Pensacola 9, Shreveport 3

June 20, 2006 - American Association (AA) News Release

@ Pensacola, FL. Time: 2:46 Attendance: 1,428

W: Rusty Begnaud (6-2) L: Mal Winters (4-2) S: NONE

HR: SH-Coby Smith (1); PN-Drake Wade (1)

3B Trino Aguilar went 2-for-3 with a run scored and a RBI to help the Pelicans roll past the Sports and win their third consecutive game. Pensacola starter Rusty Begnaud won his sixth game of the season going 6 2/3 innings allowing three runs, all earned, on eight hits, with six strikeouts. The six wins ties him with Lindsay Gulin of Lincoln for the most wins in the league. Pelicans CF/RF Drake Wade aided Begnaud by hitting a grand slam in the eighth inning, his first home run of the season. For the Sports, they were led today by CF Coby Smith who had a 3-for-5 outing with two runs scored and a RBI, include hitting his first home run of the season.

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Tonight's Schedule (All times are Central):

Fort Worth (Kevin Hull, 2-2) at Coastal Bend (Derrick Van Dusen, 3-2) 7:05 PM

St. Paul (Justin Lord, 5-0) at St. Joe (Shingo Mitsumori, 0-2) 7:05 PM

El Paso (David McWatters, 0-4) at Lincoln (Roger Lincoln, 3-2) 7:05 PM

Sioux Falls (Aaron Garrison, 2-2) at Sioux City (Karsten Gaarder, 0-2) 7:05 PM

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