Peterson's Blast Stuns Hunton, AirHogs

Published on June 29, 2011 under American Association (AA)
Grand Prairie AirHogs News Release


GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas -- Shreveport-Bossier Captains catcher Brian Peterson stunned Grand Prairie AirHogs closer Jon Hunton, the AirHogs and the crowd of 1,242 at QuikTrip Park on Wednesday, hitting a two-run home run in the top of the ninth inning to give the Captains a come-from-behind 4-3 win.

Peterson's homer was the first blown save for Hunton (4-1), coming after an Uriak Marquez bunt single to open the inning and a sacrifice bunt by Joe Urtuzuastegui. The Captains catcher's drive to left hooked high and around the foul pole, and was upheld after a brief discussion among the three umpires.

Shreveport-Bossier closer Dan Griffin picked up his fourth save in four tries against Grand Prairie (30-15), pitching a 1-2-3 ninth with two groundouts and a strikeout, getting his 14th save of the year.

The AirHogs took the lead in the bottom of the eighth, getting an unearned run on an error, stolen base, wild pitch and sacrifice fly by Cesar Nicolas off Lee Henry (3-0).

After going ahead 2-0 with single runs in the second and third, Grand Prairie lost the lead when the Captains (24-20) scored two runs in the fifth. Joe Urtuzuastegui led off with a solo home run to left, and a double by Peterson and a triple by Mike Provencher tied the game against John Brownell.

Both Brownell and Captains starter Osvaldo Rodriguez pitched seven innings, allowing two runs, but neither factored in the decision.

Notes: The AirHogs finished with only four hits, while the Captains had 11...Shreveport-Bossier has won four of the last five against Grand Prairie after the AirHogs took their first four meetings...Three Captains had multi-hit games, But only Peterson had either a run scored or an RBI.

The AirHogs conclude their four-game series against the Shreveport-Bossier Captains, at 7:05 p.m. on Thursday, June 30, with Thirsty Thursday, where fans get get $2 16-oz. beers. Don't miss the renewed commitment to excellence and affordable family entertainment. All games are available with live, free streaming video on ustream.tv. Individual game tickets are on sale and can be purchased by calling 972-504-9383 or by visiting www.airhogsbaseball.com

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