Defenders Snap Streak With A Win At Dodd
Published on April 27, 2007 under Eastern League (EL1)
Connecticut Defenders News Release
The Connecticut Defenders would not allow the rainy weather throughout the day to prevent baseball at Dodd Stadium. Instead they would play on against the visiting New Britain Rock Cats. The Defenders would send RHP Darren Sack to the mound against New Britain Rock Cats RHP Jesse Floyd. Connecticut would treat the hometown crowd to some early scoring and hold on to win 5-2.
The Rock Cats would put 1 run on the board in the first inning. After Darren Sack retired the first two batters he faced, he'd allow an infield single to OF Garrett Guzman. Sack would attempt to pick off Guzman at first, and throw the ball away, allowing Guzman to advance down to second base. The error would matter as the very next batter, 3B Brian Buscher, would slap a single to score Guzman and give the Rock Cats the early lead. But the Defenders would get things going in the bottom of the second inning with a little help from former Defender Jesse Floyd. Floyd would walk 1B Travis Ishikawa then proceed to give up a single to 3B Simon Klink, followed by an RBI double to SS Jake Wald to put the Defenders on the board. Floyd would strikeout the next batter C Todd Jennings, but Floyd, after inducing a ground ball from 2B Trey Webb, would fail to handle the throw from Velazquez in a foot race to the bag. As a result of the error by Floyd, 2 runs would come around to score and by the end of the inning, the Defenders would lead 3-1.
The Rock Cats would get 1 run back in the top of the third inning as leadoff batter OF Brandon Roberts would reach on a liner to first that nicked the glove of 1B Travis Ishikawa and fell into right field. The play would be ruled an error. SS Trevor Plouffe would follow with a single to put runners at first an second and Garrett Guzman would sacrifice the runners over to second and third. Brian Buscher would follow and record his second RBI of the day with a groundout to the pitcher Sack, scoring Roberts. It would be 3-2 Defenders after 3 innings.
Things would remain scoreless until the top bottom of the seventh inning. RHP Tim Lahey would be on the mound in relief of Floyd and he'd run into trouble. Lahey would surrender a 1-out walk to OF Brian Horwitz and after striking out OF Eddy Martinez-Esteve swinging, he'd serve a breaking ball to Travis Ishikawa that was parked over the right field wall for a 2-run home run. That would extend the Defenders lead to three runs, 5-2 after 7 innings. It would hold up to be the final score as RHP Brian Anderson would come on in the ninth inning and though he'd load the bases, he'd get Roberts to ground out to second to end the game. The Defenders take game one over the Rock Cats 5-2.
Starter Darren Sack (W, 1-1) picked up his first win of the 2007 season pitching 5 innings, giving up 2 runs (0 earned) and striking out 3, without walking a single batter. Brian Anderson (S, 3) would earn his third save of the year with his scoreless duties in the ninth, giving up 1 hit, walking 2, and striking out 2 batters. Jesse Floyd (L, 1-3) would take the loss for the Rock Cats. He pitched 5 innings, surrendering 3 hits, 3 runs (1 earned), 1 walk, and struck out 5 batters. Game 2 is scheduled for a 4:05 start time on Saturday, April 28.
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