Better Late Than Never
Published on August 1, 2007 under United League Baseball (ULB)
Amarillo Dillas News Release
HARLINGEN, TX - Despite dropping two one-run leads, the Amarillo Dillas finished off the game in grand style with 11 hits and six runs in the final four innings to defeat the first-half champion Rio Grande Valley White Wings 7-3 on Wednesday afternoon at Harlingen Field in front of 885 fans.
Dillas starter Kyle Allen (6-6) went seven innings, walked only two batters and struck out four in the win. White Wings reliever Bobby Darling (3-1) went an out past one inning, gave up three runs and five hits while walking two. Dillas reliever Drew Jackson earned his fourth save as he pitched two perfect innings to finish off the game. All Amarillo batters had a hit in the effort.
Amarillo took an early lead as Jonathan Reynoso led off with a single, went to second on a Josh Ashton sacrifice bunt and scored on a Gary Schneidmiller double for a one-run lead. Rio Grande Valley came back with a run of their own in the first as David Cardona hit into a fielder's choice to score Omar Bramasco from third to tie the game. The White Wings took the lead in the third on an RBI double by Ryan Fox to move ahead 2-1.
The Dillas took their second lead of the game in the sixth as Carlos Figueroa singled with the bases loaded to score Rick Owens Jr. and Jordan Ramos to take a one-run lead. The White Wings would come back in the sixth as Luany Sanchez scored on a Brian Nichols single to tie the game 3-3.
Amarillo would take another lead in the eighth as singles by Figueroa and Danny Bravo put runners on first and second. Schneidmiller hit a sacrifice bunt to move the runners in scoring position while Jack Chapman was intentionally walked to load the bases with one out. Owens came up and hit a high flyball to right field for a sacrifice fly to score the go-ahead run for a 4-3 lead.
The Dillas scored three times more in the ninth as Bravo and Schneidmiller singled in a run each while Chapman grounded out but still received an RBI for a 7-3 Amarillo advantage.
Jackson finished off the side in the ninth inning to preserve a 7-3 Dillas victory over the White Wings.
With the win, the Dillas improve to 16-13 on the second-half of the season and 42-37 overall. Thursday, the Dillas will take on the White Wings for the final game of a four-game series at 7:05 pm with Dillas Pre-Game set to begin at 6:50 pm on 1010 AM The Canyon and online via AudioSportsOnline.com. Game time is tentative and is subject to blackout.
For more information on the Dillas, ticket information or Wednesday's game, contact the Dillas' office at (806) 342-0400 or visit AmarilloDillasBaseball.com.
The Amarillo Dillas Baseball Club is a member of United League Baseball, an independent league of six professional baseball teams located in Texas and Louisiana. The United League is preparing for its second season this summer with teams located in Amarillo, Edinburg, Laredo, Harlingen, and San Angelo, Texas; and Alexandria, Louisiana. The ULB will play a 100-game schedule between May and August 2007.
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