South Bend & Myrtle Beach Sweep Visalia & Hillsboro at Riverview

SP Joe Nahas fired 3.2 IP of shutout ball with seven strikeouts, Brad Beesley stroked an RBI double, singled, stole two bases, and scored a run, Haydn McGeary singled, doubled, and scored two runs, and Liam Spence drilled a two-run HR, as the South Bend Cubs (Hi-A affiliate of the Chicago Cubs) blanked the Hillsboro Hops (Hi-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks) 7-0 on Field #6, and Christian Franklin hammered a bases-clearing bases-loaded three-run double, Parker Chavers walked and scored in the 3rd inning, singled and stole a base in the 5th, and belted a tie-breaking solo HR in the 7th, and Branden Noriega hurled three perfect innings of relief with five strikeouts, as the Myrtle Beach Pelicans (Cubs Lo-A affiliate) edged the Visalia Rawhide (Diamondbacks Lo-A affiliate) 5-4 on Field #5, in Cactus League minor league game action Saturday morning at the Riverview Baseball Complex in Mesa, AZ.  

Prior to the games, OF D. J. Artis was moved-down from the AA Tennessee squad to the Hi-A South Bend squad, OF Jacob Wetzel and INF Josue Huma were moved-up to the South Bend squad from the Lo-A Myrtle Beach squad, and 1B Felix Stevens and OFs Andy Garriola and Parker Chavers were moved-down from the South Bend squad to the Myrtle Beach squad. 

Here are the abridged box scores from the two games (Cubs players only) 

FIELD #5: 

MYRTLE BEACH LINEUP:
1. Parker Chavers, LF: 2-3 (4-3, BB, 1B, HR, 2 R, RBI, SB) 
2. Christian Franklin, CF: 1-4 (6-3, 2B, 1-3, K, 3 RBI, CS) 
3. Moises Ballesteros, DH: 0-1 (BB, BB, K, BB) 
4. Andy Garriola, RF: 0-3 (F-8, HBP, F-9, P-2)
5. Felix Stevens, 1B: 3-4 (1B, K, 1B, 2B, 2 CS)
6. Rafael Morel, SS: 1-4 (5-3, 5-4-3 DP, 1B, 6-U FC, CS) 
7. Reggie Preciado, 3B: 0-4 (K, E-1, 6-4 FC, K, R) 
8. Miguel Pabon, C: 1-2 (1B, F-9 SF, 5-4-3 DP, R, RBI) 
9. Reivaj Garcia, 2B: 0-3 (FC, F-8, K, R) 

MYRTLE BEACH PITCHERS: 
1. Koen Moreno: 1.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R (3 ER), 4 BB, 3 K, 1 HBP, 2 WP, 0/2 GO/AO, 56 pitches (27 strikes) 
2. Jack Aldrich: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 3/0 GO/AO, 16 pitches (11 strikes)
3. Branden Noriega: 3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K, 1/3 GO/AO, 36 pitches (26 strikes) 
4. Christian Winston: 1.0 IP, 1 H 1 R (0 ER), 1 BB, 1 K, 2/0 GO/AO, 19 pitches (13 strikes) 
5. Johzan Oquendo: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 1/1 GO/AO, 12 pitches (10 strikes) 

MYRTLE BEACH ERRORS: 1 
P Christian Winston: E-1 (errant pick-off attempt at 1st base allowed runner to advance to 3rd and another runner to score from 3rd) 

MYRTLE BEACH CATCHERS DEFENSE: 
Miguel Pabon: 0-7 CS 

FIELD #6: 

SOUTH BEND LINEUP:
1. D. J. Artis, LF: 2-4 (4-3, K, 2B, 1B) 
2. Kevin Alcanatara, DH #1: 1-3 (1B, K, F-9, BB, CS) 
3. Yohendrick Pinango, DH #2: 0-2 (BB, K, BB, K, 2 CS)
4. Haydn McGeary, 1B: 2-4 (6-3, 2B, K, 1B, 2 R) 
5. Brad Beesley, CF: 2-4 (6-3, 2B, 1B, K, R, RBI, 2 SB) 
6. Jacob Wetzel, RF: 1-4 (K, K, F-8, 1B, R) 
7a. Kevin Made, SS: 0-2 (6-3, 4-3) 
7b. Liam Spence, SS: 1-2 (K, HR, R, 2 RBI) 
8. Casey Opitz, C: 0-2 (F-7, 4-3, BB, BB, R) 
9. Josue Huma, 2B: 1-3 (4-3, BB, 1B, F-8, R) 
10a. Scott McKeon, 3B: 1-3 (K, 6-4-3 DP, 1B, 2 RBI) 
10b. David Avitia, PH-3B: 0-1 (L-7) 

SOUTH BEND PITCHERS: 
1. Joe Nahas: 3.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 7 K, 1 PO, 3/0 GO/AO, 53 pitches (36 strikes) 
2. Bradford Deppermann: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K, 1 WP, 0/1 GO/AO, 9 pitches (4 strikes) 
3. Didier Vargas: 3.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 7/1 GO/AO, 47 pitches (26 strikes) 
4. Chase Watkins: 1.1 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K, 30 pitches (19 strikes) 

SOUTH BEND ERRIORS: 1 
SS Kevin Made: E-6 (fielding miscue allowed batter to reach base safely) 

SOUTH BEND CATCHERS DEFENSE: 
Casey Optiz: 1-3 CS 

ATTENDANCE: 24 

WEATHER: Sunny with temperatures in the 80's 

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