AtL Sugar Land Space Cowboys

Skeeters Lose Fourth-Straight, 5-0

Published on August 9, 2015 under Atlantic League (AtL)
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SUGAR LAND, Texas - The Sugar Land Skeeters dropped their fourth-straight game, falling to the Somerset Patriots, 5-0 in the series opener at TD Bank Ballpark. The offense for Sugar Land accounted for just four hits and two walks as Sean Gallagher gave up five runs in the first two innings. The loss drops the Skeeters record to 11-18 in the second half and 47-52 overall.

The Patriots jumped out to an early lead on Gallager after the Skeeters starter allowed the first five base runners to reach. Nate Spears opened the home half of the first with a single to right. After a walk to Aharon Eggleston, David Vidal broke the scoring seal with an RBI double to left. Back-to-back RBI singles from Michael Burgess and Adam Donachie increased the lead to 3-0 before Gallagher recorded his first out on a fielder's choice. Robert Andino lifted a sacrifice fly to right to push the lead to 4-0.

Somerset expanded the lead to 5-0 in the bottom of the second with a two-out rally. Eggleston singled to left with two outs to keep the inning alive. A walk to Vidal moved Eggleston into scoring position before coming in to score on a single to center from Burgess to cap the scoring at 5-0.

Gallagher, along with Cory VanAllen and James Parr combined to retire 18 of the final 19 batters to close out the game. Jeff Dominguez, Travis Scott, Daryle Ward and Renny Osuna were the only Sugar Land players to record hits in the setback.

The full box score can be found online at http://www.pointstreak.com/baseball/boxscore.html?gameid=269601.

The Skeeters continue the eight-game road trip tomorrow at Somerset. First pitch with the Patriots is slated for 6:05 p.m. Listen live to all the action on the road at SugarLandSkeeters.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.

Visit SugarLandSkeeters.com and follow @SL_Skeeters on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook for all the latest news on the team.

About the Sugar Land Skeeters

The Sugar Land Skeeters are led by former Major Leaguer Gary Gaetti and play at Constellation Field, a state-of-the art stadium located at the intersection of State Highway 6 and U.S. Highway 90A in Sugar Land.

The Skeeters play 140 regular season games in the Atlantic League, considered the highest level of Minor League Baseball. Atlantic League players are "Major League ready" and in the last 16 years, over 600 players have graduated from Atlantic League clubs to Major League organizations, making the League a preferred route for experienced players to be scouted by Major League Baseball.

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