EL1 Chesapeake Baysox

Rogers' 11th-inning Single Sends Baysox to 3-2 Win

Published on June 24, 2005 under Eastern League (EL1)
Chesapeake Baysox News Release


BOWIE, MD - The Baysox went eight innings without a hit on Friday night, but one big hit in the bottom of the eleventh made the wait worthwhile.

Omar Rogers blooped a single just over second base with the bases loaded in the Baysox final at-bat, scoring Tripper Johnson and sending the Baysox to a 3-2 win over New Hampshire.

Rogers finished 2-for-5 on the night and accounted for all of the Baysox' runs with his game-winning hit and a two-run double in the third.

The win was a perfect gift for Louie, the Baysox mascot, who celebrated his eighth birthday at Prince George's Stadium along with 7,280 of his closest friends.

The Baysox managed little offense against Fisher Cats starter Cam Reimers and a pair of relievers, but Jordan DeJong opened the bottom of the eleventh by walking Johnson and Simon Pond. Woody Cliffords followed with a soft liner into left, as manager Don Werner wisely held Johnson at third base. Rogers lofted a hit past a diving Brad Hassey and sent the Baysox home as winners after 3 hours and 9 minutes of play.

Chris Piersoll picked up the win with a valiant relief effort. Piersoll (1-0) pitched the final three innings of the game and faced the minimum of nine batters. He allowed a hit to Ryan Roberts in the ninth, but Brandon Marsters threw out pinch runner Hassey to end the inning.

The Fisher Cats took an early 2-0 lead in the games when they coaxed a run off starter Cory Morris with a single and three consecutive walks in the second, and then added a run on Clint Johnson's solo homer to right in the following inning.

Bowie notched two hits in each of the first two innings but came up empty both times. But the Baysox pulled even with the Fisher Cats with two runs in the third. Johnson drew a one-out walk and moved up to second on a single by Pond. Cliffords struck out, but Rogers laced Reimers' offering to the gap in left-center to clear the bases.

The teams put zeroes up on the scoreboard for the next eight frames, but the Fisher Cats threatened to break through in the sixth. Morris gave up an infield single and a walk to start the inning, and after a sacrifice bunt faced runners on second and third with one out. He struck out Raul Tablado, and then gave way to Scott Rice out of the bullpen. Rice ended the threat with a flourish by striking out Miguel Negron on three pitches.

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