MWL1 Lansing Lugnuts

Pompey powers Lugnuts to 11-2 rout

August 28, 2013 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Lansing Lugnuts News Release


EASTLAKE, Ohio - Dalton Pompey's tear continued on Wednesday night with a grand slam in the third inning that powered a six-run frame, allowing Kendall Graveman to earn his first professional win, as the Lansing Lugnuts (26-39, 58-76) pounded out an 11-2 win over the Lake County Captains (30-35, 53-79) at Classic Park.

After an error and an RBI infield single by Jason Leblebijian gave the Lugnuts an early 2-0 lead against Captains' starter Robbie Aviles (Loss, 4-5), Pompey came to the plate with the bases loaded and slugged his third home run in the last two games to propel the Lugs to a 6-0 edge.

Pompey owns two of Lansing's four grand slams this season; it was also the switch-hitter's first home run batting from the left side in 2013.

Kellen Sweeney's two-run single in the third inning stretched the lead to 8-1, then Pompey came around to score two more times on Dwight Smith, Jr.'s RBI single in the sixth and on Christian Lopes' two-run single in the seventh.

Pompey, who homered twice on Monday against Dayton and scored all five times he reached base, finished with a 3-for-5 performance in the game, adding a pair of doubles and scoring three runs. Over his last two contests, the 20-year old has scored all eight times he has reached base while also extending his current on-base streak to 15 consecutive games.

As a team, Lansing has scored 29 runs and notched 29 hits over their last two games.

The run-support allowed Graveman (Win, 1-3) to earn his first professional win since being drafted in the eighth round by the Toronto Blue Jays this season. The 22-year old pitched five strong innings, allowing just a single run on six Lake County hits. Graveman, drafted out of Mississippi State, did not issue a single walk while striking out three batters.

For Lake County, Aviles gave up eight runs - all earned - on eight Lansing hits, lasting just three innings in the loss. He struck out two and walked two as well.

The series continues on Thursday night, with a 7:00 p.m. first pitch scheduled. Ben White (8-8, 4.06) will start for Lansing in opposition of Lake County right-hander D.J. Brown (2-4, 2.79).

Lansing Lugnuts tickets are available for purchase at lansinglugnuts.com and by calling 517-485-4500, and Lugnuts text alerts are easily accessed by texting LUGNUTS to 313131.

Check out the Lansing Lugnuts Statistics



Midwest League Stories from August 28, 2013


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

OurSports Central