Emaus Drills Ninth-Inning RBI Single in 7-1 Loss to Bowie
August 6, 2009 - Eastern League (EL1)
New Hampshire Fisher Cats News Release
Manchester, NH- After being no-hit for eight innings by right-hander Brandon Erbe, the New Hampshire Fisher Cats pounced on reliever Jim Hoey for three singles and a run in the bottom of the ninth, with Brad Emaus's RBI single extending his hitting streak to a season-high tying seven games in the Bowie Baysox' 7-1 victory over the Fisher Cats on Thursday night before a standing-room-only crowd of 7,370 at Merchantsauto.com Stadium.
Erbe (3-3) issued three walks and notched five strikeouts in his eight innings of dazzling work to win his second consecutive start and third straight decision.
With New Hampshire (50-61) trailing 7-0, Todd Donovan (1-for-4, R) ended the no-hitter with one out in the ninth when he grounded a 3-2 delivery from Hoey to right for a clean single. Adam Calderone (1-for-4) then pulled a single down the right field line, and Emaus (1-for-4, RBI) prevented the shutout by lining a shot to center.
Bowie (60-51) raced out to a 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning against Adrian Martin. Jonathan Tucker (2-for-4, 2B, 2 R, BB) and Danny Figueroa (2-for-3, 2B, 2 BB, 3 R) set the table with back-to-back doubles. Paco Figueroa (2-for-4, RBI, R, BB) made it 1-0 with a run-scoring ground out, and Eric Crozier's sacrifice fly made it 2-0. Following a Miguel Abreu (1-for-4, BB, RBI, R) single, Ambiorix Concepion (1-for-3, 2B, 2 BB, RBI, SB) drove him in for the third run of the inning with a double off the wall in left-centerfield.
Martin (2-2) lost his first decision since June 17 after allowing three runs on six hits in five innings. The right-hander fanned three and walked three.
The Baysox capitalized on a bout of wildness from Leon Boyd to increase the lead in the top of the seventh. Boyd issues three walks, including a bases-loaded base on balls to Abreu that forced in the Baysox' fourth run. Dave Krynzel (0-for-3, SF, BB) added a sac fly off reliever Nate Starner, putting Bowie out in front, 5-0.
Crozier (1-for-3, BB, SF, RBI) tacked on a two-run single off Starner in the top of the eighth, building the lead to 7-0.
The Fisher Cats open a three-game weekend series against the Altoona Curve at Merchantsauto.com Stadium on Friday night at 7:05pm. New Hampshire left-hander Luis Perez (7-9, 3.75) opposes Altoona right-hander Tim Alderson (7-1, 3.33). Radio coverage begins at 6:45pm with the BayRing Pre-Game Show on the WGIR Fisher Cats Radio Network with Bob Lipman and Mike Murphy.
Friday night is Scout Sleepover Night at Merchantsauto.com Stadium, and the inaugural Crazy Burger Challenge will take place. For tickets and more information, visit www.nhfishercats.com or call (603) 641-2005.
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