September 3, 2006 at 6:19 AM
9/3 Cup of Coffee
On Saturday, Pawtucket blanked Ottawa 5-0. Charlie Zink started and pitched 7 scoreless innings allowing just 3 hits. He did not walk a batter and recorded 4 Ks. Phil Seibel pitched a 1 hit scoreless inning with 1 K. Javier Lopez closed the game out pitching a perfect ninth. Trot Nixon went 2 for 4 and scored 2 runs. Jason Varitek went 2 for 4 with a run scored. Corky Miller went 3 for 4 with a home run and 4 RBI. Alex Gonzalez went 1 for 3. New Hampshire edged Portland 1-0 in 13 innings. Tommy Hottovy started and went 7 shutout innings giving up just 2 hits and a BB. He had 6 Ks. Kyle Jackson pitched 2 scoreless innings allowing 1 hit and a BB. He had 2 Ks. Rusty Tucker went 2 scoreless innings. He gave up 2 hits and a BB while striking out 2. Jon Searles went 1 2/3 innings. He was charged with 1 run on 3 hits. He had a K. Mike Bumatay went 1/3 of an inning allowing a hit and a BB. He had 1 K. Brandon Moss went 2 for 5.
Wilmington defeated Frederick 7-1. Gary Galvez started and went 6 innings allowing 1 run on 6 hits and a BB. He had 2 Ks. Beau Vaughan threw 2 scoreless innings allowing 2 hits while striking out 2. Justin Sturge pitched the final inning allowing no hits and a BB. He also had a K. Bubba Bell went 1 for 3 with a home run and 4 RBI. Ian Bladergroen went 2 for 4 with a run scored. Jeff Natale went 1 for 2 with a run scored and an RBI. Greenville outscored Kannapolis 9-6. Tim Cox started and lasted 5 innings. He gave up 4 runs on 4 hits and 3 BB. He had 3 Ks. Chad Rhoades threw 3 innings of shutout ball. He gave up 3 hits and a BB. He had 2 Ks. Ryan Colvin went 2/3 of an inning. He gave up 2 runs on 1 hit and 3 BB. He had 2 Ks. Blake Maxwell recorded the final out. Mickey Hall went 3 for 5 with a run scored and 2 RBI. Ryan Khoury went 3 for 5 with 2 runs scored and an RBI. Matt Mercurio went 2 for 5 with 2 runs scored and 2 RBI. Mike Leonard went 2 for 3 with a run scored and an RBI. Aaron Bates and Tony Granadillo each went 2 for 4 and scored a run. The Lowell / Brooklyn game was postponed due to rain.
Player of The Night: Charlie Zink who threw 7 innings of shutout, 3 hit ball to lead Pawtucket to victory. He did not allow a BB while striking out 4.