Chattanooga Tops The Pensacola Blue Wahoos 11-0

August 20, 2015

The Pensacola Blue Wahoos (29-23, 54-66) fell to the Chattanooga Lookouts (23-27, 66-52) by a score of 11-0 in front of 3,852 fans at Pensacola Bayfront Stadium. The loss puts the Wahoos half of a game behind the Mobile BayBears, who were postponed due to rain.

Pensacola starter Sal Romano (0-2) earned the loss on a rough night in which he wasn’t able to get through the first inning. He allowed five runs on five hits and two walks.

Chattanooga starter, Brett Lee (5-4), a Pensacola native and West Florida High grad, earned the win with 7.0 shutout innings. Lee allowed only two hits in the effort.

Joel Bender was the star of the night for the Wahoos, pitching 4.0 shutout innings in the middle of the game. The effort was his longest of the year for the Wahoos.

The Wahoos would only get three hits on the nights against Lookout pitching, with Alex Blandino, Yovan Gonzalez and Ryan Wright each hitting safely.

The Lookouts got things started with bang, as they scored five runs on five hits in the top of the first inning. All of the runs were scored with two outs, and Jacob Johnson would replace Romano before the frame’s conclusion.

Chattanooga would extend the lead to 7-0 in the next inning with a two-run shot from Max Kepler. They would then add two more on a two-run double from Stuart Turner.

Jorge Polanco would make it 10-0 in favor of the Lookouts in the third, taking a solo shot to the bay in left field.

The crowd received a much-needed jolt of enthusiasm in the ninth as infielder and fan favorite Ray Chang took the mound for the Wahoos. He allowed a run on a hit and a walk in his fourth appearance in 11 years.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News, Sports, TOP sports