Hall Shines in Doubleheader Split
Darick Hall made a splash in his Clearwater debuting, going deep in both ends of the doubleheader as the Threshers split a pair with Charlotte, falling 8-2 and winning 3-2 at Charlotte Sports Park.Hall was promoted to Clearwater on Tuesday, after he was named the MVP of the South Atlantic
Hall was promoted to Clearwater on Tuesday, after he was named the MVP of the South Atlantic League. The 22-year-old set Lakewood Blue Claws records for home runs (27) and RBIs (96) while batting .272 in 114 games.
Clearwater (66-67, 28-35) remains three games back of the Dunedin Blue Jays, with just five left to play.
Charlotte (67-63, 36-36) went ahead in the first inning of game one, plating three runs off
The Threshers found themselves down 8-0 after the Stone Crabs added two in the third and three more in the fifth.
Hall was at it again in game two.
Down 1-0 in the third inning,
Hall stepped in and took a called strike, then turned on the next offering and belted a two-run home run to right-center to put the Threshers ahead 3-1.
With the tying run at third, Bettencourt induced a grounder to third from
The series concludes on Wednesday morning at 10:05 a.m. with