Central League recap 6-27-05

June 27, 2005 - Central Baseball League (Central League) News Release


JACKSON 4, PENSACOLA 3 @ Jackson, Miss. Time: 2:07 ATT: 507 W: Brandon Parker (3-2) L: Santos Hernandez (4-3) S: None HR: PEN - Juan Rocha (12), Nestor Smith (7) JAX - Josh Lindstrom (2)

Pensacola led the Senators 3-2 after eight and a half, but DH Josh Lindstrom 's walk-off homer in the bottom of the ninth gave Jackson the 4-3 win. 2B Erick Mejias led off the inning with a double off Pels' starter Santos Hernandez, and Lindstrom followed him with a no-out blast to end the game and ruin Hernandez' bid for his fifth win. Starter Reid Casey pitched a great game for the Senators but didn't figure in the decision, allowing only one earned run on five hits over seven innings. Brandon Parker struck out two in a perfect ninth inning to earn the win, his third of the year. RF Juan Rocha tied teammate Larry Bethea for the league lead in home runs with his 12th of the year. LF Nestor Smith also homered for the Pels.

FORT WORTH 11, SHREVEPORT 10 (12 innings) @ Shreveport, La. Time: 4:23 ATT: 819 W: Matt Harrington (2-0) L: Carl Makowsky (1-2) S: Dan Grybash (1) HR: FW - Terrell Merriman (9)

EDINBURG 3, COASTAL BEND 0 @ Robstown, Texas. Time: 2:31 ATT: 1,693 W: Julio Ruiz (4-2) L: Jose Luis Lopez (4-4) : Steve Wilkerson (16) HR: None

With the Roadrunners leading 1-0 in the eighth, CF Neesan Zieour delivered an RBI single scoring Cedrick Harris for some insurance. Zieour later scored on a wild pitch by Aviators' starter Jose Luis Lopez, capping the scoring at 3-0 and giving Edinburg the win over Coastal Bend. Lopez was otherwise brilliant, only allowing two runs on four hits. Zieour also doubled for the Roadrunners, the only player with multiple hits for Edinburg. Julio Ruiz was outstanding for Edinburg, picking up his fourth win with a three-hit, seven-inning performance. Steve Wilkerson pitched a scoreless ninth for his 16th save.

EL PASO 9, SAN ANGELO 8 @ El Paso, Texas. Time: 3:04 ATT: 1,455 W: Derrick DePriest (3-3) L: Sam Greco (0-1) S: None HR: EP - Carlos Sepulveda (11)

El Paso rallied for five runs in the bottom of the eighth to take an 8-6 lead, only to give up two runs in the ninth to San Angelo. In the bottom half, the Diablos countered when pinch hitter Carlos Castillo singled and stole second. DH Travis Teeter followed with a one-out single, scoring Castillo to end the game and give the Diablos the 9-8 win. CF Tyrone Pendergrass led the Diablos with a 3-for-4 performance, and Carlos Sepulveda hit his 11th homer of the year. 2B John Anderson and LF Kory Drew each had three hits for the Colts

Tomorrow's Schedule (all times Central):

Pensacola (Shane Arthurs, 1-1) at Jackson (Bo Edmiston, 2-3), 11:35

Fort Worth (Logan Stout, 2-3) at Shreveport (Eric Wikstrom, 2-3), 7:05

Coastal Bend (JJ Trujillo, 2-5) at Edinburg (Dan Valentin, 2-3), 7:05

San Angelo (Nathan Mitchell, 5-2) at El Paso (Andy Torres, 4-1), 8:05



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