Royals prospect Malcolm Van Buren recorded five strikeouts in the seventh inning of Rookie Advanced Burlington’s 7–6 win over Elizabethton on Wednesday.
Here’s the seventh inning summary:
- Strikeout swinging
- Strikeout swinging (runner advanced to 1st on dropped third strike/throwing error by catcher)
- Strikeout on foul tip
- Strikeout swinging (runner advances to 1st on wild pitch)
- Walk (bases loaded)
- Strikeout swinging
The scoreless top of the seventh kept Burlington’s deficit at one, which they erased with single tallies in the bottom of the seventh and eighth to overcome an early six-run deficit.