Fall, Veen shine in Chase Field tripleheader

Mesa 1, Glendale 1 (F/8)
A pitchers' duel led off the Chase Field tripleheader. Justin Fall worked around three hits and two walks with four strikeouts across five scoreless frames for the Solar Sox. The Marlins southpaw shook off a tough AFL debut by using a four-pitch mix and going to his slider for three of the punchouts. For the home team, Reds prospect Sam Benschoter tossed three one-hit frames with a strikeout. Following seven innings of regulation, A's No. 10 prospect Denzel Clarke drove in the game's first run on a double play in the eighth. In the home half of the frame, Austin Martin tied it up with a single to left. More »

It's the Arizona *Justin Fall* League now.

The @Marlins prospect spins five scoreless frames on the big stage of Chase Field. pic.twitter.com/wraB2E9pTh

— Minor League Baseball (@MiLB) October 15, 2022

Salt River, 4. Surprise 1
Tigers' 24th-ranked prospect Joey Wentz dominated for four innings and top Rockies prospect Zac Veen led with his bat and speed once again in the nightcap at Chase Field. Wentz was nearly untouchable, striking out eight across four one-hit innings in the seven-inning contest. All the Rafters’ offense came in the fourth, when Veen and No. 3 D-backs prospect Jordan Lawlar laced consecutive two-run doubles to continue red-hot stretches. Veen is hitting .500 with a 1.292 OPS through eight Fall League games, while Lawlar sports a 1.167 OPS thus far on the developmental circuit. Third-ranked Pirates prospect Quinn Priester took the loss for Surprise, who mustered little offensively outside of a solo homer by John Rave (Royals). More »

My best @corbin_carroll impression https://t.co/yLHqZUFywa

— Jordan Lawlar (@jordanlawlar) October 16, 2022

Scottsdale 10, Peoria 6 (7)
Stephen Scott stayed hot with his fourth multihit effort in six games. The Red Sox catching prospect also worked a walk and scored two runs for the Desert Dogs. Giants No. 3 prospect Luis Matos reached base three times and scored twice while Braves shortstop prospect Cade Bunnell plated three runs. Top Padres prospect Jackson Merrillgot the Javelinas on the board with an RBI triple in the fourth and added a single to boost his average to .366. Guardians No. 11 prospect Angel Martinez mashed a three-run jack to right for his first long ball of the campaign. More »

Jackson Merrill shows the pop and speed with this RBI triple to get the Javelinas on the board!

The @Padres number one prospect has put on a display at the #AFL22! @MiLB @MLBPipeline pic.twitter.com/jn2kERcT4f

— MLB's Arizona Fall League (@MLBazFallLeague) October 15, 2022