Four Homers Power Pelicans To 12-3 Win

June 24, 2010

The Pensacola Pelicans offense was on fire all night long Wednesday with four home runs to top the Captains 12-3. Javier Brito homered twice and Francisco Leandro and John Alonso each went yard as well.

Shreveport-Bossier scored three times with two outs in the top of the third inning with RBI hits from Jovanny Rosario, Christopher Garcia, and Palmer Karr Jr. to give the Captains a 3-0 lead.

Pensacola (16-22) answered back in the bottom of the third inning when Francisco Leandro ripped a double down the 1st base line bringing in Kyle Brown and Chris Chiarappa to make it a 3-2 contest. With Leandro on second with two men out, John Alonso drove a ball to deep center and over the fence for his fourth home run of the season which gave the Pels a 4-3 lead.

WIth one out and nobody on in the bottom of the fifth inning, Javier Brito belted a middle in fastball to deep left center for his sixth home run of the season extending the lead for the Pelicans to 5-3.

The Pelicans scored three times in the bottom of the sixth inning with RBI’s from Chiarappa, Leandro, and Antoin Gray to extend the lead to 8-3.

Pensacola added to their lead in the bottom of the eighth inning when Francisco Leandro hit a two run home run to right field for his third home run of the year and finished the night with five RBI’s on the night. Pelicans led 10-3 when Gray singled and Javier Brito then followed with a bomb to left field that left the ballpark for his second home run of the game to give the Pels a 12-3.

David Nathanson (2-3) was briliant through seven innings as he gave up three runs off ten hits.

Justin Young (3-3) takes the loss as he gave up eight runs off eleven hits through five and third innings pitched.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Sports