July 5, 2009 at 6:45 AM
Gulf Coast Sox sweep doubleheader
7/5 Cup of Coffee: On the 4th of July, the Pawtucket-Scranton/WB game was postponed due to unfit playing conditions caused by a waterlogged field.New Britain edged Portland 2-1. Jarod Plummer threw 6 innings giving up 2 runs on 4 hits and a walk. He fanned 6. Chris Province pitched 2 scoreless innings allowing 1 hit. He struck out 2. Josh Reddick went 2 for 4 and scored a run.
Myrtle Beach downed Salem 3-2. Kyle Weiland pitched 6 innings giving up 1 run on 4 hits and 3 walks. He had 4 strikeouts. Jason Price tossed 2 innings giving up 2 runs on 3 hits. He struck out 3. David Mailman went 3 for 4 with a run scored.
Savannah defeated Greenville 4-2. Brock Huntzinger went 6 innings giving up 3 runs on 7 hits. Lance McClain threw 2 innings allowing 1 run on 1 hit and 4 walks. Armando Zerpa pitched a clean inning recording a strikeout. Zach Gentile went 2 for 4 and scored a run. Will Middlebrooks went 2 for 4. Pete Hissey went 2 for 4 and scored a run.
Staten Island blanked Lowell 2-0. Alex Wilson started and threw 2 clean innings. He had a strikeout. Jeremy Kehrt went 5 innings allowing 2 runs on 4 hits and a walk. He fanned 7. Kyle Rutter pitched a scoreless inning allowing 1 hit and 3 walks. He fanned 1. Shannon Wilkerson went 2 for 4. William Holmes went 2 for 3. Drew Hedman went 2 for 4.
The Gulf Coast Red Sox took a doubleheader from the Reds. They won the first game 2-0. Randy Consuegra pitched 5 scoreless innings allowing a hit and 2 walks. He struck out 4. Richard Wasielewski threw 2 clean innings. He had 3 strikeouts. The Sox offense produced 4 hits in the game with no player having more than 1. The Red Sox took the second contest 5-2. Hunter Cervenka threw 5 scoreless innings allowing 1 hit and a walk. He struck out 6. Cesare Angeloni pitched a scoreless inning allowing 1 hit. He fanned 1. Dustin Mercadante went an inning giving up 2 runs on 2 hits and a walk. He fanned 1. Reymond Fuentes went 2 for 3 with a run scored and a RBI. Christian Vazquez went 2 for 3 with a run scored and a RBI.
Player of the Night: Hunter Cervenka who pitched 5 scoreless allowing just 1 hit and a walk. He had 6 strikeouts.