PCL1 Oklahoma City Comets

Van Hekken Solid as RedHawks Win Opener at Iowa, 8-4

Published on July 14, 2011 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Oklahoma City Comets News Release


Des Moines, Iowa - Andy Van Hekken allowed one earned run with seven strikeouts in seven innings and helped the Oklahoma City RedHawks (40-52) overcome a season-high six errors in an 8-4 win over the Iowa Cubs (41-51) before 7,165 Thursday night at Principal Park.

Van Hekken (4-4) allowed four runs, one earned, with seven hits and seven strikeouts in seven innings for the winning decision. Van Hekken has posted quality starts in five of his last six appearances. Nick Struck (0-2) allowed seven runs, five earned, and nine hits over four and two-thirds innings in the loss.

The RedHawks opened an early 2-0 lead with runs in the second and third innings. Collin Delome hit a sacrifice fly in the second inning and Drew Locke doubled home Luis Durango in the third for a 2-0 score.

Iowa tied the game with a pair of unearned runs in the third inning. Lou Montanez hit a sacrifice fly which scored Struck, who led off by reaching on an error. With the infield in and a man at third base, shortstop Tommy Manzella misplayed a ground ball for an error, allowing Brett Jackson to score the tying run at 2-2.

Oklahoma City regained the lead for good in the fourth inning with three runs. Tommy Manzella singled with the bases loaded to score two runs for a 4-2 score. Durango later drove in J.R. Towles with a sacrifice fly for a 5-2 lead.

The RedHawks added two runs in the fifth inning. A Delome double play ball brought in a run before a Towles single scored Koby Clemens for a 7-2 score.

Tyler Colvin hit a solo home run in the sixth inning for Iowa, trimming the lead to 7-3. Anderson Hernandez countered with a solo home run in the top of the seventh inning for an 8-3 score.

Iowa added a seventh inning run to finish the scoring. Chris Robinson singled, moved to second on a throwing error and scored on an error by the first baseman for an 8-4 game.

RedHawks RH Brad Hennessey will face Cubs RH Jay Jackson in game two of the series Friday at 7:05 p.m. Live radio coverage is available on AM 1340 The Game, 1340thegame.com and through the IHeartRadio application on mobile devices.

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