Lentini grand slam, four double plays give Sox 6-3 win over Captains

Published on June 25, 2011 under American Association (AA)
Amarillo ThunderHeads News Release


AMARILLO, TX - The Amarillo Sox had an errorless Saturday night and turned four double plays defensively, while Fehlandt Lentini hit a grand slam to propel the Sox over the Shreveport-Bossier Captains 6-3 in front of 3,482 fans at the Amarillo National Bank Sox Stadium.

Sox starter Corey Bass (2-2) got the win, allowing just three runs and seven hits in five innings, allowing just one walk and three strikeouts. Captains starter Joel Kirsten (3-3) got the loss, allowing all six of the Sox runs off nine hits. Amarillo reliever Pat Overholt got his first save of the season, pitching a scoreless ninth inning.

The Captains started the scoring in the first as Mike Provencher hit a solo homerun to lead off the game. They added another run in the second inning as Uriak Marquez doubled and scored on a Joe Urtuzuastegui RBI single for a 2-0 lead.

Amarillo took the lead in a big way in the bottom of the second. Van Pope led off with a walk, went to second on a Tim Alberts single, while Adam De La Garza walked to load the bases. Lentini followed and drove a 2-0 pitch over the left field wall for a grand slam and gave the Sox a two-run lead.

The Sox extended the lead in the third inning as Pope hit into a double play, but scored Cyle Hankerd from third for a 5-2 Amarillo lead.

Shreveport-Bossier added a run in the fifth inning as Brian Peterson hit an RBI double, but Amarillo responded with an RBI double from Alberts in the bottom half of the inning for a 6-3 Sox advantage.

Overholt came in for the ninth, allowed a hit and a walk, but struck out Marquez and got a game-ending double play from Urtuzuastegui to end the game with Amarillo victorious 6-3.

All relievers in the game allowed no runs and only one hit in the game.

With the win, the Sox improve to 20-20 while the Captains fall to 22-18. Sunday, Amarillo will take on Shreveport-Bossier for the final game of a three-game set at 6:05pm with the Aqua One Pre-Game Show set to begin at 5:50pm. The game can be heard by visiting www.amarillosox.com via Ustream. The game is free admission courtesy of Aflac Insurance. Game time is tentative and is subject to blackout.

Season tickets are available for purchase in-person by visiting the Sox Front Offices at 801 S. Polk or over the phone by calling (806) 242-4653. For more information on tickets, game times and schedules, promotions, marketing opportunities, and everything else Sox, visit the "Official Website of the Amarillo Sox" at www.amarillosox.com.

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