Huntsville Headlines 38.015: Las Vegas Series Recap

[HoosierVic]

United Press International

Huntsville Phantoms at Las Vegas Hustlers
Sept. 2, 2038

Young Las Vergas first baseman Raúl Alilea had a big day at the plate, powering the Hustlers over the visiting Huntsville Phantoms 7-5.

Alilea, 20, hit 2 homers and knocked in 6 runs in bringing Las Vegas from behind to send Huntsville to its fourth straight defeat Thursday evening.

Huntsville actually went into the 7th inning with a 5-4 lead, but Alilea made sure that didn’t last. He faced Huntsville reliever Juan Alfonso with two runners on, launching a 2-1 fastball 423 feet into the left center field stands for a 3-run home run that gave Vegas a lead it would not relinquish.

Alilea – who entered the game with just one home run – also hit a 3-run homer in the first inning off Huntsville starter Yu-bao Tong.

Score: Las Vegas 7, Huntsville 5
WP: Augate Balin PQR: 5
LP: Juan Alfonso PQR: 0
SV: Shawn Huber PQR: 5*
Player of the Game: Raúl Alilea
Cliché of the Game: “We took advantage of our opportunities. It’s as simple as that,” said Alilea.

Huntsville Phantoms at Las Vegas Hustlers
Sept. 3, 2038

For the second straight game, the Las Vegas Hustlers victimized a Huntsville relief pitcher with a home run to take a come-from-behind victory over the Phantoms.

Huntsville was leading 5-4 going into the bottom of the 6th inning when Hustlers DH Quant Kouros led off with a sharp single to left against relief pitcher Frits Brinson. That brought Henry Rectonberg to the plate. The right fielder ran the count to 2-2 when Brinson tried to sneak a fastball by him. Rectenberg, who was 3-5 on the day, hit a towering fly 402 feet to right center for a 2-run homer that would prove to be the game winner.

Score: Las Vegas 6, Huntsville 5
WP: Javier Garcia PQR: 3
LP: Frits Brinson PQR: 0
SV: Shawn Huber PQR: 5*
Player of the Game: Henry Rectenberg
Cliché of the Game: “This was a good win for us,” Rectenberg said. “It’s one more step towards our ultimate goal.”

Huntsville Phantoms at Las Vegas Hustlers
Sept. 4, 2038

Las Vegas starter Hao Kun threw a complete-game shutout to sweep the Hustlers’ three-game set against Huntsville and send the Phantoms to their 6th straight defeat by a score of 4-0.

Kun allowed 7 hits while walking no one and striking out three in shutting down the Huntsville offense. He told reporters after the game that he had “sub-par” stuff, but his defense backed him up.

The win took Kun’s season record to 13-9, with an ERA of 4.84.

Score: Las Vegas 4, Huntsville 0
WP: Hao Kun PQS: 4
LP: Vito Reyes PQS: 2
Player of the Game: Hao Kun
Cliché of the Game: “It didn’t feel quite right today, but I got a lot of help to get through,” Kun said. “I trusted my catcher and the guys behind me bailed me out more than once when I screwed up.”

[recte44]

Got some guys on the right track in this series.

[RonCo]

Sweeps have a tendency to do that.