Stars Strand 13 and Lose in 10 Innings, 4-2
Published on May 3, 2004 under Southern League (SL1)
Huntsville Stars News Release
Huntsville, AL â Huntsville (13-12) stranded a season-high 13 runners and spoiled an outstanding effort from starting pitcher Jeff Housman in a frustrating 4-2, 10-inning loss to West Tenn (11-13) on Monday afternoon at Joe Davis Stadium. The Stars fell one-half game behind leader Birmingham in the Southern League West.
Housman delivered his best pitching performance of the season, fanning a personal and team season-high nine batters over six outstanding innings. Housman surrendered just three hits, walked none and left with Huntsville up, 2-1.
Mike Mallory, whose average was under .200 entering the series, drove in his second run of the day and season with a seventh-inning sacrifice fly to tie the game. Mallory had two doubles in the game and is 6-for-11 in the series.
In the 10th, Jaxx leadoff hitter Dwaine Bacon created a rally with his legs. The league's top basestealer, Bacon drew a two-out walk. He promptly stole his 13th and 14th bases. On a 2-2 pitch from Stars closer Robert Giron, Richard Lewis hit a flare off the end of the bat into shallow rightfield for a single, scoring Bacon for a 3-2 Jaxx lead. Aron Weston smoked Giron's 1-0 offering into the rightfield corner for a double, scoring Lewis with an insurance run.
Giron (0-1), whose earned run average was under 0.82 entering the game, allowed just his second and third earned runs this year and suffered his first loss, permitting two hits and one walk while fanning two over two frames. Russ Rohlicek (2-1) picked up the win, walking three and fanning two in two hitless, scoreless innings. Jermaine Van Buren notched his third save, striking out the side in the 10th.
The sixth and final game of the series starts at 10:05 a.m. on Tuesday morning at Joe Davis Stadium when righty Stars Chris Saenz (2-1, 3.37) meets Jaxx lefty Carmen Pignatiello (2-0, 4.13).
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