L-Report 4/24 Nichols 'I have never seen anything like this'

[imblotto]

Has Baseball America or anyone else lately ranked organization's minor league systems?

 

I'd like to see where people have the Brewers standing.

[TrueBrew]

The Power audio only works with the away teams audio feed. (at least for me) Just a heads up for anyone who was thinking about tuning in.

[Will Inman Fan]

You can't win with no bats! Inman needs a lil help from the bats! Not the best game for Will tonight but with some hits they could have gotten a few more runs!

[pogokat]

Man, expectations for Inman are so high that a 6 inning, two run, 7 strikeout night is considered "not the best"

 

has inman ever had an era over 2?

[homer]

Anyone listen to the Power broadcast? Looks like there may have been a brawl - a bunch of ejections.

[wvpowerblkwel]

What I heard on the brawl is that McLendon threw behind Jamie Romak who had earlier hit a HR. Romak started towards the mound and Andy Bouchie (catcher) stepped in front of him Romak took a swing and Bouchie pushed back...then the benches emptied. Romak, Bouchie, McLendon and another Hickory player all ejected....I also saw that Romak got thrown out by Caufield the day before on a tag at the plate where martin maldanado was a couple steps up the line....so Romak seems to be involved in a lot around the plate the last couple days....I don't think Hickory and WV care all that much for each other over thee last couple years. Power still wins #11 in a row!!!!

[Mass Haas]

Final: West Virginia 11, Hickory (Pirates) 6

Plenty of details in the AM, I'm sure...

 

West Virginia Box Score:

No errors impressive as well; we'll just have to reach for the thesaurus for some additional superlatives -- this squad's going to start to get some national attention real soon...

 

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West Virginia Game Log:

Closer Omar Aguilar picks the perfect night to have his first sour outing...

 

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[lexi881]

I distincly remember the Power hating Hickory last year too.....and the fued continues............. Glad they won though!

[aintbize]

I am sorry I missed the game, but with the offense the Power has displayed the last three nights, I think the Hickory staff may have been a bit overrated (or over-matched). Nice to see the bats are complimenting the speed, the defense and the excellent pitching...mix in a little spunk like Bouchie (one of my favorites) & Co... and you've got one hell of a team! GO POWER!

[Mass Haas]

First of all, it's great we have local Power fans posting here -- first-hand reports are always welcome!

 

West Virginia Site Game Summary:

 

ELEVEN IS THE MAGIC NUMBER FOR THE POWER

 

The West Virginia Power scored eleven runs on eleven hits to pick up their eleventh victory in a row as they executed the four game sweep of the Hickory Crawdads with an 11-6 victory on Tuesday night at Appalachian Power Park. The game also involved six total ejections.

 

Jonel Pacheco ripped an RBI single in the top of the first inning to put the Crawdads ahead. West Virginia answered with three in the bottom of the frame. Chuckie Caufield tripled in two and scored on John Alonso's groundout. The Power scored three again in the bottom of the second inning. Jimmy Mojica drove in a run on a base hit before Caufield and Alonso hit back-to-back RBI doubles. Hickory scored twice in the third inning on an Angel Gonzalez RBI groundout and Jamie Romacks solo home run.

 

In the top of the sixth inning, Mike McClendon threw an 0-1 pitch behind Jamie Romack. After the pitch a fight broke out and resulted in four ejections. McClendon and catcher Andy Bouchie were ejected for the Power while Jamie Romack and backup catcher Francis Poni took early exits for Hickory. In the bottom of the eighth inning Hickory reliever Basilio Alvarez' 3-0 pitch to Kenny Holmberg was high and tight which resulted in the ejection of both Alvarez and Hickory manager Gary Green.

 

The ejection lit a fire under the Power offense as they scored five runs in the eighth. Taylor Green ripped a two-run double before Anderson Delarosa drove in a pair with a triple and West Virginia plated their final run of the inning as Delarosa crossed the plate on Eddie Prasch's error at third base. The Crawdads didn't go quietly as they scored three runs with two outs in the ninth. Prasch smacked a two-run triple and then scored on Kris Watts' base hit.

 

Mike McClendon (1-0) surrendered three runs on six hits over five innings to get the win, and Eric Krebs (1-1) suffered the loss. Patrick Ryan relieved McClendon after the ejection and provided three scoreless innings of one-hit ball out of the bullpen. Chuckie Caufield was the only Power player with more than one hit and he knocked in three of West Virginia's 11 runs, giving him seven RBI in the series.

 

The Power improved to 13-3 with the win and the Crawdads fell to 7-9 with the loss.

 

The Power will begin a four game series against the Lexington Legends at Applebees Park on Wednesday night. The Power will start left hander Zach Braddock (1-0, 0.00). The first pitch is scheduled for 7:05 PM (6:05 Central).

[Mass Haas]

Hey, another walk-off fielder's choice!

 

Manatees win in 11 innings, rallying for two in the bottom of the inning for the 4-3 win, details later on...

[Mass Haas]

Final: Brevard County 4, Vero Beach (Devil Rays) 3, 11 innings

 

Brevard County Box Score:

Chris Errecart hit a clutch one-out HR in the bottom of the 9th to tie things up; Will Inman always minimizes the damage when baserunners make their way on -- always; nice work by David Welch and Jeremy Lewis in relief...

 

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Brevard County Game Log:

 

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[miwokE]

Are Welch, Pena and Wahpepah strictly relievers now? Not that I'm complaining about what I'm seeing, but just wondering if anyone knows what brought these changes on...

[Mass Haas]

Montgomery Advertiser:

 

Position pitcher: Huntsville?s Jeff Eure is listed as a catcher, but also regularly plays third base, left field or first base. Tuesday, he went to the mound. With the game out of hand, the Stars moved Eure to pitcher for the ninth inning. He issued a leadoff walk before sitting the next three Biscuits down, including Evan Longoria on an inning-ending strikeout.

 

?I just try to throw strikes and have fun with it, but not make a mockery of the game,? Eure said. ?I?m out there to save the bullpen from having to throw an inning.? Eure last pitched in the final regular-season game of 2006. The Stars had already clinched a playoff spot and Eure played all nine positions, finishing up at pitcher in the ninth. He notched a save for Huntsville?s 1-0 victory. ?I know he can pitch if we get in a little sticky situation,? Stars pitching coach Rich Sauveur said. ?When you?re down eight runs, it?s time to get a position player in and he knows how to pitch.?

 

Longoria didn?t want to discuss his three-pitch strikeout against Eure, who whiffed him with an 88-mph fastball, but said he?ll ?pay the full fine? in kangaroo court. That?s $5. ?That?s usually what happens when a position player comes in,? Biscuits pitcher Chris Mason said. ?You don?t want to hit because if you get out, you get ragged. But you do want to hit because you think you can pad your stats. ?It?s the classic win, win, lose, lose situation.?

 

NUMBERS GAME

 

18: Straight strikes thrown by Montgomery starter Chris Mason to start Tuesday?s game. He threw nine pitches to strike out all three Huntsville batters he faced in the second inning.

[Mass Haas]

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Power punches to 11 in a row

11-6 win over Hickory features bench-clearing brawl

By Tommy R. Atkinson

Charleston Gazette Staff Writer

 

Hickory didn?t have a fighting chance Tuesday night against the West Virginia Power ? although the Crawdads tried to pull a few punches.

 

In spite of the fact the Power had its starting pitcher and catcher ejected, West Virginia never lost focus and hammered out its 11th straight victory, an 11-6 decision over Hickory (N.C.). A paid crowd of 3,552 attended the South Atlantic League game at Appalachian Power Park.

 

Power starter Mike McClendon, who picked up his first win despite getting tossed, threw a pitch behind Crawdads designated hitter Jamie Romak, who belted a solo home run in the top of the first, that sparked a bench-clearing brawl in the top of the sixth.

 

West Virginia catcher Andy Bouchie was also ejected after he exchanged punches with Romak, and Hickory catcher Francis Poni was thrown out when he ran onto the field from the bullpen to bring to four the total ejections in the inning.

 

The fireworks continued in the bottom of the eighth when Hickory reliever Basilio Alvarez was ejected after throwing a pitch up-and-in and very close to the head of Power second baseman Kenny Holmberg. Hickory manager Gary Green was also tossed.

 

Power reliever Patrick Ryan picked up McClendon, allowing one hit in three scoreless innings. West Virginia held a 6-3 lead in the eighth before exploding for five runs after Alvarez?s ejection to take an 11-3 advantage.

 

West Virginia first baseman Taylor Green, who entered after Martin Maldonado had to move from first to catcher after Bouchie was thrown out, lofted a two-run bloop single to center field. Anderson De La Rosa, who was hitting in the No. 9 slot in the batting order, laced a two-run double down the third-base line. De La Rosa came around to score on an error to complete the Power?s scoring.

 

The Northern Division-leading Power (12-3) swept its third straight series.

 

?It?s incredible,?? said Power first baseman John Alonso, who left after the bottom of the second after his hamstring cramped up when he tried to stretch a double into a triple. ?Like you saw tonight, we?re sticking up for each other. We?re going to battle [and] stick it to everyone we face.

 

?We?ve got a great bunch of guys. They?re all about winning, they?re all about working hard [and] they?re all about playing the game right. We?ve just got a good bunch of attitudes. We?re ready to play.??

 

The Power jumped out to a 6-1 lead after the first two innings. Power right fielder Chuckie Caufield remained as hot as his team, coming up with a two-run double in the bottom of the first inning to give the Power the lead for good at 2-1.

 

Caufield added a two-out, run-scoring double in the second as West Virginia plated three more runs. Caufield finished 2-for-4 with a double, triple, two runs scored and three RBIs Tuesday after going 3-for-6 with three runs scored and two RBIs Monday.

 

The Power needed those extra runs as Hickory touched up Power reliever Omar Aguilar, who had two saves and had tossed 4 1/3 scoreless innings, for three runs in the top of the ninth to close to 11-6 with a runner on first.

 

Aguilar struck out the first batter he faced and forced the next to ground out to second, but he gave up four straight hits before retiring Crawdads leadoff hitter Alex Presley, who finished 2-for-4 with a triple, on a deep fly ball to right field to end the game.

 

?They do so many good things,?? said Green, the Hickory manager. ?Their speed and they put the ball in play. It?s going to cause problems.??

 

McClendeon (1-1) allowed three earned runs on six hits with four strikeouts and no walks. McClendon earned his first win in his fourth start despite entering Tuesday?s game with a microscopic 0.64 earned run average.

 

The Power had four doubles and two triples, and Alonso said there?s more to come from the Power.

 

?It?s still the beginning of the season and there?s a lot of potential here,?? he said. ?There?s a lot more behind this team and we?re going to show it.??

 

The Power will hit the road and play at the Lexington (Ky.) Legends at 7:05 PM Wednesday (6:05 Central) to begin an eight-game road trip. After a four-game series at Lexington, the Power will then head to Hagerstown (Md.) for another four-game set before returning home May 4.

 

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Hickory batter Jamie Romak (left) got angry when West Virginia Power pitcher Mike McClendon (not pictured) threw a pitch behind him, and ended up in a tussle with Power catcher Andy Bouchie (center). The benches cleared and Romak, McClendon and Bouchie were all ejected.

 

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[Mass Haas]

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Sounds get lucky number seven

By Nate Rau, Nashville City Paper Sports Correspondent

 

The lucky number seven rained down on 9,777 fans at Greer Stadium on Tuesday morning.

 

That?s because seven was the number of runs the home team scored in the Sounds? 7-1 win over Iowa, giving them a series sweep. Seven is also the number of consecutive wins Nashville has strung together, which is its longest winning streak since 2003.

 

?We?re just a good team with a good group of guys,? Nashville?s Chris Barnwell said. ?We have good pitching and we?ve got quite a few guys that know how to lead a team.?

 

The Sounds got great pitching on Tuesday, again, this time from top prospect Yovani Gallardo. For the third-straight start, Gallardo was dazzling. He went six innings, allowed just one run and struck out seven.

 

Gallardo (3-1) became the Pacific Coast League?s strikeout leader with the effort ? he has 33 on the season. Like top offensive prospect Ryan Braun (2-for-3), Gallardo has lived up to the hype this season. In his last three starts, Gallardo has yielded just two earned runs and seven hits while fanning 26 over 18 innings.

 

?He?s pitched a little bit better than the first time out,? Sounds manager Frank Kremblas said. ?The first time he was a little amped up, rushing through his delivery a little bit, his stuff was not quite as sharp as it?s been.

 

?Now he?s back to relaxing, making pitches, mixing up speeds with certain pitches and just being a very good pitcher.?

 

The match-up of Gallardo for the Sounds (13-6) against Carlos Marmol for Iowa (9-10) amounted to a pitching duel. But Nashville did the job on Marmol, who walked four and allowed four runs over 5.1 innings.

 

Barnwell did the most damage, collecting two solo homers. It was the first time in his career Barnwell has homered twice in a game.

 

Ozzie Chavez went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and two runs for the Sounds.

 

?We?re just playing relaxed,? Barnwell said. ?That will happen when you know you?re going to get good pitching game in and game out.?

 

Sounds pitchers have allowed just 11 runs over the seven-game win streak.

 

Next the Sounds head to Omaha for a four-game series beginning Thursday.

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Barnwell strikes back

Hits two homers as Sounds win

By MAURICE PATTON

Tennessean Staff Writer

 

Chris Barnwell's second-inning strikeout with the bases loaded and no outs during the Nashville Sounds' morning matchup Tuesday with visiting Iowa looked like a costly one.

 

The veteran infielder, however, atoned with home runs in each of his next two at-bats, including a towering two-run shot to key a four-run sixth inning as the Sounds extended their winning streak to seven games with a 7-1 victory before 9,777 at Greer Stadium.

 

"I think I got a little jumpy and tried to do too much," Barnwell said of his first at-bat. "On the next two, I relaxed, kept my head on the ball a little better and put some better swings on it."

 

Barnwell's long balls ? a solo shot in the fourth preceded the two-run homer ? were his first two of the season and gave him his first career two-homer game.

 

Much-needed punch

 

The Sounds needed an offensive jolt, particularly after the second inning. Barnwell's strikeout followed a leadoff walk to Andy Abad and back-to-back base hits by Joe Dillon and Ozzie Chavez.

 

"He chased some pitches, got a little overanxious, instead of relaxing like he did on the next two at-bats," Nashville Manager Frank Kremblas said of Barnwell. "But (Iowa starter Carlos) Marmol is good. He's got some good stuff."

 

Following the strikeout, starting pitcher Yovani Gallardo drew a run-scoring walk, but Drew Anderson popped out and Vinny Rottino then struck out.

 

"That was a good at-bat by Gallardo to work the walk," Kremblas said. "I thought that might open the floodgates. But Marmol did a good job pitching out of that."

 

Eventually, though, the Sounds were able to put together five hits and score four runs against Marmol, while Gallardo was holding the Cubs in check.

 

"I had good fastball command, and my curveball was pretty good," said Gallardo, who has won his last three starts. "I felt like my slider was a little off, but I was able to throw it and give them a little different look."

 

What they said: "If we look at past years, we may need a bigger cushion than we're building. All we're trying to do is go out, give a good effort and see what happens." ? Kremblas, regarding the team's three-game lead in the PCL American Northern Division.

 

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Gallardo remains in the zone

By MAURICE PATTON

Tennessean Staff Writer

 

With seven strikeouts in the Nashville Sounds' 7-1 win Tuesday over visiting Iowa, Yovani Gallardo has a total of 33, which leads the Pacific Coast League.

 

Gallardo is tied with Thomas Hanson, who pitches for the Braves' Single-A affiliate in Rome, Ga., for the top figure in all of minor league baseball.

 

In his last three starts ? all wins ? Gallardo has 26 strikeouts over 18 innings while allowing just two runs on seven hits.

 

"He's relaxing, making pitches and mixing speeds, and just being a good pitcher," Nashville Manager Frank Kremblas said.

 

One and done: Both Jose Macias and Brad Nelson, who were held out of Tuesday's starting lineup, lost hitting streaks during the win.

 

Macias grounded out during a sixth-inning pinch-hit at-bat, ending his six-game string. Nelson flew out in an eighth-inning pinch-hit at-bat, stopping his eight-game streak and his string of three consecutive games with a home run as well.

 

Get it started: Drew Anderson became the third Sounds player to bat in the leadoff position this season. In the previous 18 games, either Macias or Callix Crabbe has started there.

 

Anderson went 1-for-5, after 10 previous starts in the No. 2 spot and four at No. 3.

 

Getting it done: With his fourth-inning home run, Chris Barnwell has reached base either by hit or by walk in each of his last 14 games.

 

Shut 'em down: The Sounds allowed just one earned run in Tuesday's win to trim their PCL-leading ERA to 2.77. Heading into Tuesday's games, Nashville was the only team in the PCL with an ERA below 3.00; Oklahoma was second at 3.39.

 

Struggling: Nashville catcher J.D. Closser went 0-for-2 Tuesday, leaving him hitless in his last 14 at-bats ? the longest current hitless streak by a Sounds player.

 

Broom time: The Sounds' first four-game series sweep of the season was a decisive one, as Nashville outscored Iowa 20-4 ? allowing one run in each of the contests.

 

Over the team's current seven-game winning streak, the Sounds have allowed 11 runs.

 

The streak is the longest since the 2003 team won eight straight games ? including a doubleheader sweep ? from June 18-24.

 

The Sounds swept four series last season: against visiting Oklahoma and Memphis, and at New Orleans and Memphis.

 

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[lexi881]

in regards to the Hooter's Hotline rebroadcast, this is what I found out:

 

 

 

Thanks for the inquiry about the Hooters Hot Line show. To my knowledge the broadcast will be archived

on www.manateesbaseball.com in the coming days. On the Monday morning Manatee Insanity, exerpts were

played.

 

WMEL will not be rebroadcasting the show as mentioned on Brewerfan.net

Not sure why that was placed on there, but from what I have been told the show will be available on the

Manatees website.

[Mass Haas]

WMEL will not be rebroadcasting the show as mentioned on Brewerfan.net. Not sure why that was placed on there, but from what I have been told the show will be available on the Manatees website.

 

Not a big deal, but initially, the Manatees told us there would be two re-broadcasts in their entirety this week. Oh, well...

[Mass Haas]

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Power thrives on momentum

Jacob Messer

Charleston Daily Mail Sportswriter

 

Hits and wins, the West Virginia Power players are proving, can come in bunches when a baseball team has momentum on its side.

 

An Appalachian Power Park crowd of 3,552 watched West Virginia extend its winning streak to 11 games Tuesday with an 11-6 South Atlantic League victory over visiting Hickory (N.C.) on a warm East End evening.

 

The Power increased its team batting average from .262 (sixth in the 16-team league) before the four-game series to .295 (first) after it.

 

Conversely, the Crawdads' team earned run average ballooned from 5.38 (14th) to 6.37 (16th).

 

West Virginia (13-3) finished the series with 26 extra-base hits against Hickory (7-9), which left Charleston on a five-game skid.

 

"It's momentum," Power hitting coach Corey Hart said. "This game thrives off momentum.

 

"Hits are contagious. The first guy comes up and gets a hit. Then, the next guy comes up and gets a hit. Then, the next thing you know you put three or four together and you are rolling."

 

West Virginia is rolling as it enters an eight-game road trip that features a pair of four-game series at Lexington (Ky.) and Hagerstown (Md.), respectively.

 

The Power has hit .319 as a team and scored 6.8 runs per game during its winning streak.

 

"No matter what part of the lineup is at the plate, they are giving us good at-bats," said Power Manager Mike Guerrero, whose team sits alone atop the South Atlantic League's Northern Division first-half standings. "They are doing outstanding.

 

"The guys are starting to understand the approach our hitting instructors are trying to establish. We want them to hit the ball in the middle of the field and in the gaps."

 

The Power shined in front of Milwaukee director of player development Reid Nichols, who was in town for West Virginia's seven-game homestand.

 

"I have been in the game for a while, and I have never seen anything like this," said Nichols, who has more than 30 years of Major League Baseball experience as a player, coach and executive. "They are dominating every night with their bats.

 

"They have been playing pretty awesome."

 

The Power took control in the first and second innings, when it scored six runs -- three in each frame -- off Crawdads starter Eric Krebs (1-1).

 

West Virginia added five runs in the eighth off Hickory relievers Basilio Alvarez and Stephen MacFarland. That was more than enough to hold off the Crawdads, who tagged Power closer Omar Aguilar for three runs in the ninth.

 

Neither team scored in the fourth through the seventh, but the Class A clubs provided some much-needed excitement in the sixth.

 

That is when the benches cleared after Power starter Mike McClendon (1-0) threw a knee-level fastball behind Hickory designated hitter Jamie Romak, who hit a home run in his previous at-bat in the third.

 

Romak started walking toward the mound before Power catcher Andy Bouchie restrained him. The two must have exchanged less-than-friendly words because Romak threw a punch at Bouchie's face within a few moments. It was unclear whether Bouchie retaliated. Some thought Bouchie was swinging at Romak. Others thought he was defending himself.

 

Their teammates sprinted from the field and dugout to break up the melee.

 

Home plate umpire Tripp Gibson ejected Bouchie, McClendon, Romak and Hickory reserve Francis Poni.

 

Gibson also ejected Alvarez in the eighth after a couple of his fastballs came close to Kenny Holmberg's face on a four-pitch walk, including the final one. Gibson also tossed Crawdads Manager Gary Green after that incident.

 

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WEST VIRGINIA'S winning streak isn't a franchise record for a Class A club despite initial reports to the contrary. The mark belongs to a pair of teams that each won 12 consecutive games.

 

The 1990 Charleston Wheelers, a Cincinnati Reds farm team that was managed by Winfield native and Pittsburgh Pirates bench coach Jim Lett, accomplished the feat in August that year. They won 24 of their last 27 games that season, including all five of their playoff games, en route to the South Atlantic League championship.

 

The 2004 Charleston Alley Cats, a Toronto Blue Jays farm team, matched that mark in April that year, which was their last season at Watt Powell Park.

 

The South Atlantic League record for consecutive wins is 25, set by the 1966 Spartanburg (S.C.) Phillies. The Minor League Baseball mark is 29, set by the 1987 Salt Lake City Trappers of the Pioneer League.

 

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POWER POINTS: West Virginia and Lexington will play Wednesday night at Applebee's Park. The Power will start left-hander Zach Braddock (1-0, 0.00). The Legends will counter with right-hander Bryan Hallberg (1-0, 5.54). Lexington (9-10) has lost seven of its last 10 games.

 

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The West Virginia Power?s Brent Brewer turns back to first base on a pickoff attempt in the second inning. At first base is Hickory?s Kent Sakamoto.

 

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Brevard comes back in 9th to tie, and again in 11th to win

Scott Pinner

 

Viera FL - The Manatees took the sting out of the visiting Vero Beach Devil Rays at Space Coast Stadium on Tuesday night. Starting pitcher Wil (Sir Winman) Inman continues his dominance on the mound. He struck out eight and gave up five hits in six innings of work and continued to pitch his way out of situations. The Devil Rays starter, Wade Davis was equally impressive. The big blow of the night was in the bottom of the ninth when Brevard County, down by one, got a solo monster HR from Chris Errecart to tie the game at 2 and force extra innings. The Manatees relief effort tonight also was stellar. Luis Pena, who closed out the game got the win to improve to 3-0. Jeremy Lewis and David Welch pitched very well in relief also.

 

The Manatees entered the bottom of the eleventh inning down by one run and managed to get the bases loaded on timely hitting and smart base running. The tying run was forced home on a walk and then the winning run scored on Mat Gamel's rocket shot to the Vero first baseman who botched the throw home and allowed Bell to score the winning run.

 

Manatees first baseman Chris Errecart, in a post game radio interview said, "We are really just beginning to click as a team. I came up in the ninth with the confidence I needed to put the bat on the ball and it all worked out. We really are just starting to see what this team is capable of."

 

The win improved the Manatees to 9-8 on the season and moved them into a two-way tie for second in the FSL Eastern Division. The final game of the home series is Wednesday night at 7:00 PM (6:00 Central).

 

The game can be heard world wide right here at www.manateesbaseball.com. The Miller Lite pre-game show is scheduled for 6:50 pm (5:50 Central).

 

Manatees Radio dubs Wil Inman, "Sir Winman" (Manatees Media)

 

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