RedHawks See RailCats Take Back First
Published on August 23, 2009 under Northern League (NL)
Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks News Release
FARGO, ND - The Gary SouthShore RailCats won the rubber-match of the series 10-5 Sunday evening at Newman Outdoor Field for a getaway-day victory that gives them sole-possession of first-place in the Northern League standings. RailCats starter RHP Garret Holleran pitched 6.0 innings and gave-up four-runs (all earned) for his fourth win of the season.
In the first inning, RedHawks starter RHP Garry Bakker issued back-to-back walks to RailCats 2B Eric McNamee and SS Jay Pecci. RF Cristian Guerrero's RBI single opened the scoring and gave the RailCats a 1-0 lead.
RailCats LF Mike Massaro doubled to dead-center to lead off the third. McNamee and Pecci teamed-up for a pair of RBI singles and the RailCats benefited from a defensive miscue to make it 3-0.
CF Rob Marconi drew a walk, Massaro beat the throw to first to leg out the infield hit and Pecci poked a ball through the right-hole to give the RailCats a 4-0 lead. With Massaro at third and Pecci at first, 1B Steve Haake singled Massaro home to pad the RailCats lead. C Brett Wallace mopped-up with a three-run double to cap the RailCats five-run fourth.
The RedHawks got on the board in the home half of the fifth. RedHawks CF Nic Jackson doubled to the center-field batters eye, 1B Ruben Salazar and C Alan Rick hit RBI singles. With Salazar in scoring position and Rick at first, 2B Carlo Cota kicked up the left-field chalk for a RBI double. RedHawks LF Justin Justice lifted an opposite-field sac fly to cut the RailCats lead in half.
RedHawks reliever RHP T.J. Stanton gave-up three singles in a row and the RailCats rallied for a two-run sixth to make it 10-4.
The RedHawks open a four-game series with the Kansas T-Bones tomorrow at Newman Outdoor Field. RHP Billy Weitzman will toe the rubber for the RedHawks and the T-Bones will send LHP Ryan Knippschild to the mound.
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