Colts grab first shutout of the season
Published on July 13, 2009 under United League Baseball (ULB)
San Angelo Colts News Release
Colts Grab First Shutout of the Season
San Angelo, Texas--- It was the first Colts shutout of the year as San Angelo (22-10) reached their fifth straight home series victory taking three out of four games from the Rio Grande Valley Whitewings (14-18). Colts starter Drew Coffey, Jacob Ramos, and Chace Vacek combined to throw nine scoreless innings as the Colts won 6-0.
The game remained scoreless until the bottom half of the second inning as Stephen Derrick led off with a single. With one out, Hunter Jobes worked a walk. A line drive single to center by Butch Ballez would drive home Derrick as Jobes moved to second, and the Colts reached home for the first time of the night leading 1-0. As Jobes broke for third, Whitewings starter Sendy Vazquez tried a pick off at second base. The throw was over the head of short stop Joaquin Rodriguz, Jobes was rewarded a stolen base and Vazquez received an error as Jobes came into score pushing the Colts lead to two. Ballez advanced to second base. Catcher Hank Lanto extended the inning with a ground ball single up the middle scoring Ballez. The Colts led the contest 3-0.
San Angelo added another run in the fourth inning. Josh Collazo hit a booming blast down the left field line for his first professional homerun, and extending the Colts lead to four.
San Angelo continued to put runs on the board as they loaded the bases for Jason Landreth in the seventh inning. The Colts designated hitter laced a ground ball through the right side plating two runs and giving San Angelo all the runs they would need as they led by six.
Drew Coffey (2-1) recorded his second win of the season with an impressive one hit performance over six innings while striking out five. Jacob Ramos and Chace Vacek contributed to the shutout as Ramos worked the seventh and eighth inning,Vacek pitched the ninth.
The Colts offense delivered 11 hits upon 6 runs. Josh Collazo picked up his first career homerun, as Jason Landreth managed a double and a single including two RBI's. Hank Lanto also had a double and a single adding an RBI and a run.
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