SeaWolves Crush Ducks in Series Opener
The SeaWolves bats came alive on Monday night at UPMC Park as they took down the Akron RubberDucks, 11-5 in front of a Buck Night crowd of over 6,000 fans. The SeaWolves struck first in the opening frame against Akron starter Kyle Dowdy Willi Castro singled with two outs and
The SeaWolves bats came alive on Monday night at UPMC Park as they took down the Akron RubberDucks, 11-5 in front of a Buck Night crowd of over 6,000 fans.
The SeaWolves struck first in the opening frame against Akron starter
The Wolves added onto their lead in the second as
The SeaWolves again added to the lead in the bottom of the third.
The RubberDucks responded in the fifth against Erie starter Spencer Watkins.
Erie went back ahead by four runs in the fifth. Lester led off with his double for his third hit of the night and was singled home by
The SeaWolves then took a commanding lead in the sixth against reliever
The Ducks closed the gap to 11-5 in the seventh against reliever
Watkins (1-0) earned the win allowing three runs on four hits with four walks and eight strikeouts in five innings.
Dowdy (3-8) took the loss allowing six runs on four hits with three walks and four strikeouts in three innings.
Erie wraps up an eight-game homestand on Tuesday night at UPMC Park at 7:05 p.m. RHP