White breaks out with big night for AquaSox
Evan White turned in his most productive night as a pro, putting a week and a half of struggles in the rearview mirror in the process.The Mariners' first-round pick talled three hits, including his second homer, and four RBIs while reaching base four times on Saturday in Class A Short
The Mariners' first-round pick talled three hits, including his second homer, and four RBIs while reaching base four times on Saturday in Class A Short Season Everett's 10-8 setback to Salem-Keizer at Everett Memorial Stadium.
White lined a single to right field in the bottom of the first but was stranded when
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The University of Kentucky product struck out in the sixth and walked in his final plate appearance in the eighth.
Seattle selected White with the 17th overall pick of last month's Draft. The 21-year-old infielder had scuffled at the plate since joining Everett, with a .143 average (4-for-28) and one extra-base hit through nine games. Saturday represented his first multi-hit performance as a pro as well as the first time he drove in more than one run. The Ohio native raised his slash line to a season-best .219/.297/.406.
Reliever J.P. Sears (1-1) took the loss after allowing three runs -- two earned -- on three hits and a walk with four strikeouts in two innings. Starter Andrew Torres lasted one frame and was charged with six runs on seven hits and a walk.
Giants 14th-round pick Michael Sexton finished 3-for-5 with a double, two RBIs and three runs scored for the Volcanoes. Manuel Geraldo also went went 3-for-5, drove in two runs and scored twice, while Shane Matheny reached base five times on three hits and two walks.
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