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G-Braves swept

Published on June 27, 2002 under Southern League (SL1)
Mississippi Braves News Release


MOBILE, AL- Dennis Tankersley not only pitched a gem Wednesday night at Hank Aaron Stadium, he also starred on offense. The Mobile righthander allowed just two earned runs over eight innings while striking out eleven Greenville batters as the BayBears pounded Greenville, 12-4. Tankersley also doubled, homered and drove in three runs as Mobile completed a three-game series sweep of the G-Braves, who have now lost four straight games and 11 oftheir last 15.

The BayBears banged out a season-best 17 hits, 11 of them off Braves starter John Ennis (5-5), who allowed seven runs, three earned, over four and two-third innings. Greenville trailed 12-0 after eight innings, but avoided being shutout thanks to an RBI double by Ryan Langerhans and a three-run homer by Nick Green.

The G-Braves will have Thursday off before returning home to Municipal Stadium on Friday to host Jacksonville in the opener of a three-game series and homestand at 7:15pm. Righthander Matt Belisle (2-3) will pitch for Greenville.

NOTES: LANGERHANS went 1-for-4, running his hit streak to 6 games ...... prior to Wednesday's game Rhp GARRETT LEE was traded by Atlanta to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for a "player to be named later". Lee departs Greenville with a record of 3-2 (3.13) in 18 relief appearances......

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