Storm take opener 2-0
Published on August 4, 2011 under California League (CalL1)
Bakersfield Blaze News Release
The Blaze and Storm went scoreless into extras, but it was Lake Elsinore to score first, and last, as the Storm took the opener 2-0 on Wednesday night.
The battle of the starters was truly one to behold. Tim Crabbe got the start for Bakersfield, and he scattered 5 singles over 7 innings, striking out 8. Lake Elsinore's Nick Schmidt was only a hair better - he went an additional inning, giving up just 2 hits and a walk in 8 frames while also fanning 8.
After 2 scoreless relief innings from Clayton Shunick, the game blasted into the 10th, still deadlocked at zero. Derrik Lutz (L, 1-1) was called upon to continue the pitching dominance, and it looked like the righty might be able to work around a leadoff error. However, with 2 down in the frame, Eddy Rodriguez launched a 2-run shot over the wall in left, and the Storm took a 2-0 advantage.
In the bottom of the 10th, the Blaze got back-to-back line drive singles from Brodie Greene and Alex Buchholz, but Carlos Mendez failed to get a sacrifice bunt down, and 2 grounders brought the game to a somewhat anticlimactic close. Aaron Breit pitched the 9th to get his first win for the Storm, and Jason Ray collected save number 7, escaping a 10th inning jam to lock it down.
The series continues tomorrow with TAILGATE THURSDAY at the park, featuring half price beer and live music starting at 6:30pm! The game can be heard live on BakersfieldBlaze.com, with play by play voice Dan Besbris getting going at 7:35pm for the pregame show, first pitch at 7:45.
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