Stars' Win Streak Ends at Five

Published on July 28, 2012 under Southern League (SL1)
Huntsville Stars News Release


PENSACOLA, FL. - A five-game winning streak came to an end for the Huntsville Stars as they fell to the Pensacola BlueWahoos by a score of 7-5 on Friday night.

The Stars trailed the entire game, beginning in the second inning. Pensacola left fielder Josh Fellhauer started off the rally with double off of Stars starting pitcher Evan Anundsen. After advancing to third on a sacrifice bunt, Fellhauer then scored on an RBI ground-rule double by third baseman David Vidal to give the BlueWahoos a 1-0 lead. Later in the inning, Vidal scored on an RBI single by pitcher J.C Sulbaran to make the score 2-0.

In the top half of the fourth inning, the Stars were able to cut the BlueWahoos lead in half on one swing of the bat by Khris Davis . The left fielder belted his eighth home run of the season over the left field wall to put the score at 2-1.

With the Stars deficit remaining at one in the bottom half of the fifth inning, the Pensacola offense came back with a surge of their own. Leading off the frame, shortstop Billy Hamilton tripled to deep right field and scored on an error from shortstop Tommy Manzella while handling the relay throw to put the BlueWahoos up by two. Later in the inning, an RBI double by first baseman Beau Mills gave Pensacola a 4-1 lead.

After both teams scored a run apiece in the both the sixth and seventh innings, the Stars made one last push to keep their winning streak alive in the top of the eighth inning.

With one out, right fielder Kentrail Davis and catcher Adam Weisenburger began the surge with a single and a walk respectively off of BlueWahoos reliever Josh Ravin. After a pitching change and another walk to pinch-hitter T.J Mittlestaedt, that loaded the bases for Josh Prince . The centerfielder came through with a two-run double off of Pensacola closer Justin Freeman to cut the Stars deficit back to a run.

Unfortunately, that's the closest the Stars got. Following an insurance run by Pensacola in the eighth inning, Freeman stranded the bases loaded in the ninth inning to notch his 11 th save on the season. Sulbaran earned the win, improving to 7-7 on the year.

For the Stars, Anundsen fell to 5-7 on the year with the loss, giving up four runs on seven hits through 4.2 innings. The loss snapped the Stars five-game winning streak overall.

On offense, the fourth inning blast by Davis was his fifth homer in as many games. The Southern League record for most consecutive games with a home run is six, set by longtime big leaguer Derek Lee in 1996.

The final game of a five-game series and nine-game road trip for the Stars will take place on Friday. First pitch is at 6:35 PM.

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