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Focal's Noah Cameron Starts In Columbia Fireflies' Opening Day Victory
Noah Cameron made his expert introduction Friday for the Kansas City Royals' Low-A Columbia Fireflies. 안전놀이터

The Central graduate and 2021 Royals draftee began in the Fireflies' Opening Day win, pitching three innings and surrendering three acquired runs.

Outfielder Erick Peña hit a stroll off three-run homerun to acquire the 7-6 win over the Augusta GreenJackets Friday night at Segra Park in Columbia, South Carolina.

Cameron, alongside Patrick Halligan, started the game with 7.2 innings of work, permitting six runs simultaneously.

Jack Aldrich (W, 1-0) offered 1.1 innings of scoreless help to finish off the game, acquiring his first success of the time.

Starting in the fifth inning, the Fireflies (1-0) scored seven unanswered runs.

Enrique Valdez hit a fielder's choice profound to focus field and scored. Wilmin Candelario then, at that point, constrained a handling mistake on catcher Adam Zebrowski to cut Augusta's (0-1) lead to 6-2.

In the 6th inning, Guillermo Quintana hit first homerun of the time, while Peña had a RBI single in the seventh before his late-game heroics.

Cameron, the 199th in general pick in the seventh round last year, didn't contribute 2021 for school or the Royals' fall association as he rehabbed from Tommy John medical procedure in August 2020.

Cameron was named a Freshman All-American at Central Arkansas in 2019 subsequent to going 6-2 with a 2.95 ERA in 14 beginnings. He threw 94.2 innings with 91 strikeouts and 19 strolls.

In an abbreviated 2020 season, Cameron made four beginnings, completing 1-1 with a 2.57 ERA. He struck out 31 hitters in 28 innings, strolling only two players. Adversaries batted only .252 against him, and he tossed in excess of 100 pitches multiple times.

Cameron is among a gathering for Columbia's association that incorporates seven 2021 draft picks and four top-30 possibilities, as indicated by MLB.Com. The club is instructed by previous Royal Tony Pena Jr.

The 6-foot-3, 200-pounder is one of four 2021 draft singles out the pitching staff, including fifth-rounder Eric Cerantola. Third-round catcher Carter Jensen, a Park Hill graduate, is likewise on the program.

The combo of Cameron on the knock and Jensen behind the plate began in the Opening Day win versus the GreenJackets.

The Fireflies proceed with their series with Augusta at Segra Park Saturday at 6:05 pm. Luinder Avila (0-0, 0.00 ERA) gets approval for Columbia while RHP AJ Smith-Shawver (0-0, 0.00 ERA) will begin for Augusta.