Baysox Sink Curve In 11 Innings Tuesday, 6-3
April 24, 2007 - Eastern League (EL1)
Altoona Curve News Release
ALTOONA- Bowie shortstop Luis Hernandez ripped a go-ahead, two-run double in the top of the 11th inning to key a four-run outburst and lift the Baysox to their second straight win over the Curve, 6-3, Tuesday night at Blair County Ballpark.
The loss drops the Curve (7-8) back below the .500 mark after entering Monday's series opener with their first winning record of the season. Bowie (9-9) also took Monday's contest, holding off a late Curve comeback in an 8-7 win.
Hernandez recorded the go-ahead hit against Altoona reliever Jason Roach (0-1), who was tagged with the loss after allowing four runs -- one earned -- in the 11th inning. Brandon Sing led off the inning with a single, went to second on catcher Brian Bock's sacrifice bunt and then to third when Paco Figueroa reached on a throwing error by Curve third baseman Neil Walker. Sing and Figueroa each scored on the Hernandez double.
Bowie added to more runs in the 11th to grab a 6-2 advantage. The Curve got one back in the bottom of the frame when Randy Ruiz tripled off the right-field wall and then scored on a wild pitch thrown by eventual winning pitcher Fredy Deza (1-1). However, Deza got Dave Parrish to bounce into a game-ending 6-4-3 double play to preserve the Bowie win.
The Baysox and Curve went to extra innings tied at 2-2 after starters Kip Bouknight of Altoona and Bowie left-hander Chris Waters each turned in solid starting performances. Bouknight, who blanked the Baysox on just one hit over seven shutout innings in a win last Wednesday in Bowie, worked seven innings and yielded two runs on five hits, walking none and striking out three. Meanwhile, Waters, who failed to pitch past the fifth inning in any of his first three outings for the Baysox, allowed only one run over six innings.
One night after posting a season-high 15 hits, the Curve managed just six hits against three Baysox pitchers. Brandon Chaves recorded the lone multi-hit contest for Altoona, going 2-for-3. Ruiz's 11th-inning triple extended his team-high hitting streak to seven games and a first-inning walk moved his season-opening on-base streak to 15 games.
Nolan Reimold's three hits paced the Baysox nine hits on the evening.
The Curve and Baysox will play the third game of their four-game series Wednesday night at 6:35 PM at Blair County Ballpark. Altoona will send right-hander Luis Munoz (1-0, 3.46) to the mound against Bowie righty Radhames Liz (1-1, 5.54).
The first 2,000 kids through the gates, ages 14 and under, will take home Curve Wrist Bands and all fans can participate in Blair Candy Baseball Bingo. Ballpark gates open at 5:30.
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