Soliman & Ray Lead Snappers to Shutout
Published on July 10, 2011 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Beloit Sky Carp News Release
BELOIT, WI - A big two-run home run from Lance Ray in the fourth inning and a seven inning dominant performance from starting pitcher Manuel Soliman led to the Snappers defeating the Clinton LumberKings 5-0 Sunday afternoon. Soliman only allowed seven hits, struck out four and walked none while picking up his fifth win of the year.
For Ray, his home run was his eighth of the year and his two RBI now give him 39. In that fourth inning, the Snappers (10-7) would score four times including and RBI single from Jairo Perez and an RBI sac-fly from Daniel Ortiz. Andrew Leer would double and later score in the seventh inning to close out the scoring.
The LumberKings (10-7) weren't completely quiet on offense as Mickey Wiswall and Stefen Romero both contributed two hits in the losing effort. The LumberKings and Snappers are now tied for second in the Midwest League Western Division standings at 10-7, 2.0 games behind the Kane County Cougars (12-5).
Jairo Perez was the only Snapper with two hits (2-for-3) has he continues to torment MWL pitchers as his batting average raised from .404 to .412. He also added his 28th RBI of the season.
Soliman (4-5, 3.95 ERA) exited after seven innings of shut out baseball and gave way to Nelvin Fuentes who pitched the final two innings and gave up no hits and struck out two.
The "Brodie Trophy Player of the Game," goes to Manuel Soliman who shut out the LumberKings for seven innings, scattering seven hits, allowing no runs or walks and struck out four. He's now 4-5 on the season.
Tomorrow, the Snappers and LumberKings close out their three-game series at Pohlman Field starting at 7:00pm. A.J. Achter will take the ball for the Snappers against Anthony Fernandez for Clinton. It will be another WJVL/WCLO Monster Deal Monday at the ballpark where fans can get two general admission tickets, two hot dogs, two sodas, two popcorns and two adjustable home or retro hats all for just $22! 12oz drafts of Miller products are just $1.50 courtesy of Ott-Schweitzer Distributing.
The Beloit Snappers are a member of the Midwest League and a Class-A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins. For ticket information, contact the Snappers office at 608-362-2272 or visit the website at www.snappersbaseball.com.
Midwest League Stories from July 10, 2011
- Lugs' balanced attack blasts Captains, 7-1 - Lansing Lugnuts
- Captains Fall to Lansing 7-1 - Lake County Captains
- Bullpen Struggles in Eighth Straight Loss - South Bend Silver Hawks
- Chiefs use big inning to blow past Kernels, 7-1 - Cedar Rapids Kernels
- Bandits Top Wisconsin in 11 - Quad Cities River Bandits
- Five Run Sixth Leads Chiefs to 7-1 Win - Peoria Chiefs
- Dragons Take Ninth Win in Last 10 Games - Dayton Dragons
- Bandits Beat Rattlers In 11 Innings - Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
- Loons Level the TinCaps and Series - Great Lakes Loons
- Soliman & Ray Lead Snappers to Shutout - Beloit Sky Carp
- Soliman Keeps Clinton Scoreless over Seven Innings for 5-0 Win - Clinton LumberKings
- Big Inning Topples TinCaps, 10-7 - Fort Wayne TinCaps
- Cuthbert Slams Cougars Past Bees - Kane County Cougars
- Cougars Take Game Two - Burlington Bees
- Diethrich Caps off Big Week with Home Run in 11-7 Win - Bowling Green Hot Rods
- Peoria scores in the 10th to beat Kernels, 3-2 - Cedar Rapids Kernels
- Peoria scores in the 10th to beat Kernels, 3-2 - Cedar Rapids Kernels
- Perez's Two Home Runs Not Enough Against âKings - Beloit Sky Carp
- Russell ravaged through Wisconsin lineup, allowing three hits - Quad Cities River Bandits
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
Other Recent Beloit Sky Carp Stories
- June 9th Game Rained Out
- Sky Carp Break Skid in Series Opener
- Late Runs Cost Sky Carp
- Pen Falters Late in Loss
- Triples Cost Sky Carp in Series Opener
