August 4: Schubart and Collado pace RubberDucks in 17-3 route of Somerset

RubberDucks Game Recap | Box Score

Akron RubberDucks (13-21, 48-54) 17, Somerset Patriots (16-18, 53-50) 3

WP: Rafe Schlesinger (2-4) LP: Cade Smith (5-7) Save: N/A

Summary

Nolan Schubart and Maick Collado combined for eight hits and six RBI as the Akron RubberDucks dominated the Somerset Patriots 17-3 on Tuesday afternoon at 7 17 Credit Union Park.

Turning Point

After trading runs early in the game, Akron pulled ahead in the fourth. Alex Mooney doubled to open the inning before coming around to score on a single by Collado. Later in the inning, Jaison Chourio grounded out to second to score Collado to make it 3-2 RubberDucks.

Mound Presence

Rafe Schlesinger ran into some early trouble on Tuesday allowing runs in each of the first two innings. But the left-hander was able to quickly settle in to not allow a run the rest of his afternoon. In total Schlesinger tossed six innings allowing two runs on six hits while striking out six. Jack Jasiak struck out two in a scoreless inning. Zane Morehouse allowed a run in his inning of work. Adam Tulloch worked around a single and two walks to toss a scoreless ninth.

Duck Tales

After Somerset scored in the top of the first, Akron answered back in the bottom half. Ryan Cesarini led off the inning with a double before scoring two batters later on Bennett Thompson’s RBI single to tie the game at 1-1. After taking the lead in the fourth, the RubberDucks broke the game open in the sixth and seventh. Akron batted around and scored seven runs in each inning. The sixth inning scoring was highlighted by RBI singles by Schubart and Collado while the seven-run seventh was highlighted by a three-run double by Collado, an RBI double by Chourio and RBI single by Schubart.

Notebook

Akron’s 17 runs are the second most by the team in a game this season (highest was 19 runs on June 5 in Chesapeake)…Six of the nine RubberDucks recorded hits, eight of the nine scored a run and all nine reached base in the win…The four hit game tied a career high for Collado and set a career-high for Schubart…Schubart extended his on-base streak to 57 games…Game Time: 3:13…Attendance: 3,518.

On the Pond

The RubberDucks will continue their series at 7 17 Credit Union Park against the Somerset Patriots on Wednesday, August 5 at 6:35 p.m. Akron right-hander Ryan Degges will make his Double-A debut against Somerset left-hander Xavier Rivas (6-4, 3.70 ERA). The game broadcast is on 640 WHLO, the 640 WHLO iHeartRadio channel, and akronrubberducks.com, and available on Bally Live. Tickets for RubberDucks home games are available at akronrubberducks.com/tickets.