Watson delivers gem
July 10, 2015 - Northwoods League (Northwoods)
Alexandria Blue Anchors News Release
Waterloo, Iowa - The Alexandria Blue Anchors defeated the Waterloo Bucks Friday night at Riverfront Stadium by a score of 3-0. The Anchors are now 6-4 in the second half an d18-27 on the season.
The game was scoreless going into the top of the fifth. Luke Petterson doubled with one out and came in to score on a two-out base hit from Drew Fearing giving Alexandria 1-0 lead.
The Blue Anchors added some insurance runs in the seventh. Ben Allen and Petterson singled to start the inning and Anthony Marks followed with the third-straight hit to score Allen. Fearing walked to load the bases and Petterson came in on a groundout giving the final score of 3-0 Blue Anchors.
Tom Watson (2-2) crafted his way to the win. He pitched seven shutout innings allowing just seven base runners and striking out a batter. Eric White collected his second save of the season throwing two perfect innings and punching out three.
Minnesota Baseball Academy Player of the Game - Tom Watson (SP) - It's hard to win when a team can't score and Watson made his best start of the season. The lefty, who is committed to the University of Florida next season, lowered his ERA to 4.32.
Notes: The Blue Anchors continue their longest roadtrip of the season with two games against the Mankato MoonDogs...The game, starting at 6:05 pm, can be seen live at http://portal.stretchinternet.com/nwl/.
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