Whitewings Power Past Broncos

Published on June 4, 2010 under United League Baseball (ULB)
Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings News Release


Eric Gonzalez hit a pair of home runs and Joel Roa hit one as well to lead the Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings past the Laredo Broncos 8-6 in seven innings on Thursday at Veterans Field.

The win snaps a five-game losing streak for the WhiteWings (3-5).

The WhiteWings struck right away against Brian Buchanan (0-1). Javis Diaz led off with a single and Kevin Griffin followed with an RBI-double. Griffin moved to third on a wild pitch and scored on a one-out groundout by Joel Roa to make it 2-0.

Eric Gonzalez hit a three-run home run in the top of the third, his second of the season, to make it 5-0.

David Fowler put the Broncos (3-5) on the board for the first time against Misael DeJesus with a leadoff home run in the bottom of the third, making it 5-1.

Roa responded with a one-out solo shot in the top of the fifth. Arlon Quiroz followed with a walk to set-up Gonzalez's second home run of the night, making it 8-1.

The Broncos came charging back in the bottom of the innings, loading the bases with nobody out to set up a Dustin Spruill sacrifice fly. After Doug Thennis hit an RBI-single, Freddy Ballestas (1-0) came in and allowed a three-run home run to Gabriel Memmert on his first pitch, making it 8-6.

Michael Barbosa pitched a scoreless ninth for his third save.

The WhiteWings and Broncos play game three of this four game series Friday at 7:35 p.m. Right-hander Stephen Whalen (0-1) is expected to face right-hander Eric Eden (0-1).

The WhiteWings are members of United League Baseball, an independent league of six professional baseball teams located in Texas that has sent two players to Major League Baseball in Edwar Ramirez (New York Yankees) and Robinson Cancel (New York Mets). In its fifth season, the United League is gearing up for a great summer with teams located in Amarillo, Edinburg, Harlingen, Laredo, Robstown and San Angelo.

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