Pelicans Pummel AirHogs 12-2

May 25, 2010

The Pelicans (4-7) banged out 4 homeruns and got a stellar pitching performance from David Nathanson to beat the AirHogs (6-4) 12-2 to earn a series split in the 4 game series.

The Pels got their run-scoring groove started in the 3rd when Francisco Leandro hit a sacrifice fly to left center to bring in Dallas Christison to give the Pels an early 1-0 lead. The next hitter Adolfo Gonzalez then belted a fastball from jared Schrom over the left field fence for a 2-run homerun to give the Pels a 3-0 lead. It was the first Pelican not named Lou Palmisano to hit a homerun this season.

The Pelicans wouldn’t stop there as guess what Lou Palmisano turned on a inside fastball and drove it to left for his 4th homer of the year to give give the Pels a commanding 5-0 lead.

The AirHogs got on the board in the 4th as Aaron Garza ripped a double down the 3rd base line to drive home Greg Porter to make it 5-1.

In the 5th inning, Javier Brito got in on the homerun party as he hit a deep fly to left which was a no doubter for a solo shot to give the Pels a 6-1 lead. Palmisano added an RBI single in the same frame to give Pensacola a 7-1 lead. Palmisano finished the night going 2 for 3 with a walk and 2 RBI’s.

The game got out of hand in the 7th inning as Marcos Rodriguez hit a majestic 3-run shot to right for his 1st homer and the 4th homer by a Pelican in the game. The 3-run shot gave the Pels a 10-1 lead.

The Pels would go on to beat the AirHogs 12-2. It was a night to remember for the Maitland, Florida native David Nathanson (1-0) as he pitched all 9 innings for his 1st complete game and first by a Pelican this season. Nathanson only allowed 2 runs off 6 hits and struck out 5.

Jared Schrom (1-1) took the loss as he went only 5 innings giving up 6 runs off 8 hits.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Sports