SL1 Chattanooga Lookouts

Stripling Shines In Homestand Finale

Published on June 28, 2013 under Southern League (SL1)
Chattanooga Lookouts News Release


The Chattanooga Lookouts are having to hit the road again, but they left their fans smiling Friday night.

Getting a superb start from right-hander Ross Stripling, the Lookouts scored earlyl and did not stop to a second straight laugher, 5-0, before a crowd of 5,808 on a soggy evening at AT&T Field. A late afternoon shower delayed the game's start for just over an hour.

Heading to Huntsville for the holiday weekend, the Lookouts will trot out Zach Lee tonight at 6:43 Eastern in hopes of keep their run of quality starts alive.

Stripling (7-1 overall, 5-1 with the Lookouts), worked deeper into a game that at any time during the 2013 season. The right-hander out of Texas A&M walked no one and allowed only a leadoff single to Kevin Kiermaier in the first and a Hector Guevara double with one out in the sixth. In between, he recorded 16 straight outs, beginning with a double play.

The Lookouts wasted no time staking Stripling to a lead, In the first, Angelo Songco brought home a run on a ground ball, and it grew to 2-0 in the second on a Miguel Rojas RBI double.

That lead stood until the fifth, when a bases loaded single by Bobby Coyle brought in a pair of runs. A Songco sacrifice fly in the sixth padded the margin to 5-0.

For the Lookouts, the heart of their order -- Pederson, Brian Cavazos-Galvez and newcomer Sean Burroughs -- had two hits apiece Friday, with Burroughs getting a double as part of his night. Pederson, average back up to .304, also had a stolen base Friday.

Stripling gave way to Jharel Cotton in the ninth, and right-hander from St. Thomas, the Vrgin Islands completed the two-hitter. That gave the Lookouts their ninth shutout of the season, which ties Birmingham for the league lead.

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