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RedHawks Complete Series Sweep Of Sounds

Published on April 10, 2008 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Nashville Sounds News Release


OKLAHOMA CITY - The Oklahoma RedHawks completed a four-game sweep of the Nashville Sounds with an 11-4 victory on Thursday evening at AT&T Bricktown Ballpark.

Oklahoma staked starter Doug Mathis to a two-run lead in the first when Nelson Cruz and Nate Gold scored on a single by Jared Saltalamacchia. The Sounds scored their first run in the third to halve the deficit, but the RedHawks tagged Nashville starter Chris Narveson for three more runs in the fifth inning. Gold doubled in Jason Ellison and Cruz, and then scored on an errant throw from the pitcher to first on a ground ball by Kevin Mench.

A pair of solo home runs by Brad Nelson and Russell Branyan in the top of the sixth brought Nashville within two at 5-3. The longballs, which both came against Mathis, were each player's first of the young season.

Oklahoma responded with six runs in the home half of the inning against Sounds reliever Luis Pena to extend the lead for good. The RedHawks sent 10 to the plate in the inning, plating six runs on four hits and three walks, keyed by Saltalamacchia's two-run double. Pena faced seven batters and retired only one in the inning.

The Sounds scored the game's final run in the top of the seventh when Mel Stocker - who recorded a Nashville season-high four hits in the contest - ripped a two-out double off Oklahoma reliever Steven Rowe and came around to score when Vinny Rottino followed with an RBI single.

Mathis (2-0) pitched his second quality start in as many attempts to earn the win, allowing three runs on seven hits in six innings of work.

Narveson (0-2) was tagged with the loss for Nashville, which has started the season at 1-7, their worst stretch to open a season since joining the Pacific Coast League in 1998. The southpaw allowed five runs (three earned) on eight hits while walking four batters and fanning five over his five frames.

The Sounds return to Greer Stadium on Friday to host their 2008 home opener, a 7 p.m. contest against the division-rival Iowa Cubs. Right-hander Nic Ungs (1-0, 0.00), who worked five scoreless frames on Sunday at New Orleans to earn Nashville's lone win of the year, will take the hill to face Iowa right-hander Sean Gallagher (1-0, 1.80).

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