What happens when the top five batters in a Triple-A lineup are all essentially major-league ready? Their team scores double digits in each of its first two games, keeping pace with their Birdland Brethren in the majors, that’s what.
The top five batters in last night’s Norfolk Tides line up were Jackson Holliday, Connor Norby, Heston Kjerstad, Coby Mayo, and Kyle Stowers. They combined to go 12-for-22. They scored 11 runs and knocked in 10. They hit two home runs and two doubles.
In a less dramatic move than in game one, Jackson Holliday led off the bottom of the first inning with a double, the first of his two hits in the game.