The Gold recorded a 6-2 seven-inning decision over the Blue on Thursday afternoon in the final intrasquad contest of the week...It was a very blustery afternoon with winds blowing out to right at 20+ MPH...I am not sure if I will have photos today or not...
Gold struck first, scoring without a hit in the first inning by taking advantage of three walks and two wild pitches from Blue starter Pete McEneaney...Another run in the fourth made it a 2-0 lead when Andrew Barbaro came across on a two-out error...
Blue knotted the game with two runs in the fifth inning against Greg Ford...Damon Lessler led off the inning with a walk and came in to score on a ground rule double by Al Barbato...Patrick Perry tied the game by pulling a single into right to score Barbato...
Gold came back in the bottom of the sixth against Eric Theisen, scoring three times to take the lead...Andrew Barbaro and Ryan Kottke coaxed walks to start the frame...Bryan Frew singled in a run, and James Guerrero plated two with a single through the left side...The final run of the game scored in the seventh off David Hurst as Kyle Maunus and Andrew Barbaro doubled consecutively...
OFEENSIVE HIGHLIGHTS
James Guerrero was 2-for-3 for the Gold with a walk and two RBI...Andrew Barbaro also posted a pair of hits in going 2-3 with a walk, a run, a double, and an RBI...
PITCHING
Jason Kiley was extended for the Gold, tossing four innings without allowing a hit...He did walk five and strikeout three...All three strikeouts came in the second inning when he struck out the side and recorded a fourth out on a groundout to reach his pitch limit...Greg Ford struggled a bit during his first inning, going to a full count against the first two hitters and allowing two runs, but settled down in his second frame to retire all four batters he faced including striking out the final three hitters...Kyle Touchatt tossed a 1-2-3 seventh with a strikeout...
For the Blue, Pete McEneaney got off to a rocky start, walking three in his first inning...But McEneaney settled down in the second, posting four outs among the five batters faced...Nick Pepper went two innings and allowed an unearned run on two hits...Eric Theisen walked three and allowed three runs in his two innings while David Hurst threw the final frame, retiring the first two batters before allowing consecutive doubles...
DEFENSIVE HIGHLIGHTS
Brad Miller made a leaping stab of a liner off the bat of John Alonso in the bottom of the third and turned it into a double play by throwing to second to catch Mike Epping away from the bag...The play was one of three twin-killings turned by the Beach Bums in the game...
NOTES
The Blue team manged just two hits in the game but did walk six times...Gold drew six walks...James Guerrero's two hits were his first multi-hit game of the spring...After failing to reach base yesterday, Bryan Frew got on three times in a 1-3 showing with a walk, two runs scored, and an RBI...Roger Mason made his first visit to the mound in the first inning...Usually the first year pitching coach has been watching from the stands and going to the dugout to talk to pitchers between innings...Today he went from behind home plate to visit with Pete McEneaney after two walks to start the contest...Corey Whiting stole his sixth base of the spring in the third inning...
LINE SCORE
Blue 0 0 0 - 0 2 0 - 0; 2R, 2H, 2E
Gold 1 0 0 - 1 0 3 - 1; 6R, 8H, 0E
WP: Greg Ford(1-0)
LP: Eric Theisen (0-1)
SV: Kyle Touchatt (1)
UP NEXT
The Midwest Sliders of Ypsilanti will be in town tomorrow for a weekend series...Tomorrow's contest is closed, but I will be updating on Calderwood's Corner in addition to writing a full game recap similar to this...Saturday will feature a doubleheader at noon and it is open to the public...Tickets will be just $5...Don't miss your first glimpse at the 2009 squad...
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