SAL1 Lake County Captains

Captains Shutout Grasshoppers 9-0

Published on May 10, 2008 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Lake County Captains News Release


(Greensboro, NC) - Michael Valadez knocked in three runs and the Captains got three hits each from Roman Pena, Ron Rivas and Matt Brown as they beat Greensboro 9-0. The Captains had seventeen hits which ties a season high and pitched their fifth shutout of the year. In the last two games against Greensboro, Captains pitching has allowed only one run on eleven hits while striking out twenty. The Captains (22-13) remain in first place two games ahead of Delmarva who lost to Lexington.

The Captains scored first in the second inning off Grasshoppers starter Kyle Kaminska. With one out Matt Brown singled and moved to second when Chris Nash reached safely on an error. Brown scored when Jeff Hehr doubled down the left field line to make it 1-0. The Captains added two more in the third inning. With one out, back to back hits by Karexon Sanchez and Roman Pena put runners at first and third and then Dustin Realini singled home Sanchez with Pena taking third. Matt Brown followed with a single to score Pena and the Captains led 3-0.

The Captains tacked on four more in the fifth inning on RBI's by Chris Nash, Hehr, Michael Valadez and Adam White to make it 7-0. They weren't done there. Valadez singled with the bases loaded and drove in two more runs in the sixth inning off reliever Jeremiah Haar and the lead was upped to 9-0.

Ryan Morris became the fifth pitcher in the SAL to get to five wins. Morris went five scoreless innings scattering three hits, walking four and striking out five to go to 5-0. Jonathan Holt relieved Morris and threw three scoreless innings striking out three. Vinnie Pestano pitched a scoreless ninth inning. Kaminska who was making his first appearance for Greensboro picked up the loss.

The Captains and Grasshoppers wrap up the series on Sunday at 5:00 PM. RHP Chris Archer will get the start (1-4, 2.96) against the Grasshoppers RHP Cristhian Martinez (3-1, 3.89). The Captains will continue the road trip with four games in West Virginia against the Power starting on Monday. The games can be heard on AM 1330 WELW, WELW.COM or CAPTAINSBASEBALL.COM.

The Captains return home to Classic Park on Friday, May 16th to face the Lexington Legends. Friday is the second of twenty Fireworks Extravaganzas at Classic Park this season. All Friday and Saturday home games from here on out will be followed by fireworks. 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.

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.

SKIPPER'S LIL' BUDDIES CLUB

Kids 12 and under can join the Skipper's Lil' Buddies club, presented by National City.

For just $20, a Skipper's Lil' Buddies membership includes:

Free admission to all Captains home games plus playoff games

Official Lil' Buddies T-Shirt

Five (5) vouchers for the National City Kids Zone

Official Lil' Buddies ID card

10% VIP discount in the Cargo Hold

Special birthday card from Skipper

Call 440-954-WINS to join the Skipper's Lil' Buddies club today!

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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