AtL Lancaster Stormers

Sanchez Stumps Stormers

Published on September 1, 2011 under Atlantic League (AtL)
Lancaster Stormers News Release


Humberto Sanchez limited the Barnstormers to two hits over seven innings as Camden tripped up Lancaster, 6-1, in the middle game of a three-game series.

Lancaster now trails York by six games in the second half.

Against Sanchez and a pair of relievers, Lancaster managed only four baserunners on the evening. One was Travis Metcalf on a one-out homer to left in the fifth inning that tied the game at one. The other three were all Matt Watson who had a single off Sanchez in the sixth and a pair of walks.

Sanchez (2-1) struck out five and walked one in his seven innings of work.

John Halama (5-6) pitched a solid game for the Barnstormers and kept them in the hunt until the late innings. The Riversharks nicked him for a run in the second on singles by Danny Richar and Jonel Pacheco, a sacrifice bunt and Juan Francia's grounder to short.

That would be it for the Riversharks until the bottom of the seventh. Toby Hall cranked a one-out double beyond Watson's reach in left. Francia hit a grounder down the third base line. It was knocked down by Terry Tiffee. The Lancaster third baseman decided to make a throw but bounced the ball past Tommy Everidge for an error as pinch runner Brian Burgamy motored to third. Ruddy Yan produced the go-ahead run with a shallow sacrifice fly to right.

The Riversharks busted the game open with four in the eighth. Back-to-back bloop hits to right by Lloyd Turner and Noah Hall started the assault. Halama got Willis Otanez on a routine fly to center but then got atypically wild, walking three of the next four hitters around a force play grounder as two more runs scored. Tim McNab came on with the bases loaded and surrendered a two-run double to left center off the bat of Francia to cap the scoring.

Lancaster and Camden will conclude the series on Friday evening at 7:05. Ross Peeples (7-5) will make a spot start for the Barnstormers against Carlos Vasquez (10-4). The game will be aired on Fox Sports Radio, 1490, WLPA and streamed live on sportsjuice.com.

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