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IL1 Lehigh Valley IronPigs

Eickhoff Dominant as Pigs Drub Clippers, 9-0

August 9, 2015 - International League (IL1)
Lehigh Valley IronPigs News Release


RHP Jerad Eickhoff tossed eight shutout innings and the Lehigh Valley IronPigs (53-63) plated seven runs in the fourth to propel themselves to a 9-0 win over the Columbus Clippers (63-52) on Sunday night at Huntington Park.

The IronPigs took two of three in the series to capture a set at Huntington Park for the first time in franchise history.

Eickhoff (2-0) allowed five hits to go along with a walk and four strikeouts over his eight innings of work.

The afore-mentioned seven-run fourth opened up a 7-0 lead for the IronPigs. Aaron Altherr started the inning with a solo shot and came through later in the frame with a two-run single, Erik Kratz hit a three-run blast off of Clippers LHP Michael Roth and Tyler Henson knocked home a run with a sac fly.

Roth (0.2 IP, 6 H, 7 R, 7 ER, BB) was tagged with the loss for the Clippers and drops to 7-7 on the year.

In the top of the sixth, Kratz led off with a single, went to third on an error charged to Columbus SS Erik Gonzalez and scored when KC Serna grounded into a double play to extend the IronPigs' lead to 8-0.

Chase d'Arnaud's solo shot in the top of the eighth off of LHP Nick Maronde (3.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 K) gave Lehigh Valley a 9-0 advantage. It was the fourth home run of the year for d'Arnaud.

In a spot start, Clippers starter Dustin Molleken (n/d) allowed two hits to go along with a pair of walks and three strikeouts over 2.2 scoreless IP.

Five different IronPigs had multi-hit games: Altherr (2-5, HR, 3 RBI, R), d'Arnaud (2-5, HR, RBI, 2 R), Kratz (3-3, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R), Brian Bogusevic (2-5) and Jordan Danks (2-5, 2B, R).

Bogusevic's pair of hits extended his hitting streak to seven games.

RHP Dustin McGowan (1.0 IP, 2 H, K) got the final three outs for Lehigh Valley.

The Pigs will enjoy an off day on Monday before beginning a three-game set at Syracuse on Tuesday night at 7:05 p.m. from NBT Bank Stadium. RHP Sean O'Sullivan (1-1, 4.70) takes the hill for the IronPigs against Chiefs RHP Taylor Jordan (4-4, 2.46).

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