The Scottsdale Scorpions beat Peoria 12-2 today, with help from two Pirates prospects on offense.
**Adalberto Santos went 3-for-5 with a double.
**Gift Ngoepe went 3-for-3 with a double, a walk, and four runs. Prior to this game he had two hits in 25 at-bats.
**Vic Black pitched a shutout inning to close out the game. He gave up a hit and two walks, while striking out two. Black threw 25 pitches, with 13 strikes. 21 of those pitches were fastballs. Pitch F/X was available, and had Black sitting 95-98 MPH, averaging 96.43 with his fastball. He threw four sliders, with one at 83 MPH and three at 84.