Tobs top Steamers again, 8-5
By The Wilson Daily Times, N.C. | |
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Now, Wilson can celebrate back-to-back wins against the perennial
Wilson improved to 18-15 overall and pulled even at 2-2 in the season's second half.
The Tobs were outhit 11-10, but went a long way in helping their cause by emerging from the contest without a defensive miscue. Although Wilson leads the CPL in errors with 63, it is now 8-0 in games without a mistake in the field.
However, in the top of the fourth,
Trailing 1-0, a pair of strikeouts preceded singles by
Then, the Steamers' gifts began. A ball off the bat of
Belcher lasted four innings before
Batts (3-0) went three innings, allowing five hits. He struck out three and did not walk a batter.
In the eighth, Rubino walked and Carroll singled off the short wall, taking second on the throw. With two runners in scoring position,
But Rembielak took a 1-1 offering from reliever
Carroll's RBI single in the top of the ninth gave Wilson an insurance run at 8-5.
Williams, now with five saves for Wilson in as many opportunities, worked a seamless eighth before allowing a baserunner in the ninth. Raslowsky singled and moved to second on a groundout, but back-to-back strikeouts preserved the win for the Tobs. Carroll and Rembielak had two hits apiece for Wilson, while Raslowsky was 3 for 4 with two runs driven in.
Wilson travels to
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