Koperniak Goes 5-for-5 for Minor League Club

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DURHAM, N.C. – Hoosac Valley graduate Matt Koperniak Thursday went 5-for-5 with three doubles and five RBIs to lead the Memphis Redbirds to a 9-6 win over the Durham Bulls in Triple-A baseball action.
 
Koperniak raised his batting average to .319 and his OPS (on-base plus slugging percentage) to .885.
 
His 56 RBIs in 85 games this summer is second on the St. Louis Cardinals AAA affiliate.
 
Koperniak has been heating up of late for the Redbirds.
 
He went 3-for-4 with a double in Wednesday’s 7-4 win at Durham. On Tuesday, he went 2-for-4 with a home run in an 11-6 loss to the Bulls.
 
Memphis is 13-17 in the second half of the International League season and sits seventh in the 10-team West Division. It finished fourth in the first half of the season with a record of 38-37.
 
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Greylock Thunder 18U Team Off to Hot Start at N.J. Tournament

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MEDFORD, N.J. – Evelyn Julieano and Marlee Arnhold combined on a one-hitter Friday as the Greylock Thunder 18-and-under travel softball team improved to 2-0 at the John Biasi Memorial Super 72 tournament.
 
The Thunder opened its tournament with a 12-3 win over the Rise Up Showcase 18U Gold before beating the Untamed Softball Navy of New Jersey, 17-0.
 
Against the Rise Up squad, Kaleigh Jaros doubled and drove in three runs, and Arnhold went 2-for-2 with a double and a pair of RBIs. Grace Julieano and Paxton Ebling each doubled in the win.
 
Arnhold and Emma Lemire split the pitching duties in the first game, combining to strike out five.
 
In the day’s second win Kenadi Arnhold went 2-for-2 with a double and three RBIs, and Izzy Tart doubled. Grace Julieano was 2-for-2 at the plate with three RBIs in that game.
 
Evelyn Julieano and Marlee Arnhold combined to strike out three against Untamed Softball.
 
Saturday, the Thunder plays two more games at the tournament, taking on the Empire State Huskies and the CGA Hawks out of Pennslyvania.
 
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