FM RedHawks Clinch Playoff Spot; Sit One Game Out of First Place in the West Division
WITH SEVEN GAMES REMAINING IN THE REGULAR SEASON, THE FM REDHAWKS SIT IN THIRD IN THE WEST; ONE GAME BACK OF FIRST.
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/FM REDHAWKS)–Colten Davis held the Sioux Falls Canaries to two runs and struck out four in 5.2 innings pitched Sunday evening to lead the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks to a 9-2 win at Newman Outdoor Field.
With the loss by the Kansas City Monarchs earlier in the day, the RedHawks (52-42) officially clinched a spot in the American Association’s Miles Wolff Cup Playoffs for the fourth straight season.
Davis threw 87 pitches before giving way to Garrett Alexander, who threw 2.1 hitless innings to earn the win for the RedHawks.
Tied 2-2 going into the bottom of the sixth, the home team peeled off seven unanswered runs to pick up a series win over the West Division leaders.
Juan Fernandez, Sam Dexter and Kona Quiggle each had two hits for the RedHawks and Ben Livorsi hit his first homer of the year. Dexter, Quiggle and Michael Hallquist each had two RBIs for Fargo-Moorhead.
Sunday was Honor Flight Day for the RedHawks, with the special jerseys worn by the team being auctioned off to support the Veterans Honor Flight of North Dakota and Minnesota.
The RedHawks will now head on a seven-game road trip to Kansas City and Kane County to finish off the regular season.
Coming into the final week of the year, the RedHawks trail Winnipeg and Sioux Falls – both 51-41 – by a half game for the AAPB’s West Division lead.
After Sunday’s victory, Manager Chris Coste shared what he wants to see from his team down the final stretch of the regular season.
“For us to get where we want to be, whether it’s when the division, win the eventual title…we really do need our bats to stay hot kind of the way they were over the course of these six games,” said Coste. “So that’s, you know, pitching is going to be there for the most part, but we have to be able to hit the better pitchers in the league.”
The Redhawks hit the road for the next seven games: three versus Kansas City beginning Tuesday, August 27, and four vs. Kane County.
The regular season ends Monday, September 2.
