GJ Drops Regular Season Finale
Jesse Stinnett allowed two runs on four hits in six innings, but it wasn't enough as the Grand Junction Rockies dropped their 2018 regular season finale to the Orem Owlz 6-5 Thursday night at UCCU Ballpark.Stinnett, making his first start since joining the Rockies, only walked one while striking out
Jesse Stinnett allowed two runs on four hits in six innings, but it wasn't enough as the Grand Junction Rockies dropped their 2018 regular season finale to the Orem Owlz 6-5 Thursday night at UCCU Ballpark.
Stinnett, making his first start since joining the Rockies, only walked one while striking out six, but with the Rockies leading 5-2 the Owlz scored four runs in the bottom of the eighth with the winning run scoring when D'Shawn Knowles beat Hunter Stovall's throw to the plate on a ground ball hit by
Grant Lavigne walked in his first three plate appearances, but he started the eighth inning with a single and scored on
After Stinnett left the game,
The Rockies threatened in the ninth, but with runners at first and second Lavigne grounded out to end the game.
The loss drops the Rockies record to 43-33, matching the best record in franchise history (2012, 2014) as they go 23-15 in the second half.
The Rockies will now head to Ogden to open the South Division Championship Series against the Ogden Raptors. Game one will be Friday night with the first pitch from Lindquist Field scheduled for 6:30.