Melton and a Pair of Homers Lead Erie to Split

Erie (31-24) earned a series split with New Hampshire (26-31) with a 4-1 win on Sunday.

Andres Sosa began the scoring with a solo home run against Erie starter Troy Melton in the second inning.

Erie immediately tied the game when Chris Meyers led off the bottom of the second with a solo blast against Fisher Cats starter Trenton Wallace.

The Sosa home run was the lone blemish against Melton. He allowed a run on four hits and one walk in five frames. He tied a season-high with six strikeouts.

Julio Rodriguez broke the tie in the fifth when he crushed a solo home run. Later in the frame, Carlos Mendoza walked and advanced to third on Ben Malgeri’s single. Trei Cruz scored Mendoza on a groundout, making it 3-1 Erie.

Erie added a run in the sixth when Gage Workman walked with two out, advanced on a wild pitch by Abdiel Mendoza, and scored on a single by Rodriguez. That made it 4-1.

Tim Naughton, Angel Reyes, Joel Peguero, and Jake Higginbotham each threw a scoreless inning out of the Erie bullpen.

Melton (2-5) earned the win. Wallace (3-2) took the loss. Higginbotham secured his first save of the season.

Erie earned a split of the series with the win. They begin a two-week road trip to finish the first half on Tuesday as the SeaWolves square off against the Altoona Curve. Austin Bergner pitches for Erie against Thomas Harrington at 6:00 p.m.