Wahoos Win Third Game Jacksonville Series 5-1

June 3, 2014

Pensacola Blue Wahoos beat the the Jacksonville Suns Monday night 5-1.

Starting pitcher Jon Moscot allowed one run, four hits and struck out eight in seven innings of work, including the side in his final inning.

dThrowing a season-high 115 pitches for Wahoos starters, Moscot lowered his ERA to 2.33, fourth best in the Southern League. And, great Odin’s Raven, he retired 17 of 18 batters and nine straight before Jacksonville’s Alfredo Silverio singled.

“That show of faith that I could get that done was big for me,” Moscot said. “I didn’t feel tired. I felt in control of my stuff tonight.”

Manager Delino DeShields said he was pleased with Moscot, who earned his first win since May 12 and is now 4-3 on the season.

“I liked what I was seeing,” DeShields said. “His velocity was still good. He’s a very composed young man. He doesn’t lose his cool out there.”

Jacksonville pitcher Micah Owings was making his second start for the Suns, after signing in April with the Miami Marlins to be a pitcher again in 2014. He tried his hand at converting to an outfielder in 2013. He played in the Major Leagues from 2007-12 for the Arizona Diamond backs, Cincinnati Reds and San Diego Padres and posted a 32-33 record and 4.86 ERA.

But Pensacola second baseman Ray Chang chased Owings out of the game with a one-out double in the third inning that scored pitcher Moscot for a 3-1 lead. The Wahoos added two more in the fifth inning to go up, 5-1, when leadoff hitter Josh Fellhauer’s single to shallow center field scored both Ross Perez and Yorman Rodriguez.

by Tommy Thrall


Photos by Michael Spooneybarger/ Pensacola Blue Wahoos) for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.


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