SeaWolves Fall In Series Opener
Published on May 19, 2008 under Eastern League (EL1)
Erie SeaWolves News Release
The Bowie Baysox took game one of a four-game series at Jerry Uht Park on Monday night by a final score of 8-4.
The Baysox struck first in the top of the first inning. Carlos Rojas reached on a walk by Luis Marte. Lou Montanez then tripled him home Rojas to put the Bowie ahead 1-0.
The SeaWolves tied the game in the bottom of the second. Wilkin Ramirez and Justin Justice each singled off of Bowie starter Jason Berken. After Berken induced a 6-4-3 double play, Jeff Frazier grounded to short and on an error, Ramirez scored, tying the game at 1-1.
Bowie would regain the lead in the top of the third. Rojas reached of the second time on an walk and was moved over to third on a Montanez double. With one out, Nolan Reimold singled home Rojas to put the Baysox ahead 2-1.
The Baysox went ahead by a pair in the top of the fourth. With two outs, Mike Rodriguez walked and stole second. He was singled home by Rojas for a 3-1 Baysox advantage.
Bowie would go on to build a 5-1 lead with runs in each of the next two innings. Jeff Nettles homered in the top of the fifth and in the top of the sixth, Montanez doubled home Rodriguez who reached on a catchers interference.
The âWolves would stage a comeback to cut the Bowie lead down to a run in the bottom of the sixth inning. Danny Worth led off with a single and with two outs, scored on a Justice base hit to make it 5-2. Ryan Roberson stepped in and clubbed a two-run home run, his seventh, to make it a 5-4 game in favor of the Bayosx. The home run for Roberson was his second in the last three games.
The lead for Bowie remained a run until the top of the ninth inning. Rojas led off against Casey Fien with his second hit of the game, a single. Montanez followed and connected on a two-run home run to make it a 7-4 game. The hit for Montanez was his fourth of the game. All four were extra-base hits. Later in the inning, Brian Peterson singled home Reimold who doubled to make it 8-4.
Three Baysox pitchers, Ryan Keefer, Gerardo Casadiego and closer Julio Manon held the âWolves scoreless with one hit over the final 3.1 innings.
Marte (0-1) took the loss for Erie. He went 4.1 innings, allowing four runs on six hits with six walks and four strikeouts.
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