Stars Lose Series Opener to Biscuits, Drop Eighth Straight

Published on June 14, 2012 under Southern League (SL1)
Huntsville Stars News Release


HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - Following a five-game sweep by the Mobile BayBears, the Huntsville Stars (33-32) fell to the Montgomery Biscuits (33-30) in the first of five games at Joe Davis Stadium by a score of 6-3 on Wednesday night.

Coming out of the gates, it was Montgomery that struck first. Highlighted by RBI singles from shortstop Hak-Ju Lee and first baseman Ryan Garko, a two-run double by third baseman Omar Luna and a run-scoring wild pitch from Stars starter Josh Stinson, the Biscuits took a commanding 5-0 lead in the second inning.

In the third inning, the Stars were able to cut that lead down a bit. After center fielder Josh Prince reached on a Biscuits error and shortstop Tommy Manzella drew a walk to lead off the inning, first baseman Hunter Morris doubled both of them home to make the score 5-2. For Morris, the double was his league-leading 23rd of the season.

Following another RBI double from the Biscuits' Luna and chasing Stinson from the game in the fourth inning, Huntsville was only able to manage to score one more run the entire ballgame. That run came in the fourth inning on a two-out rally where Prince singled and scored on a RBI double by second baseman Scooter Gennett to make the score 6-3.

With the loss, Stinson fell to 7-4 on the season after giving up six runs on eleven hits in three-plus innings of work. The 24-year-old was also defeated for the second straight start, and the three innings was his shortest outing of the season in ten starts.

Montgomery starting pitcher Jake Thompson improved to 4-5 with the victory after giving up three runs (two earned) on six hits in five innings.

On the pitching side, the Stars bullpen shut down Montgomery's offense without a hit for the final six innings of the ballgame. Reliever Dan Meadows led the way with three scoreless innings, while LHP Mitch Stetter, RHP Darren Byrd and RHP Santo Manzanillo each threw a scoreless frame.

For the Stars, the eight-game losing streak is their longest since May 12th-19th of 2011. On offense, the Stars got three hits apiece from both Prince and Manzella.

Game two of a five-game series will begin on Thursday as the Stars will send LHP Dan Merklinger (1-6, 5.93 ERA) to the mound to square off against Biscuits RHP Alex Colome (2-2. 4.79 ERA). First pitch is at 6:43 PM.

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