Bad Fireworks
Published on July 5, 2011 under North American League (NAmL)
San Angelo Colts News Release
Harlingen, Texas---It was not very liberating for the Colts on Independence Day. San Angelo pulled to within one run twice, but would lose on July 4th to the WhiteWings, ending their six game win streak. San Angelo who came into the game 2 ý games up on Rio, would lose 12-7.
Daryl Jones would put the Colts up 1-0 in the first with an RBI single; it would be the only time the Colts lead all night. The WhiteWings countered with four in the bottom of the first, on a David Peralta RBI single that drove in two, an RBI double by Leivi Ventura and a wild pitch and it was 4-1 WhiteWings. Rio added another run in the second on a Wilmer Pino (3) homerun, to make it 5-1 after two. After the Colts scored a run in the top of the third to make it 5-2, both teams exchanged runs in the fourth to make it 8-4, as the Colts scored a pair in the top of the inning and the Wings scored three times in the bottom of the inning.
San Angelo then scored three times in the top of the sixth to cut it to 8-7, but the WhiteWings would add four this time to make the score 12-7, which would be the final. With the loss the Colts season high six game winning streak would come to an end. With the victory, the WhiteWings pull to within a 1 ý games of first place, as they continue to the Colts.
The Colts play a pair of seven inning contests on Tuesday night. The tentative starters in game one of the double-header are a pair of right-handers, as Chandler Barnard (5-1, 3.80) faces off against fellow righty Luis Chirinos. In game two it is Colts left Logan Williamson (5-0, 3.68) vs. right-hander Andrew Wells (2-1, 6.82). The first pitch is at 6:05 with the pre-game show beginning at 5:50, you can listen to all the action on 101.9 "The Fire".
The New North American League inaugural year in 2011 welcomes the opportunity to bring the excitement and tradition of professional baseball to communities for fans, friends, and families with a long-standing love affair with the Nation's favorite pastime. With the most wide spread league in the country each night history is made in the League's storied ballparks in 10 different cities that include teams, in Texas, Illinois, California, Arizona, Hawaii and Canada. To purchase ticket packages you can contact the team at (325) 94-COLTS. For stats, stories, news, and information go to www.sanangelocolts.com or www.northamericanleague.com .
North American League Stories from July 5, 2011
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- Late Rally Falls Short as WhiteWings Fall in Game 1 of Doubleheader - Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings
- Roth Sold to the Braves - McAllen Thunder
- Gaines Named the North American League Player of the Week - San Angelo Colts
- OF Gaines and RHP Roberts Named Players of the Week - NAmL
- Canseco returns to MLB field for first time in almost 10 years - Yuma Scorpions
- Fielders Blank Yuma 2-0 - Lake County Fielders
- Lead Lost in Ninth - Calgary Vipers
- Caps Bats Provide Fireworks on Fourth of July - Edmonton Capitals
- Outlaws Walloped by Caps - Chico Outlaws
- Bad Fireworks - San Angelo Colts
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