Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Canton Royals 1 1 4 2 1 0 2 11 14 1 Bay State Pirates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4

The Royals shut out the Pirates 11-0 in game 1 of their double header on Sunday. Ryan Bowen (W, 5IP, H, 0R, BB, 2K) kept the Pirates bats off balance all game. Jimmy Selig (IP, H, 0R, K) made his 2016 pitching debut in relief and closer Eddie Lockhart pitched a scoreless 7th inning striking out 2. The Royals offense exploded for 11 runs on 14 hits and stole 8 bases during the game.