San Jose Raiders from the beginning - Page 8

amead17 · 04-03-2023, 01:20 PM

The Raiders had a day off to get ready for the Hornets.

amead17 · 04-04-2023, 02:14 PM

The San Jose Raiders played the first of a 3 game series against the 62-45 Charlotte Hornets in front of 29676 fans at Raiders Field. Manager Mike Moore went back to his current strongest line up.

SP Bobby Montes

CF Mark Tice
SS Enrique Huerta
DH Hugo Arias
3B Mark Sofka
RF Alex Robinson
1B Manny Jaime
C Scott Ha
LF Mike Lentz
2B Armando Sandoval

The game started horribly for the San Jose Raiders and Bobby Montes. The Charlotte Hornets scored 4 runs in the top of the 1st. Phil Baird led off with a double. Dana Morris was then given a walk. Jason Franklin then hit a 3 run home run that went 434 feet. Pablo Medel hit a double. Medel then sprinted home when Jordan Guistiniani hit a single. Medel beat the throw from Right.

Things got worse for Montes and the Raiders in the top of the second. Phil Baird claimed another double. He then stole third base. Dana Morris was given a walk. A single by Jason Franklin saw Baird home. Morris then came home when Medel hit a double. All of this led to Montes being pulled by the Raiders before the second inning was over.

The top of the 4th saw the Hornets add a 7th run to their tally. Phil Baird got a walk. He stole second base then moved to third on a wild pitch. A single from Min-Chae Seol then saw him come home.

The Charlotte Hornets continued to extend their lead in the top of the 6th. Phil Baird claimed his 3rd double of the game. He then came home when Dana Morris hit one 396 feet for a 2 run homer to make the score 9-0 to the Hornets.

The top of the 7th saw a solo home run of 391 feet by Casey Mastinsky give the Hornets double figures.

The Raiders finally got on the score board in the bottom of the 7th. Manny Jaime was given a walk. Scott ha then hit one 357 feet for a 2 run homer.

The bottom of the 8th saw a mini revival from the Raiders. Enrique Huerta hit a single. Hugo Arias then bought him home with a home run that went 423 feet. Mark Sofka made base with a single. Alex Robinson then also bagged a 2 run homer run that went 407 feet. This made the score line 10-6 in the Hornets favour.

The Raiders could not build on this revival and went down 10-6 to move below .500 for the year at 54-55.

The Hornets Phil Baird set the new Wolf Conference record for doubles in a game with 4 in total.

The San Jose Raiders found 16 year old 2B Willie Zavala playing in amateur ball in the Dominican Republic and have added him to their International development roster on a minor league contract.

amead17 · 04-04-2023, 02:14 PM

34285 fans turned out to see game 2 of the Raiders, Hornets series at Raiders Field. Manager Mike Moore made a couple of changes to the line up after the previous tough game.

SP Ron McDonald

CF Mark Tice
SS Enrique Huerta
RF Alex Robinson
3B Mark Sofka
LF Mike Lentz
1B Manny Jaime
DH Min-Kyu Yoo
C Scott Ha
2B Armando Sandoval

The game started badly for the Raiders again in the first. The Hornets got 3 runs. Dana Morris got a single before moving to second on a Jason Franklin single. They both then came home when Pablo Medel hit a 3 run homer that went 345 feet.

It took far less time for the Raiders to bounce back from the bad start in this game. The bottom of the second saw them take the lead. Mike Lentz picked up a single. He sprinted round to third when Scott Ha hit a single. Lentz then scored on an Armando Sandoval single. Mark Tice loaded the bases with a single. Enrique Huerta then came to the plate and took a foul ball before launching one 383 feet for a grand slam home run. This put the Raiders up 5-3.

The Hornets made the score 5-4 in the top of the 3rd. Dana Morris got on base with a double. He moved to third on a Jason Franklin single. Morris then came home when Pablo Medel saw a wild pitch.

The San Jose Raiders restored their 2 run lead in the bottom of the 4th. Min-Kyu Yoo walked. He then stole second base. He moved to third on an Armando Sandoval single. Mark Tice then hit a long fly out that allowed Yoo to tag up and sprint home, beating the throw from left.

The Charlotte Hornets got 1 back in the top of the 7th. Min-Chae Seol hit a single. He moved to third when Jason Franklin hit a single. Pablo Medel loaded the bases with a walk. Jordan Guistiniani then hit a single to bring Seol home.

It didn’t take long for the Raiders to restore their 2 run lead. The bottom of the 7th saw them add the run. Mark Sofka got a walk. He moved to second when Mike Lentz also walked. Manny Jaime then hit a Sac Bunt that saw Sofka and Lentz move a base. Min-Kyu Yoo then hit a long fly out that allowed Sofka to tag up and run home with no throw.

A solo home run from James Nowinski of the Hornets in the top of the 8th bought the game close.

This made the top of the 9th crucial for the Raiders and there was only 1 man for it. Seth Fiebelkorn came in and got the Hornets to go over 1-2-3 to give the Raiders the win 7-6.

This win bought the Raiders back to 55-55

amead17 · 04-04-2023, 02:15 PM

The San Jose Raiders and Charlotte Hornets played out the final game of the series in front of 34117 fans at Raiders Field. Manager Mike Moore went back to the strong line up but did tweak the order slightly.

SP Chris Willis

CF Mark Tice
SS Enrique Huerta
DH Hugo Arias
3B Mark Sofka
RF Alex Robinson
1B Manny Jaime
LF Mike Lentz
C Scott Ha
2B Armando Sandoval

The Charlotte Hornets were the first to get onto the board. The top of the 2nd saw them get 2 runs. Jordan Guistiniani walked to lead off. A double by Omar Sotelo then saw Guistiniani round third and power home for the first run. Sotelo then came home when Phil Baird hit a single. Sotelo beat the throw from left.

The San Jose Raiders put a run on the board in the bottom of the 2nd. Hugo Arias hit a single to lead off but was out when Manny Jaime hit into a fielders choice. Jaime moved to third when Mike Lentz hit a single. Jaime then came home on a Scott Ha fly out.

A 366 foot solo home run by Alex Robinson in the bottom of the 3rd saw the Raiders tie the game up at 2-2.

The bottom of the 4th saw the San Jose Raiders take the lead. Hugo Arias led off with a double. Arias scored when Manny Jaime also hit a double. Manny Jaime moved to third when Mike Lentz reached on an error. Scott Ha then hit into a double play but it still allowed Jaime to come home for the second run of the inning.

The bottom of the 7th saw the Raiders add a run to their lead. Alex Robinson led off with a double. He moved to third after a balk. Robinson finally came home when Hugo Arias hit into a double play.

A 340 foot solo home run from Jordan Guistiniani in the top of the 8th started a fight back by the Hornets.

The San Jose Raiders turned the top of the 9th over to Seth Fiebelkorn to try and get the victory. Fiebelkorn got 2 outs before giving up a solo home run of 352 feet to Min-Chae Seol. This did not hurt the Raiders as Fiebelkorn then closed things out to give the team a 5-4 victory.

This victory bought the Raiders to 56-55 for the year.

The San Jose Raiders face a flight to Milwaukee overnight to face the 65-46 Bucks for a 3 game series.

amead17 · 04-06-2023, 01:29 PM

The San Jose Raiders faced the first game of a tough 3 game road trip to the Milwaukee Bucks today. Manager Mike Moore changed Catcher again but otherwise went with his strongest players but in a slightly different line up.

SP Efrain Ramirez

3B Mark Sofka
DH Hugo Arias
SS Enrique Huerta
RF Alex Robinson
CF Mark Tice
1B Manny Jaime
LF Mike Lentz
2B Armando Sandoval
C George Tizzard

After a quiet start the Milwaukee Bucks were the first to get on the score board in the bottom of the 3rd. Kevin Fenderson walked to lead the inning off. Jon Rangel then managed to get one he liked and hit it 357 feet for a 2 run home run.

San Jose got 1 back in the top of the 7th. A solo home run of 419 feet gave Alex Robinson the run and the Raiders their first score.

The Milwaukee Brewers got back to 2 in front in the bottom of the 7th. Gabe Young got a single. He moved to second when Kevin Fenderson hit a single. A Jon Rangel single loaded the bases. Tony Cobos then hit a long fly out that allowed Young to tag up and sprint for home, beating the throw from right.

George Tizzard gave the San Jose Raiders their second run as he hit a solo effort 396 feet in the top of the 8th.

The bottom of the 8th saw the Milwaukee Brewers attempt to take the game away from the Raiders. Mario Gomez was walked to lead the inning off. A double by Pablo Vazguez saw Gomez move to third. Gomez and Vazguez then scored from a single by Jose Rodriguez. Vazguez beat the throw from right. A double by Kevin Fenderson bought home Rodriguez to give the Brewers a 6-2 lead.

The Raiders big comeback in the top of the 9th failed to come about as they only got a 365 foot solo home run by Manny Jaime from the inning.

The Raiders lost 6-3 to fall back to 56-56 for the year.

amead17 · 04-06-2023, 01:29 PM

The San Jose Raiders went into game 2 of the Milwaukee Brewers series trying to get a recovery win. Manager Mike Moore liked what he saw from the mixed up line up and decided to keep it but just replace Catchers.

SP Matt Evans

3B Mark Sofka
DH Hugo Arias
SS Enrique Huerta
RF Alex Robinson
CF Mark Tice
C Scott Ha
1B Manny Jaime
LF Mike Lentz
2B Armando Sandoval

The Raiders got an early lead in the top of the 1st. Hugo Arias hit one 367 feet for a solo home run.

San Jose then added a run to their lead in the top of the 2nd. Mark Tice got a lead off single. He moved to second when Scott Ha saw a wild pitch. Tice then moved to third when Scott Ha hit a ground out. Tice scored when Manny Jaime hit a ground out.

The top of the 5th saw the San Jose Raiders double their lead. Mike Lentz hit a lead off solo home run that went 360 feet. Mark Sofka then hit a solo effort that went 420 feet to make the score 4-0.

The Milwaukee Brewers bounced back in the bottom of the 5th. Cory Reed led off with a solo home run of 353 feet. Nick Evans followed this up with a solo effort of his own that went 430 feet. Mario Gomez hit a single. Matt Evans then gave up a third home run in the inning as Jon Rangel hit a 2 run homer 370 feet. This tied the game at 4-4.

The top of the 7th saw the San Jose Raiders get back in front. Armando Sandoval hit a single. Mark Sofka got a walk to move Sandoval to second. A single for Hugo Arias saw Sandoval run hard for third and then turn for home. He made it home beating the throw from centre.

The game played right through to the 9th where the Raiders gave the bottom of the 9th to Seth Fiebelkorn. Fiebelkorn gave up just a single to win the game for the Raiders 5-4.

This moved the Raiders to 57-56 for the year.

amead17 · 04-06-2023, 01:30 PM

San Jose were hoping to take the series against the Milwaukee Brewers in the final game of the series. Manager Mike Moore made changes to rest players.

SP Bobby Montes

3B Mark Sofka
DH Hugo Arias
RF Alex Robinson
CF Mark Tice
LF Min-Kyu Yoo
C Scott Ha
1B Manny Jaime
2B Cole Pascoe
SS Armando Sandoval

The Milwaukee Brewers got an early lead in the bottom of the 1st. Jose Huitron made base but was then out when Tony Cobos hit into a fielders choice. A double by Cory Reed saw Cobos sprint round second and third before heading home to score.

The Brewers lead did not last long as the San Jose Raiders got into the game in the top of the second. Min-Kyu Yoo worked a walk to lead off. He moved to second when Scott Ha singled. A double by Manny Jaime then saw Yoo come home and Scott Ha move to third. Cole Pascoe hit a fly out that saw a throwing error that then allowed Ha to come home. Armando Sandoval then hit a single to bring Jaime home to make the score 3-1.

The San Jose raiders added another 3 runs in the top of the 5th. Mark Tice was walked. He moved to second when Min-Kyu Yoo hit a single. Scott Ha then hit one 437 feet for a 3 run home run to make the score 6-1 in the Raiders favour.

The San Jose raiders then went to work in the top of the 6th with another 3 runs. Mark Sofka led the inning off with a solo home run that went 376 feet. Hugo Arias hit a single but was out when Mark Tice hit into a fielders choice. Tice moved to third when Min-Kyu Yoo hit a double. Tice and Yoo scored on a Scott Ha single to make the score 9-1.

The bottom of the 7th saw a solo home run by Jared Anderson of the Brewers give the team a second run. The home run went 332 feet.

The Milwaukee Brewers added more runs in the top of the 8th. Nick Evans hit a single. He moved to second after a wild pitch before then going to third when Mario Gomez hit a single. A double from Jon Rangel saw Evans home and Gomez sprinting round third to go for home. The throw went to the trailing runner who was safe.

The San Jose Raiders moved into double figures for the game in the top of the 9th. Armando Sandoval hit a double. A single from Modesto Souza (subbing for Mark Sofka) then saw him round third and power home, beating the throw from right.

The Raiders bullpen got them through the bottom of the 9th to take the victory 10-4.

This moved the Raiders to 58-56 for the year.

The Raiders will be back home for a 4 game series against the Portland Kodiaks next.

amead17 · 04-07-2023, 01:59 PM

The San Jose Raiders were at home in front of 32682 fans to face the Portland Kodiaks for the first of a 4 game series. Manager Mike Moore bought back his star players for the first game.

SP Ron McDonald

3B Mark Sofka
DH Hugo Arias
SS Enrique Huerta
RF Alex Robinson
CF Mark Tice
C Scott Ha
1B Manny Jaime
LF Mike Lentz
2B Armando Sandoval

The San Jose Raiders got off to a strong start in the bottom of the 1st. Hugo Arias got on base with a double. He then came home when Enrique Huerta hit a double. Huerta moved to third when Alex Robinson reached on an error. The bases were loaded when Mark Tice got a walk. Scott Ha then hit a fly out that allowed Huerta to tag up and come home. Robinson and Tice moved a base when Manny Jaime saw a wild pitch. Jaime then hit a single that allowed Robinson to come home. This gave the Raiders a 3-0 lead.

A 439 foot solo home run by the Portland Kodiaks Javier Mendez got his team on the board in the top of the 3rd.

The top of the 6th saw the Portland Kodiaks close the lead down to 1 run. John Davis led off with a double. He moved to third when Josh Antunez ground out. James Benbenek made base after being hit by a pitch before then being out on a fielders choice by Fernando Morales. Davis came home on that fielders choice.

Scott Ha restored the San Jose Raiders 2 run lead in the bottom of the 6th. He hit a solo home run 393 feet to make it 4-2.

The San Jose Raiders turned the 9th over to Seth Fiebelkorn and he got the Kodiaks to go down 1-2-3 for save number 33.

The 4-2 victory put the Raiders at 59-56 for the year.

amead17 · 04-07-2023, 02:00 PM

36062 fans were at Raiders Field for the second game of the Raiders , Kodiaks series. Manager Mike Moore swapped the catchers about for the game.

SP Chris Willis

3B Mark Sofka
DH Hugo Arias
SS Enrique Huerta
RF Alex Robinson
CF Mark Tice
1B Manny Jaime
LF Mike Lentz
2B Armando Sandoval
C George Tizzard

The Portland Kodiaks got the scoring started in the top of the 1st. John Davis hit a solo home run that went 398 feet.

The Kodiaks added a second run in the top of the 2nd. Matt Queen singled and then sprinted to third on a Kevin Sanders single. The bases were loaded when Kyle Griffin got a walk. Fernando Morales then ground into a double play that allowed Matt Queen to come home.

The Portland Kodiaks doubled their lead in the top of the 3rd. Arturo Alcala got a single to make base. A triple by John Davis then bought him home. Josh Antunez hit into a ground out that saw Davis come home.

The top of the 5th saw the Portland Kodiaks try to put the game beyond the Raiders reach. Arturo Alcala got a single. John Davis move Alcala to second with a walk. They both then came home when Josh Antunez worked 10 pitch home run hit that went 372 feet for 3 runs. This made the score 7-0.

Going into the bottom of the 8th a large number of the Raiders crowd had already left as they thought their team was out of the game. They should have stayed as the Raiders made a comeback that fans that did stay will long remember. Manny Jaime hit a single to lead off. He then scored when Mike Lentz hit a double. Mike Lentz scored thanks to an Armando Sandoval double. Sandoval came home when George Tizzard made base from an error. Mark Sofka got a walk to move Tizzard to second. A single by Hugo Arias moved the runner with Tizzard rounding third and sprinting home to score. The bases were loaded when Alex Robinson got a walk. A Mark Tice single saw both Sofka and Arias sprint home. Manny Jaime then came up to the plate for his second at bat of the inning and finished the comeback that he started. He hit a 3 run home run that meant the Raiders scored 9 runs in the inning to lead 9-7.

With the Raiders taking the lead it allowed the team to give the top of the 9th over to Fiebelkorn. He did his work efficiently to get the Raiders the victory.

The Raiders broke the 60 game win mark with this victory to sit at 60-56.

amead17 · 04-07-2023, 02:00 PM

After the fireworks of the previous game, 41400 fans came into Raiders Field for game 3 of the series. Manager Mike Moore mixed the line up about to give some player a rest.

SP Efrain Ramirez

1B Manny Jaime
DH Hugo Arias
SS Enrique Huerta
CF Mark Tice
RF Min-Kyu Yoo
C Scott Ha
LF Mike Lentz
2B Cole Pascoe
3B Modesto Souza

The Portland Kodiaks were again the first to get onto the board. Javier Mendez led off with a double. He stole 3rd before then coming home from a Josh Antunez single.

The Portland Kodiaks added 2 runs in the top of the 2nd. Kevin Sanders led off with a single. He moved to second when Fernando Morales got a walk. A Kyle Griffin single loaded the bases. Sanders then scored when Eddie Feliciano got a walk. A Javier Mendez fielders choice saw Morales get to run home.

The game then went quiet until the bottom of the 7th when the San Jose Raiders finally got on the board. Enrique Huerta led the inning off with a walk. He moved to second when Min-Kyu Yoo was hit by a pitch. Alex Robinson then hit a double that scored Huerta.

The top of the 9th saw the Portland Kodiaks add a 4th run to their total. John Davis led off with a single. A triple from Fernando Morales bought Davis home.

The San Jose raiders could not mount a comeback this time as they went down 4-1. This put their win total at 60-57

amead17 · 04-07-2023, 02:01 PM

The final game of the 4 game series between the Raiders and the Kodiaks saw 37232 fans at Raiders Field. Manager Mike Moore bought most of his starters back for the final game of the series.

SP Matt Evans

3B Mark Sofka
DH Hugo Arias
SS Enrique Huerta
RF Alex Robinson
LF Min-Kyu Yoo
C Scott Ha
1B Manny Jaime
CF Mike Lentz
2B Armando Sandoval

The San Jose Raiders were the first to get on the board this time. The bottom of the first was led off by a Mark Sofka double. Sofka moved to third when Hugo Arias ground out. He then came home when Enrique Huerta also ground out.

The bottom of the 3rd saw the San Jose Raiders take a commanding lead. Mark Sofka got a lead off walk. He moved to third when Hugo Arias hit a single. A walk for Enrique Huerta loaded the bases. Alex Robinson got one he liked and sent it 363 feet for a grand slam home run and make the score 5-0 to the Raiders.

The bottom of the 6th saw the Raiders add another run to their lead. Armando Sandoval got a lead off double. He then moved to third and then came home when Mark Sofka saw 2 wild pitches.

The bottom of the 7th saw the San Jose Raiders completely crush the Portland Kodiaks pitching. Min-Kyu Yoo led off with a single. He then moved to second when Scott Ha reached on an error. The bases were loaded when Mike Lentz got a walk. Yoo then came home when Armando Sandoval hit a single. A triple from mark Sofka then saw Ha, Lentz and Sandoval all make home base. Hugo Arias hit a single to bring Sofka home. Enrique Huerta then hit a 2 run home run 366 feet. The raiders still were not done as Alex Robinson got a solo home run of 405 feet. This gave the Raiders 8 runs in the inning and a lead of 14-0.

The top of the 8th saw the Portland Kodiaks try to make a comeback. Josh Antunez started with a triple. He scored when John Davis singled. Davis moved to second on a passed ball before a single by Matt Queen saw him to third. A Jamie Benbenek hit into a fielders choice saw Davis home and Queen out. Rich Horn hit a double to move Benbenek to third. Kyle Griffin ground out but bought home Benbenek.

The Raiders did not allow any more runs after this to take the win 14-3. This moved them to 61-57 for the year.

The Raiders continue their home stand with a 3 game series against the Denver Mustangs tomorrow.

amead17 · 04-08-2023, 02:33 PM

The first game of the 3 game series between the San Jose Raiders and the 50-67 Denver Mustangs saw 33132 fans at Raiders Field. Manager Mike Moore went back to his strongest line up apart from resting catcher Scott Ha.

SP Bobby Montes

3B Mark Sofka
DH Hugo Arias
SS Enrique Huerta
RF Alex Robinson
CF Mark Tice
1B Manny Jaime
LF Mike Lentz
2B Armando Sandoval
C George Tizzard

The fans got their money’s worth as the game went the distance and then some.

The Denver Mustangs got the game going in the top of the 1st. Jose Villanueva hit a single to lead off. Villanueva was out at second when Edwin Reyes hit into a fielders choice. Firmino Bonita then proceeded to hit one 371 feet for a 2 run home run to get the Mustangs on the board.

The score remained 2-0 to the Mustangs until the bottom of the 6th. Enrique Huerta hit a single for the San Jose Raiders. He moved to third when Alex Robinson singled. Huerta then came home when a fly out from Mark Tice saw him tag up and come home without a throw against him.

The bottom of the 7th saw the San Jose Raiders get back on level terms. Mike Lentz led the inning off with a 362 foot solo home run.

Neither side could get the run needed to win the game in the regulation 9 innings so it went to extras.

The game continued through the 10th, 11th and 12th innings as both bullpens stayed strong against some determined hitting.

The winning run came in the top of the 13th when the Denver Mustangs managed to get something going. Jeff Hannigan got a lead off single. He moved to second when Jose Villanueva hit a sac bunt. Firmino Bonita then hit his second home run of the game to bring in 2 runs and give the Mustangs a 4-2 lead. This one went 354 feet.

The San Jose Raiders could not answer back in the bottom of the 13th and lost the game 4-2. This dropped them to 61-58 for the year.

amead17 · 04-08-2023, 02:34 PM

Manager Mike Moore changed the line up for game 2 of the series against the Denver Mustangs. The game was played in front of 35714 fans.

SP Ron McDonald

3B Mark Sofka
1B Hugo Arias
RF Alex Robinson
CF Mark Tice
DH Min-Kyu Yoo
C Scott Ha
LF Mike Lentz
SS Armando Sandoval
2B Cole Pascoe

The game did not go well for the Raiders or Ron McDonald

The top of the 3rd saw the Denver Mustangs grab 5 runs. Jose Villanueva got a walk. He moved to second on a balk. Then a single by Edwin Reyes saw Villavueva round third and sprint home, beating the throw from left. Reyes moved to second when Firmino Bonita got a walk. Alex Licata proceeded to bring Reyes home with a double. It also saw Bonita scramble home without a throw. Ruben Martinez then made the score 5-0 when he hit one 389 feet for a 2 run home run.

The top of the 5th saw the Denver Mustangs extend their lead as San Jose went to its bullpen. Alex Licata led off with a triple. Ruben Martinez then hit his second home run of the game to score 2 runs. This one went 364 feet.

Jose Villanueva of the Mustangs led the top of the 6th off with a single. He moved to second when Edwin Reyes also singled. The bases were loaded when Alex Licata was walked. Ruben Martinez came to the plate again hoping to add to his 2 home runs. This time he managed to only ground out but it still allowed Villanueva to come home. The Mustangs led 8-0 at this point.

The bottom of the 6th saw the San Jose Raiders get into the game at last. Armando Sandoval led off with a double but as he reached the second base he pulled up and immediately held the back of his leg. He was taken from the field and Manny Jaime came in to pinch run for him. Jaime moved to third when Cole Pascoe hit a single. A single from Mark Sofka scored Jaime. Alex Robinson bought home Cole Pascoe with a double.

Ruben Martinez of the Mustangs hit his 3rd home run of the game in the top of the 8th to make the score 9-2 in the Mustangs favour. This one went 376 feet.

The game then dropped away with the San Jose Raiders losing 9-2. This brought their record to 61-59.

Ruben Martinez of the Denver Mustangs set a new regular season record for home runs in the Wolf Conference with 3.

The Raiders announced after the game that Sandoval had some hamstring tightness but would stay with the team and hopefully play through it.

amead17 · 04-08-2023, 02:34 PM

The final game of the 3 game series against the Denver Mustangs saw the San Jose Raiders just hoping to get back to winning ways. Manager Mike Moore again mixed the line up about to try and work a win.

SP Chris Willis

CF Mark Tice
3B Mark Sofka
RF Alex Robinson
1B Manny Jaime
DH Hugo Arias
LF Min-Kyu Yoo
2B Cole Pascoe
C Scott Ha
SS Armando Sandoval

This line up change did not work as the Raiders fell apart.

The top of the second saw the first signs that it was not going to be a good day for the Raiders. The Denver Mustangs hit 3 runs to get the scoring started. Travis Whitehead hit a solo home run that went 384 feet. Raul Martinez then reached on an error before Jeff Hannigan hit one 328 feet for a 2 run homer.

The top of the 3rd saw the Denver Mustangs add 2 more runs to their lead. Edwin Reyes managed to reach on an error that ultimately saw him at second base. Jon Croft hit a single that had Reyes rounding third and powering home, beating the throw from centre. Croft moved to second on a wild pitch before then sprinting to third and then home when Alex Licata hit a single.

Ruben Martinez was back to his tricks again in the top of the 7th as he hit a solo home run of 381 feet to give the Denver Mustangs a 6-0 lead.

The top of the 8th saw the Mustangs take that lead to 9-0. Travis Whitehead had a lead off walk. He moved to second when Kyle Hardy singled. A Raul Martinez walk saw the bases loaded. Travis Whitehead came home when Jose Villanueva hit a single. Kyle Hardy scored off a Scott Tolan single. Raul Martinez then also came home when Jon Croft hit a single.

The Raiders remained dead through the game and lost the game 9-0 with only 4 hits. This bought their record to 61-60 for the year.

Luckily for the Raiders they have a day off to regroup before they travel to the Oklahoma City Triplets.

amead17 · 04-08-2023, 02:35 PM

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amead17 · 04-08-2023, 02:36 PM

The San Jose Raiders had a day off before travelling to Oklahoma to face the Triplets.

amead17 · 04-13-2023, 04:14 AM

The San Jose raiders travelled to Oklahoma City to face the 59-61 Triplets. Manager Mike Moore went with his most regular full line up based on available players.

SP Efrain Ramirez

3B Mark Sofka
DH Hugo Arias
SS Enrique Huerta
RF Alex Robinson
CF Mark Tice
C Scott Ha
1B Manny Jaime
LF Mike Lentz
2B Armando Sandoval

The bottom of the 1st saw the scoring started by the Oklahoma City Triplets. Robert Ginder led off with a double. He moved to third when Kurt DeSalvo hit a long fly out to left field. Ginder then scored when Edgar Diaz hit a ground out.

The San Jose Raiders got on the score board in the top of the second when a 333 foot solo home run by Mark Tice levelled the game at 1-1.

Jonathan Davis of the Oklahoma Coty Triplets hit a 352 foot solo effort in the bottom of the second to restore the Triplets lead.

The bottom of the 5th saw the game start to slip away from the Ramirez and the San Jose Raiders. The Triplets picked up 3 runs in the inning. Jonathan Davis singled. He moved to second when Robert Ginder was hit by a pitch. A wild pitch saw both Davis and Ginder move a base. The bases were then loaded when Kurt DeSalvo was walked. Steve Gill hit a single that scored Davis and also allowed Ginder to round third and power home. Jason Grossklaus came in and hit a double to score DeSalvo. This saw Ramirez pulled by the Raiders but the damage had been done as the score line was 5-1 in the triplets favour.

The San Jose Raiders managed to get a couple back in the top of the 6th. Armando Sandoval led off with a single. A double by Mark Sofka moved him to third. A single from Hugo Arias saw the bases loaded as Sandoval and Sofka decided not to move base. Enrique Huerta hit a long fly out to centre field that allowed Sandoval to tag up and come home. Alex Robinson hit a single that saw Sofka sprint for third and then turn the corner and come home, beating the throw from centre.

The bottom of the 6th saw the Oklahoma City Triplets push their lead out again. Tolentino Vitor was hit by a pitch first up. Robert Ginder got a walk to move Vitor to second. Kurt DeSalvo then came in and deposited the ball 367 feet away for a 3 run home run to make the score 8-3 in the Triplets favour.

The top of the 7th saw the Raiders get one back again. Manny Jaime led off with a walk. He moved to third when Armando Sandoval hit a long single. Mark Sofka then ground out but it allowed Jaime to come home from third.

Isiah Kelly came in to pitch for the Raiders in the bottom of the 7th. It was not to be his night. Firstly he gave Jason Grossklaus a solo home run of 410 feet to give the Triplets the run they scored this inning. He managed to strike out the next batter but after he delivered the final strike he pulled up sharply and held the back of his leg. He was taken from the game and did not return.

The bottom of the 8th saw the Oklahoma City Triplets move to double figures. Jonathan Davis was walked. Ginder was hit by a pitch to move Davis to second. Kurt DeSalvo was also hit by a pitch to load the bases. Edgar Davis hit a single to bring Davis home.

The top of the 9th saw the San Jose raiders give one last blast before losing the game. Mike Lentz led off with a single. A single by Armando Sandoval saw Lentz move round second and into third. Hugo Arias got a walk to load the bases. Enrique Huerta then hit a long fly out to centre that saw Lentz come home.

This made the final score 10-5 with the San Jose Raiders getting their 4th loss in a row. The team were now back to .500 for the year at 61-61.

The injury to pitcher Isiah Kelly turned out not to be to serious. He will remain with the team and battle the mild calf strain he has suffered.

After the game there was more bad news for the Raiders and second baseman Tony Patton. Doctors confirmed that his fractured thumb had not healed as expected and he would be sidelined for a further 8 weeks due to the injury.

amead17 · 04-13-2023, 04:15 AM

The San Jose Raiders went into the second game against the Triplets hoping to turn their current run of bad luck and form around. Manager Mike Moore kept faith with the same line up as the day before.

SP Matt Evans

3B Mark Sofka
DH Hugo Arias
SS Enrique Huerta
RF Alex Robinson
CF Mark Tice
C Scott Ha
1B Manny Jaime
LF Mike Lentz
2B Armando Sandoval

The San Jose Raiders got things going in the top of the 1st. Mark Sofka led off with a well worked walk. A single from Hugo Arias saw Sofka round second and move to third. The bases were loaded when Alex Robinson was walked. Mark Tice hit into a fielders choice that saw Sofka come home for the first score of the game.

The Raiders didn’t hold the lead long as the Oklahoma City Triplets came right back at them in the bottom of the 1st. Robert Ginder led off with a bunt that saw him make first base. Edgar Diaz hit a double to move Ginder to third. Steve Gill reached on an error that allowed Ginder to come home. Ivan Carranza hit a double that saw Diaz come home to make the score 2-1.

The lead changed hands again in the top of the 2nd. Manny Jaime led off with a double for the San Jose Raiders. Mike Lentz then hit a single that allowed Jaime to round third and sprint for home, beating the throw from centre. Hugo Arias hit a double that saw Lentz move round to third before deciding to go for it and power home. This gave the raiders a 3-2 lead.

The top of the 5th Saw the San Jose Raiders try to take the game away from the Triplets. Hugo Arias got on base after being hit by a pitch. He moved to third when Alex Robinson singled to right field. Mark Tice picked up a walk to load the bases. Scott ha came to the plate and hit the first ball he faces 402 feet for a grand slam home run. This put the Raiders up 7-2.

The bottom of the 6th saw the Oklahoma City Triplets start their attempt at a comeback. Edgar Diaz reached on an error to lead off. Diaz moved to second when Jason Grossklaus was given a walk. The bases were then loaded when Ivan Carranza was given a walk. Tolentino Vitor saw a wild pitch that allowed Diaz to score the other runners to move base. Vitor then singled to bring home both Grossklaus and Carranza. The score was now 7-5.

Going into the bottom of the 9th the San Jose Raiders gave their 2 run lead over to their star closer Seth Fiebelkorn. Fiebelkorn was not quite up to his usual standards as he gave a double to Wilson Lucero. He also gave a single to Robert Ginder. Kurt DeSalvo also got the ball away but hit into a fielders choice. This allowed Lucero home. Fiebelkorn managed to stay calm from all this and got the last batter to strike out and get out of the inning with only 1 run scored. This was save number 35 for Feibelkorn.

The 7-6 win for the Raiders saw them move to 62-61 on the year.

amead17 · 04-13-2023, 04:16 AM

The San Jose Raiders went into the last game of the 3 game series against the Oklahoma City Triplets hoping to build on the win from the day before. Manager Mike Moore made 1 change to the line up to rest catcher Scott Ha.

SP Bobby Montes

3B Mark Sofka
DH Hugo Arias
SS Enrique Huerta
RF Alex Robinson
CF Mark Tice
1B Manny Jaime
LF Mike Lentz
2B Armando Sandoval
C George Tizzard

The San Jose Raiders were again the first team to score. The top of the 1st saw them take the lead. Mark Sofka led off with a walk. Sofka moved to third when Hugo Arias hit a long double. Enrique Huerta then hit a fly out that allowed Sofka to tag up and come home.

The Oklahoma City Triplets tied the game up in the bottom of the 2nd. George Jenkins hit a single to lead the inning off. Jenkins moved to second when Jose Benavides also hit a single. A Jonathan Davis ground out allowed both runners to move a base. Edgar Guerci also ground out allowing Jenkins to come home.

The Oklahoma City Triplets took the lead in the bottom of the third. Edgar Diaz hit a solo effort that went 419 feet to make the score 2-1.

The San Jose Raiders came straight back at the Triplets in the top of the 4th. Mark Tice hit s double. Mike Lentz also doubled to allow Tice to come home and level the scores.

The bottom of the 5th saw the Oklahoma City Triplets take the lead for a second time. Edgar Guerci led the inning off with a solo home run of 403 feet. Robert Ginder was next up and he hit a single. Ginder moved to second when Edgar Diaz reached on an error. Tolentino Vitor then hit a single that allowed Ginder to round third and power home, beating the throw from left.

The top of the 8th saw the San Jose Raiders make their play for the game. Hugo Arias hit a single. Enrique Huerta came to the plate and hit one 360 feet for a 2 run homer to make the scores level. Alex Robinson followed Huerta up and made it back to back home runs as he hit one 372 feet. This gave the raiders a 1 run lead 5-4.

In a rare move from the Raiders they decided to bring closer Seth Fiebelkorn out early and pitch him in the bottom of the 8th. He got through a quick 8th and then also pitched the 9th, again making quick work of things to give the Raiders a 5-4 victory.

With this victory the Raiders moved to 63-61 on the year.

The Raiders have another day off tomorrow before they host the Houston Longhorns in a 3 game series.

amead17 · 04-13-2023, 04:17 AM

The Raiders had a day off to get ready for the Houston Longhorns visit.

04-03-2023, 01:20 PM	#141
amead17 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 8,932	August 4th 2022 The Raiders had a day off to get ready for the Hornets.

04-04-2023, 02:14 PM	#142
amead17 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 8,932	August 5th 2022 The San Jose Raiders played the first of a 3 game series against the 62-45 Charlotte Hornets in front of 29676 fans at Raiders Field. Manager Mike Moore went back to his current strongest line up. SP Bobby Montes CF Mark Tice SS Enrique Huerta DH Hugo Arias 3B Mark Sofka RF Alex Robinson 1B Manny Jaime C Scott Ha LF Mike Lentz 2B Armando Sandoval The game started horribly for the San Jose Raiders and Bobby Montes. The Charlotte Hornets scored 4 runs in the top of the 1st. Phil Baird led off with a double. Dana Morris was then given a walk. Jason Franklin then hit a 3 run home run that went 434 feet. Pablo Medel hit a double. Medel then sprinted home when Jordan Guistiniani hit a single. Medel beat the throw from Right. Things got worse for Montes and the Raiders in the top of the second. Phil Baird claimed another double. He then stole third base. Dana Morris was given a walk. A single by Jason Franklin saw Baird home. Morris then came home when Medel hit a double. All of this led to Montes being pulled by the Raiders before the second inning was over. The top of the 4th saw the Hornets add a 7th run to their tally. Phil Baird got a walk. He stole second base then moved to third on a wild pitch. A single from Min-Chae Seol then saw him come home. The Charlotte Hornets continued to extend their lead in the top of the 6th. Phil Baird claimed his 3rd double of the game. He then came home when Dana Morris hit one 396 feet for a 2 run homer to make the score 9-0 to the Hornets. The top of the 7th saw a solo home run of 391 feet by Casey Mastinsky give the Hornets double figures. The Raiders finally got on the score board in the bottom of the 7th. Manny Jaime was given a walk. Scott ha then hit one 357 feet for a 2 run homer. The bottom of the 8th saw a mini revival from the Raiders. Enrique Huerta hit a single. Hugo Arias then bought him home with a home run that went 423 feet. Mark Sofka made base with a single. Alex Robinson then also bagged a 2 run homer run that went 407 feet. This made the score line 10-6 in the Hornets favour. The Raiders could not build on this revival and went down 10-6 to move below .500 for the year at 54-55. The Hornets Phil Baird set the new Wolf Conference record for doubles in a game with 4 in total. The San Jose Raiders found 16 year old 2B Willie Zavala playing in amateur ball in the Dominican Republic and have added him to their International development roster on a minor league contract.

04-04-2023, 02:14 PM	#143
amead17 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 8,932	August 6th 2022 34285 fans turned out to see game 2 of the Raiders, Hornets series at Raiders Field. Manager Mike Moore made a couple of changes to the line up after the previous tough game. SP Ron McDonald CF Mark Tice SS Enrique Huerta RF Alex Robinson 3B Mark Sofka LF Mike Lentz 1B Manny Jaime DH Min-Kyu Yoo C Scott Ha 2B Armando Sandoval The game started badly for the Raiders again in the first. The Hornets got 3 runs. Dana Morris got a single before moving to second on a Jason Franklin single. They both then came home when Pablo Medel hit a 3 run homer that went 345 feet. It took far less time for the Raiders to bounce back from the bad start in this game. The bottom of the second saw them take the lead. Mike Lentz picked up a single. He sprinted round to third when Scott Ha hit a single. Lentz then scored on an Armando Sandoval single. Mark Tice loaded the bases with a single. Enrique Huerta then came to the plate and took a foul ball before launching one 383 feet for a grand slam home run. This put the Raiders up 5-3. The Hornets made the score 5-4 in the top of the 3rd. Dana Morris got on base with a double. He moved to third on a Jason Franklin single. Morris then came home when Pablo Medel saw a wild pitch. The San Jose Raiders restored their 2 run lead in the bottom of the 4th. Min-Kyu Yoo walked. He then stole second base. He moved to third on an Armando Sandoval single. Mark Tice then hit a long fly out that allowed Yoo to tag up and sprint home, beating the throw from left. The Charlotte Hornets got 1 back in the top of the 7th. Min-Chae Seol hit a single. He moved to third when Jason Franklin hit a single. Pablo Medel loaded the bases with a walk. Jordan Guistiniani then hit a single to bring Seol home. It didn’t take long for the Raiders to restore their 2 run lead. The bottom of the 7th saw them add the run. Mark Sofka got a walk. He moved to second when Mike Lentz also walked. Manny Jaime then hit a Sac Bunt that saw Sofka and Lentz move a base. Min-Kyu Yoo then hit a long fly out that allowed Sofka to tag up and run home with no throw. A solo home run from James Nowinski of the Hornets in the top of the 8th bought the game close. This made the top of the 9th crucial for the Raiders and there was only 1 man for it. Seth Fiebelkorn came in and got the Hornets to go over 1-2-3 to give the Raiders the win 7-6. This win bought the Raiders back to 55-55

04-04-2023, 02:15 PM	#144
amead17 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 8,932	August 7th 2022 The San Jose Raiders and Charlotte Hornets played out the final game of the series in front of 34117 fans at Raiders Field. Manager Mike Moore went back to the strong line up but did tweak the order slightly. SP Chris Willis CF Mark Tice SS Enrique Huerta DH Hugo Arias 3B Mark Sofka RF Alex Robinson 1B Manny Jaime LF Mike Lentz C Scott Ha 2B Armando Sandoval The Charlotte Hornets were the first to get onto the board. The top of the 2nd saw them get 2 runs. Jordan Guistiniani walked to lead off. A double by Omar Sotelo then saw Guistiniani round third and power home for the first run. Sotelo then came home when Phil Baird hit a single. Sotelo beat the throw from left. The San Jose Raiders put a run on the board in the bottom of the 2nd. Hugo Arias hit a single to lead off but was out when Manny Jaime hit into a fielders choice. Jaime moved to third when Mike Lentz hit a single. Jaime then came home on a Scott Ha fly out. A 366 foot solo home run by Alex Robinson in the bottom of the 3rd saw the Raiders tie the game up at 2-2. The bottom of the 4th saw the San Jose Raiders take the lead. Hugo Arias led off with a double. Arias scored when Manny Jaime also hit a double. Manny Jaime moved to third when Mike Lentz reached on an error. Scott Ha then hit into a double play but it still allowed Jaime to come home for the second run of the inning. The bottom of the 7th saw the Raiders add a run to their lead. Alex Robinson led off with a double. He moved to third after a balk. Robinson finally came home when Hugo Arias hit into a double play. A 340 foot solo home run from Jordan Guistiniani in the top of the 8th started a fight back by the Hornets. The San Jose Raiders turned the top of the 9th over to Seth Fiebelkorn to try and get the victory. Fiebelkorn got 2 outs before giving up a solo home run of 352 feet to Min-Chae Seol. This did not hurt the Raiders as Fiebelkorn then closed things out to give the team a 5-4 victory. This victory bought the Raiders to 56-55 for the year. The San Jose Raiders face a flight to Milwaukee overnight to face the 65-46 Bucks for a 3 game series.

04-06-2023, 01:29 PM	#145
amead17 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 8,932	August 8th 2022 The San Jose Raiders faced the first game of a tough 3 game road trip to the Milwaukee Bucks today. Manager Mike Moore changed Catcher again but otherwise went with his strongest players but in a slightly different line up. SP Efrain Ramirez 3B Mark Sofka DH Hugo Arias SS Enrique Huerta RF Alex Robinson CF Mark Tice 1B Manny Jaime LF Mike Lentz 2B Armando Sandoval C George Tizzard After a quiet start the Milwaukee Bucks were the first to get on the score board in the bottom of the 3rd. Kevin Fenderson walked to lead the inning off. Jon Rangel then managed to get one he liked and hit it 357 feet for a 2 run home run. San Jose got 1 back in the top of the 7th. A solo home run of 419 feet gave Alex Robinson the run and the Raiders their first score. The Milwaukee Brewers got back to 2 in front in the bottom of the 7th. Gabe Young got a single. He moved to second when Kevin Fenderson hit a single. A Jon Rangel single loaded the bases. Tony Cobos then hit a long fly out that allowed Young to tag up and sprint for home, beating the throw from right. George Tizzard gave the San Jose Raiders their second run as he hit a solo effort 396 feet in the top of the 8th. The bottom of the 8th saw the Milwaukee Brewers attempt to take the game away from the Raiders. Mario Gomez was walked to lead the inning off. A double by Pablo Vazguez saw Gomez move to third. Gomez and Vazguez then scored from a single by Jose Rodriguez. Vazguez beat the throw from right. A double by Kevin Fenderson bought home Rodriguez to give the Brewers a 6-2 lead. The Raiders big comeback in the top of the 9th failed to come about as they only got a 365 foot solo home run by Manny Jaime from the inning. The Raiders lost 6-3 to fall back to 56-56 for the year.

04-06-2023, 01:29 PM	#146
amead17 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 8,932	August 9th 2022 The San Jose Raiders went into game 2 of the Milwaukee Brewers series trying to get a recovery win. Manager Mike Moore liked what he saw from the mixed up line up and decided to keep it but just replace Catchers. SP Matt Evans 3B Mark Sofka DH Hugo Arias SS Enrique Huerta RF Alex Robinson CF Mark Tice C Scott Ha 1B Manny Jaime LF Mike Lentz 2B Armando Sandoval The Raiders got an early lead in the top of the 1st. Hugo Arias hit one 367 feet for a solo home run. San Jose then added a run to their lead in the top of the 2nd. Mark Tice got a lead off single. He moved to second when Scott Ha saw a wild pitch. Tice then moved to third when Scott Ha hit a ground out. Tice scored when Manny Jaime hit a ground out. The top of the 5th saw the San Jose Raiders double their lead. Mike Lentz hit a lead off solo home run that went 360 feet. Mark Sofka then hit a solo effort that went 420 feet to make the score 4-0. The Milwaukee Brewers bounced back in the bottom of the 5th. Cory Reed led off with a solo home run of 353 feet. Nick Evans followed this up with a solo effort of his own that went 430 feet. Mario Gomez hit a single. Matt Evans then gave up a third home run in the inning as Jon Rangel hit a 2 run homer 370 feet. This tied the game at 4-4. The top of the 7th saw the San Jose Raiders get back in front. Armando Sandoval hit a single. Mark Sofka got a walk to move Sandoval to second. A single for Hugo Arias saw Sandoval run hard for third and then turn for home. He made it home beating the throw from centre. The game played right through to the 9th where the Raiders gave the bottom of the 9th to Seth Fiebelkorn. Fiebelkorn gave up just a single to win the game for the Raiders 5-4. This moved the Raiders to 57-56 for the year.

04-06-2023, 01:30 PM	#147
amead17 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 8,932	August 10th 2022 San Jose were hoping to take the series against the Milwaukee Brewers in the final game of the series. Manager Mike Moore made changes to rest players. SP Bobby Montes 3B Mark Sofka DH Hugo Arias RF Alex Robinson CF Mark Tice LF Min-Kyu Yoo C Scott Ha 1B Manny Jaime 2B Cole Pascoe SS Armando Sandoval The Milwaukee Brewers got an early lead in the bottom of the 1st. Jose Huitron made base but was then out when Tony Cobos hit into a fielders choice. A double by Cory Reed saw Cobos sprint round second and third before heading home to score. The Brewers lead did not last long as the San Jose Raiders got into the game in the top of the second. Min-Kyu Yoo worked a walk to lead off. He moved to second when Scott Ha singled. A double by Manny Jaime then saw Yoo come home and Scott Ha move to third. Cole Pascoe hit a fly out that saw a throwing error that then allowed Ha to come home. Armando Sandoval then hit a single to bring Jaime home to make the score 3-1. The San Jose raiders added another 3 runs in the top of the 5th. Mark Tice was walked. He moved to second when Min-Kyu Yoo hit a single. Scott Ha then hit one 437 feet for a 3 run home run to make the score 6-1 in the Raiders favour. The San Jose raiders then went to work in the top of the 6th with another 3 runs. Mark Sofka led the inning off with a solo home run that went 376 feet. Hugo Arias hit a single but was out when Mark Tice hit into a fielders choice. Tice moved to third when Min-Kyu Yoo hit a double. Tice and Yoo scored on a Scott Ha single to make the score 9-1. The bottom of the 7th saw a solo home run by Jared Anderson of the Brewers give the team a second run. The home run went 332 feet. The Milwaukee Brewers added more runs in the top of the 8th. Nick Evans hit a single. He moved to second after a wild pitch before then going to third when Mario Gomez hit a single. A double from Jon Rangel saw Evans home and Gomez sprinting round third to go for home. The throw went to the trailing runner who was safe. The San Jose Raiders moved into double figures for the game in the top of the 9th. Armando Sandoval hit a double. A single from Modesto Souza (subbing for Mark Sofka) then saw him round third and power home, beating the throw from right. The Raiders bullpen got them through the bottom of the 9th to take the victory 10-4. This moved the Raiders to 58-56 for the year. The Raiders will be back home for a 4 game series against the Portland Kodiaks next.

04-07-2023, 01:59 PM	#148
amead17 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 8,932	August 11th 2022 The San Jose Raiders were at home in front of 32682 fans to face the Portland Kodiaks for the first of a 4 game series. Manager Mike Moore bought back his star players for the first game. SP Ron McDonald 3B Mark Sofka DH Hugo Arias SS Enrique Huerta RF Alex Robinson CF Mark Tice C Scott Ha 1B Manny Jaime LF Mike Lentz 2B Armando Sandoval The San Jose Raiders got off to a strong start in the bottom of the 1st. Hugo Arias got on base with a double. He then came home when Enrique Huerta hit a double. Huerta moved to third when Alex Robinson reached on an error. The bases were loaded when Mark Tice got a walk. Scott Ha then hit a fly out that allowed Huerta to tag up and come home. Robinson and Tice moved a base when Manny Jaime saw a wild pitch. Jaime then hit a single that allowed Robinson to come home. This gave the Raiders a 3-0 lead. A 439 foot solo home run by the Portland Kodiaks Javier Mendez got his team on the board in the top of the 3rd. The top of the 6th saw the Portland Kodiaks close the lead down to 1 run. John Davis led off with a double. He moved to third when Josh Antunez ground out. James Benbenek made base after being hit by a pitch before then being out on a fielders choice by Fernando Morales. Davis came home on that fielders choice. Scott Ha restored the San Jose Raiders 2 run lead in the bottom of the 6th. He hit a solo home run 393 feet to make it 4-2. The San Jose Raiders turned the 9th over to Seth Fiebelkorn and he got the Kodiaks to go down 1-2-3 for save number 33. The 4-2 victory put the Raiders at 59-56 for the year.

04-07-2023, 02:00 PM	#149
amead17 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 8,932	August 12th 2022 36062 fans were at Raiders Field for the second game of the Raiders , Kodiaks series. Manager Mike Moore swapped the catchers about for the game. SP Chris Willis 3B Mark Sofka DH Hugo Arias SS Enrique Huerta RF Alex Robinson CF Mark Tice 1B Manny Jaime LF Mike Lentz 2B Armando Sandoval C George Tizzard The Portland Kodiaks got the scoring started in the top of the 1st. John Davis hit a solo home run that went 398 feet. The Kodiaks added a second run in the top of the 2nd. Matt Queen singled and then sprinted to third on a Kevin Sanders single. The bases were loaded when Kyle Griffin got a walk. Fernando Morales then ground into a double play that allowed Matt Queen to come home. The Portland Kodiaks doubled their lead in the top of the 3rd. Arturo Alcala got a single to make base. A triple by John Davis then bought him home. Josh Antunez hit into a ground out that saw Davis come home. The top of the 5th saw the Portland Kodiaks try to put the game beyond the Raiders reach. Arturo Alcala got a single. John Davis move Alcala to second with a walk. They both then came home when Josh Antunez worked 10 pitch home run hit that went 372 feet for 3 runs. This made the score 7-0. Going into the bottom of the 8th a large number of the Raiders crowd had already left as they thought their team was out of the game. They should have stayed as the Raiders made a comeback that fans that did stay will long remember. Manny Jaime hit a single to lead off. He then scored when Mike Lentz hit a double. Mike Lentz scored thanks to an Armando Sandoval double. Sandoval came home when George Tizzard made base from an error. Mark Sofka got a walk to move Tizzard to second. A single by Hugo Arias moved the runner with Tizzard rounding third and sprinting home to score. The bases were loaded when Alex Robinson got a walk. A Mark Tice single saw both Sofka and Arias sprint home. Manny Jaime then came up to the plate for his second at bat of the inning and finished the comeback that he started. He hit a 3 run home run that meant the Raiders scored 9 runs in the inning to lead 9-7. With the Raiders taking the lead it allowed the team to give the top of the 9th over to Fiebelkorn. He did his work efficiently to get the Raiders the victory. The Raiders broke the 60 game win mark with this victory to sit at 60-56.

04-07-2023, 02:00 PM	#150
amead17 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 8,932	August 13th 2022 After the fireworks of the previous game, 41400 fans came into Raiders Field for game 3 of the series. Manager Mike Moore mixed the line up about to give some player a rest. SP Efrain Ramirez 1B Manny Jaime DH Hugo Arias SS Enrique Huerta CF Mark Tice RF Min-Kyu Yoo C Scott Ha LF Mike Lentz 2B Cole Pascoe 3B Modesto Souza The Portland Kodiaks were again the first to get onto the board. Javier Mendez led off with a double. He stole 3rd before then coming home from a Josh Antunez single. The Portland Kodiaks added 2 runs in the top of the 2nd. Kevin Sanders led off with a single. He moved to second when Fernando Morales got a walk. A Kyle Griffin single loaded the bases. Sanders then scored when Eddie Feliciano got a walk. A Javier Mendez fielders choice saw Morales get to run home. The game then went quiet until the bottom of the 7th when the San Jose Raiders finally got on the board. Enrique Huerta led the inning off with a walk. He moved to second when Min-Kyu Yoo was hit by a pitch. Alex Robinson then hit a double that scored Huerta. The top of the 9th saw the Portland Kodiaks add a 4th run to their total. John Davis led off with a single. A triple from Fernando Morales bought Davis home. The San Jose raiders could not mount a comeback this time as they went down 4-1. This put their win total at 60-57

04-07-2023, 02:01 PM	#151
amead17 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 8,932	August 14th 2022 The final game of the 4 game series between the Raiders and the Kodiaks saw 37232 fans at Raiders Field. Manager Mike Moore bought most of his starters back for the final game of the series. SP Matt Evans 3B Mark Sofka DH Hugo Arias SS Enrique Huerta RF Alex Robinson LF Min-Kyu Yoo C Scott Ha 1B Manny Jaime CF Mike Lentz 2B Armando Sandoval The San Jose Raiders were the first to get on the board this time. The bottom of the first was led off by a Mark Sofka double. Sofka moved to third when Hugo Arias ground out. He then came home when Enrique Huerta also ground out. The bottom of the 3rd saw the San Jose Raiders take a commanding lead. Mark Sofka got a lead off walk. He moved to third when Hugo Arias hit a single. A walk for Enrique Huerta loaded the bases. Alex Robinson got one he liked and sent it 363 feet for a grand slam home run and make the score 5-0 to the Raiders. The bottom of the 6th saw the Raiders add another run to their lead. Armando Sandoval got a lead off double. He then moved to third and then came home when Mark Sofka saw 2 wild pitches. The bottom of the 7th saw the San Jose Raiders completely crush the Portland Kodiaks pitching. Min-Kyu Yoo led off with a single. He then moved to second when Scott Ha reached on an error. The bases were loaded when Mike Lentz got a walk. Yoo then came home when Armando Sandoval hit a single. A triple from mark Sofka then saw Ha, Lentz and Sandoval all make home base. Hugo Arias hit a single to bring Sofka home. Enrique Huerta then hit a 2 run home run 366 feet. The raiders still were not done as Alex Robinson got a solo home run of 405 feet. This gave the Raiders 8 runs in the inning and a lead of 14-0. The top of the 8th saw the Portland Kodiaks try to make a comeback. Josh Antunez started with a triple. He scored when John Davis singled. Davis moved to second on a passed ball before a single by Matt Queen saw him to third. A Jamie Benbenek hit into a fielders choice saw Davis home and Queen out. Rich Horn hit a double to move Benbenek to third. Kyle Griffin ground out but bought home Benbenek. The Raiders did not allow any more runs after this to take the win 14-3. This moved them to 61-57 for the year. The Raiders continue their home stand with a 3 game series against the Denver Mustangs tomorrow.

04-08-2023, 02:33 PM	#152
amead17 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 8,932	August 15th 2022 The first game of the 3 game series between the San Jose Raiders and the 50-67 Denver Mustangs saw 33132 fans at Raiders Field. Manager Mike Moore went back to his strongest line up apart from resting catcher Scott Ha. SP Bobby Montes 3B Mark Sofka DH Hugo Arias SS Enrique Huerta RF Alex Robinson CF Mark Tice 1B Manny Jaime LF Mike Lentz 2B Armando Sandoval C George Tizzard The fans got their money’s worth as the game went the distance and then some. The Denver Mustangs got the game going in the top of the 1st. Jose Villanueva hit a single to lead off. Villanueva was out at second when Edwin Reyes hit into a fielders choice. Firmino Bonita then proceeded to hit one 371 feet for a 2 run home run to get the Mustangs on the board. The score remained 2-0 to the Mustangs until the bottom of the 6th. Enrique Huerta hit a single for the San Jose Raiders. He moved to third when Alex Robinson singled. Huerta then came home when a fly out from Mark Tice saw him tag up and come home without a throw against him. The bottom of the 7th saw the San Jose Raiders get back on level terms. Mike Lentz led the inning off with a 362 foot solo home run. Neither side could get the run needed to win the game in the regulation 9 innings so it went to extras. The game continued through the 10th, 11th and 12th innings as both bullpens stayed strong against some determined hitting. The winning run came in the top of the 13th when the Denver Mustangs managed to get something going. Jeff Hannigan got a lead off single. He moved to second when Jose Villanueva hit a sac bunt. Firmino Bonita then hit his second home run of the game to bring in 2 runs and give the Mustangs a 4-2 lead. This one went 354 feet. The San Jose Raiders could not answer back in the bottom of the 13th and lost the game 4-2. This dropped them to 61-58 for the year.

04-08-2023, 02:34 PM	#153
amead17 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 8,932	August 16th 2022 Manager Mike Moore changed the line up for game 2 of the series against the Denver Mustangs. The game was played in front of 35714 fans. SP Ron McDonald 3B Mark Sofka 1B Hugo Arias RF Alex Robinson CF Mark Tice DH Min-Kyu Yoo C Scott Ha LF Mike Lentz SS Armando Sandoval 2B Cole Pascoe The game did not go well for the Raiders or Ron McDonald The top of the 3rd saw the Denver Mustangs grab 5 runs. Jose Villanueva got a walk. He moved to second on a balk. Then a single by Edwin Reyes saw Villavueva round third and sprint home, beating the throw from left. Reyes moved to second when Firmino Bonita got a walk. Alex Licata proceeded to bring Reyes home with a double. It also saw Bonita scramble home without a throw. Ruben Martinez then made the score 5-0 when he hit one 389 feet for a 2 run home run. The top of the 5th saw the Denver Mustangs extend their lead as San Jose went to its bullpen. Alex Licata led off with a triple. Ruben Martinez then hit his second home run of the game to score 2 runs. This one went 364 feet. Jose Villanueva of the Mustangs led the top of the 6th off with a single. He moved to second when Edwin Reyes also singled. The bases were loaded when Alex Licata was walked. Ruben Martinez came to the plate again hoping to add to his 2 home runs. This time he managed to only ground out but it still allowed Villanueva to come home. The Mustangs led 8-0 at this point. The bottom of the 6th saw the San Jose Raiders get into the game at last. Armando Sandoval led off with a double but as he reached the second base he pulled up and immediately held the back of his leg. He was taken from the field and Manny Jaime came in to pinch run for him. Jaime moved to third when Cole Pascoe hit a single. A single from Mark Sofka scored Jaime. Alex Robinson bought home Cole Pascoe with a double. Ruben Martinez of the Mustangs hit his 3rd home run of the game in the top of the 8th to make the score 9-2 in the Mustangs favour. This one went 376 feet. The game then dropped away with the San Jose Raiders losing 9-2. This brought their record to 61-59. Ruben Martinez of the Denver Mustangs set a new regular season record for home runs in the Wolf Conference with 3. The Raiders announced after the game that Sandoval had some hamstring tightness but would stay with the team and hopefully play through it.

04-08-2023, 02:34 PM	#154
amead17 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 8,932	August 17th 2022 The final game of the 3 game series against the Denver Mustangs saw the San Jose Raiders just hoping to get back to winning ways. Manager Mike Moore again mixed the line up about to try and work a win. SP Chris Willis CF Mark Tice 3B Mark Sofka RF Alex Robinson 1B Manny Jaime DH Hugo Arias LF Min-Kyu Yoo 2B Cole Pascoe C Scott Ha SS Armando Sandoval This line up change did not work as the Raiders fell apart. The top of the second saw the first signs that it was not going to be a good day for the Raiders. The Denver Mustangs hit 3 runs to get the scoring started. Travis Whitehead hit a solo home run that went 384 feet. Raul Martinez then reached on an error before Jeff Hannigan hit one 328 feet for a 2 run homer. The top of the 3rd saw the Denver Mustangs add 2 more runs to their lead. Edwin Reyes managed to reach on an error that ultimately saw him at second base. Jon Croft hit a single that had Reyes rounding third and powering home, beating the throw from centre. Croft moved to second on a wild pitch before then sprinting to third and then home when Alex Licata hit a single. Ruben Martinez was back to his tricks again in the top of the 7th as he hit a solo home run of 381 feet to give the Denver Mustangs a 6-0 lead. The top of the 8th saw the Mustangs take that lead to 9-0. Travis Whitehead had a lead off walk. He moved to second when Kyle Hardy singled. A Raul Martinez walk saw the bases loaded. Travis Whitehead came home when Jose Villanueva hit a single. Kyle Hardy scored off a Scott Tolan single. Raul Martinez then also came home when Jon Croft hit a single. The Raiders remained dead through the game and lost the game 9-0 with only 4 hits. This bought their record to 61-60 for the year. Luckily for the Raiders they have a day off to regroup before they travel to the Oklahoma City Triplets.

04-08-2023, 02:35 PM	#155
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04-08-2023, 02:36 PM	#156
amead17 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 8,932	August 18th 2022 The San Jose Raiders had a day off before travelling to Oklahoma to face the Triplets.

04-13-2023, 04:14 AM	#157
amead17 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 8,932	August 19th 2022 The San Jose raiders travelled to Oklahoma City to face the 59-61 Triplets. Manager Mike Moore went with his most regular full line up based on available players. SP Efrain Ramirez 3B Mark Sofka DH Hugo Arias SS Enrique Huerta RF Alex Robinson CF Mark Tice C Scott Ha 1B Manny Jaime LF Mike Lentz 2B Armando Sandoval The bottom of the 1st saw the scoring started by the Oklahoma City Triplets. Robert Ginder led off with a double. He moved to third when Kurt DeSalvo hit a long fly out to left field. Ginder then scored when Edgar Diaz hit a ground out. The San Jose Raiders got on the score board in the top of the second when a 333 foot solo home run by Mark Tice levelled the game at 1-1. Jonathan Davis of the Oklahoma Coty Triplets hit a 352 foot solo effort in the bottom of the second to restore the Triplets lead. The bottom of the 5th saw the game start to slip away from the Ramirez and the San Jose Raiders. The Triplets picked up 3 runs in the inning. Jonathan Davis singled. He moved to second when Robert Ginder was hit by a pitch. A wild pitch saw both Davis and Ginder move a base. The bases were then loaded when Kurt DeSalvo was walked. Steve Gill hit a single that scored Davis and also allowed Ginder to round third and power home. Jason Grossklaus came in and hit a double to score DeSalvo. This saw Ramirez pulled by the Raiders but the damage had been done as the score line was 5-1 in the triplets favour. The San Jose Raiders managed to get a couple back in the top of the 6th. Armando Sandoval led off with a single. A double by Mark Sofka moved him to third. A single from Hugo Arias saw the bases loaded as Sandoval and Sofka decided not to move base. Enrique Huerta hit a long fly out to centre field that allowed Sandoval to tag up and come home. Alex Robinson hit a single that saw Sofka sprint for third and then turn the corner and come home, beating the throw from centre. The bottom of the 6th saw the Oklahoma City Triplets push their lead out again. Tolentino Vitor was hit by a pitch first up. Robert Ginder got a walk to move Vitor to second. Kurt DeSalvo then came in and deposited the ball 367 feet away for a 3 run home run to make the score 8-3 in the Triplets favour. The top of the 7th saw the Raiders get one back again. Manny Jaime led off with a walk. He moved to third when Armando Sandoval hit a long single. Mark Sofka then ground out but it allowed Jaime to come home from third. Isiah Kelly came in to pitch for the Raiders in the bottom of the 7th. It was not to be his night. Firstly he gave Jason Grossklaus a solo home run of 410 feet to give the Triplets the run they scored this inning. He managed to strike out the next batter but after he delivered the final strike he pulled up sharply and held the back of his leg. He was taken from the game and did not return. The bottom of the 8th saw the Oklahoma City Triplets move to double figures. Jonathan Davis was walked. Ginder was hit by a pitch to move Davis to second. Kurt DeSalvo was also hit by a pitch to load the bases. Edgar Davis hit a single to bring Davis home. The top of the 9th saw the San Jose raiders give one last blast before losing the game. Mike Lentz led off with a single. A single by Armando Sandoval saw Lentz move round second and into third. Hugo Arias got a walk to load the bases. Enrique Huerta then hit a long fly out to centre that saw Lentz come home. This made the final score 10-5 with the San Jose Raiders getting their 4th loss in a row. The team were now back to .500 for the year at 61-61. The injury to pitcher Isiah Kelly turned out not to be to serious. He will remain with the team and battle the mild calf strain he has suffered. After the game there was more bad news for the Raiders and second baseman Tony Patton. Doctors confirmed that his fractured thumb had not healed as expected and he would be sidelined for a further 8 weeks due to the injury.

04-13-2023, 04:15 AM	#158
amead17 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 8,932	August 20th 2022 The San Jose Raiders went into the second game against the Triplets hoping to turn their current run of bad luck and form around. Manager Mike Moore kept faith with the same line up as the day before. SP Matt Evans 3B Mark Sofka DH Hugo Arias SS Enrique Huerta RF Alex Robinson CF Mark Tice C Scott Ha 1B Manny Jaime LF Mike Lentz 2B Armando Sandoval The San Jose Raiders got things going in the top of the 1st. Mark Sofka led off with a well worked walk. A single from Hugo Arias saw Sofka round second and move to third. The bases were loaded when Alex Robinson was walked. Mark Tice hit into a fielders choice that saw Sofka come home for the first score of the game. The Raiders didn’t hold the lead long as the Oklahoma City Triplets came right back at them in the bottom of the 1st. Robert Ginder led off with a bunt that saw him make first base. Edgar Diaz hit a double to move Ginder to third. Steve Gill reached on an error that allowed Ginder to come home. Ivan Carranza hit a double that saw Diaz come home to make the score 2-1. The lead changed hands again in the top of the 2nd. Manny Jaime led off with a double for the San Jose Raiders. Mike Lentz then hit a single that allowed Jaime to round third and sprint for home, beating the throw from centre. Hugo Arias hit a double that saw Lentz move round to third before deciding to go for it and power home. This gave the raiders a 3-2 lead. The top of the 5th Saw the San Jose Raiders try to take the game away from the Triplets. Hugo Arias got on base after being hit by a pitch. He moved to third when Alex Robinson singled to right field. Mark Tice picked up a walk to load the bases. Scott ha came to the plate and hit the first ball he faces 402 feet for a grand slam home run. This put the Raiders up 7-2. The bottom of the 6th saw the Oklahoma City Triplets start their attempt at a comeback. Edgar Diaz reached on an error to lead off. Diaz moved to second when Jason Grossklaus was given a walk. The bases were then loaded when Ivan Carranza was given a walk. Tolentino Vitor saw a wild pitch that allowed Diaz to score the other runners to move base. Vitor then singled to bring home both Grossklaus and Carranza. The score was now 7-5. Going into the bottom of the 9th the San Jose Raiders gave their 2 run lead over to their star closer Seth Fiebelkorn. Fiebelkorn was not quite up to his usual standards as he gave a double to Wilson Lucero. He also gave a single to Robert Ginder. Kurt DeSalvo also got the ball away but hit into a fielders choice. This allowed Lucero home. Fiebelkorn managed to stay calm from all this and got the last batter to strike out and get out of the inning with only 1 run scored. This was save number 35 for Feibelkorn. The 7-6 win for the Raiders saw them move to 62-61 on the year.

04-13-2023, 04:16 AM	#159
amead17 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 8,932	August 21st 2022 The San Jose Raiders went into the last game of the 3 game series against the Oklahoma City Triplets hoping to build on the win from the day before. Manager Mike Moore made 1 change to the line up to rest catcher Scott Ha. SP Bobby Montes 3B Mark Sofka DH Hugo Arias SS Enrique Huerta RF Alex Robinson CF Mark Tice 1B Manny Jaime LF Mike Lentz 2B Armando Sandoval C George Tizzard The San Jose Raiders were again the first team to score. The top of the 1st saw them take the lead. Mark Sofka led off with a walk. Sofka moved to third when Hugo Arias hit a long double. Enrique Huerta then hit a fly out that allowed Sofka to tag up and come home. The Oklahoma City Triplets tied the game up in the bottom of the 2nd. George Jenkins hit a single to lead the inning off. Jenkins moved to second when Jose Benavides also hit a single. A Jonathan Davis ground out allowed both runners to move a base. Edgar Guerci also ground out allowing Jenkins to come home. The Oklahoma City Triplets took the lead in the bottom of the third. Edgar Diaz hit a solo effort that went 419 feet to make the score 2-1. The San Jose Raiders came straight back at the Triplets in the top of the 4th. Mark Tice hit s double. Mike Lentz also doubled to allow Tice to come home and level the scores. The bottom of the 5th saw the Oklahoma City Triplets take the lead for a second time. Edgar Guerci led the inning off with a solo home run of 403 feet. Robert Ginder was next up and he hit a single. Ginder moved to second when Edgar Diaz reached on an error. Tolentino Vitor then hit a single that allowed Ginder to round third and power home, beating the throw from left. The top of the 8th saw the San Jose Raiders make their play for the game. Hugo Arias hit a single. Enrique Huerta came to the plate and hit one 360 feet for a 2 run homer to make the scores level. Alex Robinson followed Huerta up and made it back to back home runs as he hit one 372 feet. This gave the raiders a 1 run lead 5-4. In a rare move from the Raiders they decided to bring closer Seth Fiebelkorn out early and pitch him in the bottom of the 8th. He got through a quick 8th and then also pitched the 9th, again making quick work of things to give the Raiders a 5-4 victory. With this victory the Raiders moved to 63-61 on the year. The Raiders have another day off tomorrow before they host the Houston Longhorns in a 3 game series.

04-13-2023, 04:17 AM	#160
amead17 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 8,932	August 22nd 2022 The Raiders had a day off to get ready for the Houston Longhorns visit.