R'Dogs Keep Rolling with 5-1 Win over Augusta
Published on August 20, 2015 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Charleston RiverDogs News Release
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The Charleston RiverDogs increased their win streak to five as they won the first game of the series against the Augusta GreenJackets 5-1 in front of 3,492 fans Thursday night at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park.
With the game tied 1-1 after the first six and a half innings, the RiverDogs (23-30 second half, 57-66 overall) sent eight batters to the plate and piled on four runs in the bottom of the seventh. Billy Fleming led off with a single, advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt, and Isaias Tejeda singled to put runners on the corners with one out.
Griff Gordon stepped in and with the runners going, laid a suicide squeeze bunt down the third base line to plate Fleming from third. After a Radley Haddad walk, Devyn Bolasky broke the game wide open with a two-run triple to right-center field. Bolasky scored as well when the relay throw to throw caromed into Augusta's dugout, which made it 5-1.
Garrett Mundell and Brody Koerner preserved Charleston's four-run lead with one scoreless inning each. Dillon McNamara (3-0) earned the win by pitching two scoreless innings in relief of the starter Jordan Foley. Foley went the first five and gave up one run on two hits while striking out eight batters.
Augusta (28-24, 61-60) scored first in the top of the third. Johneshwy Fargas was hit in the head by a pitch and Richard Rodriguez replaced him. Rodriguez crossed home on the next batter Will Callaway's RBI double over the head of Austin Aune in left field.
The RiverDogs evened the score in the bottom of the fourth. Vince Conde, Bo Thompson, and Fleming hit three consecutive singles in a row. Fleming's single drove in Conde from second base.
Augusta's Mark Reyes (7-6) took the loss. The southpaw pitched 6 1/3 innings, gave up two runs on four hits and struck out six for the GreenJackets.
With the victory, Charleston has now tied their season-long win streak and season-long home streak at five games. The RiverDogs won five straight games from April 17 and April 21 and also won five consecutive home games between April 14 and April 25. The previous five-game home winning streak included wins against Augusta on April 14-15.
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BALLPARK FUN: HOPE Week continued Thursday with the Surfers Healing Folly Beach Camp, the original surf camp for children with autism. Players were on site at the camp to hand out medals to the children as they completed their surfing lessons. Players also passed out water and hung out with the kids at the beach.
Fans enjoyed the final Thirsty Thursday of the 2015 season. DJ Natty Heavy was spinning popular tunes in the Ashley View Pub presented by Budweiser. Several on-field promotions brought joy to the crowd. Play it Again oversized pong was hysterical as the contestant attempted to throw an oversized ball into garbage cans. During the 'Easiest Game Ever', fans sang happy birthday to the contestant who was celebrating their special day. Finally, the mascot dance party was entertaining once again.
COMING UP: The RiverDogs continue their four-game series against Augusta Thursday at 7:05 p.m. Charleston will send RHP Matt Marsh (2-4, 2.89) to the hill and they will face LHP Donald Snelten (5-3, 2.38 ERA) for the GreenJackets. You can listen to the action on "The Big Talker" 1250 WTMA, WTMA.com, and RiverDogs.com or watch the action on MiLB.tv.
HOPE Week continues Friday with an initiative to help support 4-year-old Abigail Grace Lee, a young girl born with mosaic Down Syndrome and hypoplastic left heart syndrome. As Abigail prepared for her third open-heart surgery, blood tests revealed she had acute myeloid leukemia. After completing a few rounds of chemo, Abigail's test results revealed she was cancer free! Players will be escorting Abigail in a limo and spending the morning with her at Frankie's Fun Park.
Friday night is MedTrust Medical Transport Night at The Joe. While you are well and do not need it, you can get the rare opportunity to glance inside an emergency response vehicle. Visit the "Living Well" tent on Friday as two medical transport vehicles, one emergency and one no-emergency, will be on hand for fans to tour. Friday is the 10th and final ISHPI Red Shirt Friday of the season and is presented by WEZL, with postgame fireworks over the scenic Ashley River presented by Home Telecom. Support the military by wearing red and when you come to the box office, you can receive $1 off your ticket. Fans will then have the option to donate that dollar to the Wounded Warrior Corps. The RiverDogs will once again wear their special red jerseys as a show of support for our military. This is the final time the RiverDogs will wear the red jerseys, and they will be auctioned off to fans during the game. Friday is also Bike Night at The Joe. Help keep the Earth green and ride your bicycle to the stadium to receive special bike parking in front of the stadium!
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