Lancaster wins game 1, Portland eliminated

9/9 Cup of Coffee: Then there was one. That is the result of Portland being eliminated last night. The Sea Dogs fell 4-0 to Trenton losing their series 3 games to 1. Chris Smith started and went 6 innings giving up 4 runs on 7 hits and 2 BB. He had 6 Ks. Hunter Jones pitched a scoreless inning allowing 1 hit while fanning 2. Beau Vaughan threw a 1-2-3 8th inning while Barry Hertzler pitched a scoreless 9th allowing 1 hit. Jeff Natale and Jay Johnson each went 2 for 4. They were the only Sea Dog hitters to average over .300 in the Series.

Then there was the one. Lancaster edged Lake Elsinore 3-2 in 10 innings to take a 1-0 lead in their best of 5 series. They scored the winning run on a sacrifice fly by Brad Correll. Kris Johnson started and went 6 innings allowing 2 runs on 3 hits and 3 BB. He had 1 K. TJ Large went 3 innings and was not charged with giving up a run although he was charged with a blown save. He allowed 3 hits, 0 BB and had 2 Ks. Chad Rhoades earned the win pitching 1 scoreless inning. He gave up 1 hit. Ryan Khoury went 2 for 5. Zach Daeges went 2 for 5 with a home run.

Player of the Night: Kris Johnson who threw 6 innings allowing 2 runs on 3 hits and 3 BB for the Jethawks

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