I got to Bristol to see the Pirates Appalachian League affiliate play on Friday and Saturday against Greeneville. As luck would have it, the starters were the Bucs’ second and first round draft picks from 2017, Steven Jennings and Shane Baz (pictured). Bristol lost the Friday game, 13-9, in 11 innings due to a major bullpen meltdown. They won the Saturday game, 3-0. These are just a few notes from the two games.
Jennings breezed through the first three innings, but started getting hit hard the second time through the order. (It’s conceivable the Greeneville hitters weren’t entirely focused early in the game, as they witnessed a fatal, three-car accident about an hour before the game.