Bees Sting Rattlers With First Big Inning
April 15, 2010 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers News Release
GRAND CHUTE, WI - Community Field is turning into a house of horrors for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers. The Rattlers lost their seventh straight game at the home of the Burlington Bees when Burlington topped them 11-4 on Thursday night. The Bees scored six times in the first inning and twice more in the second inning as they cruised to the victory.
For the second night in a row, the Bees (3-5) sent 10 men to the plate in the first inning. Also for the second night in a row, the Bees scored all of their first inning runs after there were two outs. Carlo Testa started the scoring when his bloop hit dropped in just fair down the left field line for a two-run double. Rattlers starting pitcher Efrain Nieves walked the next batter and gave up an infield single to load the bases.
Jose Bonilla reached on an infield single to third. First baseman Sean Halton lost Pete Fatse's throw in the setting sun and three runs scored on the play. Bonilla, who wound up on third base on the play, scored moments later on a single by Ryan Stovall to make the score 6-0.
The Bees added two more runs in the bottom of the second inning. Gerard Hall cracked a two-run double with the bases loaded and Burlington was up 8-0.
D'Vontrey Richardson put Wisconsin (3-5) on the board with a two-run double of his own in the top of the third. Michael Marseco plated a run in the top of the sixth with a sacrifice fly to make the score 8-3.
But, the Bees had a couple of answers to the Wisconsin runs. Hall drove in his seventh run of the series with a ground out in the sixth inning. Hilton Richardson hit a long two-run home run in the seventh and the Bees went up 11-3.
Marseco drove in his second run of the game with a two-out single in the top of the eighth inning. But, that was it for the Rattlers offense.
Ryan Lafferty was the winning pitcher as he worked 5-1/3 innings in relief and struck out five batters.
Nieves, who took most of the damage, was charged with the loss. He gave up eight runs (six earned) on eight hits and three walks.
Wisconsin and Burlington wrap up their three game series on Friday night. The Timber Rattlers have Jake Odorizzi (0-0, 0.00) as their scheduled starter. Burlington will counter with Matt Mitchell (0-0, 3.86). Listen to the Miller Lite pregame show on AM 1280 starting at 6:10pm. Game time from Community Field is 6:30pm.
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