Canaries split with Wingnuts
Published on July 9, 2008 under American Association (AA)
Sioux Falls Canaries News Release
Wichita, KS - The Sioux Falls Canaries (4-5) split a doubleheader with the Wichita Wingnuts (4-5) on Wednesday night at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium. Grant Richardson powered the Canaries to a 2-1 win in game one of the doubleheader, while the Wingnuts bounced back with a 5-2 win in the night cap.
In game one, Wichita took the lead in the second inning. Dustin Mohr and Jose Amado started the inning with back-to-back singles. With runners on the corners, Stephen Pearson hit a groundball to third baseman Grant Richardson. As Richardson threw to second, Mohr broke for the plate. Josh Patton's relay throw home was not in time, and the Wingnuts took a 1-0 lead.
The Canaries went ahead in the sixth inning. Kennard Bibbs walked and Grant Richardson followed with his eighth home run of the season. Richardson's blast put the Canaries ahead for the 2-1 final.
Ryan Ford (8-3) won his sixth game in a row for the Canaries pitching 5.1 innings and allowing just one run on six hits. Brad Davis (5-6) suffered the loss for Wichita. Kris Regas struck out while pitching the ninth inning to pick up his 18th save of the season.
Wichita got ahead by scoring in the second inning in game two. Brenan Herrera opened the inning with a double and then scored on a single by Jose Amado. Felipe Del Rosario followed with a single to advance Amado to third. Chris Colton hit a sacrifice fly to left field to bring in Amado and Wichita took a 2-0 lead. Del Rosario stole second base and then scored on a single by Kevin Hooper for a 3-0 advantage. Hooper stole second and advanced to third on a wild pitch. Blake Gailen brought in Hooper with an RBI groundout. After two innings, the Wingnuts led, 4-0.
The Wingnuts added a run in the third. Dustin Mohr doubled and scored on a single by Brenan Herrera, putting Wichita ahead, 5-0.
The Canaries got their first run in the fifth inning. Ben Van Iderstine walked and moved into scoring position on a wild pitch. A two-out single by Paul Smyth scored Van Iderstine to pull the Canaries within four, 5-1.
The Birds best chance at a comeback came in the sixth. Kennard Bibbs opened the inning with a triple and scored on a single by Grant Richardson. Richardson's single extended his current hitting streak to 14 games. Josh Patton and Ben Van Iderstine added singles to load the bases. However, with the tying runs on, the Canaries failed to convert, losing 5-2.
Travis Kane (6-4) suffered the loss for the Canaries. Richard Salazar (3-3) held the Canaries to two runs on six hits in six innings for the win, and Byron Embry pitched the ninth inning for his 12th save of the season.
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