Wingnuts Sweep Sox
June 20, 2012 - American Association (AA)
Amarillo ThunderHeads News Release
WICHITA, KS - The Wichita Wingnuts pitchers continued to foil the bats of the Amarillo Sox as Wichita swept the three-game series with a 6-2 victory on Wednesday afternoon at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium.
Sox starter Justin Garcia (1-1) got the loss, allowing all six Wichita runs off nine hits in six innings. Wingnuts starter Ben Graham (2-2) got the win, allowing just one earned run in six innings.
The Wingnuts took an early lead as Ryan Khoury walked, went to second on a single, took third on a double play and scored on Juan Richardson RBI single for a 1-0 lead.
Amarillo responded in the second as Tim Alberts led off with a single. Following an error by the shortstop to allow Alberto Espinosa to reach, Van Pope singled to score Alberts, while Espinosa crossed the plate on a Chuck Lofgren RBI groundout for a 2-1 lead.
Wichita retook the lead in the third inning as Jake Kahaulelio doubled with two outs and scored on a John Rodriguez RBI single. Richardson followed with a two-run homerun to give the Wingnuts a two-run lead. They added more in the sixth as CJ Ziegler doubled and scored on a David Peralta triple. Peralta would score on a Steve Carrillo sacrifice fly for a 6-2 lead.
The Sox could not get any additional runs and fell to the Wingnuts by a 6-2 score.
With the loss, the Sox fall to 18-14 while the Wingnuts improve to 24-8. Thursday, Amarillo will travel to Kansas City to take on the T-Bones for the opening game of a four-game set at 7:05pm. The game can be heard by visiting www.tbonesbaseball.com. Game time is tentative and is subject to blackout.
Season tickets are available for purchase in-person by visiting the Sox Front Offices at 801 S. Polk or over the phone by calling (806) 242-4653. For more information on tickets, game times and schedules, promotions, marketing opportunities, and everything else Sox, visit the "Official Website of the Amarillo Sox" at www.amarillosox.com.
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