SAL1 Hagerstown Suns

Suns Notes

Published on July 6, 2014 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Hagerstown Suns News Release


About last game... The Hagerstown Suns (11-6, 55-32) continued to keep the bats of the Kannapolis Intimidators (11-6, 40-44) at bay on Saturday night, coming away with a 3-1 win in front of 1,849 at Municipal Stadium. Hagerstown is now 5-1 against Kannapolis at Municipal Stadium this season.

The lone inning of offense for Hagerstown came in the second. Catcher Spencer Kieboom led off the frame with a solo blast over the center field wall into the visitors bullpen for his fourth homerun of the season. Designated hitter Drew Ward and 1B Jimmy Yezzo followed with back-to-back singles, putting runners at first and second with no outs. Second baseman Willie Medina then hit a ground ball to starting RHP James Dykstra (6-7), who threw high on a force attempt at third, which allowed Ward to score and Yezzo and Medina to each move into scoring position. Yezzo scored the final run of the inning on a groundout to short by CF Narciso Mesa.

It remained a 3-0 Suns lead until the eighth, when a passed ball with two outs allowed 1B Danny Hayes to trot home from third. Kannapolis would go on to load the bases in the inning, but catcher Brett Austin struck out swinging with the bases juiced to put an end to the attempted rally.

It was starting LHP Hector Silvestre (4-6) who kept the Intimidators scoreless for six innings to earn the win. He allowed just one hit while walking four and striking out five. RHP Wander Suero pitched the final three innings for Hagerstown to record his second save of the season. Dykstra suffered the loss for Kannapolis. He wound up pitching seven innings, giving up three runs (one earned) on eight hits and one walk while striking out four.

On the Mound... RHP Nick Pivetta will be heading to the hill this evening for the Suns. He is making his 15th start and 16th appearance this season. He last pitched on July 1 at Lakewood, tossing seven innings and allowing two earned runs on eight hits including one homer. He walked one in the outing and struck out four. It was the second time Pivetta has tossed seven innings in a game this season. Tonight is the first time Pivetta is facing Kannapolis this season.

He is 6-1 at home this year with a 2.43 ERA in seven games (six starts). Overall this season he has pitched 76.0 innings, allowing 31 runs (29 earned) on 73 hits including eight homers. He has walked 24 and has struck out 56. Tonight he goes up against LHP Jordan Guerrero for Kannapolis. Guerrero is making just his second start but 17th appearance this year for Kannapolis. He last threw on July 1 in relief at home against Delmarva, going three innings without allowing a run and giving up just one hit while striking out five. His lone start came on June 26 at Hickory, when he went five innings, surrendering one earned run on three hits including one homer. He walked two in that game and struck out four.

Home vs. Road... Hagerstown is 31-13 at home this season (compared to 24-19 on the road).

The Suns are hitting .280 at home (.262 on the road) and have a 3.32 ERA at home (3.86 ERA away).

Introducing the Intimidators... The Suns and Intimidators are playing the 11th of 18 games against each other this season and the seventh of 14 that will take place in Hagerstown. The Suns are 6-4 against Kannapolis this year, including a 5-1 record against the Intimidators at Municipal Stadium. The Intimidators are currently 11-6 in the second half, good for a tie for third place in the Northern Division second half standings. Kannapolis is currently tied for 12th in team batting with a .245 average and sixth in pitching with a team ERA of 3.65.

Listen Live... All Suns home games this season will be broadcast live with play-by-play provided by Eli Pearlstein on hagerstownsuns.com. Just click on the "Listen Live" or "Listen Live on Tunein Radio" link on the drop down menu when you scroll over the "multimedia" tab at the top-middle of the home page. Games can also be heard on your Iphone or android phone with the Tunein Radio app.

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