Suns Top Crawdads, 4-3, in 10 Innings
Published on June 24, 2010 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Hickory Crawdads News Release
HAGERSTOWN, MD - After the Hickory Crawdads tied the game at three in the ninth on a two-run homer from 1B Mike Ortiz, the Hagerstown Suns walked off with a 4-3 victory in the bottom of the 10th inning before 3,627 fans at Municipal Stadium on Thursday night.
With Hickory (40-31) trailing, 3-1, heading to the ninth inning, 3B Matt West smacked a one-out double before Ortiz stepped up to the plate with two outs and delivered the game-tying blast down the right field line to tie the game at three.
Hagerstown (35-34) took advantage of an extra opportunity presented to them in the bottom of the tenth. With two outs in the inning and SS Francisco Soriano at first, 1B Justin Bloxom struck out swinging, but a passed ball by C Leonel De Los Santos allowed Bloxom to reach first and extend the inning. LF J.P. Ramirez capitalized on the extra chance, following with a walk-off single to left, scoring Soriano from second, for the 4-3 victory.
Ramirez also brought home the first run of the ballgame, hitting his seventh home run of the season to give the Suns an early, 1-0 advantage in the second inning. However, the 'Dads answered with a run of their own in the top of the third. After three straight singles by 2B Edwin Garcia, DH Travis Adair, and SS Leury Garcia, RF Jared Prince was hit on the arm by Hagerstown starter RHP Paul Demny to bring in the tying run from third.
The Suns reclaimed the lead in the bottom of the fourth against Crawdads starter RHP Neil Ramirez. After C Sandy Leon walked with two outs to extend the inning, CF Eury Perez homered to right to take the 3-1 lead, which they held until Ortiz's game-tying homer in the ninth.
Ramirez surrendered three runs on four hits and two walks while striking out four over five innings. RHP Braden Tullis followed with three perfect innings of relief. RHP Tyler Tufts (0-4, 8.00 ERA) took the loss for Hickory, allowing an unearned run on one hit and a walk while fanning two in 1.2 innings. RHP Rob Wort (2-0, 3.68 ERA) picked up the win for Hagerstown with a perfect 10th inning of relief
Crawdads Clippings:
The Crawdads continue their five game series against the Hagerstown Suns on Friday at 7:05 p.m. Catch all the action live on The Big Dawg 92.1FM and Hickorycrawdads.com, and be sure to tune in 15 minutes early for Crawdads Countdown!
The team will return home on Tuesday, June 29 to host the Lexington Legends for five games, including two Independence Day Fireworks nights on June 2nd and 3rd. All tickets for June 2nd and 3rd are just $10!
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