The Matt Morris Report: 7/15/14

-- West Virginia lost to Hagerstown, 8-4.  Austin Meadows was 3-5, Reese McGuire 2-4, and JaCoby Jones 1-4 with a walk.  Michael Fransoso went 1-2 with his third HR and three walks.  Starter Justin Topa gave up three runs over five innings.

-- The GCL Pirates lost to the Astros, 6-5.  Tito Polo! (pictured) was 2-3 with a double and Carlos Munoz 2-4 with a walk.  Cole Tucker was 1-3 with a double, two walks and two strikeouts.  He also committed a throwing error that let the winning run score.  Starter Nick Hutchings gave up three runs in four innings.

-- The DSL Pirates beat the Marlins, 8-6.  Victor Fernandez was 4-4 with a double and a walk.  Raul Siri, Jeremias Portorreal and Patrick Reyes each had two hits.  Adrian Valerio was 1-5 and Edison Lantigua 1-4 with a walk.  Richard Mitchell gave up three runs on seven hits over five innings.