Defenders Fall Again To Erie
August 24, 2008 - Eastern League (EL1)
Connecticut Defenders News Release
NORWICH, CT- In front of nearly 5,000 fans, the Defenders lost another close one to the Erie SeaWolves on the final home game of the 2008 season, 7-4.
Garrett Broshuis toed the rubber for the Defs and he struggled right out of the gate. After giving up two singles and recording two outs, Ryan Roberson delivered a three-run bomb to left field to give Erie a 3-0 advantage.
Connecticut would get even in the last of the first as Antoan Richardson smoked a triple to right field and scored on a wild pitch. Carlos Sosa drew a walk and Adam Witter obliterated a 2-0 fastball to right field to square the game at 3-3.
Deik Scram launched a solo homer in the top of the third, Casper Wells blasted a one-run shot in the fifth and added an RBI double in the seventh to give the Wolves a 6-3 lead.
The Defenders would finally get on the board again after six scoreless frames. In the last of the eighth, Adam Witter's leadoff double turned into a run when Simon Klink stroked a single to left. Through eight, the Defs trailed 6-4.
Erie got an insurance run in the top of the ninth on an RBI groundout and the Defenders went quietly in the ninth as Kyle Haines bounced into a game-ending 1-6-3 double play.
Broshuis was credited with his ninth loss to drop his record to 13-9, Josh Rainwater earned his tenth win and Brendan Wise locked down his third save.
The Defenders will hit the road for the final eight games of the season as they will travel to Reading for a four-game set. Listen to all the action on the Defenders Radio Network locally or tune in anywhere in the world at ctdefenders.com.
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