SAL1 Lexington Legends

Kvasnicka's Two Homers, Seven RBI Lead Legends to 13-7 Win

Published on July 22, 2012 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Lexington Legends News Release


(GREENVILLE, S.C.) Mike Kvasnicka drove in seven runs with a grand slam and a three-run homer as the Lexington Legends outslugged the Greenville Drive 13-7 Sunday. Kvasnicka, a switch-hitter, hit one home run from each side of the plate for the second time this season.

Kvasnicka's first homer, which came batting right-handed, was part of a four-run first inning for the Legends. Delino DeShields Jr. led off the game with a walk and scored on a triple by Ruben Sosa. Greenville starter Henry Owens struck out Zach Johnson and Matt Duffy, but Kvasnicka, batting right-handed, hit a drive over the 30-foot high left field wall to put the Legends up 4-0.

The Legends added two runs in the second on an RBI single by DeShields and a sacrifice fly by Sosa, and scored two more in the fourth on a run-scoring double by Ryan McCurdy and an RBI ground out by Sosa.

Greenville began its comeback with a three-run homer by Cody Koback in the bottom of the fourth.

The Drive cut the lead to one with four runs in the fifth inning. David Renfroe drove in a run with a double, and another run scored from third on an error by shortstop Jose Fernandez. Boss Moanaroa's two-run double made the score 8-7 Lexington.

The Legends added a run in the seventh on a double by Brandon Meredith, an infield hit by Kvasnicka, a single by Fernandez and a single by Justin Gominsky.

In the top of the eighth, Johnson led off with a single, and Duffy was hit by a pitch for the fifth consecutive game. Meredith singled to load the bases, and Kvasnicka, batting left-handed against reliever Tyler Lockwood, homered to left-center to close out the scoring. Kvasnicka had also hit homers from each side on June 10 at Greensboro.

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