EL Erie SeaWolves

Altoona Hit Parade Outlasts Erie Comeback Bid

Published on July 7, 2023 under Eastern League (EL)
Erie SeaWolves News Release


Erie's late comeback bid came up short in an 8-7 loss to Altoona on Friday.

The SeaWolves struck first against Altoona starter Aaron Shortridge with two first-inning runs. Trei Cruz led off with a first-pitch double. Justice Bigbie scored him with a single. Later, Diego Rincones notched an RBI single and Erie led 2-0 after a half inning.

Altoona came back immediately against Brant Hurter. The first two batters reached on a walk and a double. Hurter got two outs in the frame, but allowed consecutive run-scoring singles to Matt Fraizer and Jacob Gonzalez to tie the game at two.

Frazier and Gonzalez roped consecutive doubles with two out in the third against Hurter, giving Altoona a 3-2 lead. They scored twice more in the fourth on a run-scoring passed ball by Julio Rodriguez and later an RBI single by Jackson Glenn.

Hurter lasted 4.1 innings. He allowed five runs on a career-high 11 hits. Altoona wound up with 17 hits in the game. Hurter (4-4) took the loss. Altoona scored a sixth run off reliever Tim Naughton in the sixth on Matt Gorski's RBI single.

Erie's offense quieted against Shortridge following the first. Shortridge (5-5) wound up throwing seven innings on 80 pitches and allowed just a single in the fifth inning to Danny Serretti after Erie's three-hit, two-run first.

Austin Bergner allowed two more runs in the seventh inning on four hits. After Fraizer notched his third hit and stole both second and third, Tsung-Che Cheng hit an RBI triple. Claudio Finol scored Cheng with his second double of the game, making it 8-2.

Erie then started to claw back against the Altoona bullpen. Gage Workman and Cruz hit consecutive two-out singles against reliever Cameron Junker in the eighth. Bigbie then reached on an RBI infield single which scored a second run on Glenn's errant throw from third base. Dillon Dingler then scored Bigbie with a single, making it 8-5.

Braeden Ogle entered for Altoona in the ninth and walked both Chris Meyers and Rincones to begin the frame. A wild pitch moved both into scoring position. Serretti and Julio Rodriguez then hit consecutive sacrifice flies, each scoring a run, to cut Altoona's lead to 8-7. Gage Workman then struck out to end the game, allowing Ogle to secure his second save.

The series continues on Saturday at 6:00 p.m. as Lael Lockhart opposes Omar Cruz.

Check out the Erie SeaWolves Statistics

Share: Facebook | Twitter/X | LinkedIn | Reddit | Email



Eastern League Stories from July 7, 2023


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

OurSports Central