SAL1 Lake County Captains

Captains Drop Series Finale 3-2

Published on April 20, 2008 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Lake County Captains News Release


(Eastlake, OH) - The Captains four game winning streak came to an end on Sunday as the Hagerstown Suns defeated the Captains 3-2. The Suns scored a run in the ninth inning to pick up the victory. The Captains four game winning streak was the longest of the year.

The Suns scored two unearned runs in the fourth inning off of Captains starter Kelvin De La Cruz. With one out, Aaron Suess singled. Tim Pahuta reached on an error putting runners at first and second. Both runners moved up on a ground out. Suess would score on an infield single by Steven Souza with Pahuta taking third base. Pahuta would score on a wild pitch by Captains starter Kelvin De La Cruz. The Captains tied it up in the fifth off Suns starter Jeff Mandel. Dustin Realini singled and would go to second two batters later on Mark Thompson's single. Two batters later Karexon Sanchez singled in both runners to tie the game at 2-2. De La Cruz would pitch five innings giving up just the two unearned runs on four hits, striking out two and did not factor in the decision. Mike Pontius would relieve De La Cruz and pitch two scoreless innings striking out three. Dallas Cawiezell pitched a scoreless eighth inning but the Suns got to him in the ninth. With one out, Steve Souza doubled. The next batter Trevor Lawhorn singled to score Souza and the Suns led it 3-2. The Captains threatened in the bottom of the ninth but couldn't push a run across. Edulin Abreu picked up the win in relief while Atahualpa Severino recorded the final out of the game an picked up his first save.

The Captains embark on a seven game road trip beginning in Delmarva with a three game series that starts on Monday with game time 7:05 PM. LHP Ryan Morris (2-0, 1.69) gets the start for the Captains against the Shorebirds LHP Zach Britton (1-0, 2.35). After Delmarva, they travel to Kannapolis for a four game series before returning home. The games can be heard on AM 1330 WELW, WELW.COM or CAPTAINSBASEBALL.COM.

The Captains return home on Tuesday, April 29 for an eight game home stand with four games each against Greensboro and Kannapolis. The News-Herald High School Home Run Derby debuts after the game on the 29th. The contest goes on after every Tuesday home Captains game with the finals following the game on July 8th. Tickets for all Captains home games are on sale at the Classic Park box office, by phone at 440-954-WINS (9467) or at captainsbaseball.com.

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