CarL1 Salem RidgeYaks

Pair of fours aces Keys

Published on August 22, 2008 under Carolina League (CarL1)
Salem RidgeYaks News Release


Salem, VA-The Salem Avalanche, Class A-Advanced affiliate of the Houston Astros, grabbed an early six-run lead and held off a Frederick comeback try to secure a game-one win 10-5 Friday night on Lewis-Gale Medical Center Field at Salem Memorial Baseball Stadium. Eight of the nine spots in the order for Salem (23-37) scored a run against Frederick (25-36).

The Avalanche plated a pair of runs in the first against Pedro Beato. After Collin DeLome doubled and Mark Ori walked, Tim Torres stroked a single to right to plate the first run. Then, Koby Clemens flicked a sacrifice fly to right to score Ori and make the count 2-0.

Salem then redoubled its effort in the second inning. With Cesar Quintero on first and one away, Roberto Mena popped a bunt up out of the reach of both Beato and catcher Justin Johnson. Then, Jhon Florentino dispatched the first pitch he saw into the right-field corner for an RBI double. Then, Collin DeLome baashed a ball over the head of center fielder Chris Amador for, ultimately, a two-run triple. The following batter, Ori, floated a sacrifice fly to center to score DeLome and give the Avs a 6-0 lead.

The Keys then plated a run in the sixth and blitzed the Avs in the seventh. Five straight hits, the final three of which went for RBI, combined to provide a four-run effort. That sliced the lead to one.

The Avs, though, answered with a four-run frame of their own. Koby Clemens began the score as the third in a string of three consecutive singles. His base-hit to left scored Ori. After a Nick Moresi walk, and a Cesar Quintero groundout, pinch-hitter Jordan Parraz was hit by a pitch to score Clemens and expand the lead to three. The next hitter, Roberto Mena, bounced a ball to third that Billy Rowell threw home for an out. Johnson, though, whistled the ball over the first baseman Vinyard's head.

The error scored Quintero and kept the inning alive. Immediately following, Jhon Florentino singled to right to bring Parraz home and finish the scoring.

The Avs got five scoreless innings from Chad Wagler to open his outing. He finished with four runs charged to him and a victory to his credit. Offensively, four players posted two hits for the Avalanche including Florentino. The third baseman has notched at least a pair of hits in nine of his last 12.

Salem goes for the series win at 6:07 PM Saturday night with lefty Sergio Severino facing right-hander Tim Bascom.

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