In his first plate appearance at the Double-A level for the Bowie Baysox last night, outfielder Colton Cowser drew a walk. The second time up, in the third inning, he lined a two-run homer to left-center field as Bowie went on to beat Richmond 9-3 Tuesday night at Prince George’s Stadium.
The game featured the Double-A debuts of Cowser, the Orioles No. 4 prospect per MLBPipeline.com, Coby Mayo, ranked No. 7, and Connor Norby, rated No. 10.
Norby led off for Bowie and played second base with Cowser batting second in center field and Mayo hitting third as the designated hitter. Cowser wound up going 3-for-3 with a walk and scoring two runs. Norby went 1-for-4 and Mayo was 0-for-5.
Bowie finished in last place at 27-42 in the first half, but last night the teams began the second half, with every club starting with a clean slate and 0-0 record.
Meanwhile, high Single-A Aberdeen lost those three players after winning the first half title in its division of the South Atlantic League.
