Richmond Wins Pitcher’s Duel, North Vegas Wins 1-0
In what may go down as an epic game in the history of the Mojave Baseball League, whether it be a short-lived league or a long one, North Vegas pitcher Rich Richmond and Vault-Tec pitcher Ricardo Rodriguez put on a show.
In the end, Richmond came out on top despite his team only getting one run on one hit in the game. Richmond was named the game’s MVP because of the victory. He allowed three hits with five walks and three strikeouts in seven shutout innings. Edward Meador pitched one scoreless inning, and Gary Clark pitched another to earn the save.
Rodriguez did his part, but still earned the loss. He gave up only one unearned run on one hit with a walk and six strikeouts in eight innings pitched. John Rock pitched a scoreless ninth inning to complete the game.
The lone run in the game in the third inning came in an unusual way where North Vegas scored despite not getting a hit in the inning. Duncan Whaley reached on an Anthony Savage error to lead off the inning. Richmond then bunted. Rodriguez tried to get Whaley out at second, but Whaley beat the throw to put runners at first and second with no outs. Squirrel And followed with a groundout to move the runners up a base. With two outs, Rodriguez threw a wild pitch to score Williams.
Rodriguez was visibly upset after the game, saying that he blew it. We will see if the loss changes the momentum in the series.
With the win, the series will now go at least five games. The next two games will also be played at the Primm Community Field. If the Radscorpions win at least one of those two games, the series will move back to North Vegas for a sixth and possibly seventh game.