MWL1 West Michigan Whitecaps

Augenstein shuts down Whitecaps again

Published on May 30, 2008 under Midwest League (MWL1)
West Michigan Whitecaps News Release


COMSTOCK PARK - In three starts against West Michigan this season, Bryan Augenstein has allowed two earned runs in 24.1 innings of work, including 8.1 innings of South Bend's 6-1 victory over the ‘Caps on Friday. The Whitecaps have lost five games in a row.

It is the first time that West Michigan has dropped five straight since a seven game slide June 10-15, 2007 and the first time they have lost five consecutive home games since a six game stretch, July 15-29, 2004.

Augenstein pitched eight shutout innings but recorded a no-decision against the Whitecaps on April 4. He allowed one run in eight innings and earned a victory at South Bend on May 19 versus West Michigan.

On Friday, Augenstein allowed a lead-off home run to Casper Wells in the second, a lead-off single by Roger Tomas in the third then retired 17 batters in a row before Tomas singled again with two out in the eighth. Wells has homered in back-to-back games for the second time this season and leads the Whitecaps with nine long balls.

The only time West Michigan had more than one runner on base was following consecutive one out singles by Justin Henry and Jordan Newton in the bottom of the ninth. Jon Kibler suffered the loss for the Whitecaps to snap a four start win streak and fell to 5-2. He allowed two runs on three hits in the second inning as South Bend took a 2-1 lead on an RBI single by Chance Wheeless.

The Silver Hawks added single runs off Kibler in the sixth and eighth as Kibler went 7.1 innings with four runs allowed on six hits with no walks and eight strikeouts. Reliever Paul Nardozzi gave up a two-run homer to Konrad Schmidt in the top of the ninth.

Augenstein finished with eight strikeouts and one walk and was removed from the game following Newton's single in the ninth. Evan Scribner retired the final two batters of the game.

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