EL1 Trenton Thunder

Pope pitches Gem as Thunder top Portland 5-0

Published on May 13, 2009 under Eastern League (EL1)
Trenton Thunder News Release


(Trenton, NJ)- Trenton Starting Pitcher Ryan Pope hurled seven shutout innings to lead the Thunder past Portland 5-0 on Wednesday night from Waterfront Park. Pope's start (seven innings) ties the longest outing for a Thunder Starting Pitcher so far this season. The one hit is the fewest allowed by the Thunder this season. The last time the Thunder allowed one hit in a game was July 31st, 2008 vs. Altoona. The Thunder won that game 1-0 in 10 innings.

Trenton took a 3-0 lead in the first inning off of Portland Starting Pitcher Ryne Lawson (0-1). Thunder Shortstop Eudardo Nunez led off the frame with a single and advanced to third base on a double by Shortstop Reegie Corona. Left fielder Colin Curtis followed with an RBI single to give the Thunder a 1-0 lead. First baseman Jorge Vazquez grounded into a double play to drive home the second run of the inning. Later in the inning, Second baseman Justin Snyder walked with the bases loaded to drive home a run to increase the lead to 3-0. Trenton batted around in the three-run first inning.

In the seventh inning, Trenton (15-15) added two runs to make it 5-0. Vazquez connected on a two-run double to bring home both runs. He increased his team-high RBI lead to 21. Thunder Outfielder James Cooper extended his on-base streak to 17 games. Thunder Shortstop Eduardo Nunez had two singles and scored two runs in the win. Thunder Infielder Justin Snyder went 1 x 1 with three walks and an RBI.

Pope (2-2) allowed just one hit in seven innings. The seven inning start was his longest of the season. He struck out six and did not walk a batter. Pope retired the final 10 batters he faced. Thunder Reliever Kanekoa Texeira came on for Pope and tossed two perfect innings. The last batter to reach base for Portland was Third baseman Jorge Jimenez with one out in the fourth inning.

Trenton heads to Binghamton for the first game of a five-game series on Thursday night. LHP Wilkin De La Rosa (1-0, 0.00) will start for Thunder against RHP Dylan Owen (0-3, 5.34) for Binghamton. Game time is set for 6:35 p.m.

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