Stars Fall To Generals

Published on June 22, 2012 under Southern League (SL1)
Huntsville Stars News Release

A night after starting the second half of their season off with a win, the Huntsville Stars lost to the Jackson Generals by a score of 7-4 on Friday night at Pringles Park. The game was all tied up at 4-4 in the sixth inning until Jackson designated hitter Joe Dunigan crushed a 2-run homerun off of Stars reliever Santo Manzanillo for the eventual game-winning blow for the Generals. With the loss, Manzanillo fell to 0-4 on the year. Stars starting pitcher Evan Anundsen returned from the disabled list with a no decision, giving up four runs and eleven hits through 5.0 innings. On offense, the Stars got three hits from designated hitter Scott Krieger and two hits apiece from catcher Anderson De La Rosa and first baseman Hunter Morris.

On Saturday, the Stars will send RHP Kyle Heckathorn (2-6, 4.24 ERA) to the mound to square off against LHP Anthony Fernandez (Double-A debut) for game three of a five-game series. First pitch is at 6:05 PM.

Southern League Stories from June 22, 2012

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• M-Braves Silenced by Rienzo, Barons, 3-0 - Mississippi Braves
• BayBears Score 8 Late Runs to Beat Biscuits - Montgomery Biscuits
• Bats Come Alive and Generals Out-Slug Stars 7-4 - Jackson Generals
• Stars Fall To Generals - Huntsville Stars
• Blue Wahoos Hook Lookouts, 4-2 - Chattanooga Lookouts
• Suns Defeat Smokies Behind Dominant Alvarez - Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp
• Smokies Bats Silenced by Suns in 2-0 Loss - Knoxville Smokies
• Anundsen Activated From Disabled List - Huntsville Stars
• Mills Aquired from Cleveland Organization - Pensacola Blue Wahoos
• Generals Game Notes - Jackson Generals
• Moran Promoted to Tacoma, Tenbrink, Kittredge Return - Jackson Generals
• Stars Open up Second Half with Win - Huntsville Stars
• Diamondbacks' Stephen Drew to Rehab with BayBears - Mobile BayBears

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