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Tuesday, 25 July 2006 12:03 |
 Tourists take advantage of Captains?? errors for win
EASTLAKE, Ohio ?? The Asheville Tourists topped the Lake County Captains 4-2 in baseball last Monday night.
Asheville??s win ?? snapping a two-game losing streak ?? was keyed on strong pitching coupled with capitalizing on two errors by Lake County.
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starter Brandon Durden (8-2), who allowed seven hits, two runs and two
walks in seven innings, got the win. He struck out five. Reliever
Andrew Johnston, who allowed one hit in one inning, earned his 11th
save of the season.
Offensively, Asheville (17-15) was led by second baseman Eric Young
Jr., who finished 2-for-3 with a double, a walk and scored two runs;
and left fielder Colee Garner, who went 2-for-4, scored one run and
tallied one RBI.
Again, Catfish nip Tourists; grand-slam seals triumph
The Columbus Catfish staged a late comeback to edge the Asheville
Tourists 6-5 in baseball in front of 3,124 fans at McCormick Field last
Saturday night.
For Asheville (15-15), the game marked the second consecutive one-run loss to Columbus.
Trailing 5-0 after six innings, Columbus (16-14) rallied to score two
runs in the seventh inning. The victory then was secured in the eighth
inning when Catfish left fielder Lucas May smashed a grand-slam home
run.
A bright spot for Asheville was the pitching or starter Xavier Cedeno,
who allowed six hits, two runs and five walks in 6-1/3 innings.
However, reliever Andrew Johnston (0-3) took the loss for the Tourists after he allowed the grand-slam shot.
At the plate, Asheville was led by second baseman Eric Young Jr., who finished 2-for-3, including a double and two RBIs.
Columbus clips Asheville 11-10 in lengthy ballgame
The Columbus Catfish nipped the Asheville Tourists 11-10 in baseball in
front of 2,312 fans at McCormick Field last Friday night.
Asheville suffered its fifth one-run defeat in the last eight losses.
Friday??s game also was yet another in a string of marathons ?? lasting
four hours 10 minutes.
Following a four-run fifth inning, Asheville led 8-3, but Columbus retaliated with a five-run sixth to tie the game.
Moreover, the Catfish added one run in the seventh and two in the eight
innings, while the Tourists came up short when they scored just two
runs in the eighth.
Taking the loss for Asheville was James Burok (4-5), who allowed three
hits, four runs (three earned) and three walks in 1-1/3 innings.
Tourists stage 10-run rally in 6th to fillet Catfish 16-9
In one of their wildest home games ever, the Asheville Tourists rallied
to score 10 runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to sink the Columbus
Catfish 16-9 in baseball in front of 3,023 fans at McCormick Field last
Thursday night.
Columbus scored five runs in the top of the sixth to take an 8-4 lead,
but Asheville erupted for 10 runs in the bottom half of the inning to
regain the lead at 14-8.
The sixth inning, which spanned more than an hour, included a combined
15 runs, 10 hits, five walks, five stolen bases, five pitchers used and
three batters hit by a pitch.
Getting the win for Asheville was reliever Jon George (3-4), who allowed seven hits, one run and one walk in 3-1/3 innings.
Offensively, the Tourists were led by catcher Kyle Blumenthal, who
finished 2-for-5 with one run and five RBIs. He swatted a three-run
home run and a two-run double.
Columbus beats Asheville 6-3 with torrid 11th inning
The Columbus Catfish scored three runs in the top of the 11th inning to
defeat the Asheville Tourists 6-3 in baseball in front of 2,930 fans at
McCormick Field last Wednesday night.
Columbus (14-13) broke the tie in the 11th off Asheville reliever Buzz
Vargas, who allowed a leadoff single, threw a wild pitch, hit a batter
and issued an intentional walk to Tony Harper. With the bases loaded
and two outs, Travis Denker then smashed a double that cleared the
bases.
Vargas (1-3), who got the loss, allowed two hits, three runs and one walk in two innings.
At the plate, the Tourists were led by shortstop Chris Nelson, who
swatted a solo shot in the first inning and an RBI single in the third.
Riverdogs edge Tourists 7-6 in 10-inning shootout
CHARLESTON, S.C. ?? The Charleston Riverdogs rallied to beat the Asheville Tourists 7-6 in 10 innings of baseball on July 18.
Charleston capitalized on a fielding error by Asheville center fielder
Dexter Fowler, enabling Tim Battle to reach first. Battle later scored
on a one-out sacrifice fly.
The Tourists led 6-3 in the eighth, but the Riverdogs scored four runs in the final three innings to win the game.
Asheville reliever Brett Strickland (0-4) took the loss, allowing one unearned run in two-thirds of an inning.
Asheville hangs on to win despite Charleston rally
CHARLESTON, S.C. ?? The Asheville Tourists withstood a ninth-inning
rally to top the Charleston RiverDogs 5-3 in baseball on July 17.
Trailing 5-0, Charleston scored three runs in the ninth, but the effort was not enough.
Getting the win was starter Xavier Cedeno (6-6), who struck out seven in six innings. He allowed five hits and no runs.
At the plate, Asheville was led by Cole Garner and Phillip Cuadrado, who each finished 3-for-4.
Cuadrado also belted his seventh home run of the season ?? a two-run shot in the sixth inning.
Grizzlies stage comeback in 4th frame to top Firecats
CHARLESTON, S.C. ?? Fueled by a big fourth-quarter, the Asheville
Grizzlies rallied to beat the Charleston Firecats 20-14 in football
last Saturday night.
Asheville trailed 12-0 entering the final quarter, but cut the deficit
to five points on on an 18-yard flare pass for a score from Dameon
Lewis to Tennyson Rucker, followed by an extra point.
The Grizzlies scored again on a 35-yard sweep by Keyshaul Smith.
Asheville widened the margin later on a pass interception by Patrick
Johnson, who returned it 63 yards for a touchdown.
Next, Asheville will host the Greenville Greyhounds at 4 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Stadium.
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