EL1 Erie SeaWolves

Homer Happy 'Wolves Clobber Harrisburg

Published on August 5, 2008 under Eastern League (EL1)
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In front of a season-best 6,255 fans at Jerry Uht Park, the Erie SeaWolves homered six times to take down the Harrisburg Senators 11-2.

The SeaWolves jumped ahead in the bottom of the second inning against Harrisburg starter Bobby Brownlie. Casper Wells led off the inning with a solo home run to left, his eighth of the season, giving Erie a 1-0 lead. With one out, Deik Scram connected on the second home run of the inning, a solo shot, his 10th, putting the ‘Wolves ahead 2-0.

The ‘Wolves would go ahead by three runs in the bottom of the third when James Skelton hammered his first home run over the wall in right for a 3-0 lead.

Erie would again continue the homer barrage in the bottom of the fifth inning. Santo De Leon led off with a double to extend his season-best hitting streak to 13-straight games. Pedro Cotto followed by connecting on a two-run home run, his second, over the wall in right to put the ‘Wolves ahead 5-0.

The Senators got on the board in the top of the sixth inning on the only mistake of the day by Erie starter Luke French has he allowed a leadoff home run to Seth Bynum, his ninth, to make it a 5-1 game.

The SeaWolves again responded with a long ball in the bottom of the sixth when Wells led off against former SeaWolf Andrew Kown, with his second home run of the game and ninth of the season for a 6-1 Erie lead.

Erie would put the game away in the bottom of the seventh. Caonabo Cosme and Will Rhymes started off the inning with back-to-back singles and Skelton walked to load the bases for Wilkin Ramirez. Ramirez singled through the left side, bringing home Cosme and Rhymes for an 8-1 lead. With two on and still only one out, Wells stepped in an slammed his third home run of the game. The three-run shot gave the SeaWolves an 11-1 lead.

Harrisburg would score once in the ninth to make it 11-2, which would be the final score.

French (6-11) was stellar in picking up his sixth win of the season going seven innings, allowing a run on seven hits with a walk and a season-best eight strikeouts. He did not allow a run over the first five innings of the game. It was the sixth straight game where French worked at least six innings and the fourth time in the last six games where he has tossed seven. French improved to 3-0 in five starts vs. Harrisburg and he picked up his first win since June 27 against the Senators.

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