AtL Lancaster Stormers

Zawadzki, McDade Blasts Produce 6-4 Victory Over Somerset

Published on June 11, 2016 under Atlantic League (AtL)
Lancaster Stormers News Release


For the first time, Lance Zawadzki was playing in front of a home crowd that included his infant son, Tate.

The reigning Atlantic League home run champion and brand new dad wasted no time in giving his son a lesson in hitting.

Zawadzki went 2-for-2 with a pair of home runs in a 6-4 Lancaster Barnstormers victory over the Somerset Patriots Saturday evening at Clipper Magazine Stadium.

The win brought Lancaster to within 1 1/2 games of division leading York in the Freedom Division with Sugar Land only two games in arrears. Somerset is in an equally contested three-team race, tied with Long Island in the Liberty Division. New Britain is only two back.

Zawadzki homered to lead off the fifth for a 2-1 Lancaster lead, then put the Barnstormers back into the lead with a two-run shot in the seventh with Charlie Cutler aboard on a walk.

While Zawadzki's blasts twice put the 'Stormers into the lead, but it was a Mike McDade home run in the eighth inning that finally decided the game against the feisty Patriots. Josh Bell reached on a one-out single to right off Jeremy MacBryde (3-1). Two batters later, McDade, who had singled in the 'Stormers' first run of the night in the second, cleared the tents in right to break the 4-4 tie.

Cory Burns made certain that a fourth Lancaster lead did not evaporate. He allowed a leadoff single through the shortstop hole to Scott Kelly, but got the next three batters. Zawadzki, fittingly, made a sliding play in shallow right field to retire Eric Farris ending the game. Burns earned his 11th save.

Carlos Guzman keyed the Somerset offense with a pair of two-out RBI hits. Matt Fields knocked a game-tying homer onto the picnic deck in the top of the eighth.

Newcomer Kevin Munson (1-0) struck out Yovan Gonzalez for the final out in the eighth, notching the win.

Right-hander Mike Lee (2-1) takes the hill for the Barnstormers on Sunday afternoon against lefty Jeremy Horst (3-2). The game will be carried on Blue Ridge Cable 11 beginning at 2:00 PM.

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