Big Bats In Game One Lead Erie to Doubleheader Split
The SeaWolves (59-45) and New Hampshire (43-60) split a doubleheader on Saturday, as Erie won the first game 10-4 before being shut out in game two, 3-0. Erie mashed 16 hits in a 10-4 victory in the first game. The SeaWolves fell behind early when Troy Melton allowed a first-inning
The SeaWolves (59-45) and New Hampshire (43-60) split a doubleheader on Saturday, as Erie won the first game 10-4 before being shut out in game two, 3-0.
Erie mashed 16 hits in a 10-4 victory in the first game. The SeaWolves fell behind early when Troy Melton allowed a first-inning run. Dasan Brown doubled and Alex De Jesus singled before Rainer Nuñez’s sacrifice fly gave New Hampshire a 1-0 lead.
Nuñez clobbered a solo homer in the fourth inning to give the Fisher Cats a 2-0 lead.
Erie came back to tie the game in the fifth against New Hampshire starter Lazaro Estrada. Ben Malgeri ripped a one-out triple. He scored on Brady Allen’s RBI groundout, making it 2-1. Carlos Mendoza, Hao-Yu Lee, and Gage Workman then had consecutive singles. Workman’s single, an infield hit, tied the game at 2-2.
Melton finished five innings for Erie. He allowed two runs on three hits. He struck out six and didn’t walk a batter.
In the sixth, the SeaWolves sent nine batters to the plate. CJ Van Eyk relieved Estrada to begin the frame. Trei Cruz opened the frame with a double. Later in the inning, Liam Hicks reached on an infield single. On the play, Charles McAdoo made a throwing error, which scored Cruz and gave Erie a 3-2 lead. With two on, Malgeri smoked a two-run double to give Erie a 5-2 lead. Later in the frame, Lee’s RBI single made it 6-2.
RJ Schreck’s two-run homer against Eric Silva in the sixth inning cut Erie’s lead to 6-4.
The SeaWolves broke the game open with three home runs in the seventh against Anders Tolhurst. Eliezer Alfonzo blasted a two-run shot to make it 8-4. Two batters later, Malgeri hit a solo shot for his third extra-base hit of the game. He finished a single shy of the cycle. Mendoza added a solo blast to make it 10-4.
Melton (7-6) earned the win. Van Eyk (3-8) took the loss in relief.
In game two, the Fisher Cats took an early lead against Carlos Peña. Brown began the first inning with a double and scored on Michael Turconi’s RBI single.
In the second inning, the Fisher Cats extended their lead. Charles McAdoo hit a leadoff double. He scored on Cade Doughty’s RBI single. Later in the frame, Robert Brooks’ RBI single made it 3-0.
Erie could not score against New Hampshire starter Rafael Sanchez, who lasted 6.2 innings. He departed in the seventh with the bases loaded after two walks and a single. Malgeri batted as the potential go-ahead run against Jonathan Lavallee, but struck out to end the game. Erie went 0-for-10 with runners in scoring position.
Sanchez (2-0) earned the win over Peña (6-5). Lavallee earned his first save.
The series between Erie and New Hampshire finishes on Sunday at 1:35 p.m. when Garrett Burhenn faces Abdiel Mendoza.
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