Voth Punches out Seven in Senators Debut

July 29, 2014 - Eastern League (EL1)
Harrisburg Senators News Release

Austin Voth provided five innings for the Harrisburg Senators in his Double-A debut, but took the loss in a 5-2 defeat against the Richmond Flying Squirrels on Tuesday night at The Diamond in Richmond, Va.

Voth struck out seven different Richmond batters, including six in the first three innings, but allowed three runs on four hits in his five innings of work. Zach Kroenke provided two innings of relief, in which he worked around two hits and three walks to allow just a single run. Derek Self allowed a double and a run later in the eighth inning on a wild pitch, extending Richmond's lead to three.

Caleb Ramsey led off Tuesday's game with his 12th double of the season. However, he was stranded and the Senators would only add one more hit in the first seven innings. But in the eighth, Brian Jeroloman walked with two outs. Quincy Latimore, pinch-hitting for Kroenke, followed with a no-doubter for his sixth home run of the season to cut Richmond's lead to 4-2 at the time. The Senators had only three at-bats with runners in scoring position for the night.

The Senators and Richmond will finish their three-game series with a 12:05 p.m. start tomorrow. John Simms will make his seventh start for Harrisburg while facing Richmond's Chris Stratton, who will be making his Double-A debut The game can be heard beginning with the pregame show at 11:50 a.m. on 1460 AM or via senatorsbaseball.com, 1460theticket.com or the iHeart Radio app.

The Senators box office is open Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Tickets are available via telephone during the same hours as the box office hours. Tickets are also available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, online at www.senatorsbaseball.com.

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