AtL Lancaster Stormers

Lancaster Falls in Under Two Hours

Published on May 12, 2024 under Atlantic League (AtL)
Lancaster Stormers News Release


The Lancaster Stormers missed playing the fastest game in franchise history by one minute on Sunday afternoon.

Staten Island scored on a sacrifice fly by Ben Norman in the bottom of the seventh inning to edge the Stormers, 1-0, in one hour, 56 minutes. Lancaster lost a 1-0 game to Camden on May 30, 2009 when Nate Bump outdueled Eric Ackerman.

Augie Sylk, jumping into the rotation spot vacated when Caleb Baragar's contract was purchased by Minnesota, fired six scoreless innings. The left-hander walked three and struck out five. Only once did Staten Island have two runners aboard at the same time. That was in the third when the left-hander walked Norman with one out and Taylor Motter with two down. No leadoff batter ever reached base against Sylk on the afternoon.

Matt Reitz had similar success for Staten Island. The right-hander threw only 62 pitches over six innings, just 16 missing the strike zone. Lancaster had its best opportunity against the right-handed starter in the fourth when Shawon Dunston, Jr. became Lancaster's first runner on a bunt single, and Cristian Santana grounded a base hit into right. Staten Island made a strong defensive play on a grounder by Gaige Howard for the second out, and Chris Proctor flied to center to close the threat.

Staten Island finally broke through in the bottom of the seventh. Nate Scantlin singled into right off Max Green (0-2) and moved up when Robert Brooks walked on five pitches. Pinch hitter Wilkerman Garcia advanced the runners with a sacrifice before Norman flied out to deep left to get the run home.

The Stormers had a chance in the eighth off lefty Brian Warzek. Chad Sedio walked to open the inning. One out later, Trace Loehr floated a single into shallow right center, moving Sedio to second. Nick Lucky chopped to the mound with Warzek going to first. Dunston put a charge into a 3-2 offering, but the ball died in Kolby Johnson's glove ahead of the right field warning track for the final out.

Robbie Baker earned his second save of the weekend with three ground balls in the ninth.

Lancaster opens a three-game series at Southern Maryland on Tuesday evening. Right-hander Jack Labosky (1-0) will take the hill for the Stormers against right-hander Shawn Semple (0-2). Fans may tune into the game on FloBaseball at 7:00.

NOTES: The loss kept Ross Peeples at 399 wins in his managerial career...Sylk and Noah Bremer combined to toss 11 scoreless innings for the two matinees over the week...Santana has hit safely in 13 of his 14 games (and already has a hit in Thursday's suspended game)...Neither side recorded an extra base hit in the dead air...Game time temperature was 49 degrees.

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