Stars Lose Series Finale In Greenville, 4-0

Published on June 29, 2004 under Southern League (SL1)
Huntsville Stars News Release


Greenville, SC – In the Stars' final regular season game at Municipal Stadium, a pair of Braves pitchers engineered an efficient three-hit shutout in Greenville's 4-0 win on Monday night. Huntsville (4-2, 36-40) dropped into a first-place title in the Southern League West second-half standings.

G-Braves reliever Matt Coenen, making his first start in place of recently promoted lefty Dan Meyer, delivered six scoreless innings, his longest stint of the season. Coenen (1-1) fanned two and permitted just two hits, two walks and one hit batter while securing his first win.

The Stars' best threat against Coenen came in the fourth, when Prince Fielder led off with a double and took third on Brad Nelson's groundout. Coenen retired Chris Barnwell on a ground ball to third and Johnny Raburn walked. Kade Johnson flied to center to end the frame, and Huntsville never advanced another runner past first.

Alec Zumwalt authored three spotless innings of relief, allowing a seventh-inning single to Barnwell, the first batter he faced, then setting down nine straight hitters to close out his first save. Zumwalt recorded one strikeout in each of his three frames.

Greenville's Napolion Calzado snapped a 0-0 tie in the sixth with a double that scored Juan Velazquez, who opened the inning with a pinch-single. Kelly Johnson slammed a solo homer in the seventh for a 2-0 lead. In the eighth, Tony Pena Jr. doubled home a run and Calzado singled in another to make it 4-0, G-Braves.

Chris Saenz (5-5) suffered a tough loss for Huntsville, throwing 7 1/3 strong innings, his longest outing of the season. Saenz equaled his season-high with eight strikeouts, allowing four runs on five hits, two walks and one hit batter.

After a day off Tuesday, Stars lefty Ryan Costello (4-1, 4.74) meets Mobile righty Clay Hensley (5-7, 5.45) on Wednesday night in the opener of a four-game series at Joe Davis Stadium. Game time is 7:05 p.m.



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