ABOUT LAST NIGHT: The Silver Hawks scored seven times in the bottom of the third inning and held on to beat the Rattlers 9-7. Six of the seven runs scored off Wisconsin starter Jason Snyder in the inning were unearned.
BIG SHOT: Orlando Mercado’s three run homer to left field finished off the Silver Hawk rally in the third.
POWER SUPPLY: The home run by Mercado was his first of the season. South Bend has hit a total of five home runs this season. Wisconsin has hit six homers this season.
A RARE OCCASION: The entire Rattler pitching staff has only allowed three home runs this season.
IT WAS A FIRST: Justin Upton’s first professional hit was an RBI double during the third inning. The run scoring extra base hit broke a 3-2 tie.
EARLY LEAD: The Rattlers had 2-0 lead after the top of the second inning. An RBI groundout by Mike Saunders in the first and an RBI single by Robby Hudson in the second gave the Rattlers the early advantage. But, Wisconsin did not have another hit off South Bend starting pitcher Eduardo Baeza.
LATE RALLY: The Rattlers scored four times in the top of the seventh to pull to within 7-6. Ron Garth had a two run single and Saunders drove in a run with a double.
BACK-AND-FORTH: After Wisconsin got the deficit to one, South Bend added a run in the bottom of the seventh on a wild pitch. The Rattlers made it 8-7 with a run in the top of the eighth on an RBI grounder by Hudson. However, the Hawks got another insurance run in the bottom of the eighth on a two-out RBI single by Greg Thomson.
CLOSE OUT: Jonathon Valverde retired the Rattlers in order in the ninth for his fourth save.
ON BASE: Rattler DH Luis Valbuena drew three walks last night. It was his second three walk game of the week. Valbuena has drawn a team high thirteen walks this season and has an on base percentage of .379 despite an average of .231.
OPPOSING STARTING PITCHER: Anthony Cupps was a 7th round pick in last year’s draft out of Mississippi. Cupps was 9-3 with a 5.05ERA for Ole Miss in 2005. In his first pro season, he pitched fifteen games (twelve starts) for Missoula in the Pioneer League with a record of 4-6 and an ERA of 5.05. In his last start, Cupps gave up nine runs (six earned) on twelve hits in just 3-2/3 innings at Kane County on April 18.
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