The move from Low-A to High-A has been a struggle for East Carolina baseball alum Jacob Jenkins-Cowart. However, he played a big part in Friday’s win for Beloit in a 6-5 win over Cedar Rapids.
He was 0-for-2 with two walks and a run scored. He walked with one out in the eighth inning, made it to third after teammate Emaarion Boyd was hit by a pitch and then scored what proved to be the winning run on a balk.
After the win, Jenkins-Cowart is batting .198 (34-for-172) with 26 runs, 20 RBI, two homers and 16 stolen bases.
Danny Beal
He started for the Down East Bird Dawgs but did not get the decision in Friday’s 7-6 come-from-behind win over Tri-City at Grainger Stadium in Kinston.
Beal went five innings, giving up four runs, all in the first inning, on seven hits with four walks and four strikeouts. He left with Down East trailing 4-2.
The Bird Dawgs scored five runs in the final four innings, including one in the ninth, to win it.
It was Beal’s third straight no-decision and fourth in his last five games. He is 0-2 with a 6.69 ERA in eight starts this season. He’s walked 20 and struck out 35 over 39 innings.
See below to find out what the rest of the Pirates in baseball did on Friday.
Major League Baseball
- Connor Norby, Miami Marlins: 1-for-4 in 6-2 win over Braves
- Alec Burleson, St. Louis Cardinals: 1-for-4 with RBI in 6-1 win over Reds. Doubled in the first. Had a sacrifice fly that drove in Cardinals’ first run for 1-0 lead.
- Shawn Armstrong, Texas Rangers: Did not pitch in 6-2 win over Pirates
- Gavin Williams, Cleveland Guardians: Did not pitch in 5-1 loss to Athletics
- Jeff Hoffman, Toronto Blue Jays: Pitched ninth inning of 7-1 loss to White Sox. Struck out one to lower ERA to 5.34.
- Clayton McCullough, Miami Marlins (manager): Won second straight, beating Braves 6-2 to move to 30-44
Triple-A
- Carson Whisenhunt, Sacramento RiverCats (Giants): Did not pitch in 6-0 loss to Salt Lake
- Zach Agnos, Albuquerque Isotopes (Rockies): Did not pitch in 14-10 loss to Tacoma
Double-A
- Trey Yesavage, New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Blue Jays): Did not pitch in 7-5 loss to Somerset
- Carter Spivey, Akron Rubber Ducks (Guardians): On 7-day injured list with right shoulder strain (began June 12)
- Trey Benton, Akron Rubber Ducks (Guardians): On season-ending disabled list
Single-A
- Carter Cunningham, Vancouver Canadians (Blue Jays): 0-for-3 in 4-1 loss to Eugene
- Josh Moylan, Hudson Valley Renegades (Yankees): Did not play in 11-1 win over Jersey Shore
- Josh Grosz, Hudson Valley Renegades (Yankees): Did not play in 11-1 win over Jersey Shore
- Tyler Bradt, Peoria Chiefs (Cardinals): Pitched final 1.2 innings in 9-1 win over Great Lakes. Gave up a hit, walk and struck out two to lower ERA to 3.60.
- Jacob-Jenkins-Cowart, Beloit Sky Carp (Marlins): See above
- Ryan McCrystal, Daytona Tortugas (Reds): 0-for-3 with walk and run scored in 15-7 win over Jupiter
- Wyatt Lunsford-Shenkman, Modesto Nuts (Mariners): Placed on full-season disabled list on April 15.
- Erik Ritchie, Clearwater Threshers (Phillies): Did not pitch in 1-0 win over Dunedin
- Landon Ginn, Myrtle Beach Pelicans (Cubs): Did not pitch in 5-3 win over Fayetteville
Frontier League
- Danny Beal, Down East Bird Dawgs (Independent): See above
Photo credit: Jacob Jenkins-Cowart (ECU Sports Information photo)
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