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Anderson Dominates As Lunkers End Skid
June 9, 2010
BRAINERD Minnesota--After surrendering a single to Bryan Lippincott in the third inning, Nick Anderson (2-0) retired the final 17 batters he faced, leading the Lunkers to a 3-2 victory, ending their four game losing streak.
With the Lunkers up 1-0, Lippincott's single loaded the bases with nobody out, but Anderson got out of the inning allowing only one run to cross after getting Drew Beurelein to ground into a double play, the first of the streak of 17 in a row put down by Anderson.
Anderson, who struck out seven on four hits, allowing only one run, bested Sean Martin (0-1), who picked up the loss after five innings. The combination of Martin and reliever Ian Kadish retired the final 13 Lunkers they faced, but not before T.J. Berge's first homer of the season gave the Lunkers a 3-1 lead in the bottom of the third.
Drew Smith came on in the ninth to close out the ball game, picking up his second save of the season, both of which have come after Nick Anderson starts.
Russ Hopkins went 2-3 with a single and a double in his Lunkers debut.
Levi Ferguson's streak of reaching base in all seven games this season came to an end tonight, as the center fielder failed to reach, but not drive in the team's first run on a sacrifice fly in the second.
The second game of the three game series between the Lunkers (4-4) and the Honkers (4-4) is scheduled for tomorrow at Stewart C. Mills Sr. Field, with first pitch supposed to come at 7:05 p.m.
