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Skeeters Earn Split in Series Finale with Lancaster, 2-0

August 16, 2015 - Atlantic League (AtL)
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SUGAR LAND, Texas - The Sugar Land Skeeters earned a split in the series finale with the Lancaster Barnstormers with a 2-0 shutout at Clipper Magazine Stadium on Sunday. Starting pitcher Matt Wright snapped a five-game losing streak that saw his ERA over that stretch rise to 8.03. The win improves Sugar Land's record to 14-22 in the second half and 50-56 overall.

Wright turned in his best outing of the season in the win. The right-hander scattered three hits over 6.0 innings with eight strikeouts and no walks. The four-year member of the Skeeters improved his record to 6-7 with the dominating performance on the rubber.

The Skeeters jumped out to a quick 1-0 advantage in the top of the first to break the scoring seal. Jeff Dominguez legged out a double to open the inning and came in to score on a one-out, RBI single from Delwyn Young to put Sugar Land ahead.

Sugar Land was able to increase the lead to 2-0 in the top of the fifth after Wright continued to put up zeroes on the mound. Dominguez reached on a single to start the frame and advanced up to second on a single from Young. Chris Wallace picked up his 61st-RBI of the season on his 23rd-double of the year, scoring Dominguez and bolstering the advantage to 2-0.

Andrew Johnston, Dan Runzler and Derrick Loop combined to keep the Barnstormers off the board to keep the shutout intact. Runzler and Loop each scattered a single. Loop earned his team-leading 12th-save of the season with a strikeout and a double play ball in the bottom of the ninth.

The full box score can be found online at http://www.pointstreak.com/baseball/boxscore.html?gameid=270022.

The Skeeters return to the friendly confines of Constellation Field on Monday for a seven-game homestand with the Bridgeport. First pitch with the Bluefish is slated for 7:05 p.m. Watch all the action at home on ESPN3.com. Season tickets and special game plans are still available for the 2015 campaign. Sign up today by calling the box office at 281-240-4487 to join the swarm.

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