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SeaWolves Chill RubberDucks on Opening Night, 2-0

April 8, 2022 - Eastern League (EL)
Akron RubberDucks News Release


Akron left-hander Logan Allen matched a career high with nine strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings, but four Erie pitchers combined for a two-hit shutout, and first baseman Dane Myers added a home run to help the SeaWolves defeat the RubberDucks, 2-0, on Opening Night at UPMC Park Friday night.

Turning Point

The SeaWolves broke a scoreless tie in the second inning, when right fielder Daniel Cabrera hit a one-out double to left field. Designated hitter Quincy Nieporte hit an RBI double to left-center field for a 1-0 Erie lead.

Mound Presence

Allen yielded the second-inning doubles and a fifth-inning solo home run to Myers for the only Erie runs. He struck out seven batters in the first three innings, and worked out of a two-runner, no-out jam in the fourth without a run scoring. He still took his first professional loss after going 9-0 in 2021. Right-hander Kevin Kelly retired all five batters (four on strikes) in his 1 2/3-inning Double-A debut. Right-hander Manuel Alvarez worked out of a bases loaded jam to complete a scoreless inning, and right-hander Nick Gallagher pitched a scoreless inning in his RubberDucks debut.

Duck Tales

Second baseman José Tena had the first hit of the season on a first-inning, two-out single to center field. Akron did not record another hit off right-hander Reese Olson in his four-inning start. Third baseman Daniel Schneemann, playing his first regular season game since a hand injury in Erie last July 31, hit a fifth-inning, two-out triple but was stranded at third base, the only runner in scoring position for Akron.

Notebook

Six of the RubberDucks starting position players were in the lineup for Akron in its championship-clinching victory last September...The loss gives Akron a losing record for the first time since the end of the 2019 season...Erie catcher Dillon Dingler, a Jackson High School graduate, went 0-for-3. Orrville High School graduate J.T. Perez worked a perfect eighth inning for the SeaWolves...Game Time: 2:36...Attendance: 2,098.

On the Pond

The RubberDucks continue their three-game series in Erie at 1:35 p.m. EDT Saturday. Akron right-hander Daniel Espino is scheduled to make his Double-A debut against SeaWolves right-hander Garrett Hill. The game broadcast, powered by FirstEnergy, is on 640 WHLO, the 640 WHLO iHeartRadio channel, and akronrubberducks.com, and available on MiLB.TV. Tickets for the RubberDucks home opener on Tuesday, April 12, and all home games, are available at akronrubberducks.com/tickets.

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