By Aaron Morse
The Huntsville Stars (11-7) scored runs in four of the first five innings to defeat the Chattanooga Lookouts (8-10) by a final score of 8-2 Monday night.
The Lookouts were a mess in the field as they committed four errors. Only two of the eight Stars’ runs were earned.
The Stars have been getting off to fast starts all year long and Monday was no different. With one out in the first inning Brett Lawrie singled to left. He’d advance to third on a wild pitch from Lookouts’ starter Mario Alvarez (2-2), and he’d score on a RBI single from red-hot Zelous Wheeler. Wheeler would finish the game with two hits, two runs scored, and four RBI.
The Stars would run away and hide from the Lookouts in the second frame. The inning started innocently enough with a ground-out and a strikeout. But Lee Haydel reached on an error, and the floodgates opened. A wild pick-off attempt from Alvarez allowed the speedy Haydel to scamper around to third.
After Lawrie drew a walk, Caleb Gindl hit what looked like a routine grounder to short. Shortstop Elian Herrera looked to toss it to second base for the force, but no one was covering, so he re-adjusted and fired to first. Gindl would have beat it out anyways, but the throw was low, allowing Lawrie to advance to third and Gindl to second. Meanwhile, Haydel crossed the plate with the game’s second run. Then Wheeler went the opposite way for his first homer of the year, a three run blast to extend the lead to 5-0.
The Lookouts would get two runs back in the top of the fourth off Stars’ pitcher Alex Periard (1-2). A one-out double from Andrew Lambo put the Lookouts in business. After a Mike Rivera single, Lambo came around to score on a Eduardo Perez base hit up the middle. Scott Van Slyke grounded into a fielder’s choice, which plated Rivera.
But that’s all the offense the Lookouts could muster as Periard went five strong innings to pick up his first win of the year. The Stars would get the runs back in the bottom half of the frame thanks to a bizarre single from Taylor Green. With runners on first and second, Green hit a line drive to left field, Gindl was held up at third base at first, but he strayed a bit off the bag. A snap throw attempt back to third got away, allowing Gindl and Wheeler to come around to score.
A Haydel RBI single in the fifth concluded the scoring for the Stars.
Mike McClendon and Brandon Kintzler combined to toss four shutout innings out of the ‘pen as Stars kept pace with the torrid Tennessee Smokies.
The Stars look to clinch yet another series victory Tuesday night as former first round draft pick Mark Rogers (1-1, 1.98) will be on the hill. You can tune in by going to http://www.huntsvillestars.com. First pitch is at 7pm Central Time, with the Window World Pre-Game Report beginning at 6:45.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Stars split DH with Lookouts
By: Connor Shreve
The Huntsville Stars split Sunday’s doubleheader with the Chattanooga lookouts to kick off a five game series at Joe Davis Stadium in Huntsville.
Behind ace Amaury Rivas (3-0 0.78), the Stars put on a well rounded show. Rivas tossed a complete game gem in the seven inning contest allowing only one run, it came in the first and was unearned. Three Stars added multi hit efforts including Lorenzo Cain, who knocked three hits.
Chris Withrow (1-2 9.00) threw for the Lookouts and lasted only one out in to the third inning. He gave up seven runs on seven hits while striking out four.
Huntsville’s 10th win had eluded them through the final two games of the previous series in West Tennessee but the squads’ season long losing streak stayed at two games with the 7-1 win.
Chattanooga did manage to hold on to a precarious lead in game two to salvage the split. After blasting Stars Starter Mike Jones for five runs in the first inning, Chattanooga gave up runs in the third, fourth and fifth to lead by just one by the time Alberto Bastardo departed. Huntsville’s best rally came in the sixth with one run but it was cut short by back to back strike outs.
Jones (0-1 8.08), being used as a starter for the first time this season, left after finishing the third having given up five earned runs on five hits. He struck out two and walked three Lookouts batters. Bastardo (2-1 4.95) worked through five innings, allowing four runs and striking out four.
Stars center fielder Lorenzo Cain departed in the fourth inning after pulling up with an unknown injury while running in to second base on a two RBI double.
Game three between the Stars and Lookouts is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. CDT. Pre-game coverage on www.huntsvillestars.com begins at 6:50.
The Huntsville Stars split Sunday’s doubleheader with the Chattanooga lookouts to kick off a five game series at Joe Davis Stadium in Huntsville.
Behind ace Amaury Rivas (3-0 0.78), the Stars put on a well rounded show. Rivas tossed a complete game gem in the seven inning contest allowing only one run, it came in the first and was unearned. Three Stars added multi hit efforts including Lorenzo Cain, who knocked three hits.
Chris Withrow (1-2 9.00) threw for the Lookouts and lasted only one out in to the third inning. He gave up seven runs on seven hits while striking out four.
Huntsville’s 10th win had eluded them through the final two games of the previous series in West Tennessee but the squads’ season long losing streak stayed at two games with the 7-1 win.
Chattanooga did manage to hold on to a precarious lead in game two to salvage the split. After blasting Stars Starter Mike Jones for five runs in the first inning, Chattanooga gave up runs in the third, fourth and fifth to lead by just one by the time Alberto Bastardo departed. Huntsville’s best rally came in the sixth with one run but it was cut short by back to back strike outs.
Jones (0-1 8.08), being used as a starter for the first time this season, left after finishing the third having given up five earned runs on five hits. He struck out two and walked three Lookouts batters. Bastardo (2-1 4.95) worked through five innings, allowing four runs and striking out four.
Stars center fielder Lorenzo Cain departed in the fourth inning after pulling up with an unknown injury while running in to second base on a two RBI double.
Game three between the Stars and Lookouts is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. CDT. Pre-game coverage on www.huntsvillestars.com begins at 6:50.
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Diamond Jaxx use big second inning to roll over Stars
By Aaron Morse
The West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx (6-9) used a 7-run second inning and slugged five homers in the game to crush the Huntsville Stars (9-6) by a final score of 12-1 in a rain-shortened affair Friday night.
Stars starting pitcher Chris Cody (2-1) had been quite effective in his first two outings of the year, and he mowed down the Diamond Jaxx in the first inning. But West Tenn. flexed their muscles in the second as Mike Wilson started things off with a solo homer to left. Then the Diamond Jaxx made it back-to-back jacks with a Guillermo Quiroz bomb. Back-to-back singles followed by a hit-by-pitch loaded the bases for Carlos Triunfel. He proceeded to clear them with a grand salami. A couple more base hits chased Cody from the game.
Mark Willinsky entered the game and pitched effectively at first, and the Stars got one back in the top of the fourth thanks to a Zelous Wheeler RBI single which plated Lorenzo Cain. But Willinsky, fresh off the 7-day DL, ran into trouble in the fourth. Triuenfel reached on an error, and one out later Carlos Peguero cleared the bases with a two-run jack. Willinsky walked Dustin Ackley and Wilson proceeded to blast his second homer of the night.
A RBI ground-out from Triunfel in the fifth off reliever Donovan Hand to extend the lead to 12-1.
The skies opened up after the top of the seventh inning and the game was concluded due to the rainy weather.
The Stars managed only four hits off Diamond Jaxx pitchers Steven Hensley and Josh Fields. Cain scored the lone run as he looks to start a new hitting streak after having his 13-gamer broken Thursday night.
Huntsville returns to Joe Davis Stadium Saturday night with a 6pm first pitch against the Chattanooga Lookouts. The Stars won their opening series of the year three games to two against Chattanooga. That’s the same margin they’ve now won all three series they’ve played this season. Amaury Rivas (2-0) will be on the mound and you can tune in on 1450 AM/92.9 FM WTKI starting at 5:45pm for the Window World Pre-Game Show. The game can also be heard on http://www.huntsvillestars.com. Highlights and recaps can be found on http://www.chadandersonweb.com. Make sure you follow the Huntsville Stars Radio Network on Twitter at www.twitter.com/huntsvillestars and you can become a fan of the Huntsville Stars Radio Network on Facebook.
The West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx (6-9) used a 7-run second inning and slugged five homers in the game to crush the Huntsville Stars (9-6) by a final score of 12-1 in a rain-shortened affair Friday night.
Stars starting pitcher Chris Cody (2-1) had been quite effective in his first two outings of the year, and he mowed down the Diamond Jaxx in the first inning. But West Tenn. flexed their muscles in the second as Mike Wilson started things off with a solo homer to left. Then the Diamond Jaxx made it back-to-back jacks with a Guillermo Quiroz bomb. Back-to-back singles followed by a hit-by-pitch loaded the bases for Carlos Triunfel. He proceeded to clear them with a grand salami. A couple more base hits chased Cody from the game.
Mark Willinsky entered the game and pitched effectively at first, and the Stars got one back in the top of the fourth thanks to a Zelous Wheeler RBI single which plated Lorenzo Cain. But Willinsky, fresh off the 7-day DL, ran into trouble in the fourth. Triuenfel reached on an error, and one out later Carlos Peguero cleared the bases with a two-run jack. Willinsky walked Dustin Ackley and Wilson proceeded to blast his second homer of the night.
A RBI ground-out from Triunfel in the fifth off reliever Donovan Hand to extend the lead to 12-1.
The skies opened up after the top of the seventh inning and the game was concluded due to the rainy weather.
The Stars managed only four hits off Diamond Jaxx pitchers Steven Hensley and Josh Fields. Cain scored the lone run as he looks to start a new hitting streak after having his 13-gamer broken Thursday night.
Huntsville returns to Joe Davis Stadium Saturday night with a 6pm first pitch against the Chattanooga Lookouts. The Stars won their opening series of the year three games to two against Chattanooga. That’s the same margin they’ve now won all three series they’ve played this season. Amaury Rivas (2-0) will be on the mound and you can tune in on 1450 AM/92.9 FM WTKI starting at 5:45pm for the Window World Pre-Game Show. The game can also be heard on http://www.huntsvillestars.com. Highlights and recaps can be found on http://www.chadandersonweb.com. Make sure you follow the Huntsville Stars Radio Network on Twitter at www.twitter.com/huntsvillestars and you can become a fan of the Huntsville Stars Radio Network on Facebook.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Stars shutout Diamond Jaxx for fifth straight win
By Aaron Morse
Mark Rogers (1-1), Jim Henderson, and Robert Hinton combined to shutout the West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx (4-9) Wednesday afternoon as the Huntsville Stars (9-4) clinched a series victory, knocking off West Tenn. by a final score of 7-0.
Rogers earned his first win of the young season by going five innings, scattering five hits, walking two and striking out four.
The Stars got on the board against Diamond Jaxx starter Mauricio Robles (1-1) in the third. Anderson Machado started things off with a double down the right field line. New catcher Martin Maldonado, just called up from Brevard County, laid down a perfect sacrifice bunt to move Machado to third. A wild pitch from Robles allowed Machado to score.
That’d be all the runs the Stars needed, but the offense tacked on a few more anyway. In the top of the fourth, Zelous Wheeler hit a double to the right field wall. Then Taylor Green did what he does better than anyone else in the Southern League, he doubled to drive in Wheeler. Later in the inning, with the bases loaded, Machado grounded in to a fielder’s choice to drive in Green.
With one out in the sixth, Lee Haydel tripled to right field. With the infield in, Machado hit a little blooper that fell on the edge of the infield dirt to extend the lead to 4-0.
A bunch of walks and a Lorenzo Cain RBI single in the top of the 9th inning tacked on three more runs to give the Stars a 7-0 lead, and that’s how the game would end.
A bunch of Stars had big days. Wheeler went 3-4 with 2 runs scored, while Machado went 2-4 with 3 RBI and a run scored. Meanwhile Haydel, fresh from a day off, went 2-4 with 2 runs scored. Cain got two hits to extend his hitting streak to 13 games, which ties the Stars record for longest hitting streak to begin a season. Green tallied a couple of hits and his RBI was his 13th of the year, tops in the Southern League.
The victory was a season-high fifth consecutive win for the Stars and they’re back in action Thursday night. Michael Bowman (2-0) will be on the mound. The Stars Radio Network team will have the call beginning at 6:50pm Central Time with the Window World Pre-Game Show. First pitch is at 7:05.
Mark Rogers (1-1), Jim Henderson, and Robert Hinton combined to shutout the West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx (4-9) Wednesday afternoon as the Huntsville Stars (9-4) clinched a series victory, knocking off West Tenn. by a final score of 7-0.
Rogers earned his first win of the young season by going five innings, scattering five hits, walking two and striking out four.
The Stars got on the board against Diamond Jaxx starter Mauricio Robles (1-1) in the third. Anderson Machado started things off with a double down the right field line. New catcher Martin Maldonado, just called up from Brevard County, laid down a perfect sacrifice bunt to move Machado to third. A wild pitch from Robles allowed Machado to score.
That’d be all the runs the Stars needed, but the offense tacked on a few more anyway. In the top of the fourth, Zelous Wheeler hit a double to the right field wall. Then Taylor Green did what he does better than anyone else in the Southern League, he doubled to drive in Wheeler. Later in the inning, with the bases loaded, Machado grounded in to a fielder’s choice to drive in Green.
With one out in the sixth, Lee Haydel tripled to right field. With the infield in, Machado hit a little blooper that fell on the edge of the infield dirt to extend the lead to 4-0.
A bunch of walks and a Lorenzo Cain RBI single in the top of the 9th inning tacked on three more runs to give the Stars a 7-0 lead, and that’s how the game would end.
A bunch of Stars had big days. Wheeler went 3-4 with 2 runs scored, while Machado went 2-4 with 3 RBI and a run scored. Meanwhile Haydel, fresh from a day off, went 2-4 with 2 runs scored. Cain got two hits to extend his hitting streak to 13 games, which ties the Stars record for longest hitting streak to begin a season. Green tallied a couple of hits and his RBI was his 13th of the year, tops in the Southern League.
The victory was a season-high fifth consecutive win for the Stars and they’re back in action Thursday night. Michael Bowman (2-0) will be on the mound. The Stars Radio Network team will have the call beginning at 6:50pm Central Time with the Window World Pre-Game Show. First pitch is at 7:05.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Stars Win First Come From Behind Game of Year
By: Conor Shreve
The Huntsville offense experienced no problems operating without the Southern League’s batting leader, coming from behind for a 4-3 win over the West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx.
The Stars placed a two spot on the scoreboard in the first inning en route to victory. Lorenzo Cain started the inning with a single, extending his hitting streak to 12 games. After swiping a league leading eighth stolen base, the Stars center fielder came home on a single from Zelous Wheeler. Wheeler went 1-3 while hitting fourth in place of Jonathan Lucroy who was called up to AAA Nashville earlier in the day. Following a Taylor Green double, Steffan Wilson connected for his first hit in six tries to bring Wheeler home.
After scoring one in the second inning, West Tennessee took the lead with two runs in the bottom of the fifth. Kuo Hui Lo scored first after a leadoff double. With Carlos Peguero on third, Wheeler fielded a ground ball off the bat of Mike Wilson and fired home where Stars catcher Sean McCraw dropped the ball in a collision at the plate. Wheeler was given a throwing error, his fifth of the season.
The Stars spark again came in the form of Cain; in the eighth inning he led off with a triple. 20 year old Brett Lawrie came through with a single next at bat to tie the contest. Caleb Gindl followed with a single to force a pitching change. Robert Rohrbaugh’s entrance didn’t faze Zelous Wheeler who took a five ball walk. Taylor Green grounded home Brett Lawrie on a fielder’s choice for his lone RBI of the night. It was all the Stars bullpen needed; Donovan Hand worked 1 2/3 scoreless innings before departing for Stars closer Brandon Kintzler who allowed one base runner in picking up his fourth save.
The Stars and Diamond Jaxx play early on Wednesday, very early. First pitch at Pringles Park is scheduled for 11:05. The Stars will Send Mark Rogers (0-1 3.12) to face Mauricio Robles (1-0 2.89). The Stars early season schedule is a grueling one, 18 games remain before Huntsville gets their second day off on May 9.
The Huntsville offense experienced no problems operating without the Southern League’s batting leader, coming from behind for a 4-3 win over the West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx.
The Stars placed a two spot on the scoreboard in the first inning en route to victory. Lorenzo Cain started the inning with a single, extending his hitting streak to 12 games. After swiping a league leading eighth stolen base, the Stars center fielder came home on a single from Zelous Wheeler. Wheeler went 1-3 while hitting fourth in place of Jonathan Lucroy who was called up to AAA Nashville earlier in the day. Following a Taylor Green double, Steffan Wilson connected for his first hit in six tries to bring Wheeler home.
After scoring one in the second inning, West Tennessee took the lead with two runs in the bottom of the fifth. Kuo Hui Lo scored first after a leadoff double. With Carlos Peguero on third, Wheeler fielded a ground ball off the bat of Mike Wilson and fired home where Stars catcher Sean McCraw dropped the ball in a collision at the plate. Wheeler was given a throwing error, his fifth of the season.
The Stars spark again came in the form of Cain; in the eighth inning he led off with a triple. 20 year old Brett Lawrie came through with a single next at bat to tie the contest. Caleb Gindl followed with a single to force a pitching change. Robert Rohrbaugh’s entrance didn’t faze Zelous Wheeler who took a five ball walk. Taylor Green grounded home Brett Lawrie on a fielder’s choice for his lone RBI of the night. It was all the Stars bullpen needed; Donovan Hand worked 1 2/3 scoreless innings before departing for Stars closer Brandon Kintzler who allowed one base runner in picking up his fourth save.
The Stars and Diamond Jaxx play early on Wednesday, very early. First pitch at Pringles Park is scheduled for 11:05. The Stars will Send Mark Rogers (0-1 3.12) to face Mauricio Robles (1-0 2.89). The Stars early season schedule is a grueling one, 18 games remain before Huntsville gets their second day off on May 9.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Stars take opener from West Tenn
By Conor Shreve
The Huntsville Stars baseball team continued their winning ways Monday night with a 9-2 pounding of the West Tennesee Diamond Jaxx. It’s the Stars seventh win this season and third in a row, four more remain at Pringles Park in Jackson, TN.
The Stars stellar center fielder Lorenzo Cain extended his prodigious hitting streak to 11 games in the third and took advantage of poor defensive play from West Tennessee to move in to scoring position before being singled in by Jonathan Lucroy. After reaching first, a wild pickoff attempt from Diamond Jaxx starting pitcher Dan Cortez followed by a wild pitch allowed Cain to move to third. Taylor Green doubled in Lucroy for his 11th RBI this season.
Sloppy play defined the night of the Diamond Jaxx. West Tennesse committed four errors Monday night, one day after picking up five in an 11-2 losing effort against Mississippi.
Huntsville ace Amaury Rivas battled rare control issues to put together his third straight solid performance in picking up his second win of 2010. Early in the game Rivas tossed six straight balls. An inning later he plunked back to back batters but relied on some defensive creativity to help get out of the third inning. Stars backstop Lucroy caught Alex Liddi straying too far off of first base after being hit by Rivas to lead off the inning. One pitch later, Rivas hit Kuo Hui Lo who made it to third before Rivas worked out of the inning. The Huntsville Hurler allowed one run in six innings, one more than in each of his previous two starts; Rivas walked three and struck out four.
Rivas’ counterpart Dan Cortez failed to get out of the fourth, giving up four runs on six hits in 3 1/3 innings of work. He struck out three and walked three in picking up his first decision of the season, a loss.
Game two between Huntsville and West Tennessee starts Tuesday night with first pitch scheduled for 7:05. The two squads will have to dig deep with a morning start on Wednesday at Pringles Park set for 11:05. Stars baseball can be heard locally on WTKI AM 1450/FM 92.9 and WEKI AM 1490. The Stars can be streamed on www.huntsvillestars.com
The Huntsville Stars baseball team continued their winning ways Monday night with a 9-2 pounding of the West Tennesee Diamond Jaxx. It’s the Stars seventh win this season and third in a row, four more remain at Pringles Park in Jackson, TN.
The Stars stellar center fielder Lorenzo Cain extended his prodigious hitting streak to 11 games in the third and took advantage of poor defensive play from West Tennessee to move in to scoring position before being singled in by Jonathan Lucroy. After reaching first, a wild pickoff attempt from Diamond Jaxx starting pitcher Dan Cortez followed by a wild pitch allowed Cain to move to third. Taylor Green doubled in Lucroy for his 11th RBI this season.
Sloppy play defined the night of the Diamond Jaxx. West Tennesse committed four errors Monday night, one day after picking up five in an 11-2 losing effort against Mississippi.
Huntsville ace Amaury Rivas battled rare control issues to put together his third straight solid performance in picking up his second win of 2010. Early in the game Rivas tossed six straight balls. An inning later he plunked back to back batters but relied on some defensive creativity to help get out of the third inning. Stars backstop Lucroy caught Alex Liddi straying too far off of first base after being hit by Rivas to lead off the inning. One pitch later, Rivas hit Kuo Hui Lo who made it to third before Rivas worked out of the inning. The Huntsville Hurler allowed one run in six innings, one more than in each of his previous two starts; Rivas walked three and struck out four.
Rivas’ counterpart Dan Cortez failed to get out of the fourth, giving up four runs on six hits in 3 1/3 innings of work. He struck out three and walked three in picking up his first decision of the season, a loss.
Game two between Huntsville and West Tennessee starts Tuesday night with first pitch scheduled for 7:05. The two squads will have to dig deep with a morning start on Wednesday at Pringles Park set for 11:05. Stars baseball can be heard locally on WTKI AM 1450/FM 92.9 and WEKI AM 1490. The Stars can be streamed on www.huntsvillestars.com
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Opening Night a great one as the Stars win easily over Jacksonville
By Aaron Morse
The 2010 home opener for the Huntsville Stars (4-2) was their best all-around performance of the year as they knocked off the Jacksonville Suns (2-4) by a final score of 7-1 on Wednesday.
Amaury Rivas (1-0) went five solid innings, surrendering only one run while striking out four to pick up his first win of the year. Meanwhile, the Stars jumped on Jacksonville starter Elih Villanueva right away in the bottom half of the first.
Lorenzo Cain started things off with a single up the gut. Brett Lawrie followed that up with a walk. One out later Jonathan Lucroy legged out an infield single to load the bases. That’s when Taylor Green continued his hot hitting with a 2-RBI double. Chris Errecart followed that up with a sacrifice fly and before you could say “Joe Davis” the Stars had a 3-0 lead.
An Errecart RBI single in the third plated Lucroy to extend the lead to 4-0. But the Suns got a run back in the top of the fourth thanks to a Mark Saccomanno RBI triple. It could have been worse but a tremendous double play got the Stars out of the jam. A Brandon Tripp fly ball to left field with a runner on third was caught by Lee Haydel, who fired the ball home to double up Saccomanno and end the inning.
Then the Stars’ offense, which has been on fire as of late got that run back right away in the bottom half of the frame. And it was Taylor Green who delivered the RBI base-hit as he finished the night 2-5 with 3 RBI. He played Cain, who finished the night 3-5 with two runs scored.
The Stars would put the game out of reach in the sixth inning thanks to in-part to a lead-off Caleb Gindl homer to dead center. With runners on first and second with one away, Lucroy attempted to steal third, the throw was not in time, but third baseman Matt Dominguez attempted to nail Errecart hustling to second on the play. The throw got away allowing Lucroy to score. Lucroy had another huge day in the win. The catcher went 3-5 with 3 runs scored.
Another outstanding performance from the Stars bullpen held down the lead. Jim Henderson went three shut-out innings and Robert Hinton finished things off in the ninth.
The Stars take to the field against the Suns at The Joe again Thursday night at 7pm central time. The pre-game show gets started at 6:45pm on AM 1450/92.9 FM WTKI and www.huntsvillestars.com. Alex Periard (0-1, 3.00 ERA) will be on the mound.
The 2010 home opener for the Huntsville Stars (4-2) was their best all-around performance of the year as they knocked off the Jacksonville Suns (2-4) by a final score of 7-1 on Wednesday.
Amaury Rivas (1-0) went five solid innings, surrendering only one run while striking out four to pick up his first win of the year. Meanwhile, the Stars jumped on Jacksonville starter Elih Villanueva right away in the bottom half of the first.
Lorenzo Cain started things off with a single up the gut. Brett Lawrie followed that up with a walk. One out later Jonathan Lucroy legged out an infield single to load the bases. That’s when Taylor Green continued his hot hitting with a 2-RBI double. Chris Errecart followed that up with a sacrifice fly and before you could say “Joe Davis” the Stars had a 3-0 lead.
An Errecart RBI single in the third plated Lucroy to extend the lead to 4-0. But the Suns got a run back in the top of the fourth thanks to a Mark Saccomanno RBI triple. It could have been worse but a tremendous double play got the Stars out of the jam. A Brandon Tripp fly ball to left field with a runner on third was caught by Lee Haydel, who fired the ball home to double up Saccomanno and end the inning.
Then the Stars’ offense, which has been on fire as of late got that run back right away in the bottom half of the frame. And it was Taylor Green who delivered the RBI base-hit as he finished the night 2-5 with 3 RBI. He played Cain, who finished the night 3-5 with two runs scored.
The Stars would put the game out of reach in the sixth inning thanks to in-part to a lead-off Caleb Gindl homer to dead center. With runners on first and second with one away, Lucroy attempted to steal third, the throw was not in time, but third baseman Matt Dominguez attempted to nail Errecart hustling to second on the play. The throw got away allowing Lucroy to score. Lucroy had another huge day in the win. The catcher went 3-5 with 3 runs scored.
Another outstanding performance from the Stars bullpen held down the lead. Jim Henderson went three shut-out innings and Robert Hinton finished things off in the ninth.
The Stars take to the field against the Suns at The Joe again Thursday night at 7pm central time. The pre-game show gets started at 6:45pm on AM 1450/92.9 FM WTKI and www.huntsvillestars.com. Alex Periard (0-1, 3.00 ERA) will be on the mound.
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