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Diamond Jaxx Dominate in Shutout Win

May 21, 2007 - Southern League (SL1)
Huntsville Stars News Release


Joe Woerman and two relievers combined on a four-hit shutout and Rene Rivera's three-run home run capped off a six-run sixth inning in West Tenn's 8-0 blanking of Huntsville Monday night in the fourth of a five-game set at Joe Davis Stadium. The Diamond Jaxx won for the first time in the series to improve to 19-25, while the Stars dropped to 22-20 and into second place, a half game behind Tennessee, which beat Mississippi to reclaim the top spot in the North Division.

The Stars left runners at first and second in the first inning when Ruben Mateo flied out and Steve Moss struck out and stranded runners at second and third base in the second inning when Yohannis Perez fanned on three pitches and Hernan Iribarren popped out. Steve Sollmann in the fifth inning was the only Stars' base runner to reach second base the rest of the night, as Huntsville lost a three-game win streak and a five-game home win string.

Stars' starter Steve Hammond retired the first 12 batters he faced before Erick Monzon led off the fifth inning with a double and scored on a two-out single by Rivera. The visitors broke the game open in the next frame on a two-out bases loaded walk to Matt Tuiasosopo, a two-run single by Charlton Jimerson and Rivera's third long ball of the year that chased Hammond from the game. The southpaw dropped to 3-6 on the season after allowing seven runs on six hits, including his league-leading ninth home run ball. Hammond has yielded a homer in six of his nine starts and in each of his last four turns.

Woerman permitted only two hits in his six scoreless innings and has now gone 13 frames in his last two turns without allowing a run. He struck out a season-high eight and issued four walks before Chad Fillinger tossed two shutout innings and Kam Mickolio closed the game with a scoreless ninth inning. The trio of pitchers combined for 14 strikeouts, half of which were earned against Steve Moss and Drew Anderson. The Stars scored 23 times on 40 hits in winning the first three games of the series and were blanked for a third time this season.

The series concludes Tuesday afternoon with Huntsville sending southpaw Lindsay Gulin to the mound against West Tenn right-hander Doug Fister. Coverage of the game begins at 11:50 a.m. central time and can be heard through the internet at www.huntsvillestars.com.



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