AtL Sugar Land Space Cowboys

Sugar Land Drops Extra-Inning Battle, 7-5

Published on May 7, 2014 under Atlantic League (AtL)
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Sugar Land battled Somerset through extras today but fell, 7-5, in 10 innings at Constellation Field. Despite the loss, the Skeeters have won four of their last six games and are now 6-6 to start the season.

In the first inning, leadoff center fielder Ryan Langerhans (2x4, 2R) reached base via walk and quickly advanced to second on a stolen base. Langerhans tagged up and went to third on a deep fly ball from right fielder Dustin Martin (0x5) before scoring on DH Nick Stavinoha's (2x4, RBI) outfield single, giving the Skeeters a 1-0 lead entering the second frame.

Somerset answered in the third, pushing across three runs to make it 3-1. The Patriots put up another run in the fifth, but Sugar Land continued to chip away at the deficit. Left fielder Neil Medchill (2x4, RBI) revived the Skeeters offense in the bottom fifth with a double to right field. With two outs, Langerhans hustled to beat out an infield single to first and move Medchill to third. Shortstop Rusty Ryal (1x5, 3RBI) then belted a three-run homer to left on a 2-2 count, tying the game at 4-4 entering the sixth.

Second baseman Brandon Wood (1x4, R) and Medchill put together a two-out rally with back-to-back doubles in the sixth, giving Sugar Land a one-run lead. Skeeters lefty Dan Meadows (1.1,2,1,1,0,3) entered the game in the top of the inning and sat the Patriots down in order before surrendering a game-tying run in the seventh.

Skeeters pitchers collectively allowed a season-high 17 hits in the contest. Starter Michael Nix (5.0,9,4,4,3,3) tossed 5.0 innings in his third start of the season, allowing four runs on nine hits to receive no decision. Reliever Roy Corcoran (1.2,1,0,0,0,0) held Somerset scoreless over 1.2 innings while left-hander Ben Kozlowski (1.1,4,2,1,0,1) put two runners on before exiting the game in the tenth. Right-hander Brian Broderick (0.2,1,0,0,0,1) was called upon to end the inning and retired two of his three batters faced.

For complete box scores of today's game, please visit www.SugarLandSkeeters.com.

Up Next:

In Game 3 of the six-game homestand against Somerset, the Skeeters host their second Baseball In Education Day presented by Smart Financial Credit Union beginning at 11:05 a.m. tomorrow (May 8) at Constellation Field. Gates open at 10 a.m. to the public, while the team will welcome hundreds of local school children for a special field trip with the Skeeters.

Skeeters on ESPN3:

The Sugar Land Skeeters announced last week their ground-breaking, minor league baseball agreement with ESPN, who will gain the exclusive rights to place games on its digital and television networks. The deal will begin with Skeeters home game coverage throughout the 2014 season. Additionally, ESPN will host exclusive coverage of the Roger Clemens Celebrity Slam Softball Game (July 15) and the 2014 Atlantic League All-Star Game (July 16) live from Constellation Field.

All games will be produced live and may be accessible online at WatchESPN.com and SugarLandSkeeters.com, on smartphones and tablets via the WatchESPN app and streamed on televisions through ESPN on Xbox LIVE to Gold members, Apple TV, Roku and Amazon Fire TV.

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