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Four-run first, pitching of Sowers pave the way; team trails 2-1 in series
By Stephanie Storm Beacon Journal sportswriter
Published on Friday, Sep 14, 2007
The energy was unmistakable from the moment the Aeros hit the field Friday.
Before the game started, manager Tim Bogar was spotted dancing in the dugout no kidding. Players were jumping around with the kind of enthusiasm not seen in the home dugout at Canal Park in months.
The electricity carried over into the first inning as the Aeros jumped all over a shaky Alan Horne, the Trenton Thunder ace. Taking advantage of three walks that loaded the bases with one out, Ryan Goleski drove in the first run with a sacrifice fly.
The inning continued with Stephen Head's run-scoring double to left and was capped by Rodney Choy Foo's two-run single.
After just one inning, the Aeros were already ahead 4-0 in Game 3 of the Eastern League Championship Series and they went on to win 8-2.
''The first inning took a lot of pressure off us,'' Aeros manager Tim Bogar said. ''We'd had trouble scoring runs. But we scored four runs with two outs and hit with guys in scoring position. We did the little things early, and that's a good sign.''
Even with Horne starting to settle down, the Aeros tagged him again in the third inning with back-to-back doubles once again it was Head and Choy Foo doing the damage to push their lead to five runs.
Horne, the Eastern League Pitcher of the Year, lasted just three innings. The right-hander allowed five runs on five hits and three walks, striking out just one batter with 68 pitches on the night.
Meanwhile, his opposition on the mound the Aeros' Jeremy Sowers cruised through six innings. The left-hander struck out four while shutting out the Thunder during his time on the mound.
''We wanted to get the series back here and with Jeremy Sowers on the mound for us, we knew we'd have some energy,'' Head said. ''We knew if we could give him a couple runs, we'd be all right.''
In fact, Trenton's biggest threat against Sowers came in the first inning with a single followed by a walk with two outs. But Matt Carson lined out to first base to end the minirally, and Sowers held the Thunder to just three harmless singles the rest of the way.
''The difference with Jeremy is how under control he is,'' Bogar said. ''He doesn't get flustered. There's not a guy in the lineup he's afraid to face.''
The Thunder broke up the Aeros' shutout bid with a two-run rally in the ninth inning against starter-turned-reliever Shawn Nottingham.
Stephanie Storm can be reached at sstorm@thebeaconjournal.com. Read her blog at http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/aeros/.
The energy was unmistakable from the moment the Aeros hit the field Friday.
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