Outlaws Sweep Roadrunners with 8-3 Win In Front of Record Crowd
July 4, 2010 - Golden Baseball League (GBL)
Chico Outlaws News Release
(Chico, CA. July 4th, 2010) The Chico Outlaws clinched the GBL North Division first half crown with a 8-3 win over the St George Roadrunners in front of a capacity crowd at Nettleton Stadium on Sunday night.
A Nettleton Stadium record crowd of 5,000 plus saw the Outlaws (30-9) finish the sweep of last place St George (13-26) on America's birthday. Afterwards, the crowd stayed to enjoy the fireworks presented by PG&E.
Mark McLemore (3-2) got his third win of the year, going seven solid innings, allowing three runs, one earned, on five hits and striking out four Roadrunners.
Chico put up two runs in the bottom of the second inning on RBI singles from Pascual Del Real and McLemore, giving the Outlaws a 2-0 lead.
St George came up with a three spot of their own in the fourth inning. Jermy Acey doubled off the left field wall to start the inning, Carlos Sosa then reached first on an error by Chico third baseman Ismael Castro. After a walk to Nick Fitzgerald, shortstop CJ Lang hit a two RBI single to tie the game at 2-2. One batter later, Lang scored when McLemore committed a throwing error trying to pick catcher David Ramirez off second base, giving the Roadrunners a 3-2 lead.
The Outlaws tied the game at 3-3 in the fifth inning on a Mike Rose RBI single to score JJ Sherrill, who hit a double with one out.
Monte Mansfield (2-4) came into the game in the seventh for the Roadrunners in relief of St George starter Raymar Diaz and gave up five runs, one earned on two hits, a walk and a hit by pitch before being relieved by Mitch Arnold. Mikael Jova, Ismael Castro, John Urick, Del Real and pinch hitter Carlos Lopez all scored in the frame, putting the game away at 8-3.
Rusty Jones pitched the eighth and Matt Perisho slammed the door in the ninth inning to finish the game for the Outlaws.
The crowd was delighted when at the end of the seventh inning it was announced that catcher Mike Rose, outfielder JJ Sherrill and pitchers Kris Honel, Josh Dew and Justin Segal had made the GBL All-Star team. The game is set for July 14th in Tucson at Hi Corbett Field at 7:00 pm against the Northern League All-Stars.
The Outlaws now hit the road for a six game roadie in Tucson and Yuma to close out the first half. On Tuesday night at 7:00 pm in Tucson, the Outlaws Kris Honel goes for win number seven on the year against former 11-year big leaguer Albie Lopez of the Toros.
The game can be watched live on line at www.en.justin.tv.com/chicooutlawsbaseball as Dan Hawkins brings you all the action on the Outlaws Baseball Network.
Boxscore: http://www.pointstreak.com/baseball/boxscore.html?gameid12804
OUTLAWS NOTES: The Outlaws are now 6-0 in Sunday games this year....when allowing three or less runs, the Outlaws are 15-1 on the season....Carlos Lopez made his Outlaws debut as a pinch-hitter in the seventh inning and was hit by a pitch on the first pitch he saw as an Outlaw, getting credit for an RBI in the process with the bases loaded. The former Cimarrone hit .274 with four homeruns in 22 games earlier this year for Tijuana....Roadrunners catcher David Ramirez had to leave the game in the fourth inning after being by an errant pickoff attempt by McLemore in the back of the neck at second base. Ramirez was replaced in the lineup by Pete Farina, a former Outlaw.
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