Extra! Extra! Wahoos Win in 11
PENSACOLA, Fla. - After a sluggish performance Thursday night, the Wahoos showed their grit with a hard-fought, 8-7 win in Friday's 11-inning contest at Riverwalk Stadium. After neither team was able to score in the 10th inning, T.J. Friedl broke a 6-6 tie with an RBI triple that put the
PENSACOLA, Fla. - After a sluggish performance Thursday night, the Wahoos showed their grit with a hard-fought, 8-7 win in Friday's 11-inning contest at Riverwalk Stadium.
After neither team was able to score in the 10th inning, T.J. Friedl broke a 6-6 tie with an RBI triple that put the Wahoos ahead. He later scored on
The bottom of the 11th was not without drama. Montgomery began with a runner on second base, and
Pensacola got off to a dream start against one of the premier pitching prospects in the Rays system in
The Wahoos quickly countered with three runs in the fifth. Crook picked up his second RBI with a single that brought home Siri, and after a wild pitch from
Montgomery slowly chipped at away the Wahoos lead over the final four innings. They scored one run in the sixth, and three runs in the seventh all of Rafael De Paula, which cut the Wahoos lead to 6-5. There was a scary moment in the top of the seventh inning when Long was hit in the helmet with a pitch from Matt Krook. After being checked by the athletic trainer for several minutes, Long was helped off the field and replaced by O'Grady.
The series concludes Saturday with the Wahoos hoping to clinch their sixth consecutive series win. RHP
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