Greensboro hangs on for 7-5 win over Lakewood
Published on May 12, 2008 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Jersey Shore BlueClaws News Release
GREENSBORO, N.C. - The BlueClaws squandered an early 3-0 lead en route to a 7-5 defeat at the hands of the Greensboro Grasshoppers on Monday night at NewBridge Bank Park.
Lakewood jumped out to a quick advantage thanks to four hits in the second inning, but the offense faltered down the stretch as Greensboro struck for five runs against Julian Sampson.
The Grasshoppers scratched the winning run across in the sixth inning against Yen-Feng Lin (0-2) using three hits and a walk to take a 6-5 lead. Tom Hickman drove in Bryan Peterson with a base-hit to break the 5- 5 tie.
Ryan Anetsberger gave Greensboro some breathing room by hitting his first home run of the season in the eighth inning off of Ben Pfinsgraff.
Sampson, who came in with an ERA of 6.12, gave up five runs, four earned, on eight hits in six innings. Sampson ran into serious trouble in the third, giving up four runs on four hits. Derrick Mitchell was unable to convert a routine double-play ball to extend the inning. All four runs crossed after the error, but just one went as unearned.
Mitchell helped to atone for his earlier mistake by hitting his third home run of the season off of Greensboro starter Brett Durand. D'Arby Myers reached with two outs on an error by 'Hoppers rightfielder Mike Stanton, setting up Mitchell's game- tying blast.
Durand (5-1) gave up five runs in six innings, although just three of the runs were earned.
The BlueClaws had a chance to tie the game late, when Michael Taylor led off the eighth inning with a base hit, before promptly stealing second. But Greensboro reliever Steven Cishek got the next three hitters, two on strikeouts, to diffuse the threat.
Garrett Parcell pitched a scoreless ninth to earn his ninth save in ten chances this season.
The loss vaulted Greensboro (20-17) a game ahead of Lakewood (19-18) in the North Division standings.
The teams will meet again on Tuesday with first pitch coming at 7 p.m. The 'Claws will be looking for their first win this season in a game started by Jacob Diekman (0-3, 5.06), while Greensboro will send Stuart Alexander (4-2, 4.14) to the mound.
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