O's Bats Explode in 22-5 Rout of Helena
July 26, 2014 - Pioneer League (PL)
Missoula PaddleHeads News Release
HELENA, Mont. - Every Osprey in the lineup had a hit, Fernery Ozuna and Kevin Cron finished a hit short of the cycle, and Justin Williams pushed his hitting streak to 20 games in Missoula's 22-5 thrashing of Helena. Eight runs off seven hits in the seventh inning and ten runs off eight hits in the eighth highlighted the scoring for the Osprey.
In addition to the team's 22 hits, Brad Keller earned his first win of the year to move to 1-4 with two earned runs in five innings. He gave up four hits, four walks, and had four strikeouts.
Missoula (17-21) saw production all over the lineup including a grand slam in the eighth inning by Fernery Ozuna, who finished a double short of hitting for the cycle. He finished with a career-best seven RBI. Justin Williams went 4-5 and now owns a league-best 20 game hit streak. Kevin Cron went 4-6 with 3 RBI and was just a triple shy of the cycle. Dane McFarland, Tyler Clark, Tyler Humphreys, and Damion Smith each tallied two hits in the victory, with Clark and Smith each driving in two runs. Bennie Robinson came on as a pinch-hitter for Trevor Mitsui and singled in his first at-bat as an Osprey. Mitsui doubled in a pair of runs in his lone hit of the night,
As a team, Missoula went an astounding 16-26 with runners in scoring position and only left seven runners on base.
Will Landsheft, Holden Helmink, and Lawrence Pardo combined to pitch four innings of relief for Missoula, with Helmink and Pardo each pitching one shutout inning.
Devin Williams (2-5) took the loss for Helena (13-25) despite setting down eleven batters in a row at one point before the O's roughed him up for three runs in the fifth inning. Williams lasted five innings and gave up six hits, three earned runs, one walk, and had four strikeouts.
A trio of Helena relievers took the pounding from Missoula's bats. Brandon Woodruff gave up five earned runs in 2/3 of an inning, Wesley Cox surrendered seven runs in 1/3 of an inning, and Ryan Deeter gave up five runs in two innings.
The Osprey close the first-half with a 17-21 record and tie Billings for second-place in the North Division.
Missoula continues its series with Helena tomorrow for a 7:05 p.m. start. Tickets for all Osprey games are available at the MSO Hub Box Office, by phone at (406) 543-3300 and online at MissoulaOsprey.com.
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