Chiefs Use Big First Inning En Route to Winning Homestand
Published on May 3, 2007 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Peoria Chiefs News Release
Peoria, IL - The Peoria Chiefs put up five first inning runs and never looked back as they earned a series split with the South Bend Silver Hawks after a 6-3 victory Thursday night at O'Brien Field.
The Chiefs' patience led to an offensive outburst in inning number one. South Bend starter Shane Dove walked the first three batters of the inning. After two straight batters were retired, Wellington Castillo ripped a two-run single to left to plate both Matt Camp and Jim Adduci. Yusuf Carter came up next and blooped a single to shallow left, just out of the reach of left fielder Joey Side, to score Alfred Joseph and Castillo. D.J. Lewis capped off a five-run first with a sharp single to center to score Carter and give the Chiefs a comfortable cushion after one.
The Silver Hawks finally got on the board in the fourth. After Yusuf Carter threw out Side at the plate, Gerrardo Parra scored on a fielding error by first baseman Russ Canzler. However, Peoria got that run right back in their hald of the fourth. With two outs and nobody on, Camp split the gap in left-center and came around to score on an Adduci RBI single to make it a 5-1 score. South Bend added single runs in each of the seventh and eighth innings. Shea McFeely notched an RBI single in the seventh and Parra did the same in the eighth.
Chiefs' starter Jake Renshaw picked up the win. He went six innings and allowed just one unearned run on three hits, striking out four. Chuckie Platt went two innings and gave up two runs on four hits, and Oscar Bernard recorded a scoreless frame in the ninth for his first professional save. Dove lasted just two-third of an inning in recording his third loss of the season. He was charged with all five runs on three hits and walked three.
Gorman's Pub Player of the game
Jake Renshaw (RHP) - The righty did not allow a hit until the fourth inning and earned his first victory of the season. He struck out four and did not allow a walk.
Notes... After tonight, the Chiefs have batted around in an inning four times now this season, with all four times occurring in the first inning... Peoria finished their nine-game homestand at 5-4...Attendance Thursday night was 1,847... The Chiefs will begin an 11 game road trip starting Friday at Fort Wayne. Peoria will send RHP Marco Carrillo (0-0, 4.02 ERA) to the hill against LHP Orlando Lara (0-2, 7.47 ERA)...The game can be heard live beginning with the pre-game show at 4:45 PM online at www.peoriachiefs.com or on WOAM 1350.
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