EL1 Erie SeaWolves

Weber Goes the Distance in 7-1 Win

Published on August 10, 2010 under Eastern League (EL1)
Erie SeaWolves News Release


The SeaWolves, behind a complete game performance from starter Thad Weber, won their fifth consecutive game as they took down the New Britain Rock Cats 7-1 on Tuesday night at Jerry Uht Park.

Erie struck first in the bottom of the first inning against Rock Cats starter Bobby Lanigan. With two outs, Brandon Jones walked to extend the inning for Rawley Bishop. Bishop fell behind in the count before sending a single up the middle putting two on for Billy Nowlin. Nowlin doubled high off the wall in straight away center, clearing the bases for a 2-0 Erie lead. Nowlin came home to score on a Bryan Pounds base hit making it 3-0. The hit for Pounds was his first of three and it extended his hitting streak to 12 consecutive games.

The 'Wolves would add to the lead in the bottom of the fourth. Kody Kaiser led off the inning and belted his fourth home run over the wall in right for a 4-0 lead. Pounds followed with a single and he came home on a two-out single by Brandon Douglas for a 5-0 advantage.

In the seventh, Nowlin led off and was hit by a pitch. He advanced to second on a Kaiser groundout and came home on a Pounds RBI hit to right. All three of Pounds hits in the game went opposite field for his second three-hit game of the year. The RBI knock put the Howlers up 6-0.

Erie would finish up their scoring in the eighth as Cale Iorg connected on a leadoff, solo home run, his ninth and third in the last five games for a 7-0 lead.

The story of the night was the Weber who allowed just five hits in the game, three to Evan Bigley who was making his Double-A debut. It was Bigley who ended Weber's shutout bid in the ninth inning with a two-out, solo home run making it 7-1.

Weber (8-12) struck out a season-high eight hitters as the tossed his second complete game of the season. It was the fourth time that Weber, the league leader in innings pitched, went at least eight innings in a game. He has worked at least five in all 23 of his starts.

The SeaWolves look to equal their longest winning streak of the season as they take on the Rock Cats in the middle game of the series on Wednesday night.7:05 First Pitch. Righty Anthony Shawler (3-2, 4.48 ERA) takes the mound for Erie against lefty Tyler Robertson (2-11, 5.12 ERA).

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