SeaWolves Sweep Away Thunder with a Shutout
The SeaWolves continued their winning ways as they completed a three-game series sweep of the Trenton Thunder with a 4-0 victory on Sunday afternoon at ARM & HAMMER Park. The SeaWolves have now won 13 of their past 16 games and the series sweep was the first for Erie in
The SeaWolves continued their winning ways as they completed a three-game series sweep of the Trenton Thunder with a 4-0 victory on Sunday afternoon at ARM & HAMMER Park. The SeaWolves have now won 13 of their past 16 games and the series sweep was the first for Erie in Trenton since 2014.
The game was scoreless for the first five innings. Erie starter
In the last of the fourth,
The SeaWolves got on the board in the top of the sixth against Trenton starter
Erie added to the lead in the seventh. Jacob Robson sent a comebacker that clipped the pitcher's glove, going into centerfield, allowing Robson to hustle out a double.
The Erie bullpen of
Funkhouser (3-3) earned his third straight win for Erie. He tossed five shutout innings, allowing five hits with two walks and six strikeouts. Funkhouser has allowed just one run over his past 19.0 innings pitched and has not allowed a run over his past two starts.
King (1-1) took the loss for Trenton allowing four runs, one earned, on eight hits with no walks and five strikeouts in seven innings.
The SeaWolves return home to face the New Hampshire Fisher Cats at 7:05 p.m. on Monday night at UPMC Park. Righty
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