Wyatt Slams Erie to Extra Innings Win
Published on September 4, 2010 under Eastern League (EL1)
Erie SeaWolves News Release
The SeaWolves used a pair of home runs in the bottom of the 10th inning for a walkoff win over the Akron Aeros, 5-4, on Saturday night at Jerry Uht Park.
Akron struck first in the top of the second inning against Erie starter Adam Wilk. Miguel Perez led off with a double and moved to third on a John Drennen double. Perez came home to score on a one out, ground out from Lucas Montero for a 1-0 Aeors lead.
In the fourth, Akron extended its lead. Perez walked with one out and advanced to scoring position on a Drennen single. Perez came home to score on a two out single off the bat of Montero for a 2-0 lead.
Erie came back to tie the game in the bottom of the fourth. Brandon Jones led off with walk and Rawley Bishop singled to put two on for Bryan Pounds. Pounds walked to load the bases. Billy Nowlin walked to bring home Erie's first run. Later in the inning, a John Murrian sacrifice fly tied the game at 2-2.
The game would remain tied until the top of the 10th inning. With one out and a man on second, the âWolves intentionally walked Lonnie Chisenhall setting up a righty righty matchup with Perez coming to the plate. Perez laced a pop fly to shallow right, Brent Wyatt dropped the ball allowing a run to score. On a throwing error later in the play, another run came home to score made it a 4-2 game in favor of the Aeros.
Trailing by two in the bottom of the 10th, Murrian led off and homered to left off of Omar Aguilar. The solo blast made it a 4-3 game and it was Murrian's first Double-A home run. Matt Mansilla followed with a bloop single to right bringing the winning run to the plate in Wyatt. Wyatt, who homered on Friday night, lifted a game-winning, two-run home run over the wall in right for the 5-4 win.
Cory Hamilton (4-1) picked up the win allowing tow unearned runs on one hit in 2.1 innings of work with three walks and no strikeouts.
Wilk took the no-decision allowing two runs on seven hits with two walks and three strikeouts in 7.2 innings of work.
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