FL Lake Erie Crushers

McWilliams Homer Lifts Crushers

Published on July 31, 2010 under Frontier League (FL)
Lake Erie Crushers News Release


AVON, Ohio - The Lake Erie Crushers snapped a six-game losing skid with a 3-1 victory over the Kalmazoo Kings Saturday night at All Pro Freight Stadium in front of a crowd of 3,574.

The Kings opened the scoring in the top of the first without the aid of a hit against Lake Erie starter Matt Smith. J.J. Sferra and Eric Suttle drew leadoff walks and after a Matt Maloney groundout, Matt Greener's bouncer to short scored the opening run and gave Kalamazoo a 1-0 lead. Smith battled through five innings, allowing just the first inning run. He walked six and struck out a pair.

Lake Erie had runners in the first two innings but failed to score until the fourth. Raphael Turner singled with one out and moved to second on an Andrew Davis grounder to second to set up Drew Saylor with two outs. Saylor delivered, grounding a single to left as Turner scampered home to even the score.

Kalamazoo threatened in the seventh when Bryan Marquez led off with a double off of Jeff Cinadr. Jeff Helps sacrificed Marquez to third but Cinadr was able to escape unscathed, retiring Sferra on a groundout and striking out Eric Suttle to end the inning.

The Crushers pulled ahead in the ensuing frame with a two-out strike against Kalamazoo starter Joe DiPietro, who threw a complete game but suffered his eighth loss of the season. Wayne Bond notched up his second infield single of the game before Arden McWilliams knocked a two-run homerun to left on the first pitch of his at bat to give the Crushers a 3-1 lead. The homer was his sixth on the year.

Cinadr picked up his third victory for Lake Erie with three innings of scoreless relief. J.J. Pacella stranded the tying runs on base in the ninth to record his sixth save. Lake Erie managed 11 hits in the game. Jodam Rivera, Wayne Bond, and Arden McWilliams registered two hits each.

The Crushers and Kings will square off again on Sunday in a 5:05pm start. RHP Alberto Rolon (2-2, 3.02) faces off against Kings RHP Guido Fonseca Jr. (1-5, 6.09) in game two of the three-game set as two converted relievers battle each other.

EXTRA SWINGS

- Arden McWilliams also drove in the game-winning runs in the last Lake Erie win on July 24 with a two-run double in the second

- All but one member of the lineup reached base in the contest

- The 11 hits marked the most since July 25 when the Crushers totaled 11 in a loss at Windy City; The 11 hits are the most at home since a June 22 win over Windy City that featured 13 hits

- Drew Saylor and Lee Huggins recorded strong defensive plays in the fifth and seventh respectively to save runs

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