Long Ball, Pitching Dominates in 7-0 Win
Published on August 7, 2011 under New York-Penn League (NYPL)
Auburn Doubledays News Release
Auburn, NY - A night after seeing their seven-game winning streak snapped, the Doubledays bounced back on Sunday, defeating the Mahoning Valley Scrappers 7-0 in front of 1,104 fans at Falcon Park.
Powered by a pair of home runs, one by Justin Miller and the other by Russell Moldenhauer, and a great outing from starter Brian Dupra, the Doubledays thumped the Scrappers in game three of a four game series.
For the third game in a row, Auburn scored the game ¬â¢s first run, this time courtesy a Connor Rowe sacrifice fly in the second inning. Three more came across in the third when Justin Miller went big fly on a three-run home run over the wall in left, putting the Doubledays ahead 4-0.
In the fourth, Auburn continued to pile on runs. Despite striking out to start the inning, Khayyan Norfork reached first base on a wild pitch, stole second, and scored later in the inning on a Caleb Ramsey double. Bryce Ortega then ripped a single to centerfield, plating Ramsey, and Auburn was ahead 6-0.
Meanwhile, Brian Dupra was mowing down the Scrapper on the mound. In his five innings of work Dupra gave up just two base-hits, a pair of singles, and walked two. His strong outing earned him his third win of the year.
Auburn added the final run of the game in the fifth when Russell Moldenhauer launched his third home run of the season over the wall in right-centerfield, putting the Doubledays up a full touchdown and extra point.
The Doubledays pen did the rest, with Christian Garcia and Chad Jenkins each tossing two innings of scoreless baseball, closing out the 7-0 win for the Doubledays. The win puts Auburn back in sole possession of first place in the New York-Penn League Pinckney Division.
Auburn will look to win the series against the Scrappers on Monday night at Falcon Park in a 7:05pm first pitch. Monday night brings ¬ÅMonday Madness ¬Â back to Auburn, NY, where fans can get two general admission tickets, two hot dogs, two sodas, and two bags of chips for just $18. For tickets, please visit www.auburndoubledays.com.
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