Knights Walk-Off with 6-5 Win in Wednesday's Night-Cap
May 10, 2012 - International League (IL1)
Charlotte Knights News Release
(Fort Mill, SC) -- The clock struck midnight in more ways than one for the Toledo Mud Hens Wednesday night. For the second time in less than a week the Charlotte Knights came back from a 5-2 deficit in the ninth inning to win. This time, it was a five-walk ninth that allowed the Knights to pull out the 6-5 win over the Toledo Mud Hens at Knights Stadium.
Jim Gallagher's bases loaded broken-bat base hit to right brought home Dan Johnson as the clock struck 12 on a crazy night in Fort Mill. The frenetic rally ended a marathon night that also saw the finish of a suspended game go 14 innings and end in a walk-off as well.
The Knights got two home runs from Jordan Danks. Danks tied the game at one in the second when he launched a monster home run over the right field wall. Early on, he continued to be the sole source of offense for the Knights (17-16) when he blasted his second homer of the game in the fourth to make it 2-1.
Former-Knight Brad Eldred had a big hit for the second night in a row in the fifth when he doubled in two to give the Mud Hens a 3-2 lead. The double gave Eldred 40 RBIs on the season. He came home on a Matt Young base hit to make it 4-2.
The Mud Hens added another run in the sixth after a triple and passed ball.
The potential tying run came to the plate in the eighth for Charlotte but Danks flew out to center. Gallagher then lined one off the pitcher who found it quickly and threw him out at first to end the inning.
Things got interesting in the ninth as Chris Bootcheck (0-1, 3.12) walked the bases loaded. A Greg Golson sacrifice fly scored Ray Olmedo to make it 5-3. Johnson lined one off first base to bring in Ozzie Martinez and make it 5-4. Josh Phegley walked with the bases loaded to tie the game and set up Jim Gallagher's heroics.
The series finale is set for Thursday at 7:15 p.m. Left-hander Charlie Leesman will get the ball for Charlotte and Andrew Oliver will oppose for Toledo.
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