PCL1 New Orleans Baby Cakes

Zephyrs Fall in Season Finale

Published on September 5, 2011 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
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OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma - The Oklahoma City RedHawks scored a run in three consecutive innings and held on to defeat the New Orleans Zephyrs 4-3 in the season finale on Monday afternoon at Bricktown Ballpark.

RedHawks starter Dallas Keuchel worked seven innings allowed one run on 7 hits and earned his first career Triple A victory. The OKC offense got the lead-off man on in three consecutive innings and scored him each time in the second, third and fourth. The Hawks added an insurance run in the eighth inning.

The Z's scored a run in the fifth inning and trailed 4-1 after eight innings. The Zephyrs rally in the ninth fell short; scoring a pair of runs on four hits. Jose Valdez earned his ninth save of the year.

Elih Villanueva pitched six innings and record fell to 11-7 for the season. Z's infielder Mike Cervenak had one hit in five at bats and finished the season with a .298 batting average. Joe Thurston, and Vinny Rottino finished the year batting over .300.

Game Notes - The 69 wins for the Zephyrs is the most since 2007. Z's starter Chris Sampson finished the season third in the PCL with a 3.71 ERA.

Coming Up: The Zephyrs 2011 season is complete. New Orleans finished with a 69-74 record in third place. The Zephyrs will open the 2012 season at home on April 5th 2012.

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