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New Hampshire slide their way out of this loss after going down by 2 runs. They came back by getting runs in the 5th, 6th and 8th to get the 3-2 win. The win is their 2nd in a row against the Baysox making the Cats record 7-15 and keeping them in last place of the EAS Northern.
The most impressive game came from NH RF Ryan Patterson who went 4-for-4 including 2 doubles, 2 runs scored and his 3rd stolen base of the season. His batting average is now at .313 and the doubles were his 11th and 12th of the year. 3B Anthony Hatch also had a good game going 2-for-4 including a solo-homer in the 6th inning giving him 2 on the year. The RBI he recorded was his 9th of the season and he now had his batting average at .227. The other 2 RBI came off the bats of Klosterman and Jeroloman who both hit sacrifice fly balls in the 5th and 8th.
Brandon Magee took the mound for the Cats pitching a strong game but wasn’t rewarded with a win. He worked 7 innings allowing 7 hits, 2 runs, 1 walk and now has his ERA at 5.93 this season. Seth Overbey came in for the 8th and earned the win because the Cats offense took the lead in the bottom half. The win is Overbey’s 1st of the season. Zachary Dials came in for the save and got just that getting his 1st of the season.
Good game for the Cats as they are still struggling through this season. It was nice to see them split a series against Bowie who are currently just a game under .500. Hopefully these last 2 games will trigger something and the Cats will collect a few more wins.

Lugnut hitters picked up just one run on five hits in their 6-1 loss to Fort Wayne.  Travis Snider drove in the only run of the game and Scott Campbell singled and scored a run.

A really good start by Zachary Dials went to waste.  He gave up one run on four hits and a walk with four strikeouts in seven innings.  Po-Hsuan Keng was shelled and he took the loss when he gave up five runs in the final two innings.

The Lugnuts split their second double header in the last two days with Fort Wayne.  In the first game, they got a great pitching performance from Eric Fowler.  He gave up one unearned run on three hits and a walk with five strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings.  Yuber Rodriguez went two for four with a triple and a run in the 2-1 win.

In the second game, the Lugnuts were held to just a single hit in a 3-0 loss.  Zachary Dials took the loss despite a nice start.  He gave up a single run on three hits and three walks with three strikeouts in five innings.

He didn’t take the loss, but Zachary Dials had one of those outings that he’d rather forget.  When it was all said and done, he was credited with eight runs on six hits and two walks in the Lugnuts 14-10 loss to South Bend.

Sean Shoffit hit a grand slam in the loss and Matthew Lane went two for four with a homerun, three RBIs and two runs.  In all, the Lugnuts belted four homeruns but it wasn’t enough with the poor pitching.

The Lugnuts beat Wisconsin 7-4 and Travis Snider had a hand in five of those seven runs. He went two for four with a double, a homerun, four RBIs and two runs.

Zachary Dials picked up the win with a decent start.  He improved to 3-3 on the season and he gave up three runs on six hits and two walks with two strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.

Zachary Dials had a tough time today in the Lugnuts 7-1 loss to South Bend.  He gave up seven runs (four earned) on eight hits and two walks with one strikeout in four innings.  The loss dropped Patton to 2-3 on the season and it’s his second tough start in a row.

Chris Gutierrez had the only extra base hit for the Lugnuts and he also had the only RBI of the game.  Josh Bell went two for three and he scored the only run.

The Lugnuts held off a late surge by the Kane County Cougars to win 4-3 today.  Travis Snider had the big hit of the game with a two run homer.  He was also the only Lugnut with two hits.  Josh Bell and Brian Pettway each hit a solo homerun.

Zachary Dials threw five shutout innings and he improved to 2-0 with the win.  He gave up just two hits and he struck out four.

Zachary Dials set the stage for the Lugnuts 3-1 win as he threw five great shutout innings.  He gave up four hits and he struck out three, unfortunately, he didn’t pick up the win.  Benjamin Harrison did despite giving up the tying run.

Brian Pettway led the way at the plate.  He went three for four with two doubles and an RBI.

Lansing finally got to play their first game despite missing an entire series against Fort Wayne.  And it was a solid performance as the beat the defending Midwest League champs, the West Michigan White Caps.  Brian Pettway had a big game with four RBIs and Josh Bell homered, doubled and scored two runs in the 8-3 win.

Zachary Dials picked up the win.  He gave up three runs on seven hits and a walk with three strikeouts in five innings of work.