SAL1 Charleston RiverDogs

Augusta Walks to 2-1 Win Over Charleston

Published on August 5, 2010 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Charleston RiverDogs News Release


AUGUSTA, Ga. - Nick Liles walked with the bases loaded in the ninth inning to force home the game-winning run in a 2-1 victory for Augusta over Charleston in South Atlantic League action at Lake Olmstead Stadium Thursday evening.

Augusta salvages the finale to split the series and improve to 20-19, 61-48 overall, while the RiverDogs fall to 21-19, 52-57 overall. Charleston still wins the season series against the GreenJackets 14-11, marking the first time that has occurred since 2005.

A 1-1 tie lasted until the bottom of the ninth, when Eliezer Zambrano hit a leadoff single against Francisco Gil (1-3). After a failed sacrifice attempt from Ydwin Villegas for one out, Evan Crawford was hit by a pitch, and Ryan Cavan's reached on an error to load the bags. Liles stepped in and took four straight balls for the walkoff victory.

After losing game one in relief, Hector Correa (4-3) threw a scoreless top of the ninth with two strikeouts to win the finale.

Three hits for the RiverDogs in the first inning against Wilmin Rodriguez resulted in a 1-0 lead, courtesy of Rob Lyerly's RBI single to right.

Rodriguez, who was the winning pitcher in relief on Tuesday, worked a season-high 3.2 innings in a no-decision, giving up just one run on five hits, while walking one and sinking two.

Charleston would not score again, collecting just four hits over the final eight innings, with no hits over the last four frames.

RiverDogs starter Brett Marshall worked 5.0 shutout innings for the RiverDogs in a no-decision, allowing just three hits with two walks and three strikeouts.

Jairo Heredia was dominant in his first 2.0 relief innings with five strikeouts, but Cavan led off the eighth with a solo home run for his 11thof the year and a 1-1 tie.

Lyerly had two of the RiverDogs seven hits.

Charleston returns home Friday to begin a five-game series against the Savannah Sand Gnats, a New York Mets affiliate, at 7:05 p.m. Game one features RiverDogs right-hander Sean Black (5-7, 4.30 ERA) battling Sand Gnats right-hander Armando Rodriguez (6-6, 3.18 ERA).

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