'Wolves see win streak snapped
Published on June 30, 2008 under Eastern League (EL1)
Erie SeaWolves News Release
The SeaWolves four-game winning streak came to an end on Monday night at the hands of the Akron Aeros, 6-5, at Jerry Uht Park.
Erie jumped ahead in the bottom of the first against Akron starter Frank Herrmann. Ryan Roberson singled with two outs and Deik Scram walked to put a pair on for Jeff Frazier. Frazier singled to right and on the play, right fielder Bronson Sardinha misplayed the ball allowing both runners to score, giving Erie a 2-0 lead.
Akron responded in the top of the second against Erie starter Ben Fritz. Wes Hodges led off with a single and Matt Whitney walked with one out to put a pair on for Ryan Goleski. Goleski struck out for the second out bringing Wyatt Toregas to the plate. Toregas homered for the second time this season, over the wall in left, giving the Aeros a 3-2 lead.
The âWolves struck right back in the bottom half of the second. Kody Kirkland singled with one out and got to second on an error by Herrmann. With two down, Will Rhymes stepped in and connected on his second home run of the season over the wall in right. The two-run blast put Erie back ahead 4-3.
Akron would again take the lead in the next half inning. Jose Constanza led off with a single and was doubled home by Josh Rodriguez, tying the game at 4-4. Sardinha then doubled home Rodriguez to give Akron a 5-4 lead.
The Aeros added a sixth run in the top of the sixth when Toregas picked up his fourth RBI of the game on a sacrifice fly, scoring Stephen Head, for a 6-4 advantage.
The score remained the same until the bottom of the ninth inning. The Aeros went to their closer Randy Newsom. Dusty Ryan led off with a walk and Justin Justice singled to put runners on the corners for Kirkland. Kirkland singled through the right side, scoring Ryan, making it a one-run game in favor of Akron at 6-5. Shawn Roof followed with a sacrifice bunt to move the runners into scoring position for the top of the Erie lineup. Newsom intentionally walked Rhymes to load the bases with one out. Wilkin Ramirez struck out for the second out and Roberson lifted a ball to right field that Sardinha made a running grab on to end the game.
Fritz (2-4) took the loss for Erie going six innings, allowing six runs on seven hits with three walks and four strikeouts.
Herrmann improved to 8-3 going six innings, allowing four runs, three earned, on six hits with a walk and three strikeouts.
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