Crabs End Half with a Win

Joe Gannon pitched in the make up game to end the first half of the season with a win.

Gannon went 7 innings allowing only 6 hits and 2 earned runs. He walked 4 while striking out one and allowing a home run. Both runs given up by Gannon were in the 1st. After allowing a single in the second he retired 11 batters in a row. Jason LaVorgna would pitch in the 8th, getting two outs while allowing 2 hits, and an unearned run. Jason struck one batter out while walking no one. Mike James then came in and finished the 8th getting the final out of the inning. Matt Hensley would then pitch the 9th getting the save on a 1-2-3 inning.

Our offense came in the 2nd and 8th innings. With two outs in the second, Lance Burkhart hit a double scoring on a hard hit single by Octavio Martinez. Chuck Jeroloman would follow with a single before he and Octavio would score on a 3-run home run hit by John Ramistella. In the 8th James Shanks would single and score on a two run home run hit by Jermy Acey to bring the Blue Crabs Lead up to 3.

In Other Blue Crabs News: We ended the first half with a 42-28 record, good for first place in our division and a playoff berth. After the game we made some transactions. We added infielder Liu Rodriguez, and pitcher Derrick Ellison. To make room for these new players we placed Jason LaVorgna on the inactive list. We also placed Edward Rodriguez on the disabled list.