Offense Drops the Hammer on Lakewood for Series Win
August 2, 2019 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Augusta GreenJackets News Release
NORTH AUGUSTA, SOUTH CAROLINA: The Augusta Pimento Cheese (60-49, 24-17) defeated the Lakewood BlueClaws (46-63, 17-22) by a final score of 13-7 on Friday night. The GreenJackets, who are wearing their Pimento Cheese uniforms for two games only, finished with a season high 16 hits. It was multi-hit games for Diego Rincones, Jacob Gonzalez, Franklin Labour, Shane Matheny, and Ricardo Genoves.
For the 3rd night in a row, Lakewood scored a run in the first inning. Carlos De La Cruz hit into a double-play for the BlueClaws, but it scored McCarthy Tatum from 3rd base giving Lakewood a 1-0 advantage. The Pimento Cheese responded in the home-half of the 1st inning. With two outs, back-to-back singles from Rincones and Frankie Tostado put men aboard. Gonzalez drove in both runners with a double, and the Pimento Cheese had a 2-1 lead.
Lakewood kept scoring, and in the 2nd inning, they brought home another run, this time on a sacrifice fly from Hunter Stovall. In the 3rd inning, it was two more runs for Lakewood. A walk with the bases loaded for Juan Aparicio extended the Lakewood lead to 3-2, then it was a wild pitch to score McCarthy Tatum and the lead was 4-2.
In the 4th inning, the Pimento Cheese tied it up thanks to RBI singles for Matheny and Anyesber Sivira. On the mound, Cheese starter Adam Oller retired the last seven batters he faced, and he'd strikeout the side to end his night. It was five innings for Oller, and he allowed four runs, while only three were earned.
The GreenJackets offense broke out the bats in the 6th inning. A five-run frame, with RBI's from Genoves, Ismael Munguia, and Rincones put Augusta in front 9-4. Genoves ripped home two runs with a double into left field as he got the scoring rolling in the 6th.
In the 7th inning, Lakewood brought home a run on a wild pitch, but the Cheese scored two runs, on a wild pitch and a passed ball in the 7th to give the Pimento Cheese an 11-5 lead.
In the 8th inning, Lakewood loaded the bases with nobody out. Ryan Walker entered the game and worked out of the jam to keep the Augusta lead at 11-5. The Cheese added two more in the 8th inning as Labour and Matheny collected RBI's to put Augusta in front 13-5.
A couple late runs for Lakewood make it 13-7, but the Jackets would hang on for their 5th consecutive series win on Friday night.
Player of the Game: Jacob Gonzalez, 3-4, 3 R, 2 RBI, BB
Jacob Gonzalez finished with his 3rd three-hit night of the 2019 season, and he helped pace an Augusta offense who broke out the bats for 16 hits, and a series win on Friday night.
Tomorrow's Game: 6:05 PM vs Hickory Crawdads (Texas Rangers), SRP Park, North Augusta, South Carolina
Pitching Matchup: (HIC) TBD (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs (AUG) RHP Keith Weisenberg (1-2, 4.25 ERA)
Keith Weisenberg will start the series opener with the Hickory Crawdads from SRP Park on Saturday. The right-handers last two starts have come in a starting role, and he has made seven starts this year. He has also appeared out of the GreenJackets bullpen seven times in 2019. In his last start against the Lexington Legends, Weisenberg went five innings while allowing four runs. He walked only one batter while he ended the day with five strikeouts. Weisenberg was signed by the San Francisco Giants in May of this year after he was released by the Atlanta Braves earlier in that month. He was originally a 14th round selection in 2017 by Atlanta.
Cole Winn will toe-the-rubber for the Hickory Crawdads in the series opener. Winn has started 12 games this year for Hickory, and he has had mixed results. He has pitched five-innings only three times this year, as the former 1st round pick has posted 39 strikeouts to 28 walks this season. In Winn's last outing, he went five innings against the Asheville Tourists on July 27th, and the right-hander earned the win. He was drafted out of Orange Lutheran High School in Southern California.
Next Homestand: Wednesday July 31st -Tuesday August 6th
July 31st -August 2nd vs Lakewood BlueClaws (Philadelphia Phillies)
August 3rd -August 6th vs Hickory Crawdads (Texas Rangers)
The Augusta GreenJackets return home on Wednesday, July 31st to begin a seven-game homestand. The Jackets will welcome the Lakewood BlueClaws to town for Casino Night to kick-off the homestand. Fans can come celebrate Dodgeball night at the ballpark on August 1st as we honor Average Joe's gymnasium and their Dodgeball victory from 15 years ago. It will also be Thirsty Thursday, which means $1 PBR and Natty Light's all night long. On Friday, August 2nd and Saturday, August 3rd, it's two of the most highly anticipated nights in GreenJackets history. The Jackets will transform into the Augusta Pimento Cheese wearing those slick Pimento Cheese uniforms that have had the Hive Pro Shop buzzing since the logo was released in June! Sunday August 4th will be Little Rascals Night as we highlight another great film on this homestand. Monday, August 5th will be a Bark in the Park Day so bring your four-legged friends to SRP Park and cheer the GreenJackets on. The last day of the homestand will be our Tuesday Brew & Q presented by Maurice's BBQ. The GreenJackets will have a $3 special on beer and BBQ and there will be a Happy Hour Select Beer Special from 6-8 PM! It will also be Chamber Night for the Augusta Metro.
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