Blowfish Lose to Martinsville 7-1
June 12, 2013 - Coastal Plain League (Coastal Plain)
Lexington County Blowfish News Release
COLUMBIA, S.C.- Wednesday night the Blowfish had Hall of Famer Hank Aaron throw out the ceremonial first pitch and had a pre game on field interview with WIS sportscaster Rick Henry!
The Columbia Blowfish fell victim to the Martinsville Mustangs 7-1 Wednesday evening at Capital City Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.
The Mustangs opened the scoring in the top half of the third inning with three runs, after two infield bunts by Erick Renegar (Brevard College), and Devan Ahart (Akron). The Mustangs would later tack on two more runs in the sixth and ninth innings.
The defense Wednesday for the Blowfish was off the mark as they made six errors collectively as a team. Martinsville committed three of their own as well.
The Starting pitcher for the Mustangs was Jack Rogalla (Binghampton), who tossed seven innings, giving up no runs, two hits, one walk, and seven strikeouts. Reliever Justin Ratte (Flagler College), who pitched one inning, giving up one unearned run, off of two hits, one walk, and no strikeouts. Ratte balked in the only Blowfish run scored.
The starting pitcher for the Blowfish was David Duncan (Florida A&M), who pitched five innings, giving up five runs, two of them earned, off of three hits, walked four, and struck out three. Duncan falls to (0-2) on the season.
The Columbia Blowfish will be back in action at home Friday June 14th, facing the Forest City Owls, with first pitch set for 7:05pm. Gates open at 6pm.
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The Coastal Plain League is the nation's hottest summer collegiate baseball league. Celebrating its 17th season in 2013, the CPL features 14 teams playing North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. The CPL gives college players the chance to refine their skills with the use of wooden bats. Players are housed with local host families for the summer and past experiences have been very positive for both players and hosts. Furthermore, the CPL has had over 1,000 alumni drafted and 62 alums - including 2011 AL MVP and Cy Young winner Justin Verlander - make their Major League debut thus far. For more information on the Coastal Plain League, please visit the league website at www.coastalplain.com and follow us via Twitter @CPLBaseball.
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- Hank Aaron Tonight at the Cap - Lexington County Blowfish
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