Suns Blank Braves to Take Series
July 7, 2009 - Southern League (SL1)
Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp News Release
Pearl, Miss. - Mike Stanton finished a triple short of the cycle and belted an eighth inning, three-run homerun, while Nic Ungs and Kasey Olenberger combined for a five-hit shutout20leading the Jacksonville Suns (46-40, 11-5) to a 6-0 victory over the Mississippi Braves (37-48, 6-9) in front of 2,979 Tuesday night at Trustmark Park.
Ungs (5-1) dealt seven scoreless innings, scattering five hits with a walk and three strikeouts in the victory. Mississippi starter Scott Diamond (3-8) fell in the loss, allowing three runs and six hits with a walk and season-high ten strikeouts.
Jacksonville opened the scoring in the third inning when Nic Ungs drove in Tim Torres on a chopper to shortstop for a 1-0 lead. Chris de la Cruz later legged out an infield single to drive home Lorenzo Scott for a 2-0 score. Logan Morrison next doubled to left-centerfield, knocking in de la Cruz for a 3-0 score.
The Suns added three more runs in the20eighth inning against Braves reliever Jerome Gamble. After a de la Cruz single and Morrison walk, Mike Stanton belted a three-run homerun into the left field bullpen to open a 6-0 Suns lead.
Mississippi's closest chance at scoring came in the sixth inning as Brandon Hicks tried to score from second base on a Freddie Freeman single to right field. Suns right fielder Mike Stanton threw Hicks out at home for the second out of the inning.
The Suns will return to action Thursday July 9 in a Thursday Throwdown doubleheader against the Carolina Mudcats beginning at 6:05 p.m. Tickets are available through the Suns box office at (904) 358-2846 or by visiting jaxsuns.com.
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