Corry, Seelinger, Walker combine for 5th shutout of 2019

COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA: The Augusta GreenJackets (54-47, 18-15) defeated the Columbia Fireflies (39-60, 15-18) by a final score of 5-0 on Wednesday night. It was the 5^th shutout of the year for the Jackets. Seth Corry, Matt Seelinger, and Ryan Walker combine for 15 strikeouts on their way to the 5^th shutout of 2019. It is the 6^th consecutive victory on the mound for Seth Corry.

Frankie Tostado helped the Jackets offense with a three-hit night, and three RBI's.
The GreenJackets offense went right to work in the 1^st inning on Wednesday night. Diego Rincones ripped a single into left field, scoring Ismael Munguia, and the Jackets took a 1-0 advantage. Right after Rincones got the offense cooking, Tostado belted his 13^th home run of the season, and the Jackets held a 3-0 lead after the 1^st inning.
In the 5^th inning, the GreenJackets got more run support for their starting pitcher Corry. Simon Whiteman scored from 2^nd base on a Frankie Tostado double to make it 4-0 Augusta. Then it was Jacob Gonzalez to drive in Tostado, and the Jackets lead was 5-0.
Seth Corry wrapped up another successful outing with five-innings of shutout baseball. Corry ended his evening by striking-out the side. He allowed only two hits, and in his last 11 innings on the mound, he has not allowed a run, and has surrendered just three hits.
Matt Seelinger entered out of the Augusta bullpen and had a career night. He retired all nine batters he faced, and had a career high seven strikeouts. Corry and Seelinger retired 19 consecutive batters from the 2^nd inning, through the 8^th inning.
Ryan Walker came into the game in the 9^th and worked a scoreless frame, with one strikeout, to give the Jackets the victory.
 Player of the Game: Matt Seelinger, 3.0 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, 7 K
Seelinger's career high in strikeouts was only five coming into the night, and on Wednesday he blew away Columbia's bats with seven strikeouts. The right-hander retired all nine batters he faced.
Tomorrow's Game: 7:05 PM @ Columbia Fireflies (New York Mets), Segra Park, Columbia, South Carolina
Pitching Matchup: (COL) RHP Jose Butto (4-8, 3.70 ERA) vs (AUG) RHP Trenton Toplikar (1-1, 3.72 ERA)
Trenton Toplikar gets set to make his 3^rd start as a GreenJacket in 2019. Toplikar is coming off a terrific performance where he earned his 1^st win as a GreenJacket. He tossed 5.2 innings of scoreless baseball and ended the night with five strikeouts at SRP Park back on July 19th. The right-hander started his 2019 season in the California League with the San Jose Giants. He went 3-1 while there and had an ERA of 3.98, as he held hitters to just a .218 batting average. Toplikar was a 16^th round selection by the San Francisco Giants in the 2018 MLB Draft from UC Riverside.
Jose Butto will make the start for Columbia on Thursday night. Butto has pitched 92.1 innings on the season, which is 2^nd most on the team. He faced the GreenJackets back on June 2^nd, and in that outing, Butto went six-innings and he allowed three earned runs, and four total runs as he received the loss. He has gone at least five-innings in his last nine starts. Butto is 21 years old and he was signed by the New York Mets out of Cumana, Venezuela in 2017.
Next Homestand: Wednesday July 31^st -Tuesday August 6th
July 31^st -August 2^nd vs Lakewood BlueClaws (Philadelphia Phillies)
August 3^rd -August 6^th vs Hickory Crawdads (Texas Rangers)
The Augusta GreenJackets return home on Wednesday, July 31^st to begin a seven-game homestand. The Jackets will welcome the Lakewood BlueClaws to town for Casino Night to kick-off the homestand. Fans can come celebrate Dodgeball night at the ballpark on August 1^st as we honor Average Joe's gymnasium and their Dodgeball victory from 15 years ago. It will also be Thirsty Thursday, which means $1 PBR and Natty Light's all night long. On Friday, August 2^nd and Saturday, August 3^rd, it's two of the most highly anticipated nights in GreenJackets history. The Jackets will transform into the Augusta Pimento Cheese wearing those slick Pimento Cheese uniforms that have had the Hive Pro Shop buzzing since the logo was released in June! Sunday August 4^th will be Little Rascals Night as we highlight another great film on this homestand. Monday, August 5^th will be a Bark in the Park Day so bring your four-legged friends to SRP Park and cheer the GreenJackets on. The last day of the homestand will be our Tuesday Brew & Q presented by Maurice's BBQ.  The GreenJackets will have a $3 special on beer and BBQ and there will be a Happy Hour Select Beer Special from 6-8 PM! It will also be Chamber Night for the Augusta Metro.
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