Saturday, June 18th: Lopes & Langeliers Lead Las Vegas To Victory

 

Prospect Of The Day: Las Vegas Aviators Right Fielder Christian Lopes (3 for 5 / Home Run / Double / 4 RBIs / Stolen Base)

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE  (TRIPLE-A)

Las Vegas Aviators  14

El Paso Chihuahuas    5

WP: Wiles 4-5 / 6.43

HR: Langeliers (12), Kelly (8), Lopes (1)

The Aviators put double digits on the board for the second straight day to best the Chihuahuas on Saturday. Right fielder Christian Lopes led the Las Vegas attack, collecting a home run, a double and a single while also driving in 4 runs and stealing a base. Catcher Shea Langeliers tagged his team-leading 12th home run, a two-run shot, singled and walked, while left fielder Dalton Kelly homered and walked twice, and first baseman Billy McKinney doubled twice and singled. Third baseman Vimael Machin tripled, doubled and drove in 2 runs, while shortstop Sheldon Neuse had 3 hits and drove in a pair, and center fielder Vince Fernandez tripled, singled and drove in a run. Starter Collin Wiles allowed 3 runs and 9 hits and struck out 9 to earn the victory for Las Vegas.

 

TEXAS LEAGUE  (DOUBLE-A)

Midland RockHounds  6

Frisco RoughRiders       5

WP: Highberger 2-1 / 5.28

HR: Eierman (11)

2B Jeremy Eierman: 1-4, HR, 4 RBI

3B Brett Harris: 1-4, 2B, BB

LF Marty Bechina: 1-2, BB

DH Chase Calabuig: 1-5, 2B, 2 RBI

RHP Matt Milburn: 3.1 IP/7 H/3 ER/3 BB/3 K

RHP Nick Highberger: 1 IP/2 H/1 ER/2 BB/0 K

RHP Michael Danielak: 2.2 IP/2 H/1 ER/1 BB/2 K

LHP Austin Briggs: 2 IP/3 H/0 ER/0 BB/4 K/SV

 

MIDWEST LEAGUE  (HIGH-A)

Fort Wayne TinCaps  5

Lansing Lugnuts          6

WP: Nambiar 4-1 / 2.73

RF Lawrence Butler: 3-4, BB, 3 RBI

LF Jonny Butler: 1-2, 2B, 2 BB, RBI, SB

C Tyler Soderstrom: 1-4, 3B, BB, RBI

SS Drew Swift: 2-5, 2B

RHP Blake Beers: 6 IP/3 H/0 ER/4 BB/4 K

RHP Angello Infante: 2 IP/0 H/0 ER/0 BB/2 K

RHP Charles Hall: 0.2 IP/3 H/4 ER/0 BB/3 K

LHP Kumar Nambiar: 0.1 IP/1 H/1 ER/1 BB/1 K

 

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE  (SINGLE-A)

Stockton Ports    1

Visalia Rawhide   2

LP: Myers 3-4 / 3.98

C Shane McGuire: 2-2, 2B, 2 BB, RBI

SS Max Muncy: 2-4

LF Danny Bautista: 1-4, HBP

RF Kevin Richards: 0-1, 4 BB

RHP Mitch Myers: 7 IP/6 H/2 ER/0 BB/4 K

RHP Calvin Coker: 1 IP/1 H/0 ER/0 BB/0 K

 

Sunday’s Games:

Las Vegas @ El Paso: 5:05pm PT

Midland @ Frisco: 4:05pm PT / 6:05pm CT

Fort Wayne @ Lansing: 10:05am PT / 1:05pm ET

Stockton @ Visalia: 1:00pm PT

 

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