EL1 Erie SeaWolves

Erie shutout in lopsided loss

Published on June 25, 2008 under Eastern League (EL1)
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The Trenton Thunder pitchers baffled Erie's hitters for the third straight night as they took down the ‘Wolves 7-0 on Wednesday night at Waterfront Park.

Trenton went ahead for the third straight night in the bottom of the first inning against Erie starter Ben Fritz. Colin Curtis doubled with one out to put a man in scoring position. With two outs, P.J. Pilittere grounded a ball to short that was booted by Caonabo Cosme. The error allowed Curtis to score, giving Trenton a 1-0 lead. Cody Ehlers walked and Jose Tabata doubled home a pair to make it 3-0. All three runs were unearned against Fritz.

Trenton added to the lead in the bottom of the second. Edwar Gonzalez led off and was hit by a pitch. Reegie Corona walked to put a pair on for the top of the lineup. Ramiro Pena successfully sacrificed the runners into scoring position. Erie then intentionally walked Curtis to set up a potential double play ball. Austin Jackson followed and hit a sacrifice fly to center, scoring Gonzalez for a 4-0 Thunder lead.

The Thunder would add three more runs in the bottom of the fourth. Corona led off with a double and Pena singled to put runners on the corners for Curtis. Curtis doubled home both Corona and Pena for a 6-0 lead. Curtis would be thrown out scampering back to second for the first out of the inning. With two outs, Pilittere singled and was brought home on an Ehlers double for a 7-0 lead. The seven-run advantage would prove to be enough for the Thunder pitching staff.

Trenton starter Eric Hacker (2-1) went 6.2 innings, allowing four hits with two walks and five strikeouts. A pair of Trenton relievers, Zach Kroenke and Anthony Clagged kept the ‘Wolves hitless over the final 2.1 innings of the game to preserve the shutout.

Fritz (2-3) went six innings for Erie, allowing seven runs, four earned, on nine hits with four walks and two strikeouts.

Offensively, Erie was limited to just four hits in the game. Jeff Frazier went 2-for-4, Justin Justice went 1-for-3 as did Ryan Roberson. All four of Erie's hits were singles and they did not get a runner passed second base in the game.

One bright spot for the offense was Roberson's one-out single in the second. The base knock extended his season-best hitting streak to 18-straight games. The 18-game streak is the longest hitting streak in the Eastern League in 2008. Roberson edged passed New Britain's Luke Hughes who hit in 17-straight April 21-May 15.

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