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Sidewinding setback: Sommerville spins gem in Tobs loss
July 23, 2009
Columbia, SC — Erik Sommerville brought a no-hitter into the sixth inning, retired 16 straight batters, and pitched seven innings of dominant baseball in front of 841 fans Capital City Stadium on Tuesday night as the Columbia Blowfish beat the Wilson Tobs by a score of 6-1.
Columbia picked up three runs in the opening inning, primarily on three Tobs fielding errors, then added single runs in the second, third and seventh innings.
With two outs in the sixth, Sommerville had retired 16 straight batters and was an out away from getting through the sixth inning, but Tobs All-Star Bobby Leeper was at the plate. Leeper blooped a 3-2 pitch into fair territory down the right-field line for a two-out single to break up the potential no-hitter.
The Tobs avoided a shutout with two outs in the ninth thanks to a two-out RBI-single by Matt Zeblo to make it 6-1, ending the scoring.
Sommerville picked up the well-deserved victory on the mound, improving to 2-2 on the year. Tobs starter Jesse Hernandez got the loss to fall to 2-3. Each of the three losses Hernandez has this season have come in the three games the right-hander has started.
The Tobs finish a home-and-home series with the Columbia Blowfish on Thursday, July 23 beginning at 7:05pm. The Tobs will be celebrating Farm Bureau Insurance Tobs Hat Night at the ballpark for the first 500 fans. Don’t forget, you can hear every pitch of the 2009 Tobs season with the Voice of Wilson Tobs Baseball, Dan Hasty, live on WUBN 106.9-FM.
The Wilson Tobs are a member of the Coastal Plain League, the nation's hottest summer collegiate baseball league. Celebrating its thirteenth season, the Coastal Plain League features 14 teams playing in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. The CPL gives college players the chance to refine their skills with the use of wooden bats. Players are housed with local host families for the summer and past experiences have been very positive for both players and hosts. For more information on the Coastal Plain League, please visit the league website at www.coastalplain.com.
Contact:
Dan Hasty
252-291-8627
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