NYPL Norwich Sea Unicorns

ValleyCats Win 5-4 in 11 Innings

Published on August 24, 2010 under New York-Penn League (NYPL)
Norwich Sea Unicorns News Release


TROY, NY-The Tri-City ValleyCats (32-30) took advantage of five Connecticut Tigers (30-33) errors to come back for a 5-4 win in 11 innings before 4,448 fans at Joseph L. Bruno Stadium on Tuesday night.

The Tigers scored a single run in the first inning against Tri-City RHP Bobby Doran. CF P.J. Polk (2-5) doubled and moved to third base on a ground out by RF Ryan Enos.

1B James Robbins (2-5) blooped a single to center field to score Polk for a 1-0 lead.

The ValleyCats scored two runs in the first inning against Connecticut RHP Josue Carreno. CF Daniel Adamson (1-5) hit a two-run home run over the left field wall for a 2-1 Tri-City advantage.

In the third inning, the ValleyCats earned a 3-1 lead. 2B Kike Hernandez (1-4) walked and scored on a double 3B Tyler Burnett (1-5).

The Tigers tied the game with two runs in the fourth inning. 2B Alexander Nunez (2-5) led off the inning with a double and moved to third base when C Julio Rodriguez (2-5) popped out to left field. 3B Josh Ashenbrenner (1-5) doubled to score Nunez for a 3-2 Tri- City advantage.

DH Eric Roof (1-5) followed with a bloop double inside the left field foul line to plate Ashenbrenner and make it 3-3.

Connecticut scored a run in the fifth inning to break through with a 4-3 lead. RF Ryan Enos (1-5) singled and stole second base. He moved to third base on a single by Robbins and scored when Nunez reached on a fielder's choice for a 4-3 lead.

Hernandez added an RBI single in the sixth inning to tie the game at 4-4 for Tri-City.

The two teams remained tied until the 11th inning when SS Ben Orloff (1-4)walked and stole second base. Hernandez reached base on an error and scored when Burnett reached on an error by Connecticut SS Brett Anderson.

The Tigers travel to Burlington, VT to start a three-game series with the Vermont Lake Monsters on Wednesday at 7:05 p.m. RHP Brennan Smith (0-5, 3.67) gets the start for Connecticut against LHP Matt Grace (1-1, 6.27 GCL Nationals in 2010) for Vermont.

Pre-game coverage starts at 6:50 p.m. on AM 1310 WICH and online at www.cttigers.com.

The Tigers return home to start a three-game series against the Brooklyn Cyclones, the New York-Penn League affiliate of the New York Mets on Saturday, August 28 at 7:05 p.m. To purchase tickets, call the Tigers at 860-887-7962, go online to www.cttigers.com, or stop by the Box Office at Dodd Stadium during normal business hours.

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