EL1 Trenton Thunder

Lyerly's Impressive Debut Overshadowed in Loss

Published on June 21, 2011 under Eastern League (EL1)
Trenton Thunder News Release


WP: Brock Huntzinger (4-5, 6.54)

LP: Dellin Betances (3-3, 2.61)

SV: --

T: 3:36

ATT: 4,901

(Portland, ME) - The Trenton Thunder (40-30) could not overcome the loud bats of the Portland Sea Dogs (24-43) on Tuesday night at Hadlock Field in Maine as the Sea Dogs rolled to a 13-5 victory over the Thunder. The lone bright spots for the Thunder were Rob Lyerly's three-hit, two-RBI night in his Double A debut and Jose Gil's fifth homerun of the season. Now four games into a season-long nine-game road swing, the Thunder have won just one contest.

Trailing the Sea Dogs 3-0 entering the top of the third inning, the Thunder lit-up their section of the Hadlock Field scoreboard for the first time in the game. On the first pitch of the frame, Jose Gil lined a Brock Huntzinger offering over the Maine Monster in left field to cut into the Sea Dog three-run lead. After Ray Kruml drew a walk and Corban Joseph singled, Rob Lyerly, making his Double A debut, smacked a double off of the wall in centerfield, scoring Kruml to bring the Thunder one run closer at 3-2.

From that point, the Sea Dogs scored ten unanswered runs to take total control of the game. The Thunder added a run in each of the last three frames, but the Sea Dogs more than held on to win the contest 13-5. Four games into this season-long nine-game road trip, Thunder pitchers have now surrendered 38 runs.

The Thunder will look to bounce back on Wednesday night when game two of the three-game set takes place at Hadlock Field in Portland, Maine. Trenton will turn to RHP Alan Horne (0-0, 0.00), who is making his 2011 debut with the Thunder. Portland will counter with RHP Alex Wilson (5-4, 3.16). Tune-in to the game on 91.3 WTSR-FM and on trentonthunder.com. The SBLI Pre-Game Show with Hank Fuerst begins at 6:45 PM.

Check out the Trenton Thunder Statistics

Share: Facebook | Twitter/X | LinkedIn | Reddit | Email



Eastern League Stories from June 21, 2011


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

OurSports Central