Brown Hurls Complete Game Shutout Against Reading
August 6, 2010 - Eastern League (EL1)
Erie SeaWolves News Release
The SeaWolves, behind Brooks Brown league leading fourth complete game, shut out the Reading Phillies 3-0 on Friday night at First Energy Stadium en route to their second straight win.
Erie got on the board in the top of the second against Reading starter J.C. Ramirez when Billy Nowlin led off and connected on a solo home run to left-center, his third, for a 1-0 lead. Erie would go on to load the bases in the inning but failed to score any more runs.
In the fourth, Bryan Pounds walked with one out bringing Jeff Kunkel to the plate. Kunkel connected on a two-run home run to right, his fourth, for a 3-0 lead.
The three runs would be enough for the Erie starter Brown. Reading would not get more than two baserunners on in an inning as Brown faced four over the minimum in the game. In the third, the Phillies got back-to-back two-out singles by Michael Spidale and Harold Garcia. Kunkel eliminated the threat as he threw out Spidale attempting to steal third. Kunkel was 2-for-2 in the game throwing out would be base stealers.
In the fifth, the Phils would again get two on with a Kyle Overbeck base hit and a hit batter in Tuffy Gosewisch. Brown induced a 6-4-3 double play to end the inning.
Brown would face one over the minimum over the final three innings of the game. In the ninth, Spidale led off and grounded out to Pounds for the first out. Harold Garcia singled for his second hit of the game. With a man on, Timo Perez flew out to left. With two down, left fielder Brandon Jones made a game-ending diving catch off the bat of Tagg Bozied, preserving the shutout and the win.
Brown (10-7) becomes Erie's first 10-game winner since Josh Rainwater in 2008. He went the distance allowing six hits with a walk and four strikeouts. It was Brown's second complete game shutout and with four complete games, he is now tied with Seth Etherton (1999) and Randy Leek (2001) for third all-time in SeaWolves history. The all-time leader in complete games for Erie was Brian Cooper who threw six in 1999.
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