The Beat Goes On For Troy Patton

Published on June 9, 2005 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Lexington Legends News Release

It's becoming routine for Troy Patton (4-0). Another start, another string of scoreless innings for the lefthander. Patton ran his streak to 31 straight after 6 2/3 against West Virginia in the Legends 6-0 win, Thursday night.

The 31 innings stands as a Legends club record. Patton is 8 2/3 away from the SAL record. Chad Reineke closed out the game with 2 1/3 scoreless innings to secure his fourth save of the season. The shutout is the Legends seventh of the season.

The Lexington provided plenty of offense for Patton. Ben Zobrist had two sacrifice fly's in the game. Hunter Pence belted a solo home run, his 22nd blast of the year. Mitch Einertson drilled a three run shot, his fifth of the season.

Lexington improves to 37-24 on the season, equaling a season best 13 games over .500.

The Legends wrap up the brief four game road trip on Friday night. Ronnie Martinez will take the hill opposite of Josh Baker. The first pitch is slated for 7:05 at Appalachian Power Park. The Progressive Direct pre-game show will kick off Legends Network coverage at 6:50.

South Atlantic League Stories from June 9, 2005

• Captains Shock Suns, Stay in First-Half Race - Lake County Captains
• Late Catfish Rally Falls Short in 8-6 Loss to Greensboro - Columbus Catfish
• Gnats reliever Campbell surrenders first runs of season in 9-7 loss to Rome - Savannah Sand Gnats
• Suns Lose in Ninth Inning - Hagerstown Suns
• Patton out-duels Kloosterman in front of 10,000 fans at Appalachian Power Park - Charleston Dirty Birds
• BlueClaws Fall to Delmarva in 11 - Jersey Shore BlueClaws
• Musgrave, Vericker propel Greenjackets to 4-1 win over Asheville - Augusta GreenJackets
• Hansen, Intimidators Collar RiverDogs, 6-2 - Charleston RiverDogs
• The Beat Goes On For Troy Patton - Lexington Legends
• Saturday and Sunday sold out - Lexington Legends
• Catfish Welcome the Georgia Special Olympics - Columbus Catfish
• Fireworks, Point of Grace this weekend at Applebee's Park - Lexington Legends
• Wheaton Park to host Suns free youth baseball clinic - Hagerstown Suns
• Second-inning error, four hitter leads to 1-0 loss to Asheville - Augusta GreenJackets

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