Junger Outlasts Romano in Pitcher's Duel
The Hurricanes (6-4) bounced back on Sunday to avenge their Wednesday loss to the RoughRiders (8-4) and take the season series two games to one. Dan Romano and Lucas Junger were both scoreless through 5, until an error-filled inning lost it for the RoughRiders in the 6th.
For the Hurricanes, Darin Walden was the hero going 2-3, and he had the game winning hit in the bottom of the 6th. Mike Caputo had a hit and stolen base, and Matt Madensky also added a hit. The Hurricanes also own the tiebreaker over the RoughRiders, so they would clinch a playoff bye in the following circumstances:
- 2 more wins and a RoughRiders loss on Wednesday to the Shockers
- Winning their remaining 3 games
For the RoughRiders, Joe Prevost was the lone bright spot going 2-3 with a double and a stolen base. Kyle Dulock had the only other hit on the day. This marks the first time that the high-powered RoughRiders offense has even been shutout. They will look to end their regular season on a high note Wednesday night and give the Shockers their first loss of the season.
| BOX SCORE |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
R |
H |
E |
| RoughRiders |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
| Hurricanes |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
Date: September 24, 2017
Time: 10:00am
Venue: Clune Park Senior Field
| RoughRiders |
| Hitters |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
BB |
K |
| Dan Romano |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Joe Prevost |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Bill Lee |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Jake Nice |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Matt Crank |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Kyle Dulock |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Joe Anastasio |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| Lucas Hahn |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| Totals |
22 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
11 |
2B: Prevost
SB: Prevost
|
|
|
| Hurricanes |
| Hitters |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
BB |
K |
| Randy Hudak |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Mike Caputo |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Marc Caputo |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Lucas Junger |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Hiram Ortiz |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Paul Gudzak |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Matt Madensky |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Darin Walden |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Totals |
24 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
2B: Walden
SB: Caputo
|
|
| RoughRiders |
| Pitchers |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
K |
PT |
| Dan Romano (L) |
6.0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
|
|
| Hurricanes |
| Pitchers |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
K |
PT |
| Lucas Junger (W) |
7.0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
11 |
0 |
|
