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Diamond Jaxx Take Back And Forth Sunday Matinee

April 22, 2007 - Southern League (SL1)
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Jackson, Tenn. - The Jacksonville Suns scored two runs in the top of the eighth inning to regain a 6-5 lead, but the West Tenn Diamond Jaxx scored three in the bottom of the inning to overtake the Suns for an 8-6 Sunday victory.

With the win, West Tenn improved to 7-10 overall while Jacksonville fell to 9-8 overall and 4-3 on the current 10-game road trip.

West Tenn started the scoring in the second inning when Ronnie Prettyman doubled off of Jacksonville starter William Juarez, scoring Matt Tuiasosopo to make it a 1-0 Diamond Jaxx lead. Two batters later Luis Valbuena drove home a run on a fielder's choice, opening a 2-0 West Tenn lead.

Jacksonville quickly rebounded in the top of the third inning when Chin-Lung Hu and Xavier Paul hit RBI doubles to tie the game 2-2. Later in the inning John Lindsey hit his league-leading fifth homerun, a two-run blast to put the Suns up 4-2.

That lead held until the fifth inning when Marshall Hubbard drove home two-runs on a two-out single, knotting the game at 4-4. West Tenn took a 5-4 lead in the seventh inning off of Suns reliever Matt Riley when Tuiasosopo hit a sacrifice fly.

Jacksonville jumped back in the lead again in the eighth inning. Anthony Raglani tied the game with a RBI triple into the right field corner. Alberto Concepcion next hit a sacrifice fly to score Raglani and give the Suns a 6-5 advantage.

The Diamond Jaxx regained the lead in the bottom of the eighth when Prentice Redman singled home the game-tying and go-ahead runs with two out to make it 7-6 West Tenn. Marshall Hubbard next drove home another run with a single to end the scoring at 8-6.

West Tenn reliever Kam Mickolio (1-0) picked up the win while Suns reliever Matt Riley (0-1) fell in the loss. Craig James (4) saved his third game against the Suns.

Suns SS Chin-Lung Hu recorded his fifth consecutive multi-hit game, while OF Anthony Raglani was on-base for the 12th straight game. Marshall McDougall extended his hitting streak to seven games, tied with Chin-Lung Hu for the longest for the Suns in 2007.

The Suns and Diamond Jaxx meet in game three of the series Monday at 8:05 p.m. ET. Suns LH Eric Cyr will face Diamond Jaxx LH Robert Rohrbaugh. Fans can follow the action in Jacksonville beginning at 7:50 p.m. on AM 930 The Fox or online at jaxsuns.com.

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