Aeros Take Suspended Game, Fall in Game 2
May 2, 2008 - Eastern League (EL1)
Akron RubberDucks News Release
BOWIE, MD - David Huff turned in seven sterling innings as Akron claimed the resumption of a suspended game 7-3 in Bowie, but the offense stalled in the nightcap as Bowie won 3-1. The Aeros now stand at 12-15 on the year, while the Baysox are 15-13.
Huff was armed with a 5-1 lead when the clubs resumed a game that originally began April 20th. He then proceeded to retire the first 12 batters he faced, and got some insurance when Nathan Panther rocked a two-run homer to straightaway center field in the seventh to make it 7-1. Bowie got those two runs back in the bottom of the inning on a two-run blast by Ben Davis, but Huff made sure that was all the Baysox would get as he didn't allow a runner past first base the rest of the way. The left-hander improved to 1-1 with the win, holding Bowie to two runs and five hits in seven innings. He walked one and tied a career-high with eight strikeouts. Chorye Spoone (2-1) allowed five runs (four earned) in 2.1 innings before the game was halted and suffered the loss.
Runs were at a premium in the nightcap, with the teams playing to a 1-1 stalemate through five and a half innings. Bowie got on the board first with a sacrifice fly from Lou Montanez in the bottom of the third, but Akron answered on Panther's fielder's choice in the top of the fourth. The Baysox broke the tie in the sixth inning however, as a walk and a double put runners at second and third with no one out. Shawn Nottingham induced a grounder with the infield drawn in for the first out, but Ryan Finan followed with a roller through the hole on the right side to score both runs and lead Bowie to the victory.
David Hernandez (2-1) got the win in game two, allowing just a run and three hits in 6.1 innings. Nottingham (0-2) took the loss, allowing two runs and three hits in 2.1 innings. Julio Manon got the final two outs for his eighth save in nine chances.
The series continues Saturday at 7:05 p.m. as Frank Herrmann (3-1, 3.77 ERA) takes the hill for Akron opposite Bowie's Jason Berken (1-2, 2.70 ERA). The game broadcast begins at 6:50 p.m. on SportsRadio 1350 AM and online at www.akronaeros.com. For more information, please call the Aeros at (330) 253-5151.
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