Tourists Heat up a Cool Asheville Night; Beat Legends 11-1
Published on May 17, 2014 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Asheville Tourists News Release
Asheville, NC-- The series finale between the Asheville Tourists and the Lexington Legends was a one sided affair on Friday night. The Tourists defeated the Legends by a score of 11-1 and once again matched their season high with 16 hits.
For the second straight game Pat Valaika finished 4-for-5 and Ashley Graeter ended up a triple shy of hitting for the cycle. Antonio Senzatela notched his third win in as many starts by tossing 5.2 scoreless innings and Matt Carasiti earned a save by pitching the rest of the way.
Ryan McMahon and Wilfredo Rodriguez gave the Tourists a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first by both connecting with RBI base hits. With one out in the second, the Tourists went on a five-batter tear unlike any other this season. It started with Graeter's third Home Run of the season; also his third in as many at-bats dating back to Thursday.
Max White made it back-to-back round-trippers with a monstrous shot to deep center. David Dahl followed with a triple while the next two hitters; Zach Osborne and Valaika, each doubled. Asheville led 6-0 after the second.
In the fourth, Osborne delivered another RBI base hit to make it 7-0. The Tourists tacked on two more in the sixth with McMahon and Valaika RBI's. Capping the scoring was a two-run triple by Dahl in the seventh. Dahl became the first Tourist this season to hit multiple triples in one game.
Lexington's only run came on Dominique Taylor's lead-off Home Run in the top of the ninth. The Tourists ended up winning the series two games to one and for the first time this season will welcome the Greenville Drive to town on Saturday evening.
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