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Pote Too Potent for Flyers

June 8, 2010 - Golden Baseball League (GBL)
Orange County Flyers News Release


EDMONTON, Alberta (June 8, 2010) - Orange County dropped the series opener to the Edmonton Capitals, 7-2, at Telus Field on Tuesday night.

With two outs and the bases loaded in the top of the ninth, Caps centerfield Ryan Stevenson made a warning track grab on a Steve Boggs blast to end the game.

Lou Pote gave Edmonton seven strong innings, giving up two runs and scattering seven hits while striking out seven Flyers batters. Pote (1-0) earned the win while Flyers starter Matt Durkin took the loss.

The Capitals scored four runs in the second inning off Durkin. Cliff Brumbaugh led off the inning with a homerun, and Ryan Stevenson added a two-run single for an early 4-1 lead. Durkin (1-1) settled down after the big inning, pitching three 1-2-3 innings.

Flyers shortstop Tyler Keeble led the Orange County offense going 2-for-4 with an RBI-double, a triple, and a run scored.

The Flyers and Capitals play breakfast baseball on Wednesday with the first pitch at 10:30am Pacific Time. All games can be heard live online through www.OrangeCountyFlyers.com.

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