Wingnuts Grind Out Comeback in Shreveport
Published on July 18, 2011 under American Association (AA)
Wichita Wingnuts News Release
SHREVEPORT, LA- The Wichita Wingnuts beat the Shreveport-Bossier Captains 8-4 at Fair Grounds Field on Monday night.
Wichita overcame a 3-2 deficit with three runs in the top of the seventh inning. Mike Conroy drew a one-out walk and stole second base. Josh Horn singled up the middle to score Conroy with the tying run. After Brent Clevlen walked, Juan Richardson crushed a double to deep left field that drove in two more runs to give Wichita a 5-3 lead.
Shreveport-Bossier scratched out a run in the bottom of the seventh on Bryan Sabatella's two-out, RBI single off of Jared Simon. Sabatella then stole second base and took third on a throwing error charged to Edwin Bellorin. After Palmer Karr Jr. walked, Simon retired Andres Rodriguez on a line drive to right, stranding the tying and go-ahead runs on base.
Wichita added three more runs in the top of the eighth to extend the lead. A single from Peter Barrows, a walk to Edwin Bellorin, and a bunt single from Jose Duran loaded the bases with no outs. Conroy forced home Wichita's sixth run with a bases loaded walk. Horn and Clevlen followed with back-to-back sacrifice flies to make it 8-4.
Marcos Tabata threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth inning while Josh Dew had a perfect ninth with two strikeouts to finish the win.
RBI singles from Bellorin in the second, and Richardson in the third allowed the Wingnuts to take a 2-0 lead.
Robert Perry doubled home Shreveport-Bossier's first run in the bottom of the third. Alex Cowart tied the game with a double in the bottom of the fourth. Uriak Marquez hit a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the sixth to give the Captains their brief 3-2 lead.
Junior Guerra started and earned the win for the Wingnuts, allowing three earned runs on six hits. Guerra walked three and struck out six. Guerra is now 4-0 in his last five starts.
Josh Strawn started for the Captains and took a no-decision, allowing two earned runs on six hits with four walks and four strikeouts.
Captains' reliever Jake McCarter was charged with the loss. Barrows finished the game with three hits, a walk, and a stolen base. Conroy set a Wingnuts' single-game record with four walks.
The series continues Tuesday night at 7:05 p.m. All the action can be heard locally on Oldies 93.5 KWME and worldwide at www.kleyam.com
The Wingnuts return home on Friday, July 22nd when they host the El Paso Diablos. For tickets, call the Wingnuts' office at (316) 264-NUTS or visit the Wingnuts' official website at www.wichitawingnuts.com
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