Six BlueClaws errors doom Lakewood in 12-1 loss to Lake County
Published on April 16, 2008 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Jersey Shore BlueClaws News Release
LAKEWOOD, N.J. - The Captains controlled every aspect of the game on Wednesday night at FirstEnergy Park, as Lake County notched a 12-1 victory over the BlueClaws.
Lakewood committed six errors on the night, including five in the third inning and four in four consecutive plays. The defensive miscues led to six unearned runs, all charged to starter Jacob Diekman (0-1).
The Captains (8-5) had little difficulty capitalizing on the defensive breakdowns, taking a 7-0 lead after just three innings.
Shortstop Dennis Winn was the only infielder who avoided an error. Diekman and second baseman Derrick Mitchell each committed two errors, while Matt Rizzotti and Travis Mattair each made one.
The BlueClaws defense settled down after the third, playing error-free baseball the final six frames. The team record for errors in a game is eight, set on April 18, 2001 against Lexington.
The Captains committed two errors as well, but the eight total errors fell well short of the South Atlantic League record of 16 set in 1961.
The BlueClaws offense did not fare much better than their defense. The 'Claws tallied just four hits against Captains starter Ryan Morris (2-0) and a trio of relievers, managing one ninth inning run.
Lakewood (5-8) got their lone run in the bottom of the ninth thanks to an RBI double from Rizzotti off of Captains closer Vinnie Pestano. The double was the first hit for the BlueClaws since Michael Taylor doubled with two outs in the sixth.
Roman Pena and Adam White led the offensive charge for the Captains, each driving in three runs. Eight of the nine Captains starters scored at least one run and the player that did not, Chris Nash, drove in a run.
The BlueClaws and Captains will be back in action again Thursday morning, when they meet at FirstEnergy Park in an 11:05 a.m. start. Chance Chapman (0-0, 3.86) will start for Lakewood, while Chirs Archer (0-1, 0.96) will take the mound for Lake County.
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