Lincoln Defeats Sioux City
Published on July 14, 2009 under American Association (AA)
Sioux City Explorers News Release
Sioux City.....Lincoln scored three runs in the first inning and went on to defeat the Explorers 7-4 Tuesday at Lewis and Clark Park.
Phil Hawke gave the Saltdogs a 3-0 lead in the first on a three-run home run over the center field fence. Explorers losing hurler Nick Singleton walked Josh Burrus to lead off the game, followed by a single by Shea McFeely and then the home run by Hawke.
After Lincoln extended the lead with an unearned run in the fifth, Sioux City made a comeback with two runs in the sixth inning on a RBI triple by Nick McCoola and a single by Alex Llanos who drove in the other run to cut the Lincoln lead to 4-2.
However, Lincoln added a single run in the seventh and two more runs in the eighth to give the Saltdogs a 7-2 lead. The Explorers added the final two runs in the bottom of the eighth on a two-run single by Llanos, who finished the game with three hits and three RBI's.
The Explorers posed a mild threat in the bottom of the ninth inning with a lead off walk to Jason Colson and a one-out single by Greg Stevens, but Lincoln reliever Chris Thompson got Derek Schmerhorn to hit into a game ending double play, the third double play turned by Lincoln in the contest.
The loss drops the Explorers into second place in the American Association North, one-half game behind first place St. Paul.
The second game of the three-game series with Lincoln will be Wednesday at 7:05 at Lewis and Clark Park.
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