Roadrunners Take Opener from Mountain Ducks

May 23, 2003 - Central Baseball League (Central League)
Springfield/Ozark Mountain Ducks News Release


EDINBURG _ The Edinburg Roadrunners scored all seven runs in the first five innings of Friday's series-opening 7-2 win over the Springfield/Ozark Mountain Ducks.

Edinburg (9-6) scored two runs in the first and another in the second off Phillip May (2-1). Benjamin Cordova doubled in the first run of the game and Derek Henderson followed with an RBI single.

The Roadrunners took advantage of Senators mistakes for four runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to take a 7-1 lead. The Senators (7-8) committed two errors in the inning and May uncorked two wild pitches. Vince Moore singled in two runs and Will Roland drove in another.

Pedro Flores (2-1) allowed two runs, one earned, in 6 2/3 innings in a 141-pitch performance. The left-hander struck out five and allowed five hits and five walks.

Springfield/Ozark scored an unearned run in the top of the fifth and scored again in the seventh on a Damian Roberts single. Omar Ortiz relived Flores with two outs in the seventh and two on and stuck out Steve Green to end the inning.

The two teams face each other at 7:05 tonight.



Central Baseball League Stories from May 23, 2003


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

OurSports Central