Sellout Crowd Watches 'Wolves Win

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Sellout Crowd Watches 'Wolves Win
06/13/2009 10:54 PM ET
MiLB.com

The SeaWolves, before a sellout crowd of 5,349, snapped a two-game losing streak with a 5-2 win over the New Hampshire Fisher Cats on Saturday night.
The Fisher Cats struck first in the top of the first inning against Erie starter Jon Kibler. Todd Donovan led off the game with a double. Donovan would come home on a Brad Emaus triple for a 1-0 Cats lead. Brian Dopirak followed and grounded out, scoring Emaus from third for a 2-0 New Hampshire advantage. Kibler would get into trouble allowed two batters to reach with two outs but got out of the jam by striking out Chris Gutierrez to end the inning.
Erie came right back to tie the game in the bottom of the first against New Hampshire starter Rey Gonzalez. Scott Sizemore led off with a double and with one out, came home to score on Brennan Boesch's fourth triple of the season. Boesch would eventually score on a wild pitch, making it a 2-2 game after one.
In the bottom of the third, Erie would take the lead for good when Deik Scram led off and connected on his seventh home run of the season. The solo shot put the 'Wolves ahead 3-2.
Erie added a run in the bottom of the fourth. With two outs, Cale Iorg connected on his sixth home run of the season, the solo shot made it 4-2.
The 'Wolves finished off the night's scoring in the bottom of the sixth. Ryan Strieby singled with one out. With two outs, Scram beat out a bunt single for his second hit of the game bringing Iorg to the plate. Iorg singed up the middle, scoring Strieby to make it 5-2.
The 'Wolves pitching staff from the second inning on was stellar. Kibler would go six innings, allowing two runs on seven hits with a walk and two strikeouts. Both runs and four of the hits he yielded came in the first. He finished his night with five scoreless to improve to 3-4 on the season.
Kibler was also backed by solid defense as the 'Wolves turned three double plays.
Zach Simons tossed three scoreless innings to close out the game, picking up his first save of the season. Simons retired six straight before allowing a leadoff double in the ninth to Nick Gorneault. He battled back by retiring the final three hitters to close out the game.
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