Frawley's 5 RBI Lifts Captains over LumberKings 8-2

(Clinton, IA)-Casey Frawley and Kyle Smith set career marks Tuesday night in Clinton, as the Captains defeated the LumberKings 8-2. Frawley drove in a career high five RBI as Kyle Smith collected a career high four hits.

Lake County got on the board in the first inning after Delvi Cid extended his hit streak to seven games with a leadoff single. Bo Greenwell got hit by a pitch to put Cid on second. Frawley drove in his first run with a single to left and the Captains led, 1-0.

Clinton tied the game up in the bottom of the first inning, scoring an unearned run on a Mario Martinez fielder's choice that scored Nick Franklin.

The LumberKings took the first and only lead in the fourth inning. Martinez led the inning off with a triple to right center. With the infield playing in, Welington Dotel ripped a line drive by the shortstop Frawley and Clinton took a 2-1 edge.

The Captains jumped on the LumberKings in the sixth, with two outs. Kyle Smith collected his second hit to get the two-out rally started. Adam Abraham was hit by a pitch and Greg Folgia walked on five pitches to load the bases. The hustle play of the game came when Cid grounded to short, Franklin muffed the ball and was charged an error as Cid just beat the throw to first, allowing Smith to score and tie the game. Greenwell walked on four straight pitches giving the Captains the lead back at 3-2. Frawley stepped up and crushed a ball to center for a bases clearing double, capping off a five run sixth and giving Lake County a 6-2 lead.

Jeremie Tice hit his sixth homerun of the season in the seventh inning, a solo homerun giving him 40 RBI on the year.

The Captains manufactured a run without getting a hit in the eighth. Folgia picked up his second walk of the game leading off. Cid got hit by a pitch and Greenwell grounded to second advancing the runners into scoring position. Frawley stepped up and hit a ball to center; the sacrifice fly was good enough to score Folgia putting Lake County up, 8-2.

Matt Packer (4-3) was fantastic for the Captains in his fourth start, picking up the win. Packer went 5.1 allowing just two runs, one of them earned on seven hits, walking one and striking out two. Packer left the game with the bases loaded in the sixth and one out. Tyler Sturdevant entered in relief struck out the next two hitters getting Lake County out of the jam. Sturdevant finished with 2.2 innings of hitless baseball, striking out four. Jose Flores pitched a perfect ninth striking out all three he faced. John Housey (4-1) suffered his first loss of the year, pitching just .2 innings allowing five runs, all unearned, walking two.

The Captains (39-19) and the LumberKings (32-26) resume the series Wednesday night at 8:00PM EST from Alliant Energy Field in Clinton, IA. On the mound for Lake County is RHP Vidal Nuno (1-1), Clinton counters with RHP Taylor Stanton (5-2). The game can be heard on the AM 1330 WELW, ESPN 970 WFUN and the internet at www.captainsbaseball.com.