Pelicans Fall To Air Hogs

May 16, 2010

The Pensacola Pelicans fell to the Grand Prairie Air Hogs Saturday 7-6 in 13 innings.

Pelicans (0-1) starter Jason Jones was solid all night long as he scattered 9 hits and only gave up 1 run in 6 2/3 innings pitched. Grand Prairie (0-1) starter James Paxton lasted only 3 innings, giving up three runs on six hits. The Pelicans tallied their first run of the night off Paxton in the top of the second off an RBI single to right by John Alonso.

The AirHogs tied it back up in the bottom of the third on a wild pitch from Pensacola starter Jason Jones skipped away from catcher Lou Palmisano scoring Ben Petralli.

Paxton would get the hook after giving up three singles in a row leading to the Pelicans second run. A sacrifice fly would bring in the remainder of Paxton’s property, giving the Pelicans a 3-1 lead.

Pensacola would tack on one more in the sixth on a base hit, but would be held scoreless for the rest of the regulation nine innings.

With two outs in the bottom of the ninth, AirHogs third baseman Juan Camacho hit a towering pop fly that was dropped by Pensacola third baseman John Alonso, allowing two runs to score and tying the game at four.

Pensacola took the runs back in the top of the 12th inning. The first run came across on a wild pitch from AirHogs pitcher Mike Bille, moving a runner to third. A base hit would drive in the sixth run.

A triple by AirHogs catcher Flint Wipke scored two runs in the bottom of the 12th tying the game and sending it to be continued Saturday night.
The game would come to an end in the bottom of the 13th innings with Higs runners on first and second with 2 outs as Robert Perry drove in Greg Porter with a blooping single to center. Air Hogs beat the Pelicans 7-6.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Sports