Sports stats



SL Rocket City Trash Pandas

Trash Pandas Send Home Fans Happy in 7-6 Walkoff-Win

May 23, 2024 - Southern League (SL)
Rocket City Trash Pandas News Release


MADISON, Alabama - Two wild pitches by the Biscuits scored the tying and winning runs for the Trash Pandas in the ninth inning as Rocket City defeated Montgomery in walk-off fashion by the final of 7-6.

Neither side found a run until the fifth as Montgomery infielder Willy Vasquez doubled to give the Biscuits the first run of the game for the third straight night.

Rocket City fought back with a four-run fifth as infielder Ben Gobbel tied the game on a single before outfielder Landon Wallace doubled for his first hit as a Trash Panda to drive in the go-ahead run. Run-scoring singles from outfielder Nelson Rada and designated hitter Sam Brown increased the Rocket City lead to 4-1 before the end of the frame.

The Biscuits battled their way back in the sixth with a double from catcher Dominic Keegan cutting the deficit to two before a pair of singles from infielder Nick Schnell and outfielder Dru Baker tied the game at four.

Montgomery took the lead in the seventh with a run-scoring double from designated hitter Kenny Piper before a single from Keegan added insurance to make it 6-4 Biscuits.

Trash Pandas infielder Denzer Guzman cut the deficit to one in the eighth with a solo homer for his second at the Double-A level. Rocket City reliever Eric Torres (W, 1-1) kept the Trash Pandas within one through two scoreless frames on the mound.

Down one in the bottom of the ninth, a wild pitch scored infielder Arol Vera to tie the game before the Trash Pandas walked-off the game on another wild pitch from Biscuits pitcher Haden Erbe (L, 1-1) to score pinch-hitter Gustavo Campero to send the home fans happy.

Rocket City earned its first walk-off win of the season to retake the series lead 2-1.

The Trash Pandas face the Biscuits again on Friday for Princess Night presented by Chick-fil-A. First pitch against the Biscuits is slated for 6:35 p.m. Josh Caray will have the call on WZZN 97.7-HD2.

Probable Starters: Jack Kochanowicz (RCT) vs. Ian Seymour (MTG)

Check out the Rocket City Trash Pandas Statistics

• Discuss this story on the Southern League message board...

Southern League Stories from May 23, 2024


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

OurSports Central