SCOTTSDALE, AZ – Powered by Dan Bichette’s (NYY) 3-for-5, two-RBI performance on Thursday, the Scottsdale Scorpions (12-20) came full circle to close out the 2014 campaign in identical fashion to their 2014 AFL opener – with a victory over the Salt River Rafters (17-11).
SCOTTSDALE, AZ – Pirates Minor League Hitter of the Year Josh Bell remained red-hot, going 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs on Wednesday, but the Scottsdale Scorpions (10-15) couldn’t weather a 13-hit assault en route to an 8-4 loss to the Salt River Rafters (16-6) at Scottsdale Stadium.
SURPRISE, AZ – A late rally wasn’t quite enough to overcome Patrick Leonard’s (TB) pair of homers as the Scottsdale Scorpions (10-12) continued their recent skid with a 6-5 loss to the Peoria Javelinas (9-12) on Monday afternoon at Surprise Stadium.
SCOTTSDALE, AZ – Pirates prospect Josh Bell reached base in each of his four plate appearances and Yankees farmhand Greg Bird homered to help lead the AFL East All-Stars to a 6-2 victory over the AFL West on Saturday at Salt River Fields.
SCOTTSDALE, AZ – New York Yankees prospect Greg Bird continued his phenom-type AFL season, lifting a three-run homer to extend his hitting streak to 16 games and power the Scottsdale Scorpions (9-9) to a 6-2 triumph over the Peoria Javelinas (5-11) on Monday night at Scottsdale stadium.
SCOTTSDALE, AZ – Tyler Glasnow (PIT) made his third straight scoreless start in Friday’s 2-1 loss, Joely Rodriguez (PIT) picked up his third victory in as many appearances during Saturdays’ 12-3 blowout and the Scottsdale Scorpions (8-9) split their weekend with the Surprise Saguaros (7-9) and the Glendale Desert Dogs (7-8).
SCOTTSDALE, AZ – Pirates right-hander Angel Sanchez made his third straight appearance without an earned run (one run) and Josh Bell (PIT) and Dan Gamache (PIT) reached safely as two of only eight Scottsdale Scorpions (7-7) baserunners in a 9-3 thumping by the Mesa Solar Sox (7-6) on Wednesday night at Scottsdale Stadium.
SCOTTSDALE, AZ – Pirates southpaw Joely Rodriguez struck out five in four scoreless innings, Josh Bell (PIT) knocked his league-leading fifth double and the Scottsdale Scorpions (6-6) cruised to a 7-3 victory over the Glendale Desert Dogs (5-5) on Monday night at Scottsdale Stadium.
SURPRISE, AZ – Greg Bird (NYY) homered twice and Pirates pitching prospect Tom Harlan tossed three innings with just one hit and no earned runs (two runs), but the opposing Surprise Saguaros (5-4) rallied for five runs and a 7-3 victory over the Scottsdale Scorpions (5-4) on Thursday night at Surprise Stadium.
MESA, AZ – Pirates left Joely Rodriguez fired three shutout innings, Josh Bell (PIT) turned in his second straight multi-hit game and the Scottsdale Scorpions (5-2) outslugged the Mesa Solar Sox (1-5) 10-7 on Tuesday afternoon at Cubs Park.
SURPRISE, AZ – All nine batters hit safely during Friday’s win, Pirates farmhand Dan Gamache extended his hitting streak to 10 games on Saturday and the Scottsdale Scorpions (3-2) swept a weekend set with one-run wins over the Glendale Desert Dogs (1-3) and the Surprise Saguaros (3-2).
SURPRISE, AZ – A solo homer from Pirates infield prospect Dan Gamache couldn’t match phenom Francisco Lindor’s (CLE) near-cycle as the Peoria Javelinas (2-1) thumped the Scottsdale Scorpions (1-2) 11-2 on Thursday night at Surprise Stadium.
SCOTTSDALE, AZ – Josh Bell (PIT) singled and scored as one of just four total base hits from the Scottsdale Scorpions (1-1) and Adrian Sampson (PIT) served as the stopper with a scoreless ninth, but the efforts weren’t enough in a 6-3 loss to the Salt River Rafters (1-1) on Wednesday night at Scottsdale Stadium.
SALT RIVER, AZ – Top prospect Tyler Glasnow (PIT) made the Opening Day start, 2014 Tribe backstop Elias Diaz (PIT) scored a pair of runs and Greg Bird (NYY) drove in four to lead the Scottsdale Scorpions (1-0) to a 7-4 win over the Salt River Rafters (0-1) in the Arizona Fall League opener on Wednesday afternoon at Salt River Fields.