K-Tribe Lets One Slip Away in Extra Innings
Published on April 16, 2008 under Carolina League (CarL1)
Kinston Indians News Release
The Wilmington Blue Rocks scored three runs in the bottom of the tenth inning to comeback and beat the K-Tribe 6-5 in an extra inning heart breaker Tuesday night in Delaware. With the scored tied at three in the top of the tenth inning, Kinston's Johnny Drennen led off with a single. After a Beau Mills walk, Jared Goedert sent an RBI double to the wall scoring Drennen. Carlos Rivero added a sacrifice fly to put the K-Tribe up 5-3. With one out and Neil Wagner on the hill in the bottom of the tenth, Wilmington's David Wood drew a walk. Curtis Mertins drove him home with a double to cut the K-Tribe lead to one. Matt Morizio tied the game with an RBI single one batter later. After a Wilver Perez strike out, Jarrod Dyson drove in the winning run with a single that just stayed fair up the third base line.
Goedert went 2-4 with two RBI's for Kinston, extending his hitting streak to eight games. Paolo Espino put forth a good start for Kinston, giving up just two runs and four hits through five innings. Erik Stiller and Luis Perdomo provided four innings of one run relief.
The K-Tribe (2-7), returns home for an eleven game homestand starting Thursday night at 7pm. Kinston sends Steven Wright to the mound against Myrtle Beach. Its t-shirt giveaway night at the ballpark, with the first one-thousand fans getting a free shirt.
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