SL1 Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp

Suns Rally for Win over Mudcats

Published on August 18, 2009 under Southern League (SL1)
Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp News Release


Jacksonville, Fla. - Matt Dominguez and Bryan Petersen knocked in the sixth inning go-ahead runs while Matt Peterson closed the game with a franchise record-tying 30th save leading the Jacks onville Suns (70-52, 35-17) to a 6-3 victory over the Carolina Mudcats (56-65, 19-33) in front of 5,738 Tuesday night at the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville.

Suns reliever Levale Speigner (1-1) picked up the victory after two-thirds of an inning. Carolina reliever Zach Ward (0-4) fell in the loss, giving up the first two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning. Peterson (30) equaled the franchise single-season record for saves (Rick Greene - 1996) by striking out the side in the ninth inning.

Jacksonville opened the scoring without a hit in the first inning. Bryan Petersen led off with a walk and moved to third on a one-out error by Carolina first baseman Logan Parker. Petersen scored on a Mike Stanton sacrifice fly for a 1-0 score.

The Suns extended the lead to 3-0 in the third inning when Lee Mitchell belted a bases loaded double to the left field wall, knocking in a pair of runs.

Carolina finally got to Suns starter Graham Taylor in the sixth inning by scoring on a Sean Henry infield hit, a Carson Kainer bases loaded walk and a Jason Bour sacrifice fly for a 3-3 tie.

Jacksonville countered right away in the bottom of the sixth against reliever Zach Ward. Lee Mitchell led off with a double and later scored on a broken bat double inside the first base bag from Matt Dominguez for a 4-3 lead. Later, Bryan Petersen drove in two runs with a triple to left-centerfield for a 6-3 score.

Suns RH Nic Ungs will face M udcats RH Jerry Gil in game three of the series Wednesday at 7:05 p.m. Wednesday is Christmas in August, when the first 2,000 will receive Suns Christmas ornaments. The Salvation Army will be on hand along with Santa Claus. Tickets are available through the Suns box office at (904) 358-2846 or by visiting jaxsuns.com.

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