Redhawks Ground Flyers, 7-5
July 26, 2009 - Northern League (NL)
Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks News Release
FARGO, N.D. - The Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks won the Sunday matinee rubber-match game 7-5 against the Schaumburg Flyers in front of 3,007 fans at Newman Outdoor Field. The RedHawks improve to 33-27 and the Flyers fall to 28-34. The victory gave the RedHawks an 8-2 mark to end their season-long ten-game homestand.
A pitcher's duel through three, Flyers 3B Vince Harrison and RF Victor Ferrante teamed-up for a pair of singles to lead-off the fourth. C Richard Mercado doubled Harrison home and DH Craig Maddox cued a ball to second to score Ferrante from third and make it 2-0 Flyers.
Fargo-Moorhead responded in the bottom of the fourth with a pair of runs in the bottom of the fourth. RedHawks SS Zach Penprase drew a walk and reached third on CF Nic Jackson's 19th single in the last 11 games. 3B Jeremiah Piepkorn reached on a fielder's choice and the RedHawks benefited from a passed ball. 1B Randall Simon lifted a sac fly to score Jackson from third and DH Ruben Salazar tied it at two with his first RBI single of the season.
C Alan Rick poked a one-out double to the gap in left and RF Mike Coles singled home the go-ahead run to give the RedHawks a 3-2 lead in the fifth inning. In the sixth, Simon cracked his seventh home run of the season to double the RedHawks lead to 4-2. The RedHawks benefited from an error and padded their lead with a pair of RBI singles from Simon and Penprase for a 7-2 lead.
In their last at bats, Ferrante hit his team-leading 11th home run of the season and substitute 2B Jose Valdez hit a two-run big fly, but the Flyers rally fell short.
RedHawks starter LHP Broc Coffman (7-4) pitched 5.0 innings, gave-up two runs (all earned) on four hits for his seventh win of the season. Flyers starter RHP Edwin Almonte (4-8) pitched 5.0 innings, gave-up four runs (all earned) and loses his eighth game of the season.
The Schaumburg leg of this six-game series kicks off at Alexian Field July 28th - July 30th. RedHawks RHP Garry Bakker (4-3, 5.45) and RHP Nick Fellman (2-5, 5.18) will get the ball in the doubleheader. The tentative game-one starter for the Flyers is RHP Tom Lyons (2-4, 5.31). Game time is 5:15 p.m.
Fans can purchase tickets for all future RedHawks home games by calling 701-235-6161, online at www.fmredhawks.com or by stopping by the Newman Outdoor Field ticket office.
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