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Tuesday, June 24, 2008

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Gosse powers O-Tigers By P.J. Harmer Staff Writer ONEONTA _ Mike Gosse made amends quickly. Gosse hit a two-run double and a sacrifice fly to help the Oneonta Tigers to their first win at home this season, beating the Lowell Spinners, 4-1, in front of 404 fans at Damaschke Field in a New York-Penn League game Tuesday night. Gosse's throwing error in the 14th inning helped Lowell earn a 4-3 victory in the continuation of Monday's suspended game, played earlier Tuesday. "That was a tough loss," Gosse said. "I kind of boffed a ball that let in their winning run. Completely different game once you turn around. You have to put that past you and come out firing." With the O-Tigers trailing, 1-0, in the third, Brent Wyatt reached on an infield single up the middle and Chris White walked to put runners on first and second. After Ben Guez struck out, Gosse came up against Lowell starter Yeiper Castillo. Gosse gave the O-Tigers the lead for good when his towering double went over right fielder Mitch Dening. Wyatt and White scored to make it 2-1. "I won't lie, it was right down the middle," Gosse said. "I just hit it out there and tried to get a couple runs so we could get ahead. It gave us the go-ahead runs. I got a pretty good piece. I'm just glad those two guys got around to score." First-year Oneonta manager Ryan Newman said Gosse's hit was a big confidence booster. "To have that happen in the first game can crush a kid," Newman said. "For him to come back and get that big hit is awesome. That's a great feeling for him. He's been swinging the bat well for us all year. He's got a nice stroke." Oneonta and Lowell, tied atop the Stedler Division with 4-3 records, finish a three-game set at 7 tonight at Damaschke Field. The Tigers then host Tri-City at 7 p.m. Thursday, before visiting the ValleyCats at 7 p.m. Friday. The O-Tigers are 1-2 at home. "We had a couple tough losses, especially the one from last night that carried to today," Gosse said. "Obviously when (Tri-City) no-hit us (Saturday) it was kind of tough, but it's nice to get the first win on our home field." Oneonta made it 3-1 in the fourth when Joe Bowen, Wyatt and White each walked with two outs before Castillo grazed Guez with a pitch to force Bowen in to score. Lowell threatened in the sixth. Reliever Aaron Fuhrman walked Dening and Ronald Bermudez to start the inning and Carlos Fernandez blooped a single to right to load the bases. Fuhrman settled down, getting Darren Blocker to fly out to shallow right, striking out Luis Sumoza looking and inducing Will Middlebrooks to pop to first. "Our pitching staff did an outstanding job today," Newman said. "They did fantastic. It feels good to get that first win (at home) out of the way. Especially with the first result." Darwin DeLeon (1-0) earned the victory, allowing one run on two hits over five innings. He struck out two and walked one. Tyler Stohr got his second save, allowing one hit in the ninth. He walked one and struck out one. The O-Tigers scored their final run in the seventh. Guez hit a one-out double and moved to third on a wild pitch. He scored when Gosse flied out to shallow left. Sumoza's throw was off line as Guez's slid in easily. "Fortunately, Guez has some wheels on him," Gosse said. "I'm glad he was at third base because he can kick and fly." Guez, Gosse and Wyatt had Oneonta's only hits. Lowell took a 1-0 lead in the first when Ryan Dent singled to left and moved to second when Dening got hit by a pitch. A wild pitch from DeLeon allowed Dent to move to third and Dening to second. Bermudez then grounded out to short, scoring Dent. DeLeon struck out Fernandez and got Blocker to ground out to short to end the inning. Lowell 4, Oneonta 3 Middlebrooks scored on a throwing error from Gosse in the top of the 14th inning and the Spinners held on for a victory in the continuation of Monday's game, which had been suspended because of rain after 11 innings with the score tied at 3. Middlebrooks opened the 14th reaching on a throwing error by shortstop Wyatt. First baseman Wade Lamont couldn't scoop Wyatt's throw in the dirt. "Those physical mistakes are going to happen," Newman said. "It's the mental ones we try and limit. We had men on second base with one out for two innings and just couldn't get that big hit. This is a great staff were facing. I have to tip my cap to them. This second game we came back and our staff did their job and matched them. Rafael Gil then hit a hard shot at Oneonta pitcher Anthony Shawler (0-1), who couldn't hang onto the ball. Shawler bobbled it slightly but recovered to get Gil at first. Middlebrooks moved to second on the play. After a walk to Zach Gentile put runners on first and second, Shawler got Dent to fly out to center. Dening then grounded to second baseman Gosse, whose throw to the left side of first pulled Lamont off the base as the ball went to the fence, allowing Middlebrooks to score. Michael Tomoleoni (1-0) put Oneonta down in order in the bottom of the inning.

Lowell Player AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG Dent SS 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .222 Dening RF 6 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 3 .389 Bermudez CF 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 Fernandez-Oliva 1B 6 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .323 Burgos DH 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .250 Brooks a- PH-DH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Hee 1- PR-DH 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sumoza LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .160 Middlebrooks 3B 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .143 Gil, R C 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 .111 Gentile 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .222 Britton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Buller P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rosario P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tomoleoni P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 BATTING 2B: Dening (1, Gilman), Burgos (1, Gilman), Brooks (1, Conn), Fernandez-Oliva (3, Shawler). TB: Dent; Dening 3; Fernandez-Oliva 3; Burgos 2; Brooks 2. RBI: Fernandez-Oliva (4), Burgos (1), Gil, R (2). 2-out RBI: Burgos. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Sumoza 3; Dent 2; Bermudez. GIDP: Burgos; Gil, R. Team LOB: 11. BASERUNNING SB: Dent (4, 2nd base off Putkonen/Weber). CS: Bermudez (1, 2nd base by Putkonen/Weber). FIELDING DP: 2 (Dent-Gentile-Fernandez-Oliva, Gentile-Dent-Fernandez-Oliva). a-Doubled for Burgos in the 9th. 1-Ran for Brooks in the 9th. Oneonta Player AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG Guez CF 6 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .292 Guzman, Joa SS-3B 6 0 2 0 1 0 3 1 0 .303 Parrott DH 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300 Harryman a- PH-DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Ramirez 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 White 1- PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lamont 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Stein RF 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .355 Arlet LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .091 Weber C 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .071 Pounds 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Wyatt SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .214 Gosse 2B 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .348 Putkonen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gilman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Oliveros P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Conn P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Finefrock P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Shawler P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 BATTING 3B: Guez (1, Britton), Guzman, Joa (1, Rosario). TB: Guez 4; Guzman, Joa 4; Parrott; Ramirez; Stein 2; Wyatt; Gosse 3. RBI: Guzman, Joa 3 (4). 2-out RBI: Guzman, Joa 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Parrott 2; Lamont 2; Gosse. S: Gosse; Arlet. GIDP: Ramirez; Parrott. Team LOB: 12. FIELDING E: Pounds (3, throw), Wyatt (2, throw), Gosse (1, throw). DP: 2 (Ramirez-Wyatt-Ramirez, Wyatt-Gosse-Ramirez). a-Walked for Parrott in the 12th. 1-Ran for Ramirez in the 11th. Lowell Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Britton 5.0 3 1 1 0 3 0 1.80 Buller (H, 1) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 Rosario (BS, 1) 4.0 7 2 2 0 2 0 3.86 Tomoleoni (W, 1-0) 3.0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0.00 Oneonta Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Putkonen 4.1 2 1 1 3 5 0 0.96 Gilman 2.2 2 1 1 1 1 0 4.91 Oliveros 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 Conn (BS, 1) 1.0 1 1 1 3 1 0 9.00 Finefrock 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 17.18 Shawler (L, 0-1) 3.0 1 1 0 1 3 0 0.00 WP: Buller, Conn 2. IBB: Guez (by Tomoleoni), Weber (by Tomoleoni). Ground outs-fly outs: Britton 3-9, Buller 4-1, Rosario 4-6, Tomoleoni 5-4, Putkonen 5-2, Gilman 5-2, Oliveros 1-1, Conn 2-0, Finefrock 2-1, Shawler 3-3. Batters faced: Britton 17, Buller 7, Rosario 19, Tomoleoni 14, Putkonen 17, Gilman 10, Oliveros 3, Conn 7, Finefrock 7, Shawler 13. Inherited runners-scored: Gilman 1-0. Umpires: HP: Joseph Born. 1B: Shea Gipson. 2B: . 3B: . Weather: 80 degrees, clear. Wind: 2 mph, In from RF. T: 3:48 (:11 delay). Att: 1,376.

Lowell Player AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG Dent SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .219 Dening RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 Bermudez CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 .152 Fernandez-Oliva 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .314 Blocker DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 Sumoza LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .138 Middlebrooks 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .120 Cooney C 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Burgos a- PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Hee 2B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 Castillo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Garrison P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hale P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 BATTING TB: Dent; Fernandez-Oliva; Blocker; Burgos; Hee 2. RBI: Bermudez (3). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Blocker; Dent; Middlebrooks 2; Dening 2. GIDP: Middlebrooks. Team LOB: 10. BASERUNNING CS: Sumoza (2, 2nd base by De Leon/Bowen). FIELDING E: Hee (1, fielding). DP: (Hee-Dent-Fernandez-Oliva). a-Singled for Cooney in the 9th. Oneonta Player AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG Guez CF 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .296 Gosse 2B 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 .346 Guzman, Joa 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .278 Ramirez 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 Harryman 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stein RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .314 Lamont DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263 Bowen C 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .176 Wyatt SS 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 White LF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 De Leon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Fuhrman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Oliveros P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stohr P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 BATTING 2B: Gosse (2, Castillo), Guez (2, Garrison). TB: Guez 2; Gosse 2; Wyatt. RBI: Gosse 3 (6), Guez (3). 2-out RBI: Gosse 2; Guez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ramirez; Gosse 2. SF: Gosse. GIDP: Gosse. Team LOB: 5. FIELDING E: Guzman, Joa 2 (7, throw, throw). DP: (Gosse-Wyatt-Harryman). Lowell Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Castillo (L, 0-1) 4.0 2 3 3 5 5 0 3.38 Garrison 3.0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1.50 Hale 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.00 Oneonta Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA De Leon (W, 1-0) 5.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 5.00 Fuhrman (H, 1) 2.0 2 0 0 2 2 0 3.60 Oliveros (H, 1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0.00 Stohr (S, 2) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 WP: Garrison, De Leon, Fuhrman. HBP: Guez (by Castillo), Dening (by De Leon). Ground outs-fly outs: Castillo 5-2, Garrison 6-2, Hale 2-1, De Leon 8-4, Fuhrman 1-3, Oliveros 0-0, Stohr 1-1. Batters faced: Castillo 20, Garrison 10, Hale 3, De Leon 19, Fuhrman 10, Oliveros 4, Stohr 5. Umpires: HP: Shea Gipson. 1B: Joseph Born. 2B: . 3B: . Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, R to L. T: 2:33. Att: 404.

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