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Nettles Dashes Skeeters Wild Card Hopes

September 12, 2012 - Atlantic League (AtL)
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BRIDGEWATER, New Jersey - In game one of the two-game series against the Patriots Wednesday night, the Patriots used a four-run ninth-inning comeback to defeat the Skeeters 4-1 in the Freedom Division contest at TD Bank Ballpark.

Michael Nix got the starting nod for the Skeeters in the first game of two against Somerset Wednesday night. Nix managed five innings of scoreless baseball giving up just one hit and one walk while striking out six batters before he was pulled for Will Startup in the sixth. He received the no-decision in his 15th start of the year.

The Skeeters broke the scoreless-tie by scoring first in the top of the seventh off starter Roy Merritt. Matt Hagen knocked a leadoff single back up the middle and was then sacrificed over to second via a bunt from Aaron Bates. With one on and one out, Iggy Suarez came through with a clutch RBI double down the third-base line. Hagen scored easily to put the Skeeters ahead 1-0.

Merritt managed seven innings of work giving up the one run on six hits while walking two and striking out eight batters before Brian Anderson replaced him when the eighth inning rolled around. Startup when two scoreless innings of relief to back up Nix. Anderson pitched a scoreless eighth while striking out two and Andy Sisco (3-0) a scoreless ninth while leaving the bases loaded.

In the bottom of the ninth, Gary Majewski (5-3) got the call to close out the game, but the righty struggled to end the night. Colin Curtis started the inning with a leadoff single up the middle. After a groundout from Yunesky Sanchez allowed Curtis to reach second, Dan Hennigan brought him in with a RBI single into right to even the score 1-1. Corey Smith reached on a single into right to put runners on first and second with one before Jeff Nettles ended the game with one swing. The all-time RBI leader in Atlantic League history smashed his ninth home run of the season to walk-off for the Patriots, 4-1.

Coming up next...The Sugar Land Skeeters (30-29) wrap up the regular-season series against the Somerset Patriots (28-32) Thursday night from TD Bank Ballpark. Kelvin Villa (2-7, 5.52 ERA) gets the start against Derell McCall (9-5, 4.43 ERA) with first pitch scheduled for 6:05 p.m. CDT. Be sure to get your tickets for the final home stand of the 2012 regular season at Constellation Field against the York Revolution from September 18-23. Call 281.240.HITS or check the website at SugarLandSkeeters.com for availability.

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