Shortened by rain, Dillas win 14-6
July 14, 2010 - United League Baseball (ULB)
Amarillo Dillas News Release
AMARILLO, TX - The Amarillo Dillas offense kicked into gear on Wednesday night as they pounded out 19 hits in a 14-6 seven-inning win over the Edinburg Roadrunners in front of 1,947 fans at the Amarillo National Bank Dilla Villa.
Dillas starter Chris Holguin (1-0) got the win in his first appearance for Amarillo as he went five innings and gave up three earned runs off seven hits, allowing just one walk while striking out eight batters. Roadrunners starter Mark DiBernardo (5-2) got the loss, giving up season-highs in runs (nine) and hits (12) while walking three and striking out none. Dillas outfielder Stephen Douglas went 2-4 with three RBI, three runs and a homer in the effort.
The Roadrunners started the scoring in the first as Wilmer Pino led off with a single, stole second, went to third on a groundout and scored on a pass ball for a 1-0 Edinburg lead.
The Dillas responded as Recuenco hit an RBI double to score Stephen Douglas in the second to tie the game. In the third, Joaquin Rodriguez walked, Carlos Figueroa doubled and Daryl Jones singled to score Rodriguez. After a Douglas walk loaded the bases, Alberto Cruz hit a sacrifice fly to advance all runners and score Figueroa. Recuenco stepped up and hit a two-run single. Sam Palace hit an RBI double to score Recuenco while Palace went to second on an error and scored on a Jermel Lomack single for a 7-1 Amarillo lead.
Following a two-run triple by Vince Blue and an error brought another run home for the Roadrunners in the fourth, Douglas followed a Jones single with his fourth homer of the season for a 9-4 Amarillo advantage.
Edinburg scored twice in the sixth off two RBI singles from Alexis Hernandez and Pino to pull the deficit to three, but the Dillas scored again in the bottom half. Figueroa led off with a single and went to third on a error. Douglas reached second on another error which scored Figueroa. After a Cruz walk and a Recuenco single, Sam Palace slammed a two-RBI double for a six-run lead.
Singles from Rodriguez and Figueroa were followed by a Jones RBI double and an RBI groundout from Douglas for an eight-run lead. After the inning, the umpires ended the game due to weather to give the Dillas a 14-6 victory.
With the win, the Dillas improve to 27-19 while the Roadrunners fall to 29-14. Thursday, Amarillo will take on first-place Edinburg for the third game of a four-game set at 7:05pm with the Aqua One Pre-Game Show set to begin at 6:50pm on AudioSportsOnline via www.myamarillodillas.com. Game time is tentative and is subject to blackout.
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