EL1 Erie SeaWolves

SeaWolves Slam Curve 13-4

Published on April 18, 2008 under Eastern League (EL1)
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The SeaWolves improved to 8-7 on the season with a 13-run outburst on Friday night at Blair County Ballpark against the Altoona Curve.

The SeaWolves struck first in the top of the first inning. Jeff Frazier reached base on a walk with two outs against starting pitcher Cory Hamman. Dusty Ryan followed and doubled to the wall in center, bringing home Frazier, putting Erie ahead 1-0.

Erie would add to the lead in the top of the third inning. Will Rhymes led off with a base hit and made it to second base on a botched pickoff attempt. Freddy Guzman walked to put runners on first and second for Danny Worth. Worth singled through the right side on a hit and run, scoring Rhymes, giving the ‘Wolves a 2-0 lead. With one out, Ryan singled home Guzman for his second RBI of the game and a 3-0 lead. Worth would later score with two outs on a Deik Scram fielder's choice to make it 4-1.

The Curve got on the board in the bottom of the third inning with two outs against Erie starter Andrew Kown. James Boone set a home run down the right field line to make it a 4-1 game. The hit by Boone ended a streak of seven straight retired by Kown.

In the top of the fifth, the SeaWolves would make it a six run game. Worth and Frazier drew back-to-back walks to start the inning against reliever Derek Antelo. With one out, Ryan Roberson came to the plate and crushed his second home run of the season. The three-run jack made it 7-1.

In the bottom of the fifth, it was Boone once again for the Curve as he stepped in with two outs and slammed an inside the park home run off the wall in center to make it a 7-2 game.

In the top of the seventh, the ‘Wolves offense would keep up the hot hitting. Ryan doubled with one out for his third hit of the game and Roberson walked to put runners on first and second. Scram followed by grounding to the second baseman Melvin Dorta. Dorta retired Roberson at second, but Scram beat Luis Cruz throw back to first to keep the inning alive with runners on the corners. Nick McIntyre then walked to load the bases for Kody Kirkland. Kirkland laced a two-run single for his second hit of the game and to give Erie a 9-2 lead. Rhymes followed by sending a single to left, plating two more runs for an 11-2 lead.

Altoona would cut the Erie lead down to seven in the bottom of the seventh when Brian Finegan homered and Boone scored his third run of the game on a sacrifice fly, however, they would get no closer.

In the top of the ninth against reliever Kyle Bloom Erie would add two more runs to make it a 13-4 game. Roberson led off and crushed his second home run of the game and third of the season. Scram followed with a home run to right, also his third. It marked the first two-home run game for a SeaWolf this season and it was the first back-to-back home runs hit by club in 2008.

Kown (2-1) picked up his second win of the season going seven strong innings, scattering four runs on 11 hits with no walks and no strikeouts. He is now the first Erie starter to win two games. The 13 runs for Erie ties a season-high which was set on April 10 in an 18-13 loss to Binghamton. It was also the fifth time this season that the SeaWolves scored 10 or more runs in a game.

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The SeaWolves and Curve meet in game three of a four-game set at Blair County Ballpark on Saturday evening...5:05 PM First Pitch. LHP Danny Christensen (0-2, 6.10 ERA) takes the mound for Erie against RHP Josh Hill (1-1, 2.70 ERA)

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