SAL1 Lake County Captains

Captains Rally back and Win in 10 Innings

Published on April 15, 2008 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Lake County Captains News Release


(Eastlake, OH) - Mark Thompson drove in the game winning run with a single in the tenth inning that scored Adam White as the Captains captured a come from behind victory against the Lakewood BlueClaws on Monday night. The Captains trailed 3-0 and then 4-2 but battled back for the win. The Captains remain a half of game out of first place behind Greensboro and Hickory as they both won.

The BlueClaws struck first in the second inning off Captains starter Santo Frias. Freddy Galvis walked. He stole second on a strikeout and proceeded to third when the throw by catcher Doug Pickens hit him and rolled to short left field. He would score on a sacrifice fly by Derrick Mitchell. The Claws got another run in the fourth. Dominic Brown was hit by a pitch and then stole second base. Herman Demmink would single him home to make it 2-0. Lakewood added another run in fifth off of reliever Kyle Landis taking advantage of two Captains errors and a passed ball to take a 3-0 lead.

The Captains got on the board in the fifth off BlueClaws starter Tyson Brummett. Brummett had retired the first twelve Captains that he faced. Jeff Hehr led off the fifth with a double. Three batters later Hehr scored on an RBI single by Doug Pickens. The Captains would leave two runners on in the inning. The Captains would draw to within one run in the sixth inning when Lucas Montero led off the inning with a triple and then score on a ground out by Mark Thompson.

The BlueClaws added a run off Landis in the seventh when Michael Taylor hit his first home run of the year to make it 4-2. Brummett started the seventh inning but after walking the lead off hitter Chris Nash and giving up a single to Pickens, he was replaced by Ben Pfinsgraff. Pfinsgraff would give up an RBI single to Adam White and a RBI groundout to Lucas Montero and the Captains tied the game at 4-4.

Dallas Cawiezell earned his first victory and Joseph Rocchio was hung with the loss. The Captains and BlueClaws wrap up this brief series and home stand with a 12:05 PM game on Tuesday. The Captains send LHP Kelvin De La Cruz against the BlueClaws' RHP Julian Sampson.

The Captains head to Lakewood NJ for games on Wednesday and Thursday before returning home on Friday for a three game weekend series against the Hagerstown Suns, the class A affiliate of the Washington Nationals. The promotion this Friday is Frost Bite Night, where all fans receive a free ticket to a future game if the temperature falls below 40 degrees. This Sunday is a Plevin & Gallucci Family Fun Day, featuring pre-game autographs and concourse entertainment. Plus, Kids Run the Bases (post-game) presented by Andrews Osborne Academy. 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. The game can also be heard on AM 1330 WELW, WELW.COM or CAPTAINSBASEBALL.COM

ABOUT The Lake County Captains are a Class A affiliate of the Cleveland Indians and play their home games at Classic Park in Eastlake, at the corners of State Route 91 and Vine Street. For more information on the Captains, please visit the team's official website at www.captainsbaseball.com.

MERCHANDISE The Cargo Hold is stocked with brand new merchandise for the 2008 season! New apparel includes selections for everyone with arrivals in adult, women, children and infant clothing. Now available are an array of hats including the new Captains official on-field BP cap. Select merchandise in the Cargo Hold is also 30% off. The Cargo Hold is open Monday - Friday from 9am - 5pm, and Saturday from 9am - Noon. Stop by the Captains front office to gain entrance.

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