Blash, Big Inning Powers Generals over Stars

Published on August 31, 2013 under Southern League (SL1)
Huntsville Stars News Release


On Friday night, the Stars fell victim of the big inning and lost to the Jackson Generals by a score of 8-5 in game two of a five-game series at Joe Davis Stadium.

Despite taking the loss, the Stars got off to the early start against Jackson starting pitcher James Gillheeney (W, 7-7).

Following a leadoff walk by outfielder Brock Kjeldgaard in the bottom of the second inning, a RBI double from outfielder Rene Tosoni put the Stars on the board. One batter later, a throwing error by Generals infielder Ramon Morla on a single by outfielder Micah Owings plated Tosoni to make the score 2-0.

Unfortunately for the Stars, that would not be enough of a lead to compensate for the Generals offensive output in the top of the fourth inning. Sending 11 batters to the plate, Jackson tacked on each of their eight runs during the frame, highlighted by a historic performance by outfielder Jabari Bash.

After hitting a leadoff homer to begin the inning off of starting pitcher Andy Moye (L, 6-15), Bash stepped up to the plate during his second at-bat of the frame and hit a grandslam against Stars reliever Casey Medlen. Overall, the two homers for Bash on the inning accounted for five of the Generals runs.

Aside from Bash, Jackson got a bases-loaded walk from shortstop Chris Taylor, a RBI single by outfielder Leon Landry and a RBI double from outfielder Denny Almonte for the other three runs. The eight runs in the frame were the most against the Stars in any single inning this season.

In regards to the Stars offense, they got a RBI single from Owings and a sacrifice fly from third basemen Joey Paciorek in the eighth inning as well as a solo homer from Kjeldgaard in the ninth inning as their only other runs on the night. For Kjeldgaard, the homer was his second in as many nights, giving him a league-leading 23 roundtrippers on the season.

To headline their eight-hit output, Owings led the offensive attack with three hits himself. Coming into the game, the former big league hurler turned hybrid-player was just 2-for-31 at the plate in a Stars uniform.

For the Stars, the loss was their fifth straight overall and fifth in a row against the Generals dating back to their last series at The Ballpark at Jackson in late July.

On Saturday, the Stars will play game three of a five-game series against the Jackson Generals at Joe Davis Stadium. Huntsville will send RHP Taylor Jungmann (6-14, 4.00 ERA) while Jackson will counter with LHP Anthony Fernandez (9-7, 4.26 ERA). First pitch is 6:43 ET.

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