SAL1 Lake County Captains

Pena Walk-Off HR Sends Tourists Packing

Published on July 11, 2008 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Lake County Captains News Release


(Eastlake, OH) - Roman Pena hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the tenth inning as the Captains defeated the SAL Southern Division first half Champion Asheville Tourists 3-2 in ten innings on Friday night. The Captains pitching staff struck out a season-high fourteen batters. This was the Captains sixth walk-off win and their record in extra innings is now 6-5.

The Captains scored an unearned run off of Asheville starter Robinson Fabian in the second inning when with Michael Valadez at third and Lucas Montero at first, Montero stole second and the catcher threw to third to try to get Valadez, but his throw sailed into left field scoring Valadez and the Captains led 1-0. The Tourists tied it up at 1-1 in the top of the fourth inning against Captains starter Chris Archer when Helder Velazquez singled and two batters later Darren Holcomb doubled him home.

The Captains took a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the fifth inning when Mark Thompson singled home Lucas Montero. The lead was short lived as the Tourists got to Captains reliever Paolo Espino when Velazquez singled and scored on a double by Kevin Clark to tie it at 2-2.

Archer got a no decision going five innings and giving up one run on four hits, walking two and striking out a season-high seven batters. Espino followed Archer and gave up the one run on two hits and struck out two in two innings of work. Joanniel Montero worked a scoreless eighth giving up a hit and collecting a strike out. Kyle Landis pitched the final two innings and got the win to up his record to 2-1. Edgmer Escalona took the loss to drop his record to 3-1.

The Captains will continue their series with the Asheville Tourists on Saturday at 7:05 PM. The Captains will send LHP Ryan Morris (7-2, 3.18) to the mound against the Tourists RHP Bruce Billings (6-6, 4.08). All Captains games can be heard on AM 1330 WELW, WELW.COM or CAPTAINSBASEBALL.COM.

Saturday will be a fireworks night at Classic Park with the game beginning at 7:05 PM. Saturday is Time Warner Cable Night where the first 1,500 fans who enter Classic Park will receive a logo baseball courtesy of Time Warner Cable.

Sunday at 1:05 PM is a Plevin and Gallucci Family Fun Day where fans can meet Captains players prior to the game and get autographs and kids can run the bases after the game presented by Andrews Osborne Academy. Also, the first 1,500 fans will receive a Fausto Carmona bobblehead presented by Lake Hospital System.

Monday's game will be a Buck Night at Classic Park with $1 hot dogs, beer, and soda. Monday is also Bark in the Park, so fans are encouraged to bring their dogs to the park and enjoy Captains Baseball.

Tickets for all Captains home games including the 2008 SAL Playoffs are on sale at the Classic Park box office, by phone at 440-954-WINS (9467) or at captainsbaseball.com. Tickets for the Playoffs remain the same as regular season game tickets, $9 reserved seat, $7 bleachers, juniors, and seniors, $6 lawn. Lawn seats for the Playoffs will only be sold once the reserved seats and bleachers are sold out. The $7 group rate will still apply to groups of 20 or more.

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