SL1 Pensacola Blue Wahoos

Pensacola Finishes Road Trip with Win

Published on June 28, 2014 under Southern League (SL1)
Pensacola Blue Wahoos News Release


The Pensacola Blue Wahoos won the final game of the their five-game road trip, 3-1, over the Chattanooga Lookouts. Kyle Waldrop's two-RBI double in the top of the ninth inning gave the Wahoos their second victory of the series.

RHP Ben Lively pitched well in his second start for the Wahoos; he went 5.2 innings, allowing no runs on three hits while striking out five batters. Lively did walk three batters, but he left the contest with a 1-0 lead. RHP Carlos Gonzalez allowed a run in the bottom of the eighth inning on an Alberto Rosario pinch-hit single, which tied the game for the Lookouts.

With two outs in the top of the ninth, Brodie Greene reached base on a throwing error by Lookouts third baseman Daniel Mayora, which opened the door for the Wahoos. Yorman Rodriguez walked and Waldrop cleared the bases with his double to right field. Waldrop finished the day 2-for-5 with all three of the Wahoos' RBI.

Gonzalez earned the win for Pensacola after Shane Dyer pitched a perfect bottom of the ninth to earn his seventh save of the season. RHP Juan Ramon Noriega took the loss for the Lookouts despite giving not giving up an earned run.

The Wahoos return home on Sunday to open a five-game homestand against the Jacksonville Suns. Sunday's game is a McDonald's Family Sunday Funday presented by McDonald's and Pensacola State College. Families can play catch in the outfield and kids get to run the bases after the game. Reggy the Purple Party Dude will also be at the game to entertain fans during the game.

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