Charlotte victorious in series finale

The Columbus Clippers had to come from behind in all three wins against the Charlotte Knights in the series leading up to Friday night's contest, but there was no rally magic in the finale of the series as the Knights managed a 9-2 victory. Tyler Flowers was the big bat for Charlotte, going 3-4 with a home run and 5 RBIs.

Hector Rondon once again was a model of inconsistency, allowing three runs in the 1st inning, and then mowing down nine batters in a row before giving up three more runs in the 5th, which would be his final inning of work. Mike Gosling allowed one run on four hits over three innings of work. Steven Wright pitched the 9th, giving up two runs on 3 hits.

Jeff Marquez had pitched poorly in four previous starts, but found his groove against the Clippers, tossing six innings and allowing only 2 runs, both of which came in the bottom of the 3rd when Shelley Duncan and Wes Hodges both had RBI singles. Freddy Dolsi and Wes Whisler would keep the Clippers off the scoreboard for the rest of the night.

Columbus welcomes the Syracuse Chiefs into Huntington Park for a Saturday night game that will feature the first ever fireworks display at Huntington Park. Jeanmar Gomez will start for the Clippers against the Chief's J.D. Martin. 1st pitch is slated for 7:05pm.