Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for February 1st, 2020

One member of the Australian Baseball League championships was decided last night as Melbourne swept their semifinal series. Tonight will decide the other member of that championship series.

Minor League Baseball Top Performers

D.J. Burt drove in two runs and scored two runs on Thursday, while Nate Samson had the go-ahead hit tonight in Auckland. They are our Tango Visuals players of the game for Games 1 and 2 of the ABL Semi-Finals! #AcesNation #WeAreMelbourne pic.twitter.com/qtwKHVPzwZ
— Melbourne Aces (@MelbourneAces) February 1, 2020

Hitters

Australian Baseball League
Kent Blackstone, Auckland, 2-3, R, BB, 2 SB
Logan O’Hoppe, Adelaide, 2-3, 2 R, BB
Nate Samson, Melbourne, 2-3, R, RBI, 2 BB, SB
Jared Walker, Auckland, 2-3, 2 RBI, BB, K
Aaron Whitefield, Adelaide, 2-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, K, 2B, HR, SB

FINAL: Aces 6 Tuatara 2

WP: Lars Liguori
LP: Koji Takahashi

THE ACES ARE HEADED TO THE ABL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES #AcesNation #WeAreMelbourne pic.twitter.com/Ua5poG6ibO
— Melbourne Aces (@MelbourneAces) February 1, 2020

Pitchers

Australian Baseball League
Frank Galley, Canberra, 6 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
David Holmberg, Adelaide, 7 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
Lars Ligouri, Melbourne, 2 1/3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Emerson Martinez, Auckland, 2 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K