Riefenhauser, Stone Crabs Shutout Miracle, 7-0

Aug 28, 2011 – Florida State League (FSL) Charlotte Stone Crabs

FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Charlotte Stone Crabs used 3 pitchers and some good placed offense to explain a 7-0 feat over a Fort Myers Miracle on Sunday during Hammond Stadium.

C.J. Riefenhauser (1-2) warranted his initial win given being promoted from Low-A Bowling Green in late July. The lefty sum with relievers Adam Liberatore and Scott Shuman to spin a club’s 13 shutout of a season, a sum that leads a Florida State League.

Fort Myers mounted changed few threats opposite Reifenhauser, who hold a Miracle to usually 3 hits over his 6 innings. Riefenhauser walked dual group and struck out 3 while notching his initial peculiarity start with Charlotte.

Great invulnerability was on arrangement behind a Charlotte starter in a bottom of a third inning. With one out and Steve Liddle during first, Nick Romero doubled into a right margin corner. Reid Fronk played it fast and dismissed a turn to cut-off male Omar Luna, who in spin dismissed a strike to a image to spike Liddle and keep a diversion a scoreless tie.

With a Miracle hazard neutralized, a Stone Crabs began plating some runs of their possess in a fourth inning. Matt Hall delivered a run-scoring singular to supply Riefenhauser with a 1-0 lead.

Mark Thomas combined another with a prolonged solo home run to lead off a sixth inning. That blast was a 13th of a deteriorate for Thomas, who surpassed Henry Wrigley for many home runs in a singular deteriorate by a Stone Crabs player. Thomas’ 63 RBI’s are also a singular deteriorate high for a club.

Charlotte pennyless a diversion open with a two-out convene in a tip of a seventh opposite Fort Myers starter Alex Wimmers (1-3). Ty Morrison singled to core and soon stole second base. Tyler Bortnick afterwards worked a travel to put dual group aboard for Anthony Scelfo.

Scelfo had been to bat on 3 before occasions with runners on bottom usually to be late by Wimmers any time. That trend was damaged when Scelfo sent a fly turn down a left margin line that could not be held by a diving Angel Morales. His double brought home Morrison and Bortnick with a initial of 4 Stone Crabs runs in a frame.

That knocked Wimmers out of a game, though did not finish a Charlotte rally. Cole Nelson came on to satisfy a belligerent turn to third from Thomas, though an erring chuck by Nick Romero kept a inning alive and authorised Scelfo to cranky a plate. Mike Sheridan capped a scoring with an RBI double to left to make it a 6-0 lead.

Eight of a 9 group in a Charlotte sequence collected during slightest one hit, with Morrison, Bortnick and Sheridan all enjoying two-hit games. The Stone Crabs combined another run in a ninth on an RBI double by Riccio Torres. It noted Torres’ initial strike with a club. The third baseman was comparison by a Rays out of Arizona State in a fourth turn of this past Jun Draft.

Wimmers was charged with 5 runs – 4 warranted – on 8 hits. He walked a span and did not strike out a beat in holding a loss.

The array concludes on Monday as a Stone Crabs send right-hander Jake Thompson (5-6) to a pile opposite Miracle righty B.J. Hermsen (2-0). First representation is set for 7:05 p.m.

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