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<p>Hazleton Area grad Sal Biasi picked up a no decision in another impressive outing for the Rookie-level Burlington Royals.</p><p>The 21-year-old right-hander went five innings and allowed just one run on two hits and three walks on Wednesday. Biasi also struck out five.</p><p>The former Penn State pitcher has a 2-0 record and 2.03 ERA in his last seven appearances.</p><p><strong>Matt Wotherspoon</strong></p><p>The Crestwood product had a rough outing against the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders on Wednesday.</p><p>The 25-year-old reliever allowed two runs on a hit and a walk to take the loss for Triple-A Norfolk.</p><p><strong>Mike Papi</strong></p><p>The Tunkhannock grad collected one hit in the first half of this past week, a single Wednesday against Binghamton, but had his games on Thursday and Friday rained out.</p><p>Papi has a .303 batting average paired with two home runs and five RBI in his last 10 games for Double-A Akron.</p><p><strong>Tony Hernandez</strong></p><p>The Hazleton Area grad took the loss on Wednesday for the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Yankees East.</p><p>Hernandez pitched five innings of three-run baseball while giving up seven hits and a walk. He did strike out three.</p><p><strong>Jhordany Mezquita</strong></p><p>The Hazleton resident gave up a run on two hits and three walks for the GCL Phillies on Thursday. Mezquita did strike out a pair.</p><p>It was the first run he&#8217;s given up as a professional.</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By DJ Eberle</p><p>djeberle@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach DJ Eberle at 570-991-6398 or on Twitter @ByDJEberle</p></shirttailMeta></div>

WVC in the Minors: Hazleton Area’s Sal Biasi earns no decision on Wednesday