Blacksher Old Self as Wingnuts Blank Captains
Published on July 12, 2011 under American Association (AA)
Wichita Wingnuts News Release
WICHITA, KS- The Wichita Wingnuts beat the Shreveport-Bossier Captains 5-0 at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium on Tuesday night.
In his official return to the Wingnuts, Derek Blacksher pitched eight shutout innings to earn the win. Blacksher allowed just two hits, and none after the fourth inning. Blacksher struck out six, walked three, and retired the leadoff hitter in seven of eight frames. Blacksher threw 111 pitches and never allowed a runner past second base.
The Wingnuts took an early lead in the bottom of the first, scoring twice. Brent Clevlen reached on an infield single with two outs. Juan Richardson followed with a line drive, two-run home run over the left field wall.
In the bottom of the fourth, Jose Duran reached first on an infield single with one out. Mike Conroy tripled to left-center field to score Duran and give the Wingnuts a 3-0 lead. Two batters later, Richardson collected his third RBI of the game with a two-out, RBI single through the left side.
Josh Workman hit a long, opposite-field home run with one out in the bottom of the fifth to give the Wingnuts a five-run lead.
Twice in the game, Blacksher retired seven or more hitters in a row.
Marcos Tabata finished the game with a scoreless top of the ninth.
Aaron Cunningham started for the Captains and took the loss. Cunningham allowed five earned runs on 11 hits in six innings. Cunningham walked one and struck out three.
Blacksher improved to 6-0 lifetime at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium, and 12-2 in a Wingnuts' uniform. The Wingnuts defense turned three groundball double plays in the win.
The Wingnuts and Captains finish their series on Wednesday night at 7:05 p.m. Junior Guerra goes to the mound against left-hander Richard Salazar. For tickets, call the Wingnuts' office at (316) 264-NUTS or visit the Wingnuts' official website at www.wichitawingnuts.com.
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