SeaWolves Snap Losing Skid with 7-4 Win on Sunday
August 29, 2010 - Eastern League (EL1)
Erie SeaWolves News Release
The SeaWolves jumped ahead early and held on for a 7-4 victory, salvaging the final game of a four-game series against the Akron Aeros at Canal Park on Sunday afternoon.
The SeaWolves struck first in the top of the second inning against Akron starter Scott Barnes. Rawley Bishop led off with a single to center on the first pitch of the inning. Billy Nowlin doubled home Bishop for a 1-0 lead. With one out, Andy Bouchie walked putting two aboard for Matt Mansilla. Mansilla laid down a bunt, beat it out for a single and on a throwing error by Barnes, Nowlin scored and the runners advanced to scoring position. Kyle Peter was hit by a pitch loading the bases for Brent Wyatt. Wyatt singled home a pair to make it 4-0 and that was followed by a two-run double off the bat of Brandon Douglas for a 6-0 lead.
In the fourth, Wyatt walked with one out and moved to third on Douglas second double of the game. Wyatt came home to score on a sacrifice fly off the bay of Bryan Pounds for a 7-0 lead.
Akron got on the board breaking up the shutout against Duane Below in the bottom of the sixth. With one out, Jason Kipnis doubled home Jordan Henry making it a 7-1 game. With Kipnis in scoring position, Lonnie Chisenhall singled home Akron's second run, bringing the Aeros to within five at 7-2. Beau Mills walked to load the bases for Miguel Perez. Perez reached on an infield single against reliever Jay Voss, scoring Chisenhall making it 7-3. Head would score on a John Drennen groundout cutting the Erie lead down to three at 7-4.
Lester Oliveros worked a scoreless ninth for the SeaWolves earning his 12th save of the season.
Below (6-12) picked up the win allowing four runs on six hits with a walk and three strikeouts in 5.1 innings of work.
The victory was Erie's first in Akron since May 24, 2009, snapping a 19-game losing streak at Canal Park.
Erie begins the final homestand of the 2010 season on Monday night at Jerry Uht Park against the Richmond Flying Squirrels.7:05 First Pitch. It will be BUCK NIGHT. Lefty Adam Wilk (1-0, 0.00 ERA) takes the mound for the 'Wolves against LHP Jake Stevens (4-3, 2.38 ERA).
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