Urban stellar in pitchers' duel
July 23, 2011 - Northwoods League (Northwoods)
St. Cloud River Bats News Release
(St. Cloud, MN) Runs came at a premium Saturday night in St. Cloud. A three run outburst in the eighth helped the Bats sweep Brained by a 5-0 final.
Andy Urban pitched fantastically for his family visiting from Lawrence, Kansas. Urban shutout the Lunkers for seven innings. He struck out four batters and issued just one free pass. The future Creighton Jay evened his record at 3-3 with the win.
In the second inning, the Bats put the scoreboard operator to work. Bryan Haar walked to begin the frame. He scored on a Lunkers error to give the Bats a 1-0 lead.
The lead remained at one entering the seventh inning. Brainerd loaded the bases with two outs against Urban. However, Andy forced a ground out to escape the jam.
More sloppy defense from the Lunkers helped the Bats build the lead in the bottom half of the seventh. Jeremy Banks walked to start the frame. He scored on the second Brained miscue of the game.
This gave the Bats a 2-0 lead. Banks reached base three times in the game.
Insurance runs followed for the Bats in the eighth. Kyle Stiner singled with two outs. An error landed Michael Williams on base . Haar knocked Stiner in with a one bagger.
Two runs scored on a base hit by C.J. Gillman. Gillman's first hit of the game gave the Bats the 5-0 lead.
Despite allowing just one hit, James Farris takes the loss for Brainerd. He drops to 0-2 on the season. Both of his losses have taken place in St. Cloud.
Thanks to the win, the Bats improve to 9-7 on the second half. They meet first place Alexandria in the first game of a four game road trip. Austen Wisroth takes the mound for the Bats, as they look to gain ground on the Beetles.
The Bats return home Thursday Night for Elvis Night at Joe Faber Field. Get your tickets now at www.riverbats.com or by calling 320-240-9798. Tickets can also be purchased at the River Bats ticket office, located in the MAC Complex neighboring Joe Faber Field.
Northwoods League Stories from July 23, 2011
- Woodchucks suffer heartbreaking loss, fall to Bucks in ten - Wausau Woodchucks
- Sutherland Earns First Victory as Mallards Defeat Express 3-2 - Madison Mallards
- Urban stellar in pitchers' duel - St. Cloud River Bats
- Stingers Drop Second-Straight Game To Alexandria With 15-5 Loss - Willmar Stingers
- Rafters Snap âFrogs' Three-Game Win Streak - Green Bay Rockers
- Honkers Tie Up Series with Thunder Bay - Rochester Honkers
- Lunkers' errors costly in loss - Brainerd Lakes Area Lunkers
- MoonDogs Slip by Huskies - Mankato MoonDogs
- Game on: Mallards and Express Square off in Game Two Saturday - Madison Mallards
- Bats bounce Lunkers thanks to strong start - St. Cloud River Bats
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