Hanson's Four, Sampson's Seven Bury Lehigh Valley

May 1, 2015 - International League (IL1)
Indianapolis Indians News Release

INDIANAPOLIS - Top prospect Alen Hanson collected a career high-tying four hits and Adrian Sampson captained a combined shutout with seven innings of four-hit ball as the Indianapolis Indians defeated the Lehigh Valley IronPigs 4-0 on Friday night at Victory Field.

Hanson singled in four consecutive at-bats while also crossing home in the first and seventh for all the run support his pitching staff needed.

Spotted the early lead, starter Sampson (1-3) cruised to his first win of the season with seven strikeouts and just four hits. He retired each of his last six batters faced, including recording two of his final three outs via strikeout, before giving way to one-inning efforts from relievers John Holdzkom and Blake Wood.

Gustavo Nunez and Elias Diaz also produced multi-hit games in the Tribe's (13-10) win. Nunez finished 3-for-3 with a run scored and Diaz went 2-for-4 with a team-high two RBIs.

Lehigh Valley (6-17) starter Phillipe Aumont (1-1) took the loss with three runs in three innings pitched.

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