'Wolves Pound Sox...Win Third Straight
July 7, 2010 - Eastern League (EL1)
Erie SeaWolves News Release
The SeaWolves won their third consecutive game on Wednesday night at Jerry Uht Park with a 12-3 win over the Bowie Baysox.
The SeaWolves struck first in the bottom of the first inning against Bowie starter Nathan Nery. Andy Dirks led off and reached on an error by the second baseman Ryan Adams. Cale Iorg followed with a double putting runners on second and third for Kody Kaiser. Kaiser grounded out to third, scoring Dirks for a 1-0 lead. With two outs, Michael Bertram singled home Iorg for a 2-0 Erie advantage.
The Baysox got on the board in the top of the fourth, cutting the Erie lead down to a pair against Erie starter Thad Weber. Danny Figueroa and Adams each singled to start the inning. Tyler Henson followed with an opposite-field, three-run home run, his ninth, making it 5-3.
Erie came right back in the bottom of the fourth. Dirks led off with a double and was tripled home by Kaiser for a 6-3 lead. Rawley Bishop followed by connected on a two-run home run, his second, to left for an 8-3 lead. With two outs, Bryan Pounds hit a solo blast over the wall in left for a 9-3 lead. It was the third home run for Pounds in the last two games. Deik Scram then walked and came around to score the 10th run on a double by Andy Bouchie, his second two-bagger of the game. Bouche advanced to third on an error and came home to score on a Shawn Roof double for an 11-3 lead. After a Dirks walk, Iorg singled home Roof for a 12-3 'Wolves advantage. It was the second straight night the 'Wolves put up a seven-spot in the fourth inning.
Weber (5-9) picked up his first win since June 16. He went 7.1 innings, allowing three runs on six hits with no walks and five strikeouts. It was the second time in three starts that Weber did not allow a walk. He has worked at least five innings in all 17 of his starts and has gone at least 6.2 innings in 11 of his last 13. Weber leads the Eastern League with 111 innings pitched.
The 'Wolves have won three straight for the first time since winning four in a row May 15-19. Erie has also won its first series since taking two straight series from Portland and New Hampshire June 15-20.
The nine-run win was the largest winning margin for the SeaWolves this season. The 'Wolves have scored 28 runs over the first three games of the series.
The 'Wolves will go for the sweep of the Baysox on Thursday night at Jerry Uht Park.7:05 First Pitch. Righty Brooks Brown (6-5, 4.09 ERA) takes the mound for Erie against RHP Steve Johnson (3-5, 5.57 ERA).
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The SeaWolves won their third consecutive game on Wednesday night at Jerry Uht Park with a 12-3 win over the Bowie Baysox.
The SeaWolves struck first in the bottom of the first inning against Bowie starter Nathan Nery. Andy Dirks led off and reached on an error by the second baseman Ryan Adams. Cale Iorg followed with a double putting runners on second and third for Kody Kaiser. Kaiser grounded out to third, scoring Dirks for a 1-0 lead. With two outs, Michael Bertram singled home Iorg for a 2-0 Erie advantage.
The Baysox got on the board in the top of the fourth, cutting the Erie lead down to a pair against Erie starter Thad Weber. Danny Figueroa and Adams each singled to start the inning. Tyler Henson followed with an opposite-field, three-run home run, his ninth, making it 5-3.
Erie came right back in the bottom of the fourth. Dirks led off with a double and was tripled home by Kaiser for a 6-3 lead. Rawley Bishop followed by connected on a two-run home run, his second, to left for an 8-3 lead. With two outs, Bryan Pounds hit a solo blast over the wall in left for a 9-3 lead. It was the third home run for Pounds in the last two games. Deik Scram then walked and came around to score the 10th run on a double by Andy Bouchie, his second two-bagger of the game. Bouche advanced to third on an error and came home to score on a Shawn Roof double for an 11-3 lead. After a Dirks walk, Iorg singled home Roof for a 12-3 'Wolves advantage. It was the second straight night the 'Wolves put up a seven-spot in the fourth inning.
Weber (5-9) picked up his first win since June 16. He went 7.1 innings, allowing three runs on six hits with no walks and five strikeouts. It was the second time in three starts that Weber did not allow a walk. He has worked at least five innings in all 17 of his starts and has gone at least 6.2 innings in 11 of his last 13. Weber leads the Eastern League with 111 innings pitched.
The 'Wolves have won three straight for the first time since winning four in a row May 15-19. Erie has also won its first series since taking two straight series from Portland and New Hampshire June 15-20.
The nine-run win was the largest winning margin for the SeaWolves this season. The 'Wolves have scored 28 runs over the first three games of the series.
The 'Wolves will go for the sweep of the Baysox on Thursday night at Jerry Uht Park...7:05 First Pitch. Righty Brooks Brown (6-5, 4.09 ERA) takes the mound for Erie against RHP Steve Johnson (3-5, 5.57 ERA).
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