Toros Bat Around Three Times In 26-0 Rout Of Tijuana
August 21, 2010 - Golden Baseball League (GBL)
Tucson Toros News Release
Tucson, AZ - The Tucson Toros blew out the Tijuana Cimarrones 26-0 late Friday evening on Hispanic Heritage night at Hi Corbett Field. The game set a new record for runs scored and largest margin of victory for the GBL Toros.
Tucson batted around three times in the 2nd, 5th, and 8th innings scoring 6, 9, and 8 runs in those innings respectively. A 6 run 2nd inning was fueled by a 2 RBI triple by CF Josh Womack and two separate 2 RBI singles by SS Ryan Priddy and C Luis Apodaca.
With their singles, both Apodaca and Priddy increased their hitting streaks to 8 straight games. Apodaca also extended a streak in which he reached base in 10 straight at bats. Womack's triple was his 9th of the year giving him sole possession for the most in the Golden Baseball League.
In the 5th inning Tucson exploded again for 9 more runs, batting around once again to go up 15-0 as 6 different Toros hit RBI singles within the monster inning including Priddy, Apodaca, RF Ron Perodin, 3B Wally Backman Jr., 2B Jose Valdez, and Toros starting pitcher John Bannister.
Tucson batted around for the third and final time in the 8th inning as they added 8 more runs to the 26-0 blowout victory. All but one Toro in the lineup scored in the inning.
Bannister was fantastic in his own right, throwing the second complete game shutout in GBL Toros history and the first of the 9 inning variety. Bannister went the distance, striking out 7 batters and allowing just one walk on 101 pitches.
The Toros will play the last game of the homestand tomorrow night against Tijuana to wrap up the 3-game series. Righty Albie Lopez takes the mound on Free Souvenir Saturday when to the first 1,000 fans through the gates with paid admission will receive free Fleece Blankets commemorating the Toros 2009 Southern Division Championship. Gates open at 6:00 p.m. with the game starting at 7:00.
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