EL1 Trenton Thunder

Thunder Drop Series to Curve with 5-1 Loss

Published on June 2, 2011 under Eastern League (EL1)
Trenton Thunder News Release


(Trenton, NJ) - The Trenton Thunder (32-21) fell 5-1 to the Altoona Curve (28-25) Thursday night in the finale of a three-game series at Waterfront Park. Corban Joseph brought in the only Trenton run on a bases-loaded walk, and Thunder starter Kei Igawa surrendered three solo homeruns. Losers in two of three games in the series, the Thunder drop a series for the first time since an April 25-28 set in Richmond.

The only offense the Thunder were able to generate came in the bottom of the second inning. After Curve starter Jeff Locke allowed a walk, hit-by-pitch and a bloop single, Corban Joseph drew a bases-loaded walk to knot the score at 1-1 with none out. However, the Thunder were unable to bring another run home, stranding a bases-loaded, no out situation.

Altoona hitters pestered Thunder pitchers throughout the game with five runs on 15 hits, an amount that marks the most hits given up by Thunder pitchers this season. Trenton starter Kei Igawa also allowed three homeruns, the most homeruns surrendered by any Thunder pitcher in 2011. Of the three Altoona longballs, two occurred during back-to-back homeruns in the fifth.

The Thunder will begin a three-game series with the New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Toronto Blue Jays) at Waterfront Park Friday at 7:05 PM. Trenton will send the reigning Eastern League Pitcher of the Week LHP Shaeffer Hall (4-3, 3.30) to the mound, while the Fisher Cats will counter with RHP Zach Stewart (3-3, 3.45). Tune-in to the game on 91.3 WTSR-FM and on trentonthunder.com. The SBLI Pre-Game Show with Jay Burnham and Hank Fuerst begins at 6:45 PM. The first 1,500 fans to Friday's game will receive Thunder Caps courtesy of Radiology Affiliates Imaging.

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