Adam Stauffer Shines to Shutout Tri-City

Troy, NY (June 28th 2019) - On a steamy Friday in Upstate New York, Adam Stauffer stifled the Tri-City Valleycats offense in seven shutout innings. The 'Cats had just two hits, and the 'Birds chased them away to a 3-0 shutout win
W: Adam Stauffer (2-1)
L:  Juan Pablo Lopez
S: Malachi Emond (1)


BIG MOMENTS 

• 2^nd inning: Aberdeen got the only run that mattered on a two out double from Andrew Fregia.
• 4^th inning: Two runs in the fame thanks to Maverick Handley's first professional hit, and three more after including another RBI for Fregia and one for Toby Welk.
• Innings 1-7: The Stauffer show: he went seven nearly perfect innings, retired 10 in a row at one point and allowed just three baserunners all night.
• The Save: Malachi Emond made his professional debut, and he was perfect. He struckout four and retired all six he saw to close out the win.

KEY IRONBIRDS CONTRIBUTORS 

• Adam Stauffer: 7.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 6 K
• Toby Welk: 2-for-4, 2B, RBI, R
• Andrew Fregia: 2-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI

NEWS & NOTES 

• Aberdeen snapped a four game skid with the win.
• This was the first shutout for the 'Birds this season, and the second time a starter has gone seven shutout innings
• Through 13 games, Aberdeen is 6-8. The series with Tri-City continues tomorrow under RHP Leonardo Rodriguez.

WHAT'S NEXT 
IronBirds at Valleycats, Saturday 7:00 P.M. 
Joseph L. Bruno Stadium - Troy, N.Y.