NYPL Norwich Sea Unicorns

Tigers Come from Behind to Win in Extras

Published on July 15, 2012 under New York-Penn League (NYPL)
Norwich Sea Unicorns News Release


NORWICH- A walk-off RBI single by C Charlie Neil (3-4) in the tenth inning gave the Connecticut Tigers (10-17) a 5-4 win against the Auburn Doubledays (17-9) on Sunday evening in front of a crowd of 738. The single marked Neil's first RBI of the season and his three-hit effort was his best of 2012.

Poor defense by the Tigers in the second inning gave Auburn their first lead of the game. A lead off walk to LF Estarlin Martinez (2-3) and two back-to-back fielding errors granted the Doubledays a 1-0 advantage. A double steal put the runners, DH Craig Manuel (1-4) and 3B Carlos Lopez (1-4), in scoring position and another error allowed both Doubledays to score, widening Auburn's lead to 3-0.

The Tigers narrowed Auburn's lead to 3-1 in the fifth inning on an RBI double to centerfield by CF Jake Stewart (2-5) that scored SS Luis Cortez (0-3) from first, who reached base after being hit by a pitch. After two walks to 1B Juaner Aguasvivas (1-4) and 3B Tyler Hanover (0-3), Connecticut scored two more runs to tie the game on a two-run single by RF Patrick Smith (1-3).

Auburn answered Connecticut's fifth inning by adding a run in the top of the sixth inning and regaining the lead to 4-3 on an RBI single to right field by Manuel that scored Martinez, who hit a two-out double to centerfield.

The Tigers tied the game at 4-4 in the ninth inning on an RBI double by Aguasvivas that scored Stewart from first base.

Stewart's effort produced his sixth multi-hit game in a row, which started last Monday against the Mahoning Valley Scrappers.

The Doubledays and Tigers conclude their three-game series at Dodd Stadium on Monday night at 7:05 p.m. All kids under 12 in attendance at Monday's game will receive a voucher for a free meal, which includes a hot dog, chips, apple and a bottle of water. The promotion is sponsored by U.S. Foods, the official food service provider of the Tigers and The Day Newspaper. Both teams have left-hand pitchers taking the mound for the first time in the series, with Auburn's Blake Mondar (1-2, 3.57) squaring off against Connecticut's Hua-Wei Lo (1-0, 0.00). Pre-game radio coverage begins at 6:50 p.m. on AM 1310 WICH and online at www.cttigers.com .

The Connecticut Tigers are the Class-A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers and play in the New York-Penn League. The Tigers saw a 23% increase in attendance in 2011, (the 4th highest in Minor League Baseball), and are in their 3rd season at Dodd Stadium. Tickets are now on sale! The Box Office is open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday. In addition, tickets can be purchased over the phone at (860) 887-7962. For more information go online to cttigers.com .

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