6-2 victory gives Suns first series win of the second half
Published on July 25, 2009 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Hagerstown Suns News Release
BOWLING GREEN, KY - The Hagerstown Suns defeated the Bowling Green Hot Rods 8-2 on Saturday night, giving the Suns a 3-1 edge in the four-game series. The series win was the first for Hagertsown in the second half of the season.
Trevor Holder (2-0) was the star for the Suns, pitching five innings and allowing just two runs, and only one of those an earned run, in his third start of the season. Holder also struck out five batters while allowing just one walk.
The lone earned run against Holder came in the bottom of the first, as Hot Rods center fielder Anthony Scelfo homered to right field, giving Bowling Green the early 1-0 lead.
Hagerstown responded with a run in the top of the third inning as James Keithly struck out swinging but reached first base on a wild pitch to lead of the inning. After a single by Robby Jacobsen and a walk issued to Derek Norris, Keithly scored on another wild pitch, knotting the game a 1-1.
In the top of the fourth inning the Suns took the lead for good as Michael Guerrero scored on a double to left field by Jacobsen, and Hagerstown extended the margin to 4-1 with two runs on three hits in the top of the fifth.
After Bowling Green scored an unearned run on a hit and an error by Steven Souza in the bottom of the fifth, the Suns scored once in the seventh inning on back-to-back doubles by Steve Lombardozzi and Norris, and once in the eighth inning to reach the final score of 6-2.
Ricardo Pecina and Chris Rivera pitched the final four innings of the game for the Suns and did not allow a run. Pecia struck out three batters in his three innings of work before Rivera closed the door in the ninth.
The Suns will now travel to Lexington, KY for a four-game series against the Houston Astro's affiliate, the Lexington Legends. First pitch for game one is scheduled for 2:05 p.m. on Sunday, July 26th.
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