BayBears Sweep Wahoos in Sunday Doubleheader
Mobile, Ala. - The Blue Wahoos dropped the opening series of the season after getting swept in Sunday's doubleheader in Mobile. Pensacola played well enough to win game two, but their late-game rally fell just short.Shed Long turned in a monster 2-for-4 performance with all hits going for doubles. He
Mobile, Ala. - The Blue Wahoos dropped the opening series of the season after getting swept in Sunday's doubleheader in Mobile.
Pensacola played well enough to win game two, but their late-game rally fell just short.
Blue Wahoos starter
Pensacola rallied in the fifth when CJ McElroy reached on an error and then scored on Long's would-be third double of the game to make 4-3.
In the sixth, Nick Longi led off the inning with a single off
In the opening game of the doubleheader, the Blue Wahoos again fell victim to a big inning.
In the fourth inning, starter
With two outs the inning it appeared Gutierrez worked out of trouble when
BayBears starter
Longhi has a nine-game hitting streak (.423, 11-for-26) dating back to last season and has a hit in every game of his Pensacola career except his Blue Wahoos debut on July 7 (10 games).
The Blue Wahoos bullpen has already pitched 15.2 innings in relief and have held the BayBears to a total of five runs (2.87 ERA).
Had Shed Long not been ruled out for not stepping on first base it would have been the first time in his career that he had three doubles in a game.
The Blue Wahoos will close out the series tomorrow night when Double-A newcomer
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