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Douglass blanks Drillers

August 14, 2006 - Texas League (TL1)
Tulsa Drillers News Release


Corpus Christi pitcher Chance Douglass has had a good season, but he saved his best outing of the year for the Tulsa Drillers Monday night. Douglass limited Tulsa to only two hits in a 9-inning shutout as the Hooks blanked the Drillers 3-0. The loss ended a 5-game winning streak for Tulsa.

Douglass retired the first six hitters of the game before hitting Alvin Colina with a pitch to begin the third. A double play eliminated Colina, and the Drillers did not have another base runner until two outs in the fifth as Matt Miller ended the no-hit bid by dropping a single into center field. Colina followed with another base hit, but it would be the final runner of the game for Tulsa. Douglass retired Doug Bernier to end the fifth, then retired the next 12 Drillers in a row to end the game.

It was only the second complete game of the season against Tulsa and only the third time that the Drillers had been shutout. Douglass improved his record to 7-6 with the victory.

Brian Peterson gave the Hooks the only offense they would need when he hit a solo home run in the second inning off Tulsa starter Enmanuel Ulloa.

The Hooks added another run in the third when Douglass helped his own cause by walking and scoring on a ground out. Their final run scored in the fifth when Wade Robinson led off with a single and eventually scored on a sacrifice fly by Hunter Pence.

There were only eight total hits in the game that took only 2 hours and 3 minutes to complete, the shortest 9-inning game of the season for the Drillers.

Tulsa and Corpus Christi will play the second game of their 4-game series Tuesday night. Marc Kaiser (8-9, 4.73 ERA) will take the mound for the Drillers, while Troy Patton (2-2, 4.64 ERA) will pitch for the Hooks.

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