Clams' Offense Lights Up
July 20, 2013 - Coastal Plain League (Coastal Plain)
Edenton Steamers News Release
EDENTON, N.C "" The Edenton Steamers (28-9, 8-3) offense unloaded for a season high 19 runs on 18 hits in their 19-3 trouncing of the Petersburg Generals (7-32, 3-12) on Saturday Night at Historic Hicks Field.
Patrick Peterson (Temple University) made his second start and fourth appearance for the first place Clams against Rene Estrada and the Generals. Estrada was making his second start and seventh appearance overall.
After Peterson faced four batters in the top of the first Edenton plated five runs in the home half of the first. John Williams (George Mason University) picked up his first RBI and began the scoring in his second start as the designated hitter when he reached on a fielder's choice that scored Nick Thompson (East Carolina University). Nick Miller (University of Northern Colorado) followed with an RBI single and two batters later Tyler Qualls (Louisiana Tech University) picked up his fourth RBI of the season with a single. Chase Harris (University of New Mexico) brought home Nick Miller and Sam Bumpers (Lamar University) with a double for a 5-0 lead.
Edenton sent 11 men to the plate in the bottom of the first and followed up with nine men in the bottom of the second inning and later sent nine men to the plate in the bottom of the fifth inning.
In the second inning Josh Hampton (Wilmington University) hit his fifth home run of the season for a 7-0 lead and five batters later with the Bases loaded, Thompson laced a three-run double for a 10-0 lead. Thompson led all hitters with four RBIs on the night.
Petersburg squeaked across two runs in the top of the third on back-to-back RBI singles by Joe Breen and Nick Dini to cut the lead to 10-2.
Trent Miller (Middle Tennessee State University) hit a solo home run, his fifth home run of the season, in the bottom of the third and knocked in another run in the bottom of the fourth with an RBI single that brought home Thompson for a 12-2 lead.
Four more Steamer runs crossed the plate in the bottom of the fifth on a Thompson RBI fielder's choice, a Trent Miller RBI single and a Hampton RBI single plus Nick Miller scored on throwing error by Zach Zarzour for a 16-2 lead.
Estrada lasted five gruesome innings for the Generals giving up 16 runs (seven earned) on 14 hits. He walked six and struck out three taking the loss and falling to 0-2 on the season. In his five innings on the mound, Estrada threw 151 pitches to Edenton hitters.
The Steamers, against Jay Dee Johnson added two more in the bottom of the seventh when Adam Kirsch, who entered as a pinch hitter in the bottom of the fifth, hit his fifth home run of the season. The two-run home run gave Kirsch 29 RBI's on the season, tying him for second on the team with Thompson and trailing only Hampton, who has 31 RBIs.
Edenton scored their final run in the top of the ninth against Johnson when Alex Delgado (Emmanuel College) reached on an error and came home on Harris's double for a 19-2 Steamer lead. Petersburg scored a meaningless run in the top of the ninth against Dylan Shoffner (St. Catharine College) when Ricky Castro hit an RBI double to make it 19-3. That was the final as the Steamers rolled over the Generals, setting season highs in runs scored with 19, hits with 18, RBIs in a game with 18, extra base hits with 8, strikeouts in a game with 15 and tying season highs for doubles in a game (5) and home runs in a game (3).
Patrick Peterson pitched five innings, allowing only three hits and two runs (both earned); he walked two and struck out seven Generals. Peterson improved to 3-0 on the season.
Out of the Steamers bullpen Eddie Perkins (Tusculum College) pitched extremely well after not making an appearance since June 16th. Perkins pitched three innings, recording seven strikeouts of his own and not allowing a run.
Six steamers had multiple hits including three Steamers with three hits apiece (Trent Miller, Hampton, Nick Miller) and four Steamers had at least three RBIs (Thompson, Trent Miller, Hampton, Harris) and eight of nine Edenton starters notched hits on the night. Along with the Steamers 18 hits, Petersburg issued seven walks and hit four batters for a total of 29 base runners during the ball game.
The Steamers improve to 28-9 overall and 8-3 in the second half while Petersburg fell to 7-32 overall and 3-12 in the second half. Edenton finishes up the season series with the Generals with a 5-1 mark.
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