Steven Wright threw six shutout innings and LeVon Washington accounted for three of the Captains four runs as the Lake County Captains shutout the Fort Wayne Tincaps 4-0 on Wednesday afternoon. It was the Captains second shutout of the season.
The Captains got on the board in the first inning when LeVon Washington walked and stole second. He went to third on a ground out and scored on an infield single by Jesus Aguilar and the Captains lead 1-0. The Captains lead went to 3-0 in the bottom of the second inning when Washington drove in Alex Lavisky and Nick Bartolone scored on a balk by Tincaps starter Andrew Werner. The Captains added an insurance run in the bottom of the seventh inning as Giovanny Urshela hit a sacrifice fly that scored Washington and it was 4-0.
Captains starter Steven Wright (1-0) got the win working six scoreless innings allowing only one hit, walking three and striking out three. J.D. Reichenbach came on in the seventh inning and threw a scoreless inning striking out one. Dale Dickerson worked a scoreless the eighth inning walking one and striking out one and Nick Sarianides threw a scoreless ninth inning.
Werner (1-4) took the loss pitching five innings allowing three runs on six hits, walking two and striking out one.
The Captains and Tincaps conclude their three game series with a doubleheader on Thursday with game one beginning at 6:00 PM. The Captains will send RHP Kyle Blair (2-1, 3.78) in game one and RHP Cole Cook (1-4, 4.63) in game two. The games can be heard on AM 1330 WELW and on the internet at captainsbaseball.com.
Clippers Split Doubleheader with Pawtucket
A big fifth inning catapulted Pawtucket into the lead, as the Red Sox beat the Clippers 7-2 in the first game of a doubleheader.
After a Josh Reddick RBI single, Lars Anderson snuck a three-run homer over the left field wall in the fifth to give Pawtucket the lead for good.
The only two runs for Columbus came via home runs, as Cord Phelps and Jerad Head went deep.
Jeanmar Gomez, who falls to 3-1 on the year, went five innings, giving up four runs off of five hits and striking out five.
Kyle Weiland went five innings for the Red Sox, giving up only one run and three hits. He improves to 3-4.
This was the first game of a four game set with the Red Sox. Last night's game was postponed until today due to rain.
After a disappointing 7-2 game 1 loss, Columbus righted the ship en route to an 8-3 victory and a doubleheader split with the Pawtucket Red Sox at Huntington Park. Joe Martinez (3-1) got the win while Dennis Neumann (0-1) was hit with the loss.
Pawtucket got on the board in the top of the second when Red Sox first baseman Lars Anderson blasted a solo shot that hit off of the "D" on the Columbus Dispatch scoreboard in right center field to give Pawtucket a 1-0 lead.
The Clippers would come right back in the bottom half of the inning. Jerad Head was hit by a pitch with two outs. Wes Hodges then followed with a single. After the runners moved up on a base on a wild pitch, Paul Phillips got on with a walk to load the bases. Josh Rodriguez delivered with a two out two-run single that plated Head and Hodges to give the Clippers a 2-1 lead.
The Red Sox would use some two out magic of their own in the top of the third. Tony Thomas doubled down the right field line that allowed Brent Dlugach to score all the way from first and tie the game 2-2. Thomas would then come in when the next batter Josh Reddick reached on an error by Clippers second baseman Jason Kipnis, enabling Pawtucket to regain the lead 3-2.
In the bottom of the 5th, the Clippers set their sights on tying the ballgame up. Ezequiel Carrera tripled down the right field line. Cord Phelps then walked to give the Clippers runners at the corners with one out. The next batter, Lonnie Chisenhall, hitter a one hopper to shortstop, but Pawtucket was not able to turn the double play which allowed Carrera to score and tie the game at 3-3.
The Clippers were looking for the lead this time in the bottom of the sixth. After singles by Kipnis and Head, Wes Hodges sacrificed them over via the bunt. Pawtucket would then intentionally walk Paul Phillips to load the bases.
Josh Rodriguez then hit a liner that went off the glove of Pawtucket third baseman Hector Luna, allowing Kipnis to come in to score and give the lead back to Columbus 4-3. The Clippers were not done there. Carerra hit a line drive that went off the glove of Paw Sox shortstop Brent Dlugach, allowing Head and Phillips to cross home plate to make it 6-3.
The big blow came off the bat of Cord Phelps when he hit a double to left center that drove home two to give Columbus an 8-3 advantage. The 8-3 score held up for the victory as Josh Judy got the final three out in the top of the seventh.
Game 3 between Pawtucket and Columbus will be on Thursday evening at Huntington Park as Pawtucket right-hander Brandon Duckworth goes against Clippers right-hander Mitch Talbot. First pitch is scheduled for 6:35 pm.
Aeros Trounce Curve 16-6
The Akron Aeros banged out 16 hits and scored runs in five of the eight innings they batted as they went on to win game one of a three-game series against the Altoona Curve 16-6 Wednesday at Canal Park.
Akron’s 16 runs are the most they have scored in a game this season. The previous high was 10 runs at Binghamton on April 29 and May 1.
The 16 hits are tied for the most in a single game in 2011. The Aeros had 16 hits at Binghamton on May 1.
The Aeros have now won a season-high four straight games.
Right-handed pitcher Kyle Landis pitched just one third of an inning, but got the win for the Aeros.
Left-handed pitcher Jeff Locke suffered the loss for Altoona pitching 4.2 innings, giving up eight earned runs on seven hits, walking six and striking out five.
The Curve (18-18) got things started in the top of the first inning. Brock Holt was hit by a pitch to lead off the game. Starling Marte followed with a single advancing Holt to third. Quincy Latimore walked to load the bases. With Jordy Mercer at the plate, Holt scored on a passed ball that made it 1-0. Following the passed ball, Mercer doubled home two to give Altoona a 3-0 lead. With two outs, Miles Durham doubled home Mercer to make it 4-0.
The Aeros (19-19) got a run back in the home half of the frame on a Matt McBride sacrifice fly.
Altoona scored again in the top of the second inning to make it 5-1.
The Aeros cut into the deficit in the bottom of the fourth inning. McBride led off the frame with a walk. Following a strikeout, Matt Lawson singled advancing McBride to second. Kyle Bellows followed with a three-run home run to left field to cut the lead to 5-4.
The Aeros took the lead in the next inning. Jordan Henry led off with a single and scored on a Tim Fedroff triple. Juan Diaz followed with a walk and McBride grounded out allowing Fedroff to score to give the Aeros the lead. Chun Chen singled advancing Diaz to third. Diaz later scored on a Locke wild pitch. With two on and two out, Donnie Webb singled Chen home to give the Aeros an 8-5 lead.
The Curve added a run in the top of the sixth inning, but the Aeros answered with four in the bottom of the frame. Akron added four runs in the bottom of the seventh inning and went on to the win.
The Aeros and Curve will play a doubleheader Thursday morning. Right-handed pitcher Joe Gardner will get the start for Akron in game one. Gardner is 2-2 with a 3.05 ERA in 2011. Lefty Aaron Thompson will oppose him for Altoona. Thompson is 2-0 with a 3.32 ERA this season. The Aeros will give the ball to right-hander Marty Popham in game two. Popham is 0-0 with an 11.05 ERA this season. He will face fellow righty Jared Hughes, who is 2-1 with a 3.79 ERA in 2011. First pitch is set for 10:35 a.m. with a 30-minute intermission between the two games. Both games will be seven-inning contests. The games can be heard on Fox Sports 1350 AM or online at sportsradio1350.com. Coverage begins at 10:20 a.m.
Kinston Wins With Ninth Inning Heroics
The Kinston Indians won a dramatic 6-5 affair Wednesday night in Kinston with a bases loaded walk in the bottom of the ninth inning. The victory guaranteed at least a series sweep for the K-Tribe.
Kinston was charged with coming from behind as starter Drew Pomeranz allowed the first two men to the plate in the first to reach on hits. Lynchburg's leadoff man Todd Cunningham stole third after a double started the inning. Cunningham scored on a single from the next man to the plate, Andrelton Simmons. Pomeranz buckled down though, and with two on he struck out the last two men in the inning.
Kinston came right back to tie in the first. Casey Frawley walked, moved to second on a balk and scored on Adam Abraham's RBI single.
It wasn't until the fifth that things became exciting as Lynchburg inched out in front once more. Cunningham again started the trouble with a one out single. Cunningham worked his way around the bases and scored on a wild pitch. Again Pomeranz ended the frame by stranding Lynchburg base runners as Phil Gosselin was left standing on second when a pop out got Kinston out of the fifth.
Abraham struck in the sixth for Kinston with a two run homer to left field to give the K-Tribe a one run advantage heading in to the later innings. Abraham's team leading fourth home run broke a homerless streak of more than a month. Kinston's third baseman last hit one out of the park on April, 13th.
Cunningham again put Lynchburg in a position to take the lead in the seventh. He hit the second of back-to-back singles to leadoff the inning. Hillcats first baseman Joseph Terdoslavich brought both Cunningham and L.V. Ware in with a two out, two rbi double.
Kinstons two eighth inning runs were wiped clean when Lynchburg scored one in the ninth off Kinston reliever Jose Flores.
Up to the task all night, Kinstons patient approach in the ninth inning gave the K-Tribe win number 16 on the season. With one out, Roberto Perez singled through the right side of the infield. Delvi Cid followed that with a walk and Tyler Holt loaded the bases with a single. Casey Frawley drew his third walk of the game to push Perez home and give the Kinston its second win in as many days 6-5.
Kinston Starter Drew Pomeranz did not get a decision, working six innings and allowing two earned runs on five hits. Jose Flores worked the ninth and gets saddled with a blown save and picks up his first win of the season.
Reigning Carolina League Pitcher of the Week Arodys Viscaino limited Kinston to one run on two hits over five innings. Lynchburg's loss goes to Eliecer Cardenas who gave up Kinstons winning run on two hits. Cardenas walked two and gets credit for one third of an inning.
Kinston's current homestand wraps up on Thursday, the K-Tribe will be shooting for a series win against the Hillcats. Kinstons Clayton Cook will be opposed by Chris Masters, first pitch is set for 6:30 pm at Historic Grainger Stadium.
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