July 23, 2006 at 8:06 AM
7/23 Cup of Coffee
In action on Saturday, Pawtucket swept a doubleheader against Columbus by scores of 3-1 and 5-3. In the first game, Dustin Pedroia went 2 for 3 and scored a run. Ron Calloway went 1 for 3 with a run scored and 2 RBI. Jason Johnson pitched a complete game. He gave up 1 run on 4 hits and a BB in the 7 inning contest. He had 5 Ks. In the second game, Willie Harris went 2 for 4 with a run scored and a RBI. Ron Calloway went 2 for 3 with a home run and 2 runs scored. Trent Durrington went 2 for 3 with a run scored and a RBI. John Barnes went 4 1/3 innings and gave up 3 runs on 4 hits and 8 BB. He had 3 Ks. Phil Seibel finished up the final 2 2/3 innings. He did not allow a run, a hit or a walk and had 3 Ks. The Portland - Binghampton game was rained out. Wilmington defeated Lynchburg 4-2. Jay Johnson went 2 for 5 with a run scored and 2 RBI. Bryan Pritz, Claudio Arias, and Andrew Pinckney all went 2 for 5. Iggy Suarez went 3 for 4 and scored a run. Ian Bladergroen went 2 for 4 and scored a run. Five pitchers were used in the victory with Jason Richardson pitching 3 innings of relief giving up 1 run on 4 hits and 2 BB. He had 2 Ks. Bryce Cox got the win going 2 innings without allowing a run or a hit. He gave up a BB and had 3 Ks. Beau Vaughn pitched 2 innings allowing a run on 2 hits. He had 2 Ks. Greenville got by Savannah 7-4. Luis Soto went 2 for 4 and scored a run. Chris Turner went 2 for 4 with a run scored and 2 RBI. Chris Jones started and went 5 innings. He gave up 4 runs on 5 hits. He did not walk a batter and had 5 Ks. Tim Cox got the win going 3 scoreless innings. He allowed 1 hit and a BB while striking out 3. Lowell edged Batavia 4-3. Bubba Bell went 2 for 4 with a run scored and 2 RBI. Jeff Vincent went 2 for 4 and scored a run. Zach Daeges went 2 for 4. Brian Steinocher went 3 innings. He gave up 1 run on 2 hits and a BB. He had 2 Ks. Dustin Richardson got the victory going 4 innings. He allowed 2 runs on 3 hits. He did not give up a BB and struck out 2. T.J. Large finished the final 2 innings allowing 1 hit while striking out 2. The Red Sox game in the Gulf Coast League against the Twins was postponed.
Player of The Night: Jason Johnson who pitched a complete game for Pawtucket giving up just 1 run on 4 hits. He allowed just 1 BB while striking out 5.