MWL1 Dayton Dragons

Sixth Inning Rally, Rain Aid South Bend

Published on July 11, 2011 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release


Dayton, Ohio-Raywilly Gomez and Matt Helm delivered back-to-back run-scoring doubles in the top of the sixth inning and the South Bend Silver Hawks got an assist from Mother Nature as they defeated the Dayton Dragons 3-2 on Monday night in a game shortened by rain to five and one-half innings.

The Silver Hawks took the lead in the top of the sixth inning and, due to heavy rain, the Dragons never got the opportunity to bat in the bottom of the sixth. By rule, those circumstances meet the conditions for a suspended game since the home team could not bat after a lead change in the top of the inning. But since the two teams do not play again in 2011, Midwest League President George Spelius, with assistance from Mike Felt of the Professional Baseball Umpire Corporation, cited further Minor League Baseball regulations to declare South Bend the winner. Rules state that in the event a suspended game cannot be resumed and the game has reached five full innings, the team leading at the time of the suspension shall be awarded the win.

For the fourth time in the last five games, the Dragons scored in the first inning to take the lead. Billy Hamilton reached on a bunt single to start the inning. Hamilton stole second and when the throw by catcher Raywilly Gomez got away, Hamilton raced all the way in to score. In the fifth, Dayton scored again when Juan Duran walked and Jefry Sierra brought him in with a triple to make it 2-0.

In the top of the sixth, South Bend put two men aboard when Gomez drilled a two-out double to right-center field to bring in both runners and tie the game. Helm followed with a double to right to bring in Gomez and give South Bend a 3-2.

Dayton never got the opportunity to respond. Before a pitch could be thrown in the bottom of the sixth, the game was stopped due to lightning. Rain followed and the game could not be resumed.

The Dragons (13-5, 48-40) do not play on Tuesday. They will open a six-game road trip on Wednesday against the Quad Cities River Bandits in Davenport, Iowa at 8:00 p.m. Stalin Gerson (3-0, 0.75) will start for Dayton.

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