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Mobile Evens Series with Pensacola

June 1, 2016 - Southern League (SL1)
Pensacola Blue Wahoos News Release


MOBILE, Ala. - Pensacola Blue Wahoos starter Sal Romano gave his team five good innings, allowing just three runs on six hits.

However, the rival Mobile BayBears first three batters all earned hits off Romano and scored in the bottom of the sixth inning to rally for a 7-3 victory Wednesday at Hank Aaron Stadium. Pensacola and Mobile are now tied, 1-1, in the five game series.

BayBears catcher Ronnie Freeman doubled to right field to start the sixth inning. Third baseman Cody Regis followed him with a single to left field. Mobile second baseman Jamie Westbrook then got the third hit in a row, knocking Romano out of the game, with a single on a ground ball to left field that scored Freeman for a 4-3 BayBears' lead.

Mobile starting pitcher John Omahen was walked by Pensacola reliever El'Hajj Muhammad to load the bases with none out. Mobile center fielder Evan Marzilli grounded out to Blue Wahoos shortstop Calten Daal and Regis crossed the plate to put the BayBears ahead, 5-3. Pensacola first baseman Donald Lutz then committed an error to allow Westbrook to make it home and give Mobile a 6-3 lead they would never relinquish.

Mobile's relief corps shutdown the Blue Wahoos bats in the last three innings giving up one hit, one walk and striking out four.

Pensacola's Romano worked five innings, gave up nine hits, allowed six runs, four earned, walked one and struck out three. He also allowed a two-run homer to Mitch Hangier in the third inning that tied the score, 3-3. Romano took the loss and is 1-5 with a 4.69 ERA for the Blue Wahoos this season.

Pensacola second baseman Brandon Dixon continued his hot-hitting in the last three games. He singled in Phillip Ervin in the third inning for his team-leading 31st RBI of the year. He is now on a 9-13 tear with four homers and 12 RBIs in the past three games. Dixon leads the team with seven homers on the year and moved into a tie with Pensacola third baseman Tony Renda with a .304 batting average. Renda was 1-4 with a run scored Wednesday.

Pensacola first baseman Donald Lutz knocked Renda with two outs in the first inning to put the Blue Wahoos on top, 1-0.

In the second inning Mobile tied the game, 1-1, when BayBears' right-hander Omahen singled to centerfield to drive in right fielder Gabby Guerrero.

Blue Wahoos second baseman Dixon drove in Ervin for a 2-1 lead. Mobile's Omahen then threw the ball away on a pickoff, allowing right fielder Sebastian Elizalde to score and put Pensacola ahead, 3-1.

Mobile's Haniger tied the score, 3-3, with his two-run blast. Haniger was 1-5 on the night.

Pensacola's four-game winning streak was snapped by Mobile and dropped them to 31-21 in the Southern League South Division. The BayBears improved to 23-29.

Celebrate five seasons of baseball with the Pensacola Blue Wahoos this season! Blue Wahoos tickets are available for purchase at Hill-Kelly Dodge Pick-Up Window and by calling (850) 934-8444. Follow the team at BlueWahoos.com, facebook.com/PensacolaBlueWahoos and twitter.com/BlueWahoosBBall.

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