EL1 Chesapeake Baysox

Baysox Slip In Sloppy Game

June 14, 2008 - Eastern League (EL1)
Chesapeake Baysox News Release


(Bowie, MD) - The Baysox scored two unearned runs to take a late lead, but Julio Manon could not slam the doors as Bowie fell to the Senators 4-3 on a rainy night at Prince George's Stadium. 6,580 fans came out for Negro League Tribute Night despite the rainy weather.

Bowie starter Brad Bergesen threw 7.2 solid innings, pitching well enough to earn the win. He scattered eight hits over that span, giving up two runs and striking out two. Senators starter Adrian Alaniz made his AA debut a good one, throwing 6.0 innings of three hit, shutout baseball.

The Senators got on the board early on an RBI single by first baseman Luis Jimenez in the first inning. Bergesen was shaky early as catcher Brian Peterson came to the mound for several short conferences, "I was moving a little too quick, my tempo wasn't there and he (Peterson) just told me to relax and get to work." Bergesen got down to business after that, shutting down the Harrisburg offense through the seventh.

The Baysox didn't score until the bottom of the seventh inning. Jeff Nettles led off with a base hit to left field and Nolan Reimold followed with a single of his own. With men on first and second and no outs, Ryan Finan attempted to lay down a sacrifice bunt but catcher Luke Montz fielded it and fired to third base in time to cut down Nettles. Now with runners on first and second and one out, Brian Peterson got a base hit into right field to load the bases. Sebastien Boucher followed with a ground ball to the second baseman William Bergolla. Bergolla threw to first for the force out, but Peterson got hung up between first and second allowing Reimold and Finan to come in to score. Finan's heads-up baserunning gave the Baysox a 2-1 lead, "I got to third base, turned and saw that Peterson who was on first had stopped and didn't get tagged. So I know that a rundown is gonna be coming. And the idea behind that is you're supposed to wait until the first baseman gets the ball because he'll be running away from home plate. I saw the middle infielder point to second I took off for the plate."

Bowie's lead disappeared in a flash in the top of the eighth. Mike Daniel led off with a base hit into right field and Marco Yepez moved him to second on a sacrifice bunt. Daniel advanced to third base on a groundout by Roger Bernardina. With Daniel on third and two outs, Bergesen was lifted in favor of closer Julio Manon. Luke Montz crushed Manon's first pitch for a homerun over the wall in dead center to give Harrisburg a 3-2 lead. Two pitches later, Luis Jimenez followed with a blast of his own to center field.

The Baysox scratched out one more run in the bottom of the eighth when Mike Rodriguez led off with a double and came in to score on a two-out throwing error by Ofilio Castro. Beltran Perez allowed just one hit in the final 1.2 innings, closing the book on the Baysox.

Bergesen got a no-decision for his efforts, but wasn't dwelling on that after the game, "It's always tough, but that wasn't my main concern obviously. With them right behind our tails, every game counts so that was more my concern."

With the loss, the Baysox move to 40-27 on the year. They look to get back on track Sunday afternoon with RHP David Hernandez (4-1, 3.36 ERA) going up against Harrisburg's LHP Mike Hinckley (2-1, 5.08 ERA). The Baysox will celebrate Father's Day at Prince George's Stadium Sunday with a Meet the Team session and by allowing kids and dads to play catch on the field. Baysox players and coaches will be available for autographs on the concourse from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Kids can also play catch on the field with their dads from 12:30-1:15 p.m.

The Bowie Baysox are in their 16th season as the "AA" affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles. Baysox individual game tickets, season ticket plans, group outings, picnics and birthday parties are currently available for booking by calling the Baysox front office at (301) 464-4880.

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