Current Canes beat the alumni 4-2. The pitching was very good for the first eight innings, while the hitting left something to be desired. We had 7 total hits, but only four through the first 7 innings.
Starting Lineup:
Jenkins CF
Vilar 2B
Zamora SS
Toral 1B
Amditis C
Cloonan DH
Moore RF
Lala LF
Escala 3B
-The only position player that did not play was Del Castillo. Hopefully it’s nothing too serious
-Veliz had a solid four innings of work. He got into a bit of trouble in the third and would have conceded a run were it not for an alumni base running mishap
-The next four innings were thrown by Gates, Federman, Keysor, and Mixon. The alumni didn’t threaten during those innings. Gates and Federman in particular were lights out. Those four should make up the core of the bullpen
-Rivero struggled in the ninth, particularly with his control. The game ended when the alumni tried to score two on a wild pitch
-I think it’s probably noteworthy that Rivero got the final slot tonight instead of Cook
-Zamora and Jenkins were the best players offensively. Jenkins did a nice job finding his way on base and making things happen on the base paths
-Gates hit in the DH slot following his mound appearance. He was of course then hit by a pitch. Thankfully, Cooper was never known for being a hard thrower
-The defense was fairly solid other than a first inning error by Zamora
-If tonight was any indication, DiMare is going to be very aggressive trying to steal bases
-Unfortunately, DiMare was still the third base coach