Barnstormers Drop Third Straight To Bees
Published on June 14, 2018 under Atlantic League (AtL)
Lancaster Stormers News Release
The New Britain Bees finished a three-day assault on Lancaster's left-handed pitching with a four-run ninth on Thursday evening en route to a 7-3 victory in the finale of the three-game series.
With the loss, Lancaster's lead over second place Sugar Land has been cut back to three games in the Freedom Division.
Darren Ford greeted Matt Reynolds (0-1) with a homer on the lefty's first pitch of the ninth inning. Reid Brignac reached on a bad hop single, and Deibinson Romero followed with a double into the left field corner. After a walk to Jason Rogers, Reynolds became the first left-handed pitcher in the series to retire Josh Thole, getting him on a pop up to third. Jonathan Galvez extended the lead with a bases loaded walk, and Jamar Walton capped the scoring with a two-run single yanked into right.
New Britain grabbed an early lead off southpaw Tommy Shirley with consecutive two-out RBI singles by Thole, Galvez and Walton in the first inning. Shirley found trouble again in the second as Ford singled and stole second. Brignac followed with a walk. At that point, the Lancaster lefty turned his night around. He got Romero to ground into a force out and Rogers to rap into a double play, bringing the threat to an abrupt close.
Ryan Casteel homered off Rainy Lara in the Lancaster second. K.C. Hobson reached on a dropped fly ball in the fourth and scored on a two-out single to right by Trayvon Robinson.
Blake Gailen bashed a tying homer off Lara in the bottom of the sixth.
Josh Outman (1-1) worked a scoreless eighth to pick up the win for New Britain.
The Barnstormers open a three-game series at Long Island Friday evening. Brooks Hall (2-2) will make the start for Lancaster against Ducks' player-coach and all-time leading winner John Brownell (3-4). Fans may tune into the Barnstormers YouTube Channel, beginning at 6:15.
NOTES: Of the 24 runs scored by New Britain in the series, 21 came off lefties...Left-handers pitched 14 2/3 innings...Right-handers worked only 13 1/3, allowing just the three runs...John Anderson was the only left-hander unscathed...He pitched 3 1/3 scoreless in the series...The Barnstormers only had one runner at first base in the game, Darian Sandford on an infield single in the third...He stole second, Lancaster's 97th stolen base of the season...Sandford has 72 steals in 100 career games with Lancaster...Casteel had his 12th two-hit game of the season.
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