This is our second installment of Spinners notes as they continue on in the New York Penn League. Roster moves seem to be coming fast and furious with this team, and for different reasons. Over this past weekend, two members of the team were traded. Infielders Imeldo Diaz and Stanley Espinal were both dealt to the […]
Good starting pitching and timely hitting became the recipe for a win on Monday night for the Lowell Spinners. They rode the arm of starting pitcher Dakota Smith and strung together key hits with two men out in the fifth to get the job done, 3-1 over Vermont. Smith was good, going six strong innings […]
First off, when played properly, baseball is a simple game. Pitching, fielding, and hitting can all be mastered if done right. It’s only when mistakes are made does the game get complicated. Last night’s game between Connecticut and Lowell would be a good example as the Tigers took advantage of lots of Spinners misplays to […]
Another rough late afternoon and early evening at the office for the Spinners. The defense contributed five more errors, the offense could only muster four hits, and for the second game in a row, the Connecticut Tigers outpitched and outplayed the home team. It all added up to a 6-0 win for Tigers over Lowell. […]
The 2017 NY-Penn League season is off and running, and although we are two games deep, here are some early thoughts. The Spinners return to Lowell as the defending Stedler Division champs. The team set a franchise record with 47 wins in 2016. Lowell was ousted in the first round of the playoffs last September […]
With the 2017 NY- Penn League season about to begin, the Lowell Spinners got ready by playing an exhibition game VS the Nashua Sliver Knights of the Future Collegiate Baseball League. The game was played in a six-inning format, with Spinners winning 10-3. The score is not important, what is that players got a chance […]