Rox Drop Opening Series 13-10
Prior to the start of the 2017 season, only six players in Grand Junction Rockies history had ever had a 5-hit game. Through 2017's first series, Shael Mendoza has done it twice. The Rockies finished 5-for-6 with 4 RBI Thursday night at Suplizio Field, but the Rockies lost to the Idaho Falls
Prior to the start of the 2017 season, only six players in Grand Junction Rockies history had ever had a 5-hit game. Through 2017's first series,
After
The Chukars scored three in the second to take the lead only to see the Rockies score in the second to tie the game. Jeff Bohling's first professional home run gave the Rockies a 5-4 lead in the third, and it stayed that way until Darrell Miller Jr tied the game with an RBI single in the sixth, part of a 5-for-5 game for the Chukars catcher, and
The Rockies cut the lead in half in the bottom of the inning, but left the tying run in scoring position and the Chukars blew the game open with a six run eighth to make it 13-6.
Grand Junction scored in the eighth to make it a six run game, and after
Along with Mendoza's big night, the Rockies got a three hit night from Bohling, while Hidekel Gonzalez and Guevara added a pair.