BayBears Power Past Suns on Friday
Published on May 1, 2009 under Southern League (SL1)
Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp News Release
Jacksonville, Fla. - Cyle Hankerd finished with four hits, including two homeruns and five RBI, while Hector Ambriz dealt seven scoreless innings leading the Mobile BayBears (15-7) to a 12-0 victory over the Jacksonville Suns (12-10) in front of 5,041 Friday night at the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville.
Ambriz (3-2) was perfect through the first five and two-thirds innings. The former fifth round pick from UCLA allowed three hits over seven scoreless innings for the win. The right-hander is expected to be promoted to Triple-A Reno to make room for Jarrod Parker, who makes his Double-A debut Saturday night.
Sean West (2-2) picked up the loss in his fifth outing of the season, allowing nine runs and seven hits over three and one-thirds innings.
Mobile opened the scoring with a seven run second inning, sending eleven batters to the plate against West. Chris Rahl belted a two-run homerun before Mark Hallberg walked with the bases loaded for a 3-0 lead. Cyle Hankerd later smashed a grand slam homerun for a 7-0 lead.
The BayBears extended the lead in the fourth inning as Hallberg and Hankerd hit solo homeruns, opening a 9-0 lead. Orlando Mercado later singled in Bryan Byrne for a 10-0 advantage.
Mobile ended the scoring in the seventh inning, as Hallberg scored on a Byrne ground out and Ricardo Sosa scored on a Matt Peterson wild pitch for a 12-0 final.
Suns RH Kasey Olenberger will face BayBears RH Jarrod Parker, the Arizona Diamondbacks top prospect in his Double-A debut, at 7:05 p.m. Saturday in game three at the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville. The Suns will celebrate Southpaw's birthday, and all kids will receive birthday cake ice cream courtesy of Blue Bell Ice Cream. Before the game, enjoy a special all-mascot whiffle ball game at 6:00 p.m. featuring Billy the Marlin, Jaxson de Ville, Myron Noodleman and all of Southpaw's mascot friends. It's also Chevy night, courtesy of your Southern Chevy Dealers. Tickets are available through the Suns box office at (904) 358-2846 or by visiting jaxsuns.com.
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