SAL1 Charleston RiverDogs

Greene Grabs Win as 'Dogs Torment Tourists

Published on September 4, 2011 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Charleston RiverDogs News Release


CHARLESTON, S.C. - Shane Greene threw 6.0 superb frames and the Charleston offense banged out 12 hits as the RiverDogs dispatched of the Asheville Tourists, 8-1, in South Atlantic League action Sunday evening in front of a crowd of 4,142 fans at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park.

The RiverDogs improved to 28-41 this half and 54-85 overall with the victory, while the Tourists regressed to 38-31 and 69-69 and were eliminated from playoff contention.

Greene (5-14) retired the side in order in the first, but allowed the Tourists to take a 1-0 lead in the second. Dustin Garneau started the frame with a single, and came around to score on a Joey Wong RBI single. Wong's base knock had a chance to produce two runs, but Kelvin De Leon delivered a one-hop strike to the plate to keep the deficit at one.

Asheville's Josh Mueller (6-7) induced a double play to weasel his way out of a bases loaded jam in the first, but could not protect the lead in the last of the second.

Jose Mojica ripped a groundball double past the third base bag, and scurried plateward on Jose Toussen's fielder's choice bunt. Ramon Flores pushed the RiverDogs ahead, 2-1, two batters later by plugging the hole on the right side of the infield with a RBI single.

The RiverDogs piled on with two more tallies in the third to force Mueller from the bump and forge a 4-1 advantage. Jeff Farnham registered an RBI walk, and Daniel Lopez recorded his first RBI as a RiverDog by singling through the originator.

Mueller lasted only 2.0+ innings, yielding the four runs on four hits and four walks.

Two more runs produced a 6-1 lead against Tourists' reliever Josh Hungerman in the fourth inning. Kevin Mahoney found the right-center field alley with a RBI triple, and

Greene was masterful after the second inning, finding his command to break a string of seven consecutive starts with at least three walks. The Clermont, Florida native breezed through six frames, permitting just the one run on five hits and a walk, while racking up seven strikeouts.

Charleston came through with the final two scores of the contest in the fifth, as Jose Toussen brought home a run with a double play ball before Jose Rosario capped the scoring with a RBI infield single to plate Mojica.

BALLPARK FUN: Parents and kids made the most of the first September Sunday by taking advantage of FREE PARKING and KIDS EAT FREE, presented by Pepsi. The final Charleston Parks and Recreation Commission Family Sundayprovided an added perk to Charlie T. RiverDog Kids' club members who partook in an ice cream social and received a free general admission ticket to the ballgame. During the contest, the RiverDogs made a $1,000 donation to the Teacher's Supply Closet as a culmination of the funds raised by public address announcements made throughout the year. After the game, a large number of children went on to the field to grab autographs from their local heroes.

UP NEXT: The RiverDogs and Tourists meet in the penultimate contest of the 2011 season with a special Labor Day Monday start time of 6:05 p.m. Right-hander Brett Gerritse (0-0, 3.60 ERA) is slated to head to the apex of the diamond for Charleston, versus fellow righty Josh Slaats (7-2, 2.24 ERA) of Asheville.

Fans will be able to get their hands on special door prizes throughout the night on Fan Appreciation Day. Spectators can cap off the holiday weekend in style by savoring $1 beers on the final 98Rock Hair of the Dog Monday. American College of the Building Arts will be on hand as the featured guest of Dogs with a Cause Night. If that was not enough, the RiverDogs will send the 2011 campaign out with a bang through a postgame firework spectacular.

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