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 – Adrian Sampson (PIT) pitched a perfect fourth inning and Dan Gamache (PIT) collected a pair of hits for the Scottsdale Scorpions (11-18), before a tightly-contested matchup got out of hand late in an 8-4 Salt River Rafters (17-9) win on Monday afternoon at Salt River Fields.
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.
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.