Dawgs Go Down Scoreless in Double Header
Game 1
Game 1
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 2 | 3 | 0 |
Game 2
Game 2
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | R | H | E |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
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3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | X | 8 | 8 | 0 |
SANFORD, Fla. – The Winter Park Diamond Dawgs were unable to capitalize on their scoring opportunities Wednesday night, falling 2-0 to the Sanford River Rats in the opening game of a doubleheader at Sanford Memorial Stadium.
The Dawgs managed just three hits against River Rats starter Brock Bracher, who tossed a complete-game shutout while striking out the Winter Park lineup nine times.
Winter Park starter Cameron Hanes matched Bracher through the first four innings, keeping the River Rats off the scoreboard while allowing just one hit. Sanford finally broke through in the fifth inning when Zach Walker delivered an RBI single before Adonys Velez added a sacrifice fly to extend the lead to 2-0. Kaiden Perez tossed the sixth inning and recorded two strikeouts and one walk.
Game 2
The Winter Park Diamond Dawgs were unable to recover from an early deficit Wednesday night, falling 8-0 to the Sanford River Rats in the second game of a doubleheader at Sanford Memorial Stadium. The River Rats scored all eight of their runs in the first two innings to complete the sweep.
Sanford wasted little time taking control, plating three runs in the opening inning behind an RBI double from John Dobkowski, a sacrifice fly by Jake Schincariol and an RBI groundout by Michael Dobkowski. The River Rats added five more runs in the second, highlighted by Adonys Velez's two-run double and Ethan Beal's RBI single to build an 8-0 advantage.
Winter Park starter Knute Rockey took the loss after allowing eight runs on six hits over 1 2/3 innings. The Diamond Dawgs' bullpen settled the game down, as Nick Burgos, Skyler Jersey and Carson Balls combined to allow just two hits over the final 2 1/3 scoreless innings.
Offensively, the Diamond Dawgs were limited to three hits by Sanford starter Christopher Keltz, who tossed a five-inning complete-game shutout. Newcomer John Smith led Winter Park with a pair of hits, while Nikola Mezzanotte recorded the club's only other hit.
Justin Baltes (University of Central Florida)