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Wild Seventh Sends Stars Past Biscuits

August 26, 2009 - Southern League (SL1)
Huntsville Stars News Release


Freddy Parejo's two-out, two-run single in the seventh inning drove in the tying and go-ahead runs in the midst of a seven-run rally that sent Huntsville to a 9-6 win over Montgomery Wednesday night in the last of a five-game set at Joe Davis Stadium. The Stars won the last three games to ensure a winning home stand and improve to 24-35 in the second half, while the Biscuits leave town at 27-32 in the second half and 60-69 overall. The Biscuits took the season series six games to four, with all six wins in succession after losing the first game.

Biscuits' starter Brian Baker started on the mound in the fateful frame and gave up a single to Brett Lawrie and walked

Chuck Caufield and was taken out of the game with a 6-2 lead and replaced by Mike Wlodarczyk. The southpaw hit Drew

Anderson to load the bases and gave up a two-run single to Jonathan Lucroy, the Stars' first hit with the bases filled in the

series in 13 tries, that cut the lead to 6-4. Huntsville reloaded the bases and pinch-hitter Shane Justis walked to trim the lead to 6-5.

Yohannis Perez struck out against Matt Gorgen and was followed by Parejo, who sliced a ground ball one-hopper past first

baseman Fernando Cortez into right field to plate Lucroy and Taylor Green to give Huntsville its' first lead since the first inning at 7-6.

Right fielder Cody Strait overran the ball, allowing Justis and Parejo to advance a base and both then scored when Strait's throw

to second base skipped all the way into the bullpen in foul territory in left field. The Stars used only three hits to put together their

biggest scoring inning of the season, as they finished off their sixth win in 10 games on the home stand.

Bobby Bramhall earned the win with 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief and Rob Wooten cashed in his tenth save in as many chances despite giving up a run in the ninth. Wlodarczyk took the loss to drop to 0-4 after allowing four runs, three earned, while retiring just one batter. Baker was charged with four runs, three earned, on seven hits over six-plus innings.

Cortez doubled in Rashad Eldridge to give the Biscuits a 2-1 lead in the third and scored when Chris Nowak followed with a single to right field. Strait started the fourth inning with a double and came around to score on a one-out single by Jason Bowers that pushed the visitors lead to 4-1. Stars' starter Mark Holliman was lifted after four frames after yielding four runs, three earned, on six hits, while walking one and striking out four. He has not won since July 1, a stretch of nine straight starts.

Green's fly ball in the bottom of the fourth scored Anderson to trim the Biscuits' lead to 4-2 but the Stars left the bases loaded later in the frame when Parejo fouled out. Josh Wahpepah threw two scoreless innings behind Holliman before Cortez singled home a run and a passed ball on Lucroy allowed another to score in the seventh to extend the visitors lead to 6-2.

The Stars begin a five-game series against Birmingham Friday night with right-hander Nick Green making the start against Barons' right-hander Johnny Lowe. Coverage of the game begins at 6:50 pm central time and can be heard through the internet at www.huntsvillestars.com.



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