May 14 2014 Bisbee Blue held off the Douglas Diablos 9-8 in a back-and-forth contest. Bisbee scored three times in the first inning and added a run in the third to take an early 4-0 lead, but Douglas answered with one run in the fifth and four in the sixth to move in front 5-4.
The Blue regained control with a four-run seventh inning and added another run in the eighth. Douglas responded with three runs in the eighth, but Bisbee preserved the one-run advantage. Bisbee finished with 11 hits and one error, while Douglas collected 14 hits and committed two errors.
Chris Allen powered Bisbee with a home run and three RBI, while Kris Lewandowski went 3-for-4 with two RBI.
Alex Heumann and
Cody Brown each added two hits, and
Daniel Aldrich reached base three times with three walks. Douglas was led by
Malquiel Brito, who went 2-for-5 with a home run and three RBI, and
Corben Green, who had two hits and three RBI.
Jean Batista went 3-for-3 and scored twice.
Matt Horan earned the win for Bisbee after allowing one earned run on four hits in five innings with seven strikeouts and four walks.
Michael Heller recorded the save with a scoreless ninth inning. Douglas starter N. Jerez struck out four in three innings, while
Larry Rodriguez followed with four innings of two-hit ball and seven strikeouts.
Donavon Rigel took the loss after allowing the go-ahead run in one inning of relief.
