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Diamond Jaxx Finish Off Sweep of Stars

July 7, 2009 - Southern League (SL1)
Huntsville Stars News Release


Steve Bray spun seven solid innings and West Tenn completed a four-game series sweep with a 6-1 win over Huntsville Tuesday night at Joe Davis Stadium. The Diamond Jaxx won their season-best sixth in a row to improve to 11-5 in the second half and open up a three-game lead in the North Division over Tennessee and a four-game cushion over the Stars, who lost a fifth straight to drop to 7-9 in the second half and 45-40 overall.

Mike Wilson's lead off long ball put the visitors on top1-0 in the second inning, as they scored first in all four games. Chuck Caufield's sacrifice fly in the bottom of the inning tied the game and gave him a run batted in during seven of his last ten games at home.

The Jaxx grabbed the lead for good by scoring three times in the fourth inning against Mark Holliman, who suffered his first loss since May 19. David Espinosa bounced into a force out at second base with the bases loaded to drive in Marshall Hubbard with the go-ahead run before Matt Mangini tripled in two runs. Hubbard's triple in the fifth delivered Greg Halman, who had walked with two outs, to make it a 5-1 game.

Holliman was lifted after a leadoff single by Jimmy Mojica in the sixth and followed by Zach Braddock, who gave up a scoring fly ball to Hubbard that pushed the Jaxx lead to 6-1. Holliman was charged with a season-high six runs on nine hits, while walking three and fanning two to fall to 7-3. The Jaxx scored in 16 of their 36 at-bats in the series and collected at least 10 hits in all four games.

Meanwhile, Bray had retired 11 out of 12 before Taylor Green singled with two out in the seventh. The former Stars hurler, who pitched for them in 2006 and again last year, then set down Caufield, who lost a 12-game hit streak, to end the inning and close his outing. Bray won for the first time since May 28 after giving up three hits, walking one and striking out a pair.

Josh Fields gave up back-to-back singles to open the eighth but got Adam Stern to bounce into a force out at second before Shane Justis grounded into an inning-ending double play. Mumba Rivera retired the side in order in the ninth to end the game and finish off the first sweep of the Stars this season.

The Stars open a four-game series Wednesday night in Chattanooga with a starter still to be determinedagainst Lookouts' right-hander JD Durbin. Coverage of the game begins at 6:00 pm central time and can be heard through the internet at www.huntsvillestars.com.



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