For Syracuse, production at the plate ramped up throughout the weekend. Martinson connected for a homerun on Friday while Lerud and Gwynn Jr. had round trippers on Saturday. Gwynn had an extremely good game on Saturday, including hitting the walk off single to win the game for Syracuse. Meanwhile, the Syracuse pitching saw some tight games, but managed to pull out the wins. Rich Hill, Taylor Hill, and Rafael Martin all got victories during the weekend.
On Monday and Tuesday, the Chiefs welcomed the Norfolk Tides to the Salt City for a three game series. Monday, the Chiefs came up short in a 3-1 extra innings loss but rebounded Tuesday with a 2-1 win. On Tuesday, Ka'alhue propelled the Chiefs offense with a go ahead homer in the seventh inning while Scott McGregor pitched seven solid innings to pick up the win.
The Chiefs finish their series with the Tides today, get Thursday off, then the Durham Bulls come in for a three game set this weekend. Hopefully, the Chiefs will continue to rake in the wins and fill the stadium with excited fans.
After having some early season struggles, the Syracuse Chiefs are starting to rack up some big wins. This past weekend, the Chiefs broke out the brooms and swept the talent loaded Columbus Clippers. On Friday, the Chiefs edged the Clippers 3-2, then turned up the offense Saturday on route to a 7-6 victory, and finished off Columbus with a 7-3 win on Sunday. For the Clippers, it was a homecoming for several former Chiefs players. Fan favorite Zach Walters was greeted with several cheers as he returned to NBT Bank Stadium for the first time since being traded to the Cleveland Indians. Walters is not just a great player, but he is a very classy individual who doesn't forget any of his fans from the past. During the series in Syracuse, he even took a young Chiefs fan out to dinner on Saturday night. Destin Hood also made returned to Syracuse. He was a solid player as a member of the Chiefs both in the field and at the plate. In my opinion, he would be a great duel sport athlete if he ever had an interest to play football. Finally, though he was never a Syracuse Chief, former New York Yankee and MLB veteran Nick Swisher introduced himself the city of Syracuse. Though he only played one game, Swish used his electric personality to connect with and entertain the fans.