Blowfish Walk off to Earn Split
Published on July 15, 2011 under Coastal Plain League (Coastal Plain)
Lexington County Blowfish News Release
Brison Celek singled down the left field line with two outs to score Zach Smith in the bottom of the seventh to give the Columbia Blowfish a 5-4 walk off victory over the Florence RedWolves in the second game of Friday's double header. It was the second time the Blowfish have walked off on the RedWolves this season.
After the RedWolves (4-6, 19-19) took game one 14-2 their offense seemed to pick up right where it left off in the first inning of game two. Jake Long allowed the first two batters to reach before Adam Matthews took one over the right-center field fence to give the Wolves an early 3-0 lead.
The Blowfish (4-9, 13-28) got two back in the third. Carlos Santana doubled home Demontez Jones and then scored on a Tyler Jackson single. Joe Jackson singled home Greg Harrison the next inning to tie the game.
The RedWolves jumped back in front in the sixth. Alex Brooks (3-1) came on to pitch for Columbia and allowed an RBI double to Chris Williams, scoring Matthews. Matthews went 2-for-2 on the day scoring two runs and driving in a pair.
All-Star Joe Jackson picked up his second RBI of the day on a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the inning. Greg Harrison took a chance on a shallow fly ball to left. The throw was on line but Harrison was able to slide under the sweeping tag from catcher Jacob German to score the tying run.
The win snapped a five-game losing streak for the Blowfish and split the double header. Zach Smith went 1-for-4 on the day, making him the first Coastal Plain League player with triple digit total bases in the 2011 season.
These teams square off again Saturday night in Florence before the All-Star Break starts Sunday. These teams face each other again coming out of the break at Capital City Stadium on Tuesday.
Coastal Plain League Stories from July 15, 2011
- Grabe Helps Fayetteville Split Twin-Bill with Morehead City - Fayetteville SwampDogs
- Fiala Pitches Edenton to Eighth in a Row - Edenton Steamers
- HiToms score late to down Grizzlies - High Point-Thomasville HiToms
- McCready, Copperheads Blank Owls - Forest City Owls
- Sharks take another win behind good hitting night - Wilmington Sharks
- Blowfish Walk off to Earn Split - Lexington County Blowfish
- Petersburg Squeezes Past Wilson - Wilson Tobs
- 2011 CPL All-Star Umpires Announced - Coastal Plain
- Aldrich in 2011 CPL Home Run Derby - Wilmington Sharks
- Long Ball Dooms Marlins in 8-5 Loss - Morehead City Marlins
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
