Mitchell Dominates Lemurs
July 13, 2012 - American Association (AA)
Laredo Lemurs News Release
Laredo, TX - Amarillo Sox (29-25) starting pitcher Ryan Mitchell (7-0) shut out the Laredo Lemurs (23-29) to send his team to a 4-0 win on Friday night at Uni-Trade Stadium.
Mitchell went to the mound with a 6-0 record and stayed perfect on the year as he threw a complete game, two hit shutout, while striking out five batters. Mitchell moves to 7-0 on the season and is now 2-0 in three outings against the Lemurs.
The Amarillo Sox struck early against the Lemurs starting pitcher Matt Way. The Sox picked up two runs in the first with Harrison Kain reaching base one a walk, he then stole second base to put himself into scoring position. Tim Alberts would come to the plate with two down and hit a double into the left center to drive home Kain for a 1-0 Sox lead. Adam Buschini would follow with a base hit of his own to drive in Alberts and put the Sox up 2-0 after a half inning.
In the third, Jason White would lead off with a homerun to left field to make it 3-0 Sox. Matt Way would settle down after that and not allow another run until Adam Buschini lead off the top of the ninth with a homerun of his own to make it 4-0 Sox.
Matt Way, although taking the loss, pitched well, going nine complete, giving up four runs, on five hits, while walking a season high six batters. This is the first loss of the year for Matt Way at Uni-Trade Stadium.
The Lemurs will continue to play the Amarillo Sox at Uni-Trade Stadium tomorrow night with the Wichita Wingnuts coming in on Sunday. The Lemurs are home through July 17th . You can get tickets at the Laredo Lemurs box office, online at www.laredolemurs.com, or by phone at 956-7LEMURS. All games at Uni-Trade Stadium are set for 7:30pm.
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