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Flyers Sweep Tijuana out of Yuma

July 29, 2010 - Golden Baseball League (GBL)
Orange County Flyers News Release


YUMA, Ariz. (July 28, 2010) - The Orange County Flyers earned their first shut out win of the season over the Tijuana Cimarrones, 3-0, at the Ray Kroc Baseball Complex in Yuma, Arizona, on Wednesday. The game, which was played in Yuma because of incomplete stadium repairs at Tijuana's Cerro Colorado Stadia, lasted seven innings as the first game of a doubleheader.

The Flyers (7-3 second half, 29-26 overall) are no games back of first-place Maui (5-1), but are listed in second in the GBL South Division because of a lower winning percentage so far in the second half.

OC starter Kevin Altman pitched six innings, scattering six hits and a walk, and the Flyers defense turned a season-high three double-plays to keep the Cimarrones (0-7, 6-46) scoreless. Altman (4-3) won his third game in his last four starts, lowering his ERA to 3.94 before turning the ball over to closer Andre Simpson, who pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning for the save (11), his seventh of the month.

Altman added his first extra-base hit of the year, a two-run triple that put Orange County on the board in the fifth inning, to provide the winning runs. He scored one batter later on center fielder Steve Boggs' sacrifice fly.

The game was played in 1:53 as the second game of the three-game series.

Game 2

BENAVIDEZ BREAK BACK ONTO SCENE IN ROUT OF TIJUANA

First baseman leads Flyers with four hits, three RBI, four runs scored

YUMA, Ariz. (July 28, 2010) - After missing nearly a month of the season on the inactive list with an injury, first baseman Julian Benavidez made it clear he was back on Wednesday night as the Orange County Flyers trounced the Tijuana Cimarrones, 19-2. Benavidez led all Flyers going 4-for-4 with a game-high three RBI and four runs scored to lead OC over the Rams at Yuma's Ray Kroc Baseball Complex in the second game of a doubleheader.

The Flyers (8-3 second half, 30-26 overall) have won their last six games while the Cimarrones have extended their GBL-record skid to 18 losses.

Benavidez led a hit-parade that featured five other Flyers - Jimmy Rohan, Tyler Keeble, Alex Jamieson, Eric Pringle and David Harris - with multi-RBI performances. Sergio Pedroza also crossed the plate four times in the blowout.

Jake Renshaw earned the win for Orange County, tossing two scoreless innings with three strike outs. Reshaw combined with relievers Mike Koons and Bryan Harris to keep Tijuana off the scoreboard after the Cimarrones took their only lead of the three-game series, a 2-1 advantage after the second inning. The Flyers got back in front on a Benavidez two-run single and never looked back.

Former Major Leaguer Cha-Seung Baek made the start for Orange County, allowing two runs off three hits while striking out five Cimarrones over three innings of work. The Cimarrones used six different pitches who combined to walk 11 Flyers over the seven-inning game.

Orange County is off Thursday before facing the Edmonton Capitals for three games at home on Friday (6:05pm) and a doubleheader Saturday (5:05pm). Tickets are available by calling the Flyers office at (714) 526-8326 or visiting www.OrangeCountyFlyers.com.

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