Captains eclipse Suns again
June 10, 2005 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Lake County Captains News Release
(Hagerstown, MD)--Juan Valdes tripled home two runs in the seventh inning Friday night, helping the Captains to a 4-3 win over the Hagerstown Suns at Municipal Stadium.
The Captains (36-26) won three of four games in the series and knocked the Suns out of the top spot in the SAL North Division. The Lexington Legends defeated West Virginia 7-4 to move into first place, a game ahead of the Suns and two ahead of the Captains.
Valdes laced a triple down the right-field line off Matt Miramontes (3-1) in the seventh after Miramontes issued back-to-back walks to Josh Noviskey and Marshall Szabo. Valdes's hit erased a 3-2 Hagerstown lead, and extended his hitting streak to 10 games.
Mike Butia and fernando Pacheco also had RBI's for the Captains.
Brandon Rickert (4-0) earned the win for the Captains. Rickert worked two innings in relief of starter Reid Santos, who left after four innings. Rickert allowed three hits and one run. Kieran Mattison pitched a perfect ninth for he second straight night, and picked up his 11th save.
The Captains will move on to Salisbury, maryland, to open a four-game series against the Delmarva Shorebirds on Saturday evening at 7:05 p.m. (WELW AM 1330, WKKY FM 104.7).
South Atlantic League Stories from June 10, 2005
- Sanchez solid, GreenJackets fail to score in 5-1 loss to Asheville - Augusta GreenJackets
- Sanchez solid but Greenjackets' bats fail in 5-1 loss to Asheville - Augusta GreenJackets
- Suns Lose to Captains 4-3 - Hagerstown Suns
- Legends score 4 in th 7th to beat the Power - Charleston Dirty Birds
- Intimidators Handle RiverDogs, 6-3, to Takes Series - Charleston RiverDogs
- Captains eclipse Suns again - Lake County Captains
- Legends Claim Sole Possession of First - Lexington Legends
- BlueClaws Lose on Walk Off Homer - Jersey Shore BlueClaws
- Catfish Avoid Sweep with Excellent Pitching in 3-1 Win over Greensboro - Columbus Catfish
- Sand Gnats rained out Friday night - Savannah Sand Gnats
- BlueClaws send three to All-Star Game - Jersey Shore BlueClaws
- Three GreenJackets named to All-Star game - Augusta GreenJackets
- Six Legends to play nine at Augusta - Lexington Legends
- Three Gnats selected for All-Star game - Savannah Sand Gnats
- Six RiverDogs Chosen For All-Star Team - Charleston RiverDogs
- Suns place three on All-Star team - Hagerstown Suns
- Captains salute military personnel - Lake County Captains
- Captains Place Three on SAL All-Star Squad - Lake County Captains
- Hinton and Iribarren named to All-Star team - Charleston Dirty Birds
- RiverDogs Manager Bill Mosiello to lead Southern Division All-Stars - Charleston RiverDogs
- Johnson and Malone named co-pitchers of the month - Columbus Catfish
- Bird Word 2005 - Delmarva Shorebirds
- Three Rome players head to All-Star game - Rome Emperors
- Greensboro boasts two All-Stars - Greensboro Grasshoppers
- Otness and Pinckney named to All-Star team - Greenville Drive
- Lerch joins the Hoppers - Greensboro Grasshoppers
- Shorebirds stars to shine in Georgia - Delmarva Shorebirds
- South Atlantic League announces All-Star teams - SAL1
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