Klipp Dominates Colts
May 29, 2013 - United League Baseball (ULB)
Edinburg Roadrunners News Release
SAN ANGELO, Texas - starting pitcher Justin Klipp threw a complete game striking out 14 hitters in route to a 4-1 victory over the San Angelo Colts on Tuesday night at Foster Field.
The teams went scoreless for the first 4 innings until the fifth when left fielder Daiki Komori hit his first homerun of the season to give the Roadrunners a 1-0 lead.
The Colts (3-2) responded with a run of their own when Oscar Garcia hit a double to ignite the rally, but it was Danny Hernandez who drove in Garcia that tied the game at one.
Klipp (1-1) held the Colts scoreless through the rest of the game, while the Roadrunners' offense came to life in the ladder innings.
Edinburg (1-4) regained the lead at 2-1 in the sixth courtesy of a Chris Christopoulos RBI single, and went ahead 4-1 in the eighth inning on another Christopoulos RBI single, and also scored in the inning.
Colts reliever Corey Frerichs (1-1) took the loss, allowing Edinburg's first two runs on as many hits in 3 1/3 innings.
The Roadrunners will continue their four game series against the San Angelo Colts on Wednesday night at Foster Field with the first pitch set for 7:05 pm. It will be a battle of southpaws as Drew Coffey (0-1; 9.00 ERA) of Edinburg will face Adam Rowe (1-0; 0.00 ERA) of San Angelo.
Roadrunners home opener is on Saturday, June 1st at 7:05 pm where it will be McAllen Family Urgent Care Schedule Magnet Night as they host the Fort Worth Cats at Edinburg Baseball Stadium.
For Roadrunner season tickets and family passes, call the front office at 956-380-4446 or by visiting www.roadrunnerball.com for more information.
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