NYPL Norwich Sea Unicorns

Pitching Dominates in 5-0 Victory

August 3, 2016 - New York-Penn League (NYPL)
Norwich Sea Unicorns News Release


NORWICH, CT - The Connecticut Tigers (25-20) kept the momentum rolling off their trip in Vermont with a 5-0 shutout of the Batavia Muckdogs (10-35), affiliate of the Miami Marlins.

Gregory Soto was fantastic on the hill for his second consecutive start, throwing a season-high six innings while not allowing a run for the second straight start. Soto struck out a season-high eight batters, giving up just three hits. Soto earned his first victory of the year with his performance tonight.

The offense got all the runs the pitching staff would need in the second. With the bases loaded and nobody out, Hunter Swilling grounded into an RBI fielder's choice, scoring Blaise Salter from third. Mario Sanur followed with a sacrifice fly to right to push the Tigers lead to 2-0.

After Soto departed after six, the bullpen picked up where he left off. Joe Navilhon for his eighth straight appearance, did not surrender an earned run. The right-hander out of Brentwood, CA, pitched a 1-2-3 seventh inning, which included two strikeouts. The pitched another scoreless frame in the eighth.

Eduardo Jimenez closed it out in the ninth to lock down the third shutout of the season for the Tigers pitching staff. Cole Bauml made a spectacular diving catch in the left centerfield gap to end the game and prevent a runner from scoring from second.

The offense snagged insurance runs in the seventh inning, scoring three in the frame. Junnell Ledezma grounded an RBI double down the third base line to make it 3-0 Tigers. Joey Havrilak capped the scoring with a two-run single into right field.

The Tigers return to action tomorrow at 7:05 p.m. with an opportunity to win the series. Austin Sodders gets the nod for the Tigers.

The Connecticut Tigers are the New York-Penn League affiliate of the Detroit Tigers and play a 76 game schedule that runs from mid-June through early September. 2016 season tickets, group tickets, mini plans, individual game tickets, and team merchandise are now on sale! The front office and ticket office is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and can be accessed in person or by calling 860-887-7962.

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