EL1 Erie SeaWolves

Funkhouser Dominates in 6-1 Victory

Published on June 6, 2018 under Eastern League (EL1)
Erie SeaWolves News Release


The Erie SeaWolves (23-34) triumphed 6-1 over the Hartford Yard Goats (28-31) to catapult them to their third straight win Wednesday.

For the second straight night, the SeaWolves scored first on the Hartford Yard Goats in the second inning. Jake Rogers served a ball to left field on a sacrifice that invited A.J. Simcox to come home. The SeaWolves led 1-0 going into the third inning.

Nelson Molina quickly tied the game at 1-1 on his first home run of the year off of Kyle Funkhouser in the top of the third.

Erie wasted no time snatching the lead back off of starter Evan Grills. Dominic Ficociellobanged his fifth home run of the year on a three-run bomb in the third, giving him his 32nd RBI of the season.

The SeaWolves added another in the fifth inning to make it 5-1. After Ficociello doubled, Josh Lester leaked an RBI single into right field for his 24th RBI of the season.

Erie finished their scoring in the sixth off of a Troy Montgomery sac fly to center to propel them to a five run lead at 6-1.

Kyle Funkhouser (1-3) picked up his first AA win in arguably his best performance on the season. The righty fanned nine batters and only allowed one run on two hits en route to his third quality start in 2018. Grills (0-1) lost in his Eastern League debut after surrendering five runs on eight hits through 4.2 IP.

The SeaWolves return Thursday to UPMC Park looking for a sweep against the Hartford Yard Goats. RHP Beau Burrows (5-4, 3.17 ERA) faces Hartford's RHP Ryan Castellani (3-3, 5.23 ERA) in the series finale set to start at 7:05 PM.

Thursday is Bark at the Park at UPMC Park! Fans can bring their well-behaved, leashed dogs to the game. Dogs receive free admission. For the comfort of all guests, Sections 117 and 201 have been designated as a dog-free zones.

Fans can enjoy $3 Yuengling drafts exclusively at the Smith's Shack until the end of the sixth inning as part of Yuengling Happy Hour.

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