Stars Complete Sweep with 6-3 Win
May 10, 2003 - Southern League (SL1)
Huntsville Stars News Release
Chattanooga, TN â In a series filled with long balls, the most prodigious came on Friday night. Brandon Gemoll unleashed an awe-inspiring, fifth-inning homerun that left Bell South Park, literally, and staked Huntsville to a three-run lead. The first-place Stars (21-12) romped to a 6-3 victory over Chattanooga, completing a four-game sweep of the Lookouts (10-23). Huntsville increased its lead to four games over West Tennessee in the Southern League West Division.
The Stars jumped on Chattanooga starter Dustin Moseley in the second. Chris Barnwell led off with a single and took second on Ben Diggins' groundout. Chris Cosbey singled to center, plating Barnwell for a 1-0 lead. Cosbey quickly stole second base before being thrown out trying to steal third. Dave Krynzel followed with a triple to left-center, and Richard Paz scored him with an infield-single. Barnwell added a third-inning, run-scoring single to put Huntsville up, 3-0.
The Lookouts scored twice in the fourth before Gemoll took center stage. Krynzel led off the fifth with a bunt-single. Two outs later, Gemoll faced Moseley for the third time. On a 1-2 pitch, Gemoll launched a monstrous blow that disappeared over the bleachers beyond the rightfield wall. The emphatic two-run homer, Gemoll's third of the year and second in the series, put the Stars in front, 5-2.
Ben Diggins (3-2) notched his third win, allowing two runs on three hits and one walk while fanning four over six innings. Moseley (2-2) suffered the loss, permitting five runs, four earned, on eight hits with four strikeouts in five innings. Mike Adams recorded his third save, striking out one in a perfect ninth.
Huntsville opens a four-game series against the Tennessee Smokies on Saturday night at Joe Davis Stadium. Right-hander Mike Jones (4-1, 3.03) meets Tennessee righty Nick Stocks (3-0, 3.00) at 7:05 p.m. The first 1,000 fans receive Stars mini-bats courtesy of Woody Anderson Ford.
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