IL1 Lehigh Valley IronPigs

Pigs Back Asher with 12 Runs, Blank Clippers

Published on August 8, 2015 under International League (IL1)
Lehigh Valley IronPigs News Release


RHP Alec Asher tossed seven shutout innings and the Lehigh Valley IronPigs (52-63) backed him with 12 runs in a 12-0 win over the Columbus Clippers (63-51) on Saturday night at Huntington Park.

Asher (1-0) gave up three hits to go along with two walks and two strikeouts in his 7.0 IP.

The 12 runs matches a season-high for manager Dave Brundage's squad.

A five-run second opened up a 5-0 lead for the IronPigs as Logan Moore knocked home a pair with a two-run double and two batters later, Tyler Henson hit a three-run blast off of Clippers starter Shaun Marcum. The home run was Henson's second of the season.

Chris McGuiness' two-run double in the top of the fifth extended the lead to 7-0 for Lehigh Valley.

Marcum (7-3) gave up seven runs on ten hits while walking three and fanning three over five innings of work.

In the top of the sixth, a trio of walks loaded the bases for Aaron Altherr who came through with an RBI single to give the Pigs an 8-0 advantage.

Four more runs in the seventh opened up a 12-0 lead for the IronPigs as Brian Bogusevic plated a pair with a two-run double, Chase d'Arnaud delivered an RBI single and Henson drew a bases-loaded walk in the inning.

Bogusevic's double extended his hitting streak to six games.

Six different IronPigs had multi-hit games: d'Arnaud (2-5, RBI, SB), Henson (2-5, HR, 4 RBI, 2 R), McGuiness (2-5, 2B, 2 RBI, R), Moore (2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R), Jordan Danks (2-5, 2B, 2 R) and Kelly Dugan (2-6, 2B, R).

As a whole, all nine members of Lehigh Valley's starting lineup recorded a hit.

RHP Seth Rosin (1.0 IP, H, K) and RHP Chris Leroux (1.0 IP, K) each tossed a scoreless frame in relief for the IronPigs.

The series wraps up on Sunday at 6:05 p.m. as RHP Jerad Eickhoff (1-0, 1.50) gets the ball for the Pigs against Columbus RHP Dustin Molleken (5-3, 2.93).

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