SAL1 Charleston RiverDogs

Profar Propels Three-Run Eighth as \'Dads Win 7th Straight

Published on June 18, 2011 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Charleston RiverDogs News Release


HICKORY, N.C. - Jurickson Profar's RBI triple highlighted a three-run eighth inning, as the Hickory Crawdads overcame a three-run deficit to the defeat the Charleston RiverDogs, 5-3, in South Atlantic League action Saturday night in front of a crowd of 1,991 fans at L.P. Frans Stadium.

Hickory improved to 40-27 with its seventh straight win, while Charleston matched a season-high six-game losing skid to fall to 25-44.

Charleston registered a pair of two out RBI singles to take a 2-0 lead against Hickory starter Nicholas Tepesch in the top of the first inning.

Rob Segedin accounted for the first run, continuing his torrid June with a line drive to center field to plate Anderson Feliz. Gary Sanchez came to the plate next and lofted a run-scoring single in front of Crawdads' right field Josh Richmond to send J.R. Murphy scurrying home for the 2-0 RiverDogs' advantage.

Mikey O'Brien garnered the starting nod for Charleston, and was brilliant in a short night of work. The SAL Southern Division All-Star penned 3.0 perfect innings, while pounding the strike zone and fanning one.

Tepesch lasted 5.0 innings in his second outing of the season versus Charleston, yielding the two runs on five hits and three walks, while striking out one.

The RiverDogs pushed their cushion to 3-0 with an unearned tally off Crawdads' reliever Ben Rowen in the top of the seventh.

Ramon Flores reached on a fielding error with two outs, took second base on a balk, and crossed the plate when Murphy cracked a fly ball double to deep center field.

Left-hander Kramer Sneed entered in relief of O'Brien and shut down the Crawdads for his first three frames, allowing just one hit.

Hickory broke through against Sneed via the long ball in the bottom of the seventh. Christian Villanueva drew a two-out walk, and made the easy journey home when Andrew Clark launched his third home run of the season, a two-run shot which cut the Charleston lead to 3-2.

The Crawdads surged in front with a three-run eighth innings off RiverDogs closer Kelvin Perez (0-4), taking a 5-3 lead.

Jake Skole stroked a leadoff single, and advanced to second base when Jhonny Gomez reached on an error. Teodoro Martinez then knotted the score, drilling an RBI double to left field. Jurickson Profar came through with the clutch base knock to move Hickory in front, chasing in Martinez from first with a triple to right field. Odubel Herrera capped the rally, manufacturing a score with a RBI groundout and an insurance run.

The eighth inning damage made a winner of Joseph Van Meter (5-0), who authored a scoreless top of the frame to keep his mark unblemished.

Ryan Rodebaugh slammed the door shut to lock up his tenth save of the campaign, working around a leadoff walk and striking out two to give the Crawdads a shot at a sweep tomorrow.

The RiverDogs and Crawdads conclude the first half of the season with the finale of a four-game series on Sunday at 5:05 p.m. Right-hander Zach Nuding (5-4, 4.90 ERA) is slated to pitch for Charleston, versus fellow righty Roman Mendez (6-1, 3.62 ERA) of Hickory.

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