Sachem alum Alec Sole was part of the rare triple-play as a short stop for the Hudson Valley Renegades this week.
Sole, who was drafted by the Tampa Rays this spring, is playing upstate for a Short Season Single-A affiliate of Tampa. The Renegades turned a 6-4-3-5 triple play in a 7-6 New York-Penn League game against Aberdeen.
According to a recap on MiLB.com, Sole scooped the soft liner on a short hop; a baserunner froze, looking back at Sole behind him, then made his first move toward second to avoid being doubled off if Sole had caught the ball.
“I saw him standing there, and I was like, ‘Whoa, what is he doing?'” Sole told MiLB.com. “Instinct took over and I threw to second.”
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-Words by Chris R. Vaccaro