Chattanooga Lookouts Lewis Thorpe only allowed one hit in seven innings, while striking out 12 batters, in the team's 12-2 win over the Biloxi Shuckers. Thorpe was sensational from the start for the Lookouts. The Australian southpaw threw 4.2 hitless innings before surrendering his first and only hit to Blake Allemand.
Chattanooga Lookouts Lewis Thorpe only allowed one hit in seven innings, while striking out 12 batters, in the team's 12-2 win over the Biloxi Shuckers.
Thorpe was sensational from the start for the Lookouts. The Australian southpaw threw 4.2 hitless innings before surrendering his first and only hit to Blake Allemand. He went on to toss seven shutout frames while striking out a career-high 12 batters through seven innings. The southpaw has now struck out 21 batters in his last two starts and leads the Chattanooga pitching staff with 86 punchouts this season.
Thorpe's terrific outing was backed by a strong offensive display as Chris Paul finished the night with three hits and a Lookouts season-high six RBIs while newcomer Jimmy Kerrigan was a perfect 4-for-4 with two RBIs and four runs scored in his AT&T Field debut.
The Lookouts jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the first inning as three consecutive RBI singles gave the home team a lead they would never relinquish. The runs continued to flow with Tanner English's first bomb of the season adding onto the advantage in the second before two more in the fourth and sixth innings. The night was capped by a bases-clearing double from Chris Paul in the seventh as Chattanooga kicked off the second half with a victory.
RHP Omar Bencomo will take the bump for the home team tomorrow night opposite LHP Wade Miley as the Lookouts seek their third consecutive victory.
