SAL1 Lexington Legends

Legends Rally for Doubleheader Split

Published on April 7, 2012 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Lexington Legends News Release


The Lexington Legends rallied with three runs in the top of the seventh inning and defeated the Greensboro Grasshoppers 5-3 in the second game of a doubleheader in Greensboro Saturday. The Grasshoppers won the first game 11-1 after scoring nine runs in the third inning. Both were seven-inning games.

In the second game, the Legends trailed 3-2 going into the seventh. With one out, Drew Muren singled, stole second and came home with the tying run on a single by Roberto Pena. Justin Gominsky ran for Pena and advanced to second on a hit by Jimmy Howick. Gominsky scored the go-ahead run on a single up the middle by Delino DeShields Jr. Jordan Scott followed with a sacrifice fly to score Howick from third with the final run. It was Scott's third run batted in of the game. He had a two-run single in the top of the third.

In the first game, Greensboro had 10 hits in their big third inning, including a leadoff home run by Ryan McIntyre. After a ground out, the next nine Greensboro batters hit safely. McIntyre had a two-run double in the inning in addition to his homer, and James Wooster also had a two-run double in the inning.

Greensboro has won two out of three in the series, which concludes Sunday with a 4 p.m. game.

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