July 15, 2008 at 6:34 AM
Otness homers and drives in 4 in Sea Dog win
7/15 Cup of Coffee: On Monday, Portland defeated New Britain 9-5. Dave Gassner threw 4 innings giving up 4 runs on 7 hits and 2 BB. He has 3 Ks. Mike James (3-3) went 2 innings allowing 1 run on 3 hits. He had 1 K. Daniel Bard pitched 2 scoreless innings giving up 3 hits. He had 1 K. Beau Vaughn threw a scoreless 9th allowing 2 hits. He had 2 Ks. Aaron Bates went 2 for 4 with a run scored and a RBI. Zach Daeges went 2 for 4 with 2 runs scored and a RBI. John Otness went 2 for 5 with a home run, 2 runs scored and 4 RBI. Sandy Madera went 2 for 4 with a run scored.
Lancaster downed Inland Empire 9-4. Blake Maxwell went 4 innings giving up 2 runs on 6 hits and a BB. He had 4 Ks. Bryce Cox threw a scoreless inning allowing 1 hit. He had a K. Jason Blackey (5-3) threw 3 scoreless hitless frames. He had 6 Ks and gave up 1 BB. Craig Molldrem went 1 inning allowing 2 runs on 2 hits and a BB. Jon Still went 2 for 4 with a home run and 2 runs scored. Josh Reddick went 2 for 3 with 2 runs scored. Luis Exposito went 2 for 4 with 2 runs scored and a RBI. Chi-Hsien Chiang went 2 for 4 with a home run and 4 RBI. Luis Segovia went 2 for 4 with a run scored and a RBI.
Greenville defeated Lakewood 3-1. Felix Doubront (9-6) threw 5 innings allowing 1 run on 6 hits and 2 BB. He had 5 Ks. Kyle Fernandes went 2.2 frames and did not allow a run on 2 hits and a BB. He had 3 Ks. Felix Ventura went 1.1 scoreless, hitless frames allowing 1 BB. He had 3 Ks. The Drive managed only 3 hits in the game.
Lowell split a doubleheader with Auburn. The Spinners took the first game 6-1. Brock Huntzinger (3-0) threw 5 scoreless innings allowing 3 hits. He had 3 Ks. Lance McClain went 1 inning allowing 1 run on 1 hit and a BB. Seth Garrison threw a scoreless inning giving up 1 hit. Luis Sumoza went 2 for 4. The Spinners fell to Auburn 3-2 in the second game a contest which went 10 innings. Kyle Weiland threw 4 innings allowing 2 runs on 3 hits. He had 6 Ks. Stephen Fife threw 3 scoreless, hitless innings. He had 5 Ks. Mitch Herold pitched 2 scoreless inningsgiving up 1 hit. Charlie Rosario (0-2) retired 1 hitter in the 10th but allowed 1 run on a hit and a BB. The Spinners had only 3 hits in the second game with no player having more than 1.