Birds' 5-1 win sets Franchise record
June 30, 2007 - American Association (AA)
Sioux Falls Canaries News Release
St. Joseph, MO - The Sioux Falls Canaries (30-17) set a franchise record for wins in a half by defeating the St. Joe Blacksnakes (15-32) to win their 30th game of the first half. The Canaries scored in four different innings on their way to a 5-1 win over St. Joe.
The Canaries got on the scoreboard in the top of the second inning. Wil Quintana started the inning by reaching base with a line drive off the glove of Blacksnakes third baseman Chad Sosebee. Abner Arroyo followed with a single to advance Quintana to second base. With runners on first and second, Ben Van Iderstine came to the plate and smoked a hard hit grounder past the glove of Blacksnakes first baseman Dustin Yount. The error on Yount allowed Quintana to score and gave the Birds a 1-0 lead.
The Birds extended their lead in the fourth inning. Will Smith led off with a double to extend his current hitting streak to 12 games, the Canaries longest hitting streak of the 2007 season. Wil Quintana followed with a single to drive him home and the Canaries took a 2-0 advantage.
St. Joe got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the sixth inning. Terry Robles got on base with a lead off single and then stole second base. Robles advanced to third on a groundout by Andy Wilson. With Robles on third, Jake Whitesides came up to the plate and hit a ground ball up the first base line. Canaries' first baseman Abner Arroyo made a diving stop to retire Whitesides, but Robles scored on the play, cutting the Canaries lead to 2-1.
The Canaries came right back with a run in the seventh. Matt Imwalle drew a one out walk and advanced to third on a single by Jake Smith. Imwalle came in to score on a sacrifice fly by Cameron Coughlan, and the Canaries went ahead 3-1.
The Birds added a pair in the eighth. Orlando Miller led the inning off with a walk and advanced to second base on an infield single by Quintana. Arroyo followed with an RBI single to score Miller and give Sioux Falls a 4-1 lead. Quintana advanced to third on Arroyo's single and scored on a sacrifice fly by Ben Van Iderstine for the 5-1 final.
Kevin Cheppenko (3-4) pitched seven innings allowing one run on four hits striking out three. Kellen Raab (4-2) suffered the loss for St. Joe.
The Birds will finish the first half on Sunday night when they play the St. Joe Blacksnakes at 7:05 p.m. The Canaries return home to host St. Joe on Monday, July 9.
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