EL1 Erie SeaWolves

'Wolves Down B-Mets 7-3 on Buck Night

Published on April 11, 2011 under Eastern League (EL1)
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The SeaWolves snapped a two-game skid on Monday night at Jerry Uht Park as they took game one of a three-game series with the Binghamton Mets 7-3.

The ‘Wolves broke through first in the bottom of the third against Binghamton starter Brandon Moore. Audy Ciriaco led off, walked and moved to second on a balk. Ciriaco came home to score on a Deik Scram single when the ball went through the legs of left fielder Brahaim Maldonado. The error gave Erie a 1-0 lead.

Erie starter Mark Sorensen tossed three scoreless innings before the Mets struck back in the top of the fourth. With two outs, Eric Campbell singled and Maldonado followed with a two-run blast to make it 2-1 Mets.

A home run by Kai Gronauer in the top of the fifth gave Binghamton a 3-1 edge.

Erie came right back in the bottom of the fifth. Deik Scram led off with his second hit of the game, a double. Jamie Johnson then connected on a one-out double, scoring Scram, cutting the Binghamton lead down to a run at 3-2. With two outs, Bryan Pounds singled home Johnson, tying the game at 3-3.

The score remain tied until the bottom of the seventh when the ‘Wolves got to the B-Mets bullpen. Johnson led off the inning with a walk and moved over to third on a Michael Bertram base hit. Pounds doubled home Johnson giving Erie a 4-3 lead and putting runners on second and third. Francisco Martinez singled home Bertram for a 5-3 advantage. Pounds then scored on a wild pitch while Martinez scored on a Ciriaco single for a 7-3 lead.

The Erie bullpen shut down the Mets as Austin Wood and Chance Ruffin combined to work four innings of one-hit, scoreless ball. Wood (1-0) earned the win working three hitless innings with six strikeouts.

The ‘Wolves will take on the Mets in game two of the three-game series on Tuesday night at Jerry Uht Park...6:35 First Pitch. It will be Family Buck Night with great concessions specials of Smith's Hot Dogs, Pepsi soft drinks, popcorn and cotton candy for just $1 each. It's also KRAFT Singles Tuesday Night Tickets. Fans can bring any KRAFT Singles wrapper to the Jerry Uht Park box office to receive a buy one, get one free ticket.

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