Stars Downed By Crabbe, Blue Wahoos

Published on August 20, 2013 under Southern League (SL1)
Huntsville Stars News Release


After being swept in a rain-shortened doubleheader one night earlier, the Huntsville Stars were downed by the Pensacola Blue Wahoos by a score of 8-1 on Tuesday night at Joe Davis Stadium.

From the get-go, the Blue Wahoos took control of the game against Stars starting pitcher Taylor Jungmann.

In the second inning, Pensacola starting pitcher helped out his own cause with a RBI single to put the BlueWahoos on the board. Two batters later, shortstop Devin Lohman hit a three-run homer to make the score 4-0.

That was all that Crabbe and the rest of the Blue Wahoos pitching staff needed. The 25-year-old righty improved to 7-8 on the season after giving up just one run on five hits in six innings. To secure the victory, relievers Chris Manno and Michael Lorenzen blanked the Huntsville bats over the final three innings of the game.

Aside from the rocky fourth inning, Jungmann allowed a runner to score in the fifth inning on a wild pitch to complete his line. The 23-year-old righty fell to an even 9-9 on the year after giving up five earned runs on seven hits in five innings on work.

Pensacola scored their other three runs in the eighth inning against Stars righty Greg Holle. Blue Wahoos first basemen Mike Costanzo came through with a two-run double while catcher Tucker Barnhart pitched in with a sacrifice fly.

For the Stars, their only run on the game came in the third inning on a sacrifice fly by first basemen Jason Rogers.

Aside from the sole run, outfielder Chadwin Stang and shortstop Hector Gomez paced the Stars offense with two hits apiece.

The defeat for the Stars marks their fourth loss in a row. Huntsville has also scored two runs or less in each of the last five contests.

On Wednesday, the Stars will play game five of a six-game series against the BlueWahoos to try to get back to their winning ways. Huntsville will send RHP Ariel Pena (7-8, 4.09 ERA) while the Pensacola will counter with RHP Josh Smith (9-9, 3.67 ERA).

Following a stretch of 11 consecutive starts without a win, Pena is looking for his third straight victory.

First pitch is at a special 1:03 PM time.

For more information on the Huntsville Stars, visit huntsvillestars.com or call (256) 882-2562.

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