Stars Fall in Extras to Lookouts

August 9, 2013 - Southern League (SL1)
Huntsville Stars News Release


One night after the longest nine-inning game of the season (3:48), the Huntsville Stars lost a 13-inning marathon to the Chattanooga Lookouts at AT&T Field by a score of 2-1 on Thursday night.

With the game scoreless going into the sixth inning, the Stars were able to get on the board first and score their only run of the contest. To begin the inning, first basemen Jason Rogers led things off with a single and then advanced to second when outfielder Brock Kjeldgaard was hit by a pitch from Lookouts starter Carlos Frias. Once Frias was taken out of the game in favor of lefty Onelki Garcia, Stars catcher Anderson de la Rosa welcomed him to action with a RBI single that scored Rogers to put the Stars on the board.

For a while, it looked like that run would be plenty for the Stars pitching staff and starting pitcher Drew Gagnon. The 23-year-old righty had a perfect game through three innings, no-hitter through five innings, and gave up just one hit in six innings of shutout baseball. Righties Greg Holle and David Goforth came on to throw a scoreless seventh and eighth inning respectively.

Unfortunately for the Stars, Chattanooga was finally able to put some offense together in the bottom of the ninth. With righty Kevin Shackelford in the game, outfielder Jeremy Moore started off the inning by being hit by a pitch and advancing to second on a wild pitch. During the next at-bat, a RBI single from outfielder Brian Cavazos-Galvez tied up the game at 1-1.

The score stayed that way until the bottom of the 13th inning where the Lookouts were able to end their losing streak with one swing of the bat. After retiring the first batter he faced, Stars righty Arcenio Leon (L, 1-7) served up a solo homer to more than landed just over the right-center field wall to end the game.

On offense, the Stars were paced by two hits apiece from Kjeldgaard and second basemen Nick Shaw.

In a losing effort, the defeat takes the Stars record in extra innings to 3-4 on the year. They had won their two previous extra inning games. The 13 innings also marked the longest game of the season for the Stars in regards to innings played and second-longest when it comes to time this season.

Huntsville played a 13-inning, four hour and 42-minute affair against the Birmingham Barons on April 20 at Regions Field.

On Friday, the Stars will play game three of a five-game series against the Chattanooga Lookouts at AT&T Field. Huntsville will send RHP Andy Moye (5-11, 4.22 ERA) while Chattanooga will counter with LHP Chris Reed (3-9, 3.67 ERA). First pitch is 6:15 CT.



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