Copyright 2012 TexSport Publications
SUGAR LAND, TEXAS (April 27, 2012) Capitalizing on two errors
while scoring five runs on three hits in the seventh inning, the Sugar Land
Skeeters totally dominated the York Revolution by the score of 10-1 for their
first win in franchise history.
The Skeeters sent nine
batters to the plate in the seventh inning, giving relief pitcher Omar Javier fits and a 9.00 ERA for the single
inning.
Sugar Land got on the
scoreboard in the first inning when first baseman Josh Pressley connected on a
2-0 pitch from Corey Thurman to send the ball over the left field wall for a
two-run homer.
The 32-year-old went 2-for-4
for the night, scoring two runs and two RBI.
Catcher Colt Morton also got
into the home run action in the fourth inning by swinging on the first pitch
from starter Ryan Feierabend to take the score to 3-0.
Then the seventh inning
onslaught began when Deybis Benitez was walked and then advanced to second on a
passed ball.
Bubba Bell got on base when
York catcher Salvador Paniagua dropped Bell's third strike advancing Benitez to
third.
Bell then stole second base
with Benitez scoring on a Javier wild pitch.
Alex Cintron next came to
the plate and hit a single; advancing Bell to third.
Pressley also got to first
on an error by first baseman Chris Nowak, which moved Cintron to second and
scores Bell.
Designated hitter Drew Locke
drew a single; moving Pressley to second and scoring Cintron for the third run
of the inning.
Jimmy Van Ostrand then
connects for a double; sending Locke and Pressley home for the final two runs
of the inning.
The Revolution scored its
single run when Danny Gonzalez scored from second on a double by Travis Scott
in the fifth inning.
The York bullpen took a
pounding in the game; sending three relief pitchers to the mound after
Feierabend pitched 4.2 innings while giving up five earned runs on eight hits.
Santo Luis and Omar Javier
each pitched a single inning for the Revolution.
Right handed pitcher Ryan
McKeller got the win for the Skeeters; pitching four innings; giving up a
single hit and a single unearned run.
The Skeeters connected for
four doubles, one triple and two homeruns while leaving only four runners on
base.
The third game of the
four-game series is set for Saturday evening with a 7:05 p.m. start in Sugar
Land.
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