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Game Recap: Baseball | 4/20/2024

Bears Take Series On Another Walk-Off

Cal Scores 3 in 9th to Stun #5 Oregon State

BERKELEY – The California baseball team's magic in the late innings continued when the Golden Bear scored three in the ninth to walk it off against No. 5 Oregon State, winning 8-7 on Saturday night at Stu Gordon Stadium.   With the win, Cal (23-14, 10-10 Pac-12) secures its first series victory over a top-5 team since the Bears swept No. 3 Oregon State March 24-26, 2016. The late-inning heroics began when Nico Button legged out an infield single to open the ninth off Oregon State closer Bridger Holmes (2-3). PJ Moutzouridis drew a walk to put runners on first and second. A throwing error on OSU first baseman Jacob Krieg allowed Jarren Advincula to reach safely and Button to score.   That ended the afternoon for Homes who went 1.0 complete, allowing a hit and three runs, non-earned with a walk and two strikeouts. New pitcher Noah Ferguson intentionally walked Caleb Lomavita to load the bases with no outs. Ferguson then hit Rodney Green Jr. to bring the tying run in and the winning run at third. After a strikeout, Carson Crawford drew a bases-loaded walk on five pitches allowing the winning run to cross the plate. It is Cal's fifth walk-off win of the season and second of the series.

The win went to Robert Aivazian (2-0) who pitched brilliantly over the final 2.1 innings. He did not allow a batter to reach and recorded two strikeouts.   For the second straight day, the Bears struck first. Cal scored the game's opening run in the bottom of the first inning when Green Jr. reached safely on a fielder's choice that allowed Moutzouridis to score. The freshman opened the contest with a single to center field and moved to third on the base hit from Lomavita.   Cal added a run in the second on a solo home run from Jag Burden. It was his first of the year and third of his career. Burden smashed a 2-2 offering over the right field fence off starter Jacob Kmatz to give the Bears a 2-0 lead.   The Beavers got Kmatz off the hook by scoring three in the fourth and two more in the sixth and seventh innings. In the fourth, a base hit and a walk put two on for Travis Bazzana who launched a ball the opposite way for his 19th home run of the season. In the sixth, a bases-loaded walk to Bazzana and a sac fly off the bat of Mason Guerra gave the Beavers a 5-2 lead.   Cal scored a run in the home half thanks to an RBI double down the right field line from Green Jr., which scored Advincula from second. Green Jr. finished the day 1-for-3 with three RBIs and has extended his season-best hitting streak to nine games.   OSU added two more in the seventh when Dallas Macias singled to right field which scored a pair of runs.

The Bears began their comeback in the bottom of the seventh. Seth Gwynn led off the inning with a solo home run to deep left center. It was his fifth home run of the year and second of the series. In the eighth inning, Lomavita smashed a solo home run off reliever AJ Hutcheson, it was Lomavita's 12th of the year and 35th of his career.   Ian May got the start for the Bears. He went 2.0 complete, surrendering a hit and three walks, he did not allow a run. OSU's Kmatz went 5.1 innings, allowing three hits, and three runs, with a walk and five strikeouts in the no-decision.   Cal looks to complete the sweep today at 1:05 p.m. Sunday's game will be streamed on Pac-12 Insider.     STAY POSTED For coverage of Cal baseball, please follow the Bears on Twitter (@CalBaseball), Instagram (@CalBaseball), and Facebook (/CalBaseball/).

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AJ Smith-Shawver started on Monday, and it went rather well: 10 batters faced, 48 pitches, 32 strikes, 2 2/3 innings pitched, five strikeouts, one hit, one walk, no runs allowed. The 21-year-old poked his head into the majors for the first time in mid-2023; he threw 25 1/3 regular-season innings with the big club, plus 2 2/3 more of mopup work in the NLDS. Still rookie-eligible, he made our Top 100 list as the top-rated prospect in Atlanta’s system.

Plan A for the Braves doesn’t necessarily involve Smith-Shawver. Atlanta starts its rotation with Spencer Strider, one of the best pitchers in baseball. After that: Max Fried, Charlie Morton, Chris Sale, and Reynaldo López. Plus, they have quite a bit of prospect and Quad-A depth: Huascar Ynoa, Bryce Elder, Dylan Dodd. Ian Anderson (remember him?) is due back from Tommy John sometime later this year, and 2023 first-round pick Hurston Waldrep, with his unholy splitter, is being fast-tracked to the majors.

But the Braves will probably need Smith-Shawver eventually. Morton is a million years old. Fried will be a free agent after this season. The last time Sale qualified for the ERA title, Grey’s Anatomy was still good (yes, that show is still on). And four months ago, everyone thought López was a reliever. Atlanta’s Plan A might not involve Smith-Shawver, but Plan B does.

Smith-Shawver held his own in the majors (OK, his first two starts were against Washington and Colorado, which is only technically the majors) before returning to Gwinnett for the bulk of the remaining regular season calendar.

Like, there’s raw, and then there’s getting to the majors after 23 months of playing baseball full-time. Smith-Shawver is six months younger than Paul Skenes, the first pick in last year’s draft. He’s younger than Travis Bazzana and JJ Wetherholt, who are candidates to go 1-1 in this year’s draft. Smith-Shawver has 164 1/3 professional innings pitched right now. Charlie Morton had 39 2/3 professional innings pitched when Smith-Shawver was born. 🤯

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¡CON EL PIE DERECHO!

 México gana en su debut en Mundial de beisbol Sub-23 

Con drama, bateo oportuno y gran defensiva es como la Selección Mexicana de Beisbol Sub-23 venció 3-2 a Australia en ocho entradas (extrainnings), en su debut en el Mundial de la especialidad que se realiza en China Taipei.

Javier Sánchez pegó sencillo productor del 3-2 en la parte alta de la octava entrada para romper el empate a dos que se tenía, y después, el pitcheo de Néstor Anguamea preservaron la delantera para darle a México su primer triunfo en el torneo.

Antes de llegar a los extrainnings fue la defensiva la que evitó la derrota, ya que Australia tenía corredor en segunda en la parte baja de la séptima entrada y Ángel Camacho realizó una gran atrapada en el jardín izquierdo para el último out.

El Mundial Sub-23 es organizado por la Confederación Mundial de Beisbol y Softbol (WBSC), por lo que se rige con el reglamento en donde los encuentros son a 7 entradas y, cuando se requieren extrainnings, se utiliza el sistema de muerte súbita en donde los dos equipos empiezan a batear cada inning con corredores en segunda y primera.

Fue un duelo dominado por el pitcheo ya que la escuadra tricolor solo pegó cuatro imparables, mientras que los australianos terminaron con cinco indiscutibles. Elmer López, Brandon Valenzuela, Rubén Salinas y Javier Sánchez fueron los que pegaron los imparables, teniendo a Valenzuela como el bat más productivo luego de que produjo dos anotaciones.

En cuanto al pitcheo, el abridor Fernando Sánchez trabajó 4.2 entradas en las que admitió tres hits y dos anotaciones, y después fue relevado por cuatro lanzadores que no permitieron más anotaciones. El pitcher ganador fue Manuel Castro y Anguamea se acreditó el rescate.

Con este resultado, la Selección Mexicana Sub-23 se pone con marca de 1-0 en el Grupo B y ahora enfrentará a la escuadra de Corea del Sur este sábado a las 6 de la mañana tiempo del centro de México.

ASÍ FUE EL JUEGO

Después de que se colgaron ceros en los tres primeros innings del juego, la Selección Mexicana tomó la ventaja en el juego en el cuarto rollo, cuando Brandon Valenzuela pegó doblete entre el central y el derecho con corredores en segunda y primera, mandándolos a ambos al plato a ambos para poner el 2-0 a favor.

Una entrada después fueron los australianos los que hicieron lo propio al timbrar dos ocasiones, empatando el duelo. Chris Burke pegó jonrón solitario (2-1) y Travis Bazzana dio doble productor para poner el 2-2.

Australia armó una ofensiva en la séptima entrada en la que Bailey Cooke abrió con sencillo y avanzó a segunda con toque. El pitcher mexicano (Manuel Castro) ponchó a Tyson Zamora para el segundo out y después vino la gran atrapada de Ángel Camacho para acabar la amenaza y mandar el juego a extrainnings.

Aldo Nuñez y el propio Camacho fueron los corredores que estaban en base al comenzar los extrainnings. Elmer López elevó al jardín derecho para el primer out, llegando entonces Javier Sánchez, quien pegó el sencillo productor del 3-2. Hugo Sánchez fue dominado con elevado para ser el tercer out.

Néstor Anguamea subió al centro del diamante para sacar los tres últimos outs del juego con ponche y dos elevados al jardín central, para concretar la victoria mexicana. (Séptima Entrada)