Anchorage AK (AP) - The Abominations, desperate for a series victory over the
mighty Galena Hamsters, dropped the last two games of the series to Galena,
12-6 and 4-1.
Game two of the three game series was a homerun derby by Galena. Running
Scott Aldred out early, rookie Steve Woodard made an appearance and gave
up nine runs on ten hits in 6 2/3 innings. "The pitching was definately not
there for us today. Steve struggled. He'll get his chance, though." said
manager Nick Tulach in a post-game press conference.
Galena starter Jeremi Gonzalez was also run out early, but reliever Todd
Stottlemyre, who Anchorage ironically pursued in the off-season, came on
and earned the victory, despite struggling himself. "It was a tough game.
There guys were seeing the pitches really well. Six runs is usually enough,
but today it wasn't."
The controversial move of resting Jeff Cirillo and Lance Johnson had little
effect on the Abominations' offense. gary DiSarcina, who filled in for Cirillo,
was 3 for 3 with a double, an RBI, and a run scored. Tony Gwynn, who replaced
Johnson in the lineup, was 0 for 4.
Game three of the series was the complete opposite. The pitching was adequete
while the hitting was non-existent. "I was hoping for a solid game from Buddy
(Moisan). He put up a hell of an effort. Our bats struggled, though." said
Tulach.
the Abominations could not overcome their lone power threat being on the
bench. "Its tough to sit a guy like John (Jaha) when you know you need him.
But we need him to win the war. Today was just one battle." said Tulach.
Mike Lieberthal, who hit cleanup in place of Jaha, was 0 for 4 with two
strikeouts. "He's gonna have to start putting up some numbers, because he's
not in there for his defense." said Tulach.
The Abominations stay at home for a four game series against Medina before
travelling to Atlanta to take on the new-look Centennials.
