AtL Lancaster Stormers

McDade and Collier Lift Lancaster over Bridgeport

Published on July 28, 2015 under Atlantic League (AtL)
Lancaster Stormers News Release


Mike McDade and Zach Collier combined to drive in 10 runs, leading the Lancaster Barnstormers to an 11-2 victory over the Bridgeport Bluefish in a battle of second half division leaders at Clipper Magazine Stadium on Tuesday.

The win helped preserve the Barnstormers one game lead over York in the Freedom Division. Lancaster is 11-7 after winning their season-high fifth straight.

Collier dealt the first blow in the bottom of the third. The inning got underway with catcher Charlie Cutler being hit by a pitch. After a Lance Zawadzki fly out, Anderson Feliz stroked a double into left field. Cutler and Feliz then scored on Collier's one out game tying single to right-center.

It was McDade who put Lancaster over the top in the sixth inning. Brian Cavazos-Galvez led off the frame with a double off the right field wall. Following two outs, McDade launched a two-out, two-run home run to left field off Matt Iannazzo (4-5) giving the Barnstormers a 4-2 lead.

The duo put the game away in the eighth. Lancaster loaded the bases on a double by Cavazos-Galvez, a walk to Kevin Rivers and a single by Kent Matthes. McDade came up big again with a 2 run single. Lancaster would reload the bases later in the inning, and Zach Collier topped off the scoring with a grand slam to right.

McDade and Collier each collected three hits on the night.

Bridgeport started the scoring in the top of the second off Joe Gardner (4-3). With runners on first and second, Josh Prince hit a hard ground ball off of Anderson Feliz's glove, allowing Brandon Jones to score from second, giving the Bluefish a 1-0 lead. A Jobduan Morales sacrifice fly in the third gave the Bluefish a 2-0 lead.

Joe Gardner (4-3) got out of some jams early on, stranding seven runners over the first four innings. He benefitted from a 5-2-3 double play to close out the Bridgeport fourth. The right-hander allowed two runs on nine hits in seven innings. He walked three and struck out only two.

Iannazzo went five and two-thirds innings allowing four runs on eight hits.

The series will continue with game two on Wednesday. Lancaster will have lefty Nate Reed (1-6) on the mound against Bridgeport's Cody Scarpetta (1-0). Fans may tune into 1390-AM, WLAN; rumba1390.com or the I Heart Radio cell phone app, beginning at 6:45.

NOTES: The Barnstormers had previously won four in a row only once...Lancaster has won 14 consecutive meetings against Bridgeport, dating back to July, 2014...The seven-run inning tied the biggest of the season...Collier is 17-for-40 (.425) with 12 RBI in his last 10 games...Lance Zawadzki singled twice to extend his hitting streak to seven games...Par Misch, Wednesday's scheduled starter, has been purchased by a Taiwanese club, dropping the Barnstormers' active roster back to 24.

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