SAL1 Hagerstown Suns

Meza, Holt Induce Power Outage in Suns' 9-7 Win

Published on August 2, 2012 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Hagerstown Suns News Release


Charleston, WV - The Hagerstown Suns (65-45/23-18) outslugged and then outpitched the West Virginia Power (45-66/22-19) in a 9-7 victory at Appalachian Power Park on Thursday night to regain sole possession of first place in the division.

Suns' relievers Christian Meza (7-1) and Greg Holt combined to pitch the final 6.1 innings perfectly to secure Meza's seventh win and Holt's third save of the season. Matt Skole clubbed his league-best 24th homer of the year and finished the game with two RBIs. Bryce Ortega went 3-for-5 with a triple and two RBIs.

Power reliever Zach Fuesser (3-6) suffered the loss, giving up two runs on four hits in 4.1 innings of long relief. Catcher Fransisco Diaz went 2-for-3 with three RBIs to lead West Virginia's offense.

The Suns will now begin a four-game series with the Lexington Legends (Astros) on Friday night at 7:05 p.m. when RHP Blake Schwartz (1-0, 2.38) takes the mound for Hagerstown against Lexington's RHP Jonas Dufek (5-2, 5.25).

Suns individual game tickets, season tickets, mini-plans, and group packages are on sale now. For more information and to reserve your seat at Municipal Stadium, call 301-791-6266, or www.hagerstownsuns.com. The Hagerstown Suns are owned by Hagerstown Baseball, LLC.

Check out the Hagerstown Suns Statistics

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



South Atlantic League Stories from August 2, 2012


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