Gagnon, Davis Lead Stars to Victory

Published on June 14, 2013 under Southern League (SL1)
Huntsville Stars News Release


Coming off a stretch where they lost four of five games against the Montgomery Biscuits at Riverwalk Stadium, the Huntsville Stars returned home on Thursday to beat the Chattanooga Lookouts by a score of 3-1 in the series opener of a five-game set at The Joe.

For Huntsville, starting pitcher Drew Gagnon baffled the Chattanooga offense all night long in just his second start with the Stars.

Gagnon earned his first ever Double-A victory on Thursday and improved to 1-0 on the year with the Stars after giving up a run on just two hits in six innings of work while striking out and walking three batters each. The only blemish on the night for the Brewers 12th ranked prospect (per MLB.com) was giving up a RBI single to Lookouts outfielder Brian Cavazos-Galvez in the fourth inning.

On offense, the Stars bats put Gagnon in line for his first Double-A win early in the first inning against Lookouts ace Zach Lee (L, 5-3).

Two batters after second basemen Nick Shaw led off the inning with a single, outfielder Kentrail Davis launched a two-run homer well over the right-field wall to put the Stars up 2-0 and give them the lead for good.

The Stars tacked on their other insurance run in the eighth inning on a RBI single from first basemen Jason Rogers.

Aside from Gagnon, the Stars got a combined two innings of scoreless relief from righty Frankie De La Cruz and southpaw Dan Meadows.

In the top of the eighth inning, Meadows got the Stars and himself out of a bases-loaded, one out jam by getting Lookouts outfielder Blake Smith to ground in to an inning-ending doubleplay.

With the Stars up 3-1 in the top of the ninth, righty Greg Holle pitched a scoreless frame while stranding two runners on base to notch his fifth save on the season.

From an offense perspective, Davis led the way with three hits, being just a triple shy of the cycle. Rogers also chipped in with a 2-for-3 night at the plate after just one hit in his previous 26 at-bats.

Huntsville is now 5-1 this season against Chattanooga.

On Friday, the Stars and Lookouts will play game two of a five-game series at Joe Davis Stadium. Huntsville will try to earn that series victory by sending RHP Ariel Pena (5-4, 3.00 ERA) to the bump as Chattanooga will counter with LHP Chris Reed (2-5, 4.13 ERA). First pitch is at 6:43 CT.

For more information on the Huntsville Stars, visit huntsvillestars.com or call (256) 882-2562.

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