MWL1 Lake County Captains

Captains Win 5th Straight, 9-7 Over Bg

Published on July 29, 2011 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Lake County Captains News Release


(Eastlake, OH)- Moises Montero's two out, two run double down the line in left lifted Lake County ahead of Bowling Green 7-5, as the Captains went on to win their fifth straight game by the final of 9-7.

Cody Rogers kicked this ballgame off with a solo homerun giving the Hot Rods a 1-0 in the top of the first.

The Captains took a 2-1 lead, in the bottom half of the first inning, following an RBI single by Chase Burnette and an RBI double from Ronny Rodriguez.

In the second, Luigi Rodriguez in his Captains debut ripped a two run double to centerfield extending the lead to 4-1.

Trailing 4-2, Bowling Green took back the lead in fifth. Phil Wunderlich hit a solo homerun leading off the inning. Nick Schwaner connected on a two run double giving the Hot Rods a 5-4 edge.

In the sixth, the Captains loaded the bases with a Carlos Moncrief single, followed by Luigi Rodriguez's second double of the game and walk to Burnette. Moncrief scored on a Victor Mateo wild pitch tying the game at five.

The Captains added some needed insurance in the bottom of the seventh inning. Ronny Rodriguez tripled to drive in Giovanny Urshela to make it 8-6. Rodriguez scored on Steve Hiscock wild pitch for a 9-6 lead.

The Hot Rods managed to string together a rally in the eighth inning, but feel short 9-7, scoring just one run on an RBI single by Steve Tinoco.

Dale Dickerson (2-1) picked up the victory working two innings allowing an unearned run on two hits, striking out two. Clayton Ehlert worked and 1.2 innings for his 13th save of the season. Victor Mateo (10-5) took the loss allowing three runs on five hits, walking two and striking out three in three innings of work.

Lake County will head to Lansing for a three game series at Cooley Law School Stadium beginning on Saturday night at 7:05PM. The Captains will put the ball in the hand of RHP Felix Sterling (1-0) against RHP Marcus Walden (5-2) for the Lugnuts. Catch all the action on AM 1330 WELW or online at captainsbaseball.com.

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