EL1 Chesapeake Baysox

Akin Dominant as Baysox Top Richmond, 3-2

Published on April 25, 2018 under Eastern League (EL1)
Chesapeake Baysox News Release


BOWIE, Md. - LHP Keegan Akin tossed six shutout innings and the Bowie Baysox (11-7) held on for a 3-2 win over the Richmond Flying Squirrels (12-7) on Wednesday morning at Prince George's Stadium in Bowie.

Akin (2-2) surrendered three hits to go along with two walks and five strikeouts over his six innings of work. RHP Ryan Meisinger (2.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 K) and LHP Paul Fry (1.0 IP, 2 K) combined to close things out for Bowie as Fry recorded his first save of the year.

Akin has allowed just one earned run over his last 12.0 IP and is 2-0 during that span.

Richmond led off the eighth with a solo shot from Ali Castillo to cut the lead to 3-2 and had the potential tying run at third with one out in the frame, but Meisinger was able to get Aramis Garcia to ground to short and Jerry Sands lined to center to end the threat.

The Baysox grabbed a run in the fourth as Austin Hays reached with a one-out double, took third on an infield single and scored on Aderlin Rodriguez's RBI fielder's choice.

Bowie extended the lead to 2-0 in the fifth with Cedric Mullins' solo shot off of Richmond starter Matt Gage. The home run was Mullins' team-leading fourth of the year.

Gage (0-2) gave up the two runs on six hits while walking one and fanning three in 6.0 IP.

Jonah Arenado put Richmond on the board in the top of the seventh and cut the lead in half with a solo home run.

The Baysox quickly answered back in the home half of the frame when Rodriguez led off with a single, went to second on a single, advanced to third on a sac bunt and scored on Erick Salcedo's sac fly to make it a 3-1 game for the time being.

Hays (2-4, 2B, R) and Mullins (2-3, 2B, HR, RBI, R) both had multi-hit games for manager Gary Kendall's squad.

The Baysox will enjoy an off day on Thursday before opening a three-game set with the Akron RubberDucks on Friday night at Canal Park in Akron. First pitch is set for 6:35 p.m. with RHP Hunter Harvey (0-0, 2.08) on the mound for Bowie against Akron RHP Shao-Ching Chiang (1-0, 1.76).

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