May 20, 2012
LATE RALLY NOT ENOUGH FOR DIABLOS AS REDHAWKS TAKE OPENING SERIES
EL PASO, TX- The Diablos gave the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks a scare in the ninth, but their late rally fell two runs short as the visiting RedHawks held on for a 3-1 win at Cohen Stadium, winning three out of the four games with El Paso to begin the season.
El Paso starter Freddy Flores (0-1) was effective in his six innings of work, allowing only one run on an infield RBI single by Marcos Rodriguez. RedHawks starter Alex Caldera (1-0) was a notch better, however, shutting out the Diablos over six and a third innings of work, striking out seven before giving way to the bullpen.
For the first time in the series, the RedHawks struck first with their sole run off Flores in the 4th inning. The game remained 1-0 into the 8th, when Enrique Cruz blooped a two-out, RBI single to left field to score Ryan Stovall, who entered the game as a pinch hitter for shortstop Zach Penprase in the 5th.
Fargo-Moorhead tacked on one more run in the top of the ninth off reliever Marcel Prado to take a 3-0 lead into the ninth. Closer Tom Boleska allowed four of the first five batters he faced to reach base, resulting in a run for the Diablos and at one point bringing the potential winning run to the plate. But Boleska got Maikol Gonzalez to hit a comebacker with two outs to end the game and earn his second save of the season.
The Diablos now head out for their first road trip of the season, a three-game set with the defending American Association champion Grand Prairie AirHogs. The Diablos' starters in the series will be Reymond Cruz (in his second season with El Paso), Erik Blackwell (0-1) and Osvaldo Rodriguez (1-0). Game one of the series is 6:05 p.m. start, with the final two games beginning at 9:35 a.m.
GAME DATE: 05/20/2012
Fargo-Moorhead 3 AT El Paso 1
YTD YTD
Fargo AB R H BI AVG El Paso AB R H BI AVG
A.Eggleston LF 4 0 1 1 .278 M.Gonzalez 2B 5 0 0 0 .222
Z.Penprase SS 2 0 0 0 .313 B.Frichter SS 2 0 0 0 .214
R.Stovall 3B 2 1 1 0 .333 U.Marquez 3B 3 0 0 0 .333
N.Jackson CF 3 0 1 0 .313 P.Karr Jr. DH 4 0 0 0 .067
E.Cruz 3B,SS 4 0 1 1 .167 J.Brito 1B 3 1 0 0 .188
J.Gaston RF 4 1 1 0 .353 P.Arlis C 4 0 2 0 .286
C.Cota 2B 4 0 1 0 .294 J.Muse RF 4 0 2 0 .357
M.Rodriguez 1B 4 1 3 1 .400 B.Joynt LF 4 0 0 0 .143
R.Delgado DH 3 0 0 0 .125 K.Drew CF 3 0 1 0 .308
T.Jennings C 3 0 0 0 .250 J.Cisneros PH 1 0 1 1 1.000
S.Hodsdon PR 0 0 0 0 .000
33 3 9 3 33 1 6 1
Fargo 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 - 3 9 1
El Paso 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 6 4
2B--C.Cota (3), M.Rodriguez (2). 3B--J.Muse (1). RBI--A.Eggleston (3),
E.Cruz (1), M.Rodriguez (3), J.Cisneros (1). HP--T.Jennings (2).
SB--R.Stovall (2), J.Gaston (1), M.Rodriguez (1). CS--Z.Penprase (1),
K.Drew (1). E--R.Stovall (1), B.Frichter (3), U.Marquez (1), P.Arlis (2),
F.Flores (1).
LOB--Fargo 8, El Paso 9. DP--M. Gonzalez(2B) - B. Frichter(SS) - J.
Brito(1B), U. Marquez (3B) - P. Arlis(C), M. Gonzalez(2B) - B. Frichter(SS)
- J. Brito(1B), M. Gonzalez(2B) - B. Frichter(SS) - J. Brito(1B).
YTD
IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Fargo
A.Caldera (W,1-0) 6.1 3 0 0 2 7 0 0.00
K.Fuqua 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
T.Boleska (S,3) 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 3.86
9 6 1 1 4 9 0
El Paso
F.Flores (L,0-1) 6.0 5 1 1 2 2 0 1.50
R.Dorado 2.0 3 1 1 1 3 0 2.25
M.Prado 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.00
9 9 3 2 3 5 0
WP--M.Prado (1). HB--M.Prado (1). SO--N.Jackson, J.Gaston, C.Cota,
R.Delgado 2, M.Gonzalez 2, B.Frichter 2, U.Marquez, P.Karr Jr., J.Muse,
B.Joynt, K.Drew. BB--Z.Penprase, N.Jackson, R.Delgado, B.Frichter 2,
U.Marquez, J.Brito. BF--A.Caldera 24 (24), K.Fuqua 7 (13), T.Boleska 6
(11), F.Flores 23 (23), R.Dorado 9 (18), M.Prado 6 (9). P-S--A.Caldera
101-62, K.Fuqua 31-20, T.Boleska 22-13, F.Flores 96-60, R.Dorado 41-24,
M.Prado 17-9.
T--2:58. A--4218
Weather: sunny
Umpires: Plate Ump - Kurt Brannin, Field Ump #1 - Dan Koiley, Field Ump #3 - Mo Hassen
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