SAL1 Lake County Captains

Legends Complete Sweep over Captains

Published on June 2, 2005 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Lake County Captains News Release


(Lexington, KY)--Righthander Jim Barthmaier tossed six shutout innings and combined with two relievers to blank the Captains 3-0 Thursday evening at Applebee's Park.

Barthmaier (5-1) scattered three hits, walked one and struck out seven. Barthmaier, a 13th round pick of the Astros in 2003, has made two starts against the Captains this season, allowing four hits and no runs over 12 innings.

The win completed a four-game series sweep for the Legends (33-20), who moved into a first-place tie with the Hagerstown Suns. The Captains (29-25) remained 4 1/2 back with 16 left to play in the first half.

Lexington's Mitch Einertson homered off Aaron Laffey (4-2) with one out in the fourth inning to give the Legends a 1-0 lead. They added two more in the sixth on RBI singles by Justin Humphries and Chris Clark.

The Captains are now 1-7 against the Legends this season.

The Captains will return home to begin a four-game weekend series against Delmarva on Friday night at 7:05 (WELW AM 1330).

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