Captains Break Deadlock with Eight in Ninth for 16-8

Published on June 24, 2011 under American Association (AA)
Shreveport-Bossier Captains News Release


AMARILLO, Tx.---Shreveport-Bossier overcame an early four-run deficit to tie the Sox at eight going into the ninth inning at National Bank Sox Stadium and would pull away with eight runs in the top of the ninth to defeat Amarillo 16-8 in the first game of a three game series.

Captains catcher Brian Peterson had five RBIs on the night including a bases loaded triple in the ninth and Mike Provencher scored five runs, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases. Peterson was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk as well. Centerfielder Robert Perry would add three RBIs and hit his second home run of the year, a two-run blast in the seventh inning to cut the Amarillo lead to 7-6.

Trailing 6-2 in the fourth, Peterson hit a two-run double to bring Shreveport-Bossier to within two. The Sox had built up an early lead with long balls from Lee Cruz, a three-run homer in the first, and Benji Johnson's two-run shot in the third, off Captains starter Osvaldo Rodriguez.

Amarillo made it 7-4 in the sixth when third baseman Van Pope hit a two-out RBI double. In the seventh, the Captains would tie the game on Perry's homer and, three batters later, Palmer Karr Jr.'s RBI double. Karr went 2-for-4 with three RBIs.

Shreveport-Bossier took the lead for the first time since the top of the first in the eighth on an RBI single by Perry. However, Amarillo tied it in the last of the eighth on a Cruz RBI single off Captains reliever Mark Haynes. After Haynes walked the bases loaded with one out, manager Vince Moore called on closer Dan Griffin to get the last two outs in the eight. Griffin (2-0), got designated hitter Tim Alberts to pop out to second and struck out catcher Benji Johnson to preserve the 8-8 tie.

The flood gates opened up in the top of the ninth for the Captains off Sox reliever Gary Perinar (0-1). The first seven men to come to the plate reached base safely. Joe Urtuzuastegui started off the scoring by drawing a bases loaded walk. Peterson made it 12-8 with his triple. Alex Cowart was the first batter to face Chad Povich and promptly hit his third home run of the year, scoring Peterson to make it 14-8. Shreveport-Bossier would add to more to make it final.

The Captains 16 runs was there second-highest total of the year and their highest in a nine-inning game. Peterson hit a season-high with his five RBIs and Provencher's five runs scored was also a season high. Shreveport-Bossier improves to 22-17, the first time they have been five games over .500 on the year. They have won seven of their last eight games and keep pace with the first-place Grand Prairie AirHogs at 5.5 games back.

Game two of the series is Saturday, June 25. Captains pitcher Joel Kirsten (3-2, 6.00) will take the mound agains the Sox' Corey Bass (1-2, 5.63).

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