'Wolves Avoid Sweep with 7-4 Win Over 'Cats
August 5, 2010 - Eastern League (EL1)
Erie SeaWolves News Release
The SeaWolves avoided a three-game sweep as they took downthe New Britain Rock Cats 7-4 in the final game of a three-game series at NewBritain Stadium.
The SeaWolves struck first in the top of the first inningagainst Rock Cats starter Tyler Robertson. On the first pitch of the game, CaleIorg slammed his seventh home run over the wall in left center for a 1-0 lead.Brandon Douglas and Brandon Jones followed with consecutive singles and RawleyBishop was hit by a pitch loading the bases. With one out, Kody Kaiser groundedto short and on an error by the shortstop Estarlin De Los Santos, Douglsascored an all of the runners would be safe for a 2-0 Erie lead. Bryan Poundsthen made it a 4-0 game with a two-run single, extending his hitting streak toeight straight games.
The Rock Cats got on the board in the bottom of the first.With one out, Erie starter Anthony Shawler hit Steve Singleton. Singletonadvanced to third on a base hit by Chris Parmelee and came home to score on anIorg error making it 4-1.
New Britain cut the lead in half in the third. Estarlin delos Santos led off and was hit by a pitch. He moved into scoring position on asingle by Singleton and scored on Iorg's second error of the game.
The Howlers went back ahead by four in the top of thefourth. With one out, Douglas singled to left for his second base knock of thegame. It was the fifth multiple hit game for Douglas since coming up fromLakeland. A walk to Jones put two on. With two outs, Billy Nowlin and Kaiserconnected on back-to-back singles scoring a pair for a 6-2 lead.
The 'Cats would make it a three-run game in the sixth whenErik Lis led off and connected on a solo home run to right.
In the seventh, Chris Cates led off with a single and wouldmove to scoring position on a single by Singleton. Parmelee hit a sacrifice flyto left, scoring Cates from third to make it a two-run game at 6-4.
In the top of the ninth, Erie would add an insurance run offof reliever Billy Bullock. Bishop doubled with one out and he came around to scoreon an RBI double by Nowlin making it 7-4.
Lester Oliveros came into the game in the bottom of theninth inning, walked a pair but struck out three, including Parmelee to end thegame, picking up his fifth save.
Shawler (3-2) earned his second win in the last threestarts. He allowed four runs, two earned, on six hits with a walk and fivestrikeouts in seven innings of work. The seven innings equaled a season-high ininnings pitched for the Erie righty. The road trip continues for the SeaWolves on Fridaynight in Reading against the Phillies...7:05 First Pitch. Righty Brooks Brown(9-7, 4.19 ERA) takes the mound for Erie against RHP J.C. Ramirez (3-2, 4.87ERA).
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