Ellis Twirls Gem as Wahoos Shutout BayBears 4-0
June 16, 2013 - Southern League (SL1)
Pensacola Blue Wahoos News Release
Shaun Ellis shut down a red-hot Mobile BayBears lineup and the Pensacola Blue Wahoos scored all four of their runs in the fifth inning in a 4-0 shutout on Sunday evening at Pensacola Bayfront Stadium. The win snapped a three-game losing skid for the Wahoos and prevented Mobile from winning the first-half South Division title.
Making his fourth professional start, Ellis (2-1) dominated in 6.1 shutout frames. The Wahoos hurler never allowed a runner past second base as the BayBears mustered just three singles and a walk against Ellis. It was the longest appearance of the season for the right-hander, as he struck out two to pick up his first win as a starter this year.
Pensacola would get all the offense it needed in the fifth inning against Mobile's Archie Bradley (5-2). Bradley entered the fifth with a no-hitter, but three straight Wahoos reached on singles finished off by a Travis Mattair RBI base knock to give Pensacola a 1-0 lead. The hit extended Mattair's on-base streak to 19 games, the longest active streak in the league.
After a flyout, Brodie Greene reached on a perfect suicide squeeze bunt to score Tucker Barnhart and double Pensacola's lead. A passed ball moved runners to second and third before a fielder's choice plated two more runs for the Wahoos. Second baseman Mike Freeman attempted to throw out Mattair at the plate, but the catcher Raywilly Gomez mishandled his throw, allowing both runs to score.
That ended up being the only inning Pensacola would record a hit, but it was plenty as Drew Hayes and Trevor Bell combined to record the final eight outs of the contest to close the door on the Wahoos' sixth shutout of the season.
Bradley took just his second loss of the season in 14 starts. He went seven innings and struck out seven while allowing four runs, two of which were earned.
The series and first half wrap up on Monday night at Pensacola Bayfront Stadium at 7 p.m. Josh Smith (5-5, 3.45) takes the ball for Pensacola against Mobile's David Holmberg (3-3, 2.45). It is a Social Media Monday at the park with Facebook and Twitter promotions throughout the evening.
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