Bulls Sputter, Split Pair With Charlotte
Published on April 23, 2008 under International League (IL1)
Durham Bulls News Release
Durham, NC-The Bulls fell behind early and never recovered Wednesday night at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park, falling to the cross-state rival Charlotte Knights by a score of 11-2.
The Knights put forth a collective offensive effort, with every member of the starting lineup save Dewayne Wise getting a hit. Leading the charge were Josh Fields (3-for-5, HR, 2 RBI, 2R) and Jeff Liefer, who doubled and had three batted in. Lance Broadway (3-1, 1.29) earned the win in six innings of five-hit, two-run work.
Chris Mason (0-3, 5.68) started and gave up five runs in three and two-thirds innings to take the loss. Mike Prochaska came on in relief and gave up two in two and a third, and Steve Andrade allowed four more in an inning, his 2008 Bulls debut. Joel Guzman provided Durham's offensive highlight with a line drive over the Blue Monster in the fourth inning, his fourth of the year. Jon Weber drove in Alex Jamieson for the other Bulls run with a double in the third.
The Bulls have a day off Thursday before traveling to Charlotte for the final three games of their home-and-home series with the Knights. Righty Mitch Talbot (1-2, 7.79) will go for the Bulls and southpaw Wes Whisler (3-0, 1.08) gets the nod for Charlotte. The action gets underway at Knights Stadium Friday at 7:15 p.m., with coverage on WRJD-AM 1410 and 99.9 FM The Fan beginning at 6:55.
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