Nicasio and Asheville Deliver Another Shutout
Published on July 14, 2009 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Asheville Tourists News Release
(East Lake, OH) Juan Nicasio picked up where Parker Frazier left off on Tuesday in a 4-0 win over the Lake County Captains. Nicasio (4-1) struck out eight and allowed just four hits in the Tourists second shutout in as many days. Scott Robinson had four hits and Jordan Pacheco smacked his 11th homerun on the season in the win.
Asheville jumped out to a 1-0 lead on a Kiel Roling single in the first inning. Roling drove in Scott Robinson with two out in the first inning. Pacheco pushed the lead to 2-0 with his homerun on the third inning and the Tourists added two more runs in the fifth to end the night for Lake County starter Trey Haley.
The story of the night was Juan Nicasio picking up his fourth win of the year. Nicasio finished with no walks and eight strikeouts, allowing just the four hits. For most of the season Asheville was stuck with the worst ERA in the league. The staff has now tossed 22 consecutive scoreless innings including consecutive shutouts of the Lake County Captains.
Asheville has won eight of their last nine and will try for four consecutive wins at 7:05 on Wednesday. All the action can be heard online or on WRES 100.7 FM.
South Atlantic League Stories from July 14, 2009
- Shorebirds Take Second Straight from Legends, 7-3 - Lexington Legends
- Suns Set On Drive, Fall Late 5-4 - Greenville Drive
- Suns Win 5-4 - Hagerstown Suns
- Morrison's Five Hits Lead Crawdads to 9-6 Win - Hickory Crawdads
- Morrison Shines as Crawdads Pinch RiverDogs, 9-6 - Charleston RiverDogs
- Augusta Wins Second Straight, 9-1 - Augusta GreenJackets
- Grossman's On Base Streak Ended in Power Loss - Charleston Dirty Birds
- Hot Rods Drive Past BlueClaws - Jersey Shore BlueClaws
- Braves Win in Dramatic Fashion - Rome Emperors
- Sand Gnats Conquer Colon with Sixth Inning Magic - Savannah Sand Gnats
- Nicasio and Asheville Deliver Another Shutout - Asheville Tourists
- Quentin, Colon Not Enough in 2-0 Loss to Savannah - Kannapolis Cannon Ballers
- One Fan to be Honored as 'Sun for a Day' - Hagerstown Suns
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.
