Seals Close Out Their Six Day Trip To Arizona
Published on June 7, 2010 under Golden Baseball League (GBL)
Victoria Seals News Release
Aiming for their first road win of the season, the Victoria Seals closed out their six-game trip to Arizona with game three against the Yuma Scorpions on Sunday evening. With the Scorpions turning to former Major Leaguer Bill Pulsipher (1-1) on the mound, the Seals responded with an ace of their own in left-hander Jason Kershner (1-1).
The Scorpions were first to strike in the series finale, jumping on the board with three runs in the bottom of the first. A lead-off walk to Masjid Khairy set up a double from Lee Cruz and an RBI triple off the bat of Tim Rodriguez to cash in a pair. Capping off the first frame with a sacrifice fly, Santo De Leon made it 3-0 through one at Desert Sun Stadium.
Adding to their lead in the bottom of the second inning, a single from Johny Celis and an error to first basemen Terrence McClain allowed a fielder's choice RBI from Khairy to put Yuma up 4-0. After the starting pitchers combined for three scoreless frames, the Scorpions picked up a solo home run off the bat of Rodriguez to take a five-run advantage.
Responding to climb back into the game in the top of the seventh, the Seals got a lead-off home run off the bat of Josh Arhart broke a club-record streak of five games without a long ball, and put Victoria on the board. Back-to-back doubles from Dale Swinford and Chris Van Rossum, combined with a sacrifice fly courtesy of Wilver Perez pulled the Seals within two, a 5-3 score.
But Yuma then put the game and the series away in the bottom of seven, using a base hit from pinch hitter Eric Scriven to convert another pair of runs on an RBI single from Ron Perodin and a run-scoring groundout from Cruz to stretch their lead to 7-3. Unable to pitch a comeback attempt in the final two innings, the Seals drop a seventh consecutive game and suffer back-to-back sweeps in Arizona with a 7-3 final score.
Jason Kershner's tough first inning led to his second loss on the season, while Bill Pulsipher collects the victory despite being ejected in the seventh frame. Tim Rodriguez' 2-for-4, three RBI outing led the way for Yuma, while Dale Swinford and Chris Van Rossum both had two hits in a losing effort for the Seals.
Full boxscore: http://www.pointstreak.com/baseball/boxscore.html?gameid=12684
The Seals now return home for the start of Sea Dog Days, and a three game series against the Calgary Vipers from June 8-10 at Royal Athletic Park. Game one goes Tuesday night, a 7:05 p.m. start time and the contest will also be broadcast live via www.victoriaseals.ca and on 88.1 FM inside the park. Both single game and season tickets for the 2010 campaign are now on sale, available through the Victoria Seals office. Call (250) 220-7777 for more information, or to book your seat today!
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