Wheeler Strikes Out Nine in First Pro Win
May 5, 2010 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Augusta GreenJackets News Release
Augusta, GA - Zack Wheeler struck out nine Greenville Drive hitters and in his fifth pro outing, the righty from Dallas, Georgia earned his first professional victory in a 6-0 Augusta GreenJackets win on Wednesday night.
Wheeler (1-2) fired five shutout innings of two-hit baseball, walking two in addition to his career-high nine punchouts. He combined with Ryan Verdugo and Jose Casilla to limit the Drive to just two hits in the game. Greenville hasn't scored in their last 20 innings, a span reaching back to game one of Tuesday's doubleheader.
Chris Dominguez put the GreenJackets on the board in the third inning, driving in two with a base hit. In the sixth, Augusta added to the lead on Tommy Joseph's solo home run - his fifth of the year and his first hit of the series. A Dominguez groundout in the seventh yielded another run while Augusta got two more in the eighth on RBI hits from Sharlon Schoop and Nick Liles.
Dominguez is 6-10 at the plate in this series with a double and seven runs batted in for the GreenJackets. Schoop and Evan Crawford had two hits each for the Jackets.
Augusta sends Kyle Vazquez (3-0, 1.93) to the mound on Thursday night in search of their first series sweep of the season. Greenville counters with lefty Manuel Rivera (2-2, 2.63). Fans can enjoy dollar domestic drafts and soft drinks on another Thirsty Thursday, presented by Somewhere in Augusta. First pitch will come at 7:05 p.m. with the pregame action beginning at 6:50 p.m. on WRDW AM 1630, www.greenjacketsbaseball.com and www.wrdwam.com.
Single-game and Season Tickets are currently available by calling the GreenJackets front office at 706-922-WINS while further information can be found online at www.greenjacketsbaseball.com.
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