GreenJackets Record Ninth Shutout
April 28, 2007 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Augusta GreenJackets News Release
Augusta, GA - The GreenJackets (19-4) recorded their Minor League Leading ninth shutout of the season with a 3-0 win over the visiting Greenville Drive (10-13) on Saturday night. Starter Dan Griffin recorded the win working five shutout innings and Ben Snyder pitched the final four innings for his first save of the year. Brian Bocock and Matt Weston each had an RBI in the win for Augusta.
Griffin (3-1) came up one short of tying his career high mark for strikeouts in a game, recording seven strikeouts in his five innings of work. Griffin allowed three hits and walked just one batter.
Griffin's seven strikeouts was a season high for him, with his career high being eight, done twice with the last coming on June 9, 2006 against Kannapolis.
Snyder (S, 1) recorded a career high 10 strikeouts in his four shutout innings, allowing just one hit and no walks.
Augusta plated the first two runs of the game in the third inning for a 2-0 lead. Mike McBryde led off the frame with a walk then moved first to third on Marcus Sanders base hit. Brian Bocock followed with an RBI sacrifice fly to center scoring McBryde for a 1-0 lead. Sanders then swiped two bags and on the steal of third, came home on the throwing error of the catcher Zak Farkes for a 2-0 lead.
The GreenJackets added another run in the sixth for a 3-0 lead when Matt Weston connected for a two-out RBI single scoring Bobby Felmy to cap off the scoring in the game.
Dustin Richardson (1-3) took the loss allowing three runs, one earned, on two hits over 5.2 innings. The lefty also walked four and struck out five.
The GreenJackets and Drive will wrap up their series on Sunday with Augusta looking for the series win. The GreenJackets will send right-hander Henry Sosa (1-0, 0.53) while Greenville will counter with right-hander Brian Stenocher (1-3, 8.20). Game time is at 5:35 p.m. Game Notes:
Augusta pitching recorded a season high 17 strikeouts, a day after setting a season high 15.
Ben Snyder lowered his ERA to 0.39, allowing one run in 23.0 innings pitched. Snyder has not allowed a run since the fourth inning on April 7, his first start, a stretch of 19 innings.
Dayton Buller had his seven game hit streak snapped, finishing the night 0-for-1 with two walks, one intentional...the intentional walk was his third and final at bat in the sixth inning.
Marcus Sanders had two stolen bases, increasing the team lead to 56.
Augusta recorded its ninth shutout of the season, tops in all of Minor League Baseball.
Cross Creek High graduate and Hephzidah native Jon Egan had a pinch hit double in the eighth with two outs.
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