Jacksonville Tops Wahoos 5-4 In 13 Innings Monday Night

April 17, 2012

Jacksonville center fielder Jose Duarte scored from third on a wild pitch in the 13th inning as the Suns defeated the Pensacola Blue Wahoos 5-4 in front of 4,457 on Monday night at Pensacola’s multi-use stadium.

Duarte led off the frame with a single before first baseman Jaime Ortiz reached on a base knock and left fielder Jake Smolinski walked to load the bases with no outs. After retiring the first two batters, catcher Kyle Skipworth went down in the count 0-2 before a wild pitch sent in Duarte for what proved to be the game-winning score.

The Blue Wahoos got off to a hot start, grabbing a 4-1 lead with five consecutive hits to begin their half of the first frame, thanks in part to a two-run double from third baseman Henry Rodriguez and an RBI double from Mike Costanzo. Costanzo extended his hit streak to seven games with the knock and has also reached base in ten straight contests.

The Suns chipped away at the deficit with a pair of longballs, including a two-run homer from second baseman Paul Gran in the sixth, and a solo shot from third baseman Shawn Bowman in the following frame. Gran recorded five hits in the contest after entering the game with seven hits in his first nine games of the season.

Pensacola reliever Luis Atilano (3.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 SO) suffered the loss to fall to 0-1 after allowing an earned run on two hits in three innings of relief, while Jacksonville LHP Wade Korpi (1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 2 SO) earned the victory to improve to 1-1 on the year after giving up just one hit in his scoreless frame. RHP Chris Squires (1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO) notched his first save of the season, yielding just one hit in the last inning.

The Blue Wahoos and Suns will meet again Tuesday night for the third game of the five-game series, with first pitch set for 7:00 pm. Pensacola is scheduled to send RHP Daniel Corcino to the hill, while RHP Zach Neal is expected to toe the rubber for the Suns.

By Andrew Green

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One Response to “Jacksonville Tops Wahoos 5-4 In 13 Innings Monday Night”

  1. Mild Bill Polakiewicz on April 17th, 2012 7:15 am

    I was at the game last night and I really had a great time even though the lights wwnt out for a while and the score board didn’t work. I give the staff credit for coming up with ways to keep the fans up to date with the score by posting it on hand made boards and carrying them through the stadium.

    I do have one suggestion: It would make the games more exciting if you have an announcer calling the strikes and balls for the fans at the game. It is done on the radio, and it would make the things twice as good if the tension and excitment of the situation is presented to the fans.

    I would also like to mention that I like the different music clips used on the teletron screen. May I suggest some Polish themes, like, the beer barrel polka, and who stoled the keishka. There are plenty of other ones also which I can provide if you send me an e-mail.

    Love the game and I love the new Pensacola Wahoo’s ball park. Thank you Quint for all you have done for Pensacola.

    Yours in Christ,
    Bill Polakiewicz

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