Ventura leads Suns to 6-3 win over Captains

Published on July 3, 2006 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Lake County Captains News Release

(Eastlake, OH)--Leivi Ventura slugged a three-run homer in the top of the ninth inning Monday night, leading the visiting Hagerstown Suns to a 6-3 win over the Lake County Captains at Classic Park.

Ventura's homer, his 10th of the season and sixth against the Captains, broke a 3-3 tie. Captains righty Jason Schutt (0-1) allowed a pair of singles to Jonel Pacheco and Nick Evans before serving up a 400-foot drive to center field by Ventura.

The Captains (6-6) tied the game 3-3 in the eighth on a two-run homer by Chris Gimenez off German Marte (3-0). Marte stayed in the game for the ninth and retired the Captains 1-2-3.

Mike Conroy homered for the Captains in the fourth, a solo shot of Hagerstown starter Jon Niese. It was Conroy's 10th of the season.

Niese, a Defiance, Ohio, native and resident, limited the Captains to one run over 6 1/3 innings.

Pacheco had three hits for the Suns (5-6).

The teams will gather again on Tuesday afternoon for a July 4th special at 2:05 P.M. Jeff Stevens will go for the Captains against Hagerstown's Waner Mateo. For tickets, call (440) 954-WINS

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