The Arizona Fall League held its Home Run Derby on Saturday night at Sloan Park in Mesa, Arizona. Baltimore’s Heston Kjerstad was a participant. Kjerstad reached the final round where he was out homered 11-10 by Seattle’s Robert Perez, Jr. Both Kjerstad and Perez, Jr. finished the night with 32 homeruns over three rounds. Kjerstad hit 11 homeruns in both the first and … [Read more...] about Kjerstad Is The Runner-Up In Derby
AFL Game Summary: 11/4
The Glendale Desert Dogs defeated the Scottsdale Scorpions (13-13) by a score of 6-1 on Friday. Scottsdale enters the Fall-Stars weekend in third place overall for the AFL season. Heston Kjerstad went 3 for 4 with a double and a triple. Easton Lucas allowed 3 runs on 1 hit while walking 2 and striking out 1 in 0.1 inning (18 pitches, 8 strikes). SP: Carson Whisenhunt … [Read more...] about AFL Game Summary: 11/4
AFL Game Summary: 11/3
Thursday afternoon the Scottsdale Scorpions (13-12) defeated the Peoria Javelinas 11-3. Yes, the score matched the date. The Scorpions pounded out 16 hits, 7 for extra bases, including 2 homeruns. Cesar Prieto went 1 for 5 with a double, a run scored, 1 RBI and a walk. Reed Trimble went 2 for 5 with a run scored and 1 RBI. Noah Denoyer walked 1 and struck out 2 in … [Read more...] about AFL Game Summary: 11/3
AFL Game Summary: 11/1
The Scottsdale Scorpions (12-12) got back to the .500 mark with a 7-6 win over the Mesa Solar Sox on Tuesday. Scottsdale fell behind early,scored all their runs in the fifth, sixth and seventh innings and held on to win despite allowing two Mesa runs in the eighth. Heston Kjerstad went 3 for 5 with a double and 1 run scored. Reed Trimble went 2 for 4 with a double and 3 … [Read more...] about AFL Game Summary: 11/1
AFL Game Summary: 10/31
Scottsdale (11-12) fell to the Salt River Rafters 5-3 on Monday. Salt River put traffic on the bases with three hits and a fielder’s choice in the seventh inning which led to two runs; those runs were the difference in the game. Heston Kjerstad went 1 for 5 with a double. Cesar Prieto went 1 for 4. Nick Richmond (1-1) allowed 2 runs on 3 hits and struck out 2 over … [Read more...] about AFL Game Summary: 10/31