Victoria Seals Claim Third Straight Victory
June 4, 2009 - Golden Baseball League (GBL)
Victoria Seals News Release
Victoria, BC - Squaring off against the Orange County Flyers for the second time in as many days, the Victoria Seals took to the field looking for their third consecutive win at Royal Athletic Park. With the Flyers sending former second-overall draft pick Adam Johnson (0-0) to the mound, the Seals countered with Isaac Hess (0-0) who made his second appearance of the season.
Victoria jumped out to an early lead on Wednesday evening, using bases-loaded singles from both Brian Rios and Kyle Nichols to take a 2-0 advantage in the bottom of the first inning. Seals' starter Hess carried his team from there, striking out eight Orange County batters while allowing no runs through six innings work. With Hess in cruise control on the mound, both the Seals and Flyers played five straight scoreless innings, leaving Victoria out front by two headed to the seventh.
A wild pitch from Flyers' reliever Armando Carrasco in the bottom of the seventh gave Victoria a 3-0 when Brian Rios cashed in following his fifth hit of the game, a new team record.
With Ezequiel Ruvalcaba in trouble and the bases loaded in the top of the ninth inning, Mike Reeves took to the mound for the fourth time this season. Despite one Orange County run in the game's final inning, Reeves forced Travis Becktel into an inning-ending groundout to hand the Seals their third straight victory at Royal Athletic Park, a 3-1 final over the Flyers.
Isaac Hess was lights-out en route to his first win of the year, and Orange County starter Adam Johnson drops to 0-1 with the loss. Coming into the game with just five hits on the season, Brian Rios finished 5-for-5 with an RBI in the winning effort for the Seals. Nick Guerra went 1-1 with a pair of walks for the Flyers.
Full boxscore: http://www.pointstreak.com/baseball/boxscore.html?gameid=1788
The Seals conclude the series against the Orange County Flyers tomorrow afternoon, a 12:00 p.m. (PT) start time from Royal Athletic Park. The team's first mid-week matinee game will be Victoria's final appearance at the park this week before heading to Chico to take on the Outlaws on Friday. Fans can once again tune into the Seals' live broadcast with Mike Walker, online at www.victoriaseals.ca or live at the ballpark on 88.1 FM.
Be sure to pick up your single-game or season tickets to the Victoria Seals' 40 home games now at www.selectyourtickets.com or at 250.220.7777. Regular ticket prices will range from $10 for General Admission to $16 for the Grandstand. And of course, kids under six get in FREE!
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