Sheffield Mountain Hares at Salt Lake City Skiers - Series Recap
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Game 1
Monday, May 24th, 2060
Salt Lake City opened the series with an emphatic 16–6 victory, powered by a relentless offensive display that saw them pile up 19 hits.
Bunjiro Fujimoto reached a personal milestone, blasting his 300th career home run — part of a 4-for-6 day that included two RBI.
Alex Monreal and
Lorenzo Sosa also went deep for the Skiers, while
B. Tertilo drove in four runs from the leadoff spot.
Sheffield struggled to contain the barrage;
Yusshu bin Saqr allowed four runs in just 2.2 innings, and relievers
Motoyanagi and
Paez couldn’t halt the slide. The Mountain Hares’ bright spots came from
K. Saetgaliev and
S. Rutz, who both homered, and
A. Koehler, who tallied two extra-base hits.
Player of the Game: Bunjiro Fujimoto
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Game 2
Tuesday, May 25th, 2060
The Skiers extended their winning streak to five with a 5–2 win behind a strong performance from
Danny Ramirez. The Cuban right-hander threw five innings of one-run ball, striking out three and walking two. Offensively,
Chris Taylor provided the spark, hitting a two-run homer in the first and later adding another RBI hit.
Sheffield’s
A. Herzog took the loss after yielding nine hits and five runs over 4.2 innings. The Hares mounted brief rallies through doubles by
R. Graham and
E. Aas, but could not sustain momentum against Salt Lake’s bullpen. The defeat dropped Sheffield to 23–25 on the season.
Player of the Game: Danny Ramirez
Special Notes: Mitchell Jividén was injured while running the bases.
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Game 3
Wednesday, May 26th, 2060
The series finale was a thriller — Salt Lake City prevailing 6–5 in ten innings to complete the sweep.
Bunjiro Fujimoto once again starred, blasting a solo home run and later delivering the walk-off hit that scored
Beco Tertilo. His 2-for-5 night with two RBI lifted the Skiers to their sixth straight win.
Sheffield had earlier taken a 5–3 lead thanks to long balls from
T. Juhl and
A. Koehler, but their bullpen faltered late.
N. Barrios was tagged with the loss after surrendering the decisive run in the tenth. Despite solid hitting performances from
J. Morales and
E. Aas, the Hares could not hold off Salt Lake’s late push.
Player of the Game: Bunjiro Fujimoto
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Series Summary
Salt Lake City swept the three-game set, outscoring Sheffield 27–13 and extending their hot streak to six straight wins. The Mountain Hares dropped to
23–26, while the Skiers improved to
29–20.