (.240)
Didder 3-5, RBI.
DSL Blue Jays 10, DSL Braves 1
LP: Mora (0-3) 3.1 IP, 3 H, 6 ER, 7 BB, 4 K.
T. Josephina 1-3, 2B, RBI.
Arias 3-5. (.294)
