AUTHOR: SportsReleases.com
TITLE: RailCats Clinch First Half Division Title Despite Loss (Box included)
DATE: 6/29/2007 08:29:00 PM
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Winnipeg 11, RailCats 1
June 29, 2007
Winnipeg, Manitoba—Brent Metheny belted two solo home runs and Scott Schade added a three-run blast as the Winnipeg Goldeyes defeated the Gary SouthShore RailCats 11-1 on Friday before a crowd of 6,022 in Winnipeg.
Despite the loss, Joliet's 4-3 loss to Fargo-Moorhead in 10 innings on Friday night allowed the RailCats to clinch the first half championship for the South Division of the Northern League, guaranteeing themselves home field advantage in the first round of the playoffs starting September 4th.
The RailCats record fell to 27-11 on the season, but they held a 10 game lead with nine games to play in the first half race to clinch.
The Goldeyes scored three runs in the first inning against RailCats starting pitcher Jim Paduch (3-3). Fehlandt Lentini led off with a single to left and Chris Latham walked with one out. Schade followed with his third home run of the season, a shot to left that gave Winnipeg a 3-0 lead. Then in the second, Paduch issued back-to-back walks to start the inning before Lentini tripled to right to drive in two runs. Lentini scored when Anton French delivered a sacrifice fly to make it 6-0.
The RailCats scored their only run of the night in the third. Dale Mueller walked, went to second on Jay Pecci's single, to third on a ground out, and scored on Steve Haake's two-out single to make it 6-1.
But the RailCats could not score again against Winnipeg starter Joel Posey (3-3). He went the first seven innings, allowing six hits with two walks and two strikeouts for the win.
Matheny hit a solo home run off Paduch in the third to make it 7-1, and led off the eighth with another homer to make it 8-1. The Goldeyes added three more runs in the eighth inning against RailCats reliever Joe Panozzo, one of them unearned, to close out the scoring.
The RailCats will play at Winnipeg on Saturday at 7:00 p.m. Travis Kerber (1-1, 6.75) will start for Gary against Winnipeg's Ben Moore (3-2, 5.49). They RailCats return home on July 4th.
Notes: Paduch was activated from the disabled list Friday afternoon while right-handed relief pitcher David Byard was placed on the disabled list. Byard will be eligible to return to the active roster on July 4th.
Gary Railcats 1 (27-12) Winnipeg Goldeyes 11 (20-18)
AB R H RBI AB R H RBI
McNamee, E 2b 3 0 0 0 Lentini, F cf 5 3 3 2
Blakeley, E ph/2b 1 0 0 0 French, A lf 4 0 1 2
Pecci, J ss 3 0 2 0 Latham, C rf 3 1 1 1
Allensworth lf 3 0 0 0 Schade, S 1b 5 1 1 3
Haake, S rf 4 0 1 1 Young, W dh 5 0 2 0
Yepez, J c 2 0 0 0 Gray, A 2b 4 0 1 0
Wallace, B c 1 0 0 0 Metheny, B 3b 4 2 3 2
Townsend, T 3b 4 0 2 0 Alen, L c 3 2 1 0
Detienne, D 1b 3 0 2 0 Poulin, M ss 3 2 1 0
Price, N dh 4 0 1 0 Posey, J p 0 0 0 0
Mueller, D cf 1 1 0 0 Ariail, R p 0 0 0 0
Reece, M ph/cf 2 0 0 0 Kintzler, B p 0 0 0 0
Panuch, J p 0 0 0 0
Obenchain, S p 0 0 0 0
Edsall, S p 0 0 0 0
Panozzo, J p 0 0 0 0
Totals...... 31 1 8 1 Totals...... 36 11 14 10
Score by innings: R H E
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Gary Railcats 001 000 000 - 1 8 2
Winnipeg Goldeyes 331 000 04X - 11 14 0
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E - Blakeley, E(1); Panuch, J. DP - Railcats 1; Goldeyes 4. LOB - Railcats
8; Goldeyes 6. 2B - French, A(1). 3B - Lentini, F(2). HR - Schade, S(3);
Metheny, B 2(5). SF - French, A; Latham, C. SB - Lentini, F(22).
IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF Fly Gnd NP
Panuch, J L 3-3 5.0 8 7 7 3 3 0 0 0 0 22 26 5 7 103
Obenchain, S 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 1 9
Edsall, S 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 2 14
Panozzo, J 1.0 4 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 8 2 1 29
Posey, J W 3-3 7.0 6 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 24 28 6 10 118
Ariail, R 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 2 17
Kintzler, B 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 2 15
HBP - by Posey, J (Pecci, J); by Posey, J (Detienne, D).
Strikeouts - McNamee, E; Haake, S; Price, N; Latham, C 2; Gray, A; Poulin,
M 2. Walks - Allensworth; Yepez, J; Mueller, D; Latham, C; Alen, L; Poulin,
M.
Umpires - Home:M. Trotter 1st:R. Shewchuk 3rd:E. Stahlbusch
Start: 0 Time: 2:49 Attendance: 6022
Next Day's Pitchers:
Gary Southshore: Travis Kerber (1-1, 6.75)
Winnipeg: Ben Moore (3-2, 5.49)
Score by innings: R H E
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Gary Railcats 001 000 000 - 1 8 2
Winnipeg Goldeyes 331 000 04X - 11 14 0
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Gary Railcats inning 1
McNamee, E flied out to cf (1-1). Pecci, J hit by pitch (0-0). Allensworth
grounded out to 3b (3-2); Pecci, J advanced to second. Haake, S grounded
out to 1b unassisted (2-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Winnipeg Goldeyes inning 1
Lentini, F singled to left field (2-1). Lentini, F stole second. French, A
out at first 1b to p (1-2); Lentini, F advanced to third. Latham, C walked
(3-0). Schade, S homered to left field, 3 RBI (1-1); Latham, C scored;
Lentini, F scored. Young, W grounded out to 3b (0-1). Gray, A singled to
right field (1-2). Metheny, B reached on a fielder's choice (1-1); Gray, A
out at second ss to 2b. 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Gary Railcats inning 2
Yepez, J walked (3-0). Townsend, T grounded into double play 3b to 2b to 1b
(2-2); Yepez, J out on the play. Detienne, D singled to shortstop (3-2).
Price, N flied out to cf (3-1). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Winnipeg Goldeyes inning 2
Alen, L walked (3-1). Poulin, M walked (3-1); Alen, L advanced to second.
Poulin, M advanced to second on a throwing error by p; Alen, L advanced to
third on a throwing error by p, failed pickoff attempt. Lentini, F tripled
to right center, 2 RBI (1-2); Poulin, M scored; Alen, L scored. French, A
flied out to cf, SF, RBI (1-1); Lentini, F scored. Latham, C singled to
right field (0-2). Schade, S flied out to rf (1-2). Young, W fouled out to
1b (3-0). 3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Gary Railcats inning 3
Mueller, D walked (3-2). McNamee, E struck out (0-2). Pecci, J singled to
second base (1-2); Mueller, D advanced to second. Allensworth reached on a
fielder's choice (0-0); Pecci, J out at second 3b to 2b; Mueller, D advanced
to third. Haake, S singled to right center, RBI (2-2); Allensworth advanced
to third; Mueller, D scored. Yepez, J grounded out to p (3-2). 1 run, 2
hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Winnipeg Goldeyes inning 3
Gray, A grounded out to ss (3-2). Metheny, B homered to right field, RBI
(1-0). Alen, L grounded out to 2b (1-2). Poulin, M struck out looking
(1-2). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Gary Railcats inning 4
Townsend, T singled to left field (1-0). Detienne, D grounded into double
play ss to 2b to 1b (1-2); Townsend, T out on the play. Price, N out at
first 1b to p (1-1). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Winnipeg Goldeyes inning 4
Lentini, F lined out to 3b (2-0). French, A flied out to lf (3-2). Latham,
C struck out (3-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Gary Railcats inning 5
Mueller, D grounded out to 2b (0-1). McNamee, E grounded out to 2b (1-0).
Pecci, J singled to center field (1-2). Allensworth lined out to 1b (3-2).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Winnipeg Goldeyes inning 5
Schade, S grounded out to 3b (1-2). Young, W singled to center field (0-2).
Gray, A struck out (2-2). Metheny, B singled to right field (1-2); Young,
W advanced to second. Alen, L reached on a fielder's choice (0-0); Metheny,
B out at second 3b to 2b. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Gary Railcats inning 6
Haake, S struck out (2-2). Yepez, J flied out to rf (0-0). Townsend, T
fouled out to c (2-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Winnipeg Goldeyes inning 6
Obenchain, S to p for Panuch, J. Poulin, M struck out (1-2). Lentini, F
singled to third base (0-1). French, A grounded into double play 1b to ss
to 1b (0-0); Lentini, F out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Gary Railcats inning 7
Detienne, D hit by pitch (1-1). Price, N singled to left field (1-0);
Detienne, D advanced to second. Reece, M pinch hit for Mueller, D. Reece,
M flied out to 2b (1-1). Blakeley, E pinch hit for McNamee, E. Blakeley, E
grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b (2-2); Price, N out on the play. 0
runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Winnipeg Goldeyes inning 7
Blakeley, E to 2b. Reece, M to cf. Edsall, S to p for Obenchain, S.
Wallace, B to c for Yepez, J. Latham, C struck out (3-2). Schade, S
grounded out to ss (0-0). Young, W singled to right center (2-0). Gray, A
grounded out to 2b (1-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Gary Railcats inning 8
Ariail, R to p for Posey, J. Pecci, J grounded out to ss (3-2).
Allensworth walked (3-0). Haake, S grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b
(3-1); Allensworth out on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Winnipeg Goldeyes inning 8
Panozzo, J to p for Edsall, S. Metheny, B homered to right field, RBI
(1-0). Alen, L singled to center field (2-1). Poulin, M singled to center
field (2-2); Alen, L advanced to second. Lentini, F reached on a fielder's
choice (3-1); Poulin, M advanced to third on a throwing error by 2b, assist
by 3b; Alen, L advanced to third, scored on a throwing error by 2b. French,
A doubled down the rf line, RBI (3-1); Lentini, F advanced to third; Poulin,
M scored, unearned. Latham, C flied out to cf, SF, RBI (0-1); Lentini, F
scored. Schade, S grounded out to 3b (1-2); French, A advanced to third.
Young, W fouled out to 3b (0-1). 4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Gary Railcats inning 9
Kintzler, B to p for Ariail, R. Wallace, B grounded out to 3b (3-2).
Townsend, T singled to left field (0-0). Detienne, D singled to right
center (0-2); Townsend, T advanced to second. Price, N struck out (1-2).
Reece, M reached on a fielder's choice (0-0); Detienne, D out at second 2b
to ss. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Next Day's Pitchers:
Gary Southshore: Travis Kerber (1-1, 6.75)
Winnipeg: Ben Moore (3-2, 5.49)
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