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San Francisco 49ers (20-21, .488) @ Phoenix Suns (24-17, .585)
After finishing April at 14-12, San Francisco is 6-9 so far in May and are 4-6 in their last 10 games. They have a top-notch offense but rely too heavily on it as their pitching staff is 10th in ERA (Starters & Bullpen) and 12th in runs against at 214 – they can field, they just can’t field that much. From a skill perspective they certainly appear to have what it takes, just not enough to get started. We’ll get their Ace in the first game of the set, but it’s really all downhill from there.

42 of 162: Landon Sampson (3-2, 2.09 ERA) @ Isaiah Zuno (3-3, 4.10 ERA)
And… we get a complete game shutout courtesy of Mr. Sampson – 11 K’s… Ugh. The only two batters he didn’t strikeout were JR Marsh and Donny Jeter in a PH appearance. Zuno, for his part, was sharp too – he went 8 innings and only gave up one run but was a lot less dominant in the strikeout department posting only two on the day. Pepper continues to struggle in the field – he had 2 errors today putting him at 14 for the year. With 14 he’s only our 3rd worst fielder behind SS Hamza McDonnell (15) and C Yoshi Nakamura (16). His ZR of -3.4 is a team-low though.

43 of 162: Justin Covert (2-4, 4.85 ERA) @ Graham Doyle (0-1, 5.40 ERA)
Doyle rebounded from his poor 3 inning debut and went 6 strong innings with no runs scored and 4 K’s – not bad for the young man. JR Marsh went 1 for 4 and hit a 3 run HR that was the difference maker in our 6-3 win over the visiting 49ers. Derek went 0 for 3 with 2 K’s and a walk while Donny went 1 for 4 with a 2-run homer and 2 K’s. Pepper was error-free in the field and went 1 for 3 with a run scored. Doyle earned his first Major League win. Phoenix wins 6-3. Good stuff.

44 of 162: Ryan Wiggins (0-5, 6.60 ERA) @ Cleveland Cornejo (3-2, 6.17 ERA)
Cleveland rocked today! He gave us a complete game performance with 1 earned and 8 K’s – nice to see him put it together for us to win the series. Donny stayed hot and went 2 for 3 with a solo homer and a walk while Derek went 1 for 4 with 2 RBI – neither Jeter struck out today. Pepper was 1 for 3 with a run, a walk, and 2 K’s. Phoenix wins 4-2.

Bonus Game (NCAA 1st Round): #1 Seed Vanderbilt Vs. #32 Nebraska Cornhuskers
Vanderbilt Senior SP Vincent Urquhart turned in a fine performance against the Nebraska Cornhuskers as the future professional went 7.1 innings giving up 3 runs with 7 hit and 10 K’s. Vanderbilt C Bentley Jones hit a triple and earned 4 RBI on the day to secure the victory. Nebraska Junior CF Joseph Zody did all he could for his Cornhuskers going 2 for 4 with a HR and 2 RBI – he’ll have one more year of eligibility before entering the draft – some scouts already see him as a late first round pick. The Commodores will face the New Mexico State Lobos in the 2nd Round.