June 30, 2007 at 7:42 AM
Masterson throws 7 scoreless innings in Jethawk win
6/30 Cup of Coffee: Friday's games saw Norfolk shutout Pawtucket 7-0. David Pauley (4-3) went 6 2/3 innings allowing 6 runs on 6 hits and 3 BB. He had 4 Ks. Barry Hertzler went 2 1/3 innings giving up 1 run on 3 hits and a BB. He had 1 K. The team had only 3 hits. David Murphy and Brandon Moss each went 1 for 4. Bobby Scales went 1 for 3.
Portland edged Connecticut 5-4. Charlie Zink (8-2) went 6 innings giving up 4 runs on 10 hits and 6 BB. He had 4 Ks. Andrew Dobies threw 2 scoreless, hitless innings. He gave up a BB while fanning 3. Mike James pitched a scoreless 9th allowing 1 hit and a BB. He had 3 Ks. Jeff Corsaletti went 1 for 3 with 2 runs scored and a RBI. Jed Lowrie went 1 for 4 with a run scored and a RBI. Jay Johnson went 2 for 4 with a RBI.
Lancaster blanked High Desert 10-0. Justin Masterson (7-5) threw 7 scoreless innings. He allowed 3 hits and did not walk a batter. He had 2 Ks. Blake Maxwell pitched the final 2 innings. He allowed 1 hit while fanning 2. Bubba Bell continued to be a RBI machine with 6 of them. He went 3 for 6 with a home run. Aaron Bates went 2 for 4 and scored a run. Mark Wagner went 2 for 3 with a home run and 2 runs scored. Mickey Hall went 2 for 5 with 2 runs scored and 2 RBI.
West Virginia hammered Greenville 19-6. It was the Drive's most lopsided loss in over 2 years. Felix Doubront (2-5) went 4 innings allowing 6 runs on 6 hits and a BB. He had 4 Ks. Kyle Fernandes threw 3 innings giving up 4 runs on 5 hits. He had 5 Ks. Bryce Cox pitched 1 1/3 innings allowing 8 runs on 5 hits and 2 BB. He had 2 Ks. Josh Papelbon went 2/3 of an inning giving up 1 run on 3 hits. He had 1 K. Lars Anderson went 2 for 5 and scored a run. Matt Sheely went 1 for 3 with a run scored and a RBI. Chih-Hsein Chiang went 1 for 2 with a run scored.
Vermont doubled Lowell 8-4. Miguel Socolovich (0-1) went 3 2/3 innings giving up 7 runs on 7 hits and 2 BB. He had 2 Ks. Ryne Lawson went 3 1/3 innings allowing 1 run on 2 hits and 2 BB. Eric Beattie threw a perfect inning with 1 K. Jorge Jimenez went 2 for 4 with a run scored and a RBI. Pedro Vasquez went 1 for 4 with a run scored and a RBI. Mike Jones went 1 for 3 with a RBI. Yamaico Navarro went 1 for 4 with a home run.
In the Gulf Coast League, the Reds edged the Red Sox 5-4. Arbert Jimenez went 3 innings giving up 3 runs on 6 hits. He had 3 Ks. Scott Blue (0-1) took the loss. He went 2 innings giving up 2 runs on 2 hits and 3 BB. Armando Zerpa threw 2 scoreless, hitless innings. He did not give up a BB and had 3 Ks. Carlos Gonzalez pitched 2 scoreless innings. He allowed 2 hits while fanning 2. The team had only 3 hits in the game. Chih-Hsiang Huang had 2 of them gong 2 for 4. He scored 1 run.
Player of the Night: Justin Masterson who pitched 7 scoreless inning allowing just 3 hits. He did not walk a hitter and had 2 Ks.