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Smithfield 2 Lafayette 1

Team…………..1 2 3 4 5 6 7 - R H E
Smithfield….….0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 2 2 1
Lafayette………1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 0

WP: J Allen 6 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 K, 3 BB, WP
Save: K Griffey 1 IP, K

LP: Adam Emerson (0-2) 7 IP, CG, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 K, 6 BB, 2 WP, HB, Blk

Lafayette Player Highlights

Solomon McCray 3 AB, 2 H, SB
Paul Jones 3 AB, H, 2B
Casey Heikes 3 AB, H, R
Adam Emerson 2 AB, RBI

Smithfield Player Highlights

H Coats 2 AB, H, R, BB
D Parcetich 1 AB, H

Game Highlights

Adam Emerson pitched a complete game two-hitter for Lafayette in another heartbreaking loss. With the offense struggling mightely the last two games, Paul Jones and Adam Emerson stepped up big on the mound and the Lafayette defense, which committed 6 errors in the opener against Poquoson didn't commit any yesterday. Smithfield starting pitcher, J Allen, was equally impressive, allowing just a run on 4 hits in 6 innings of work. Kevin Griffey relieved Allen in the 7th to earn the save. Smithfiled threatened to score in the 1st inning whe lead-off batter J Patton walked, stole Second, then was balked to Third. However, Emerson struck out A Holland and induced Griffey to ground-out to SS to end the inning. Lafayette scored first in their half of the First inning when Casey Heikes scored on a ground-out by Emerson. Heikes singled with 1 out and moved to Second on a single by Solomon McCray. A WP moved both runners up before Emerson's RBI ground-out. Lafayette managed only 1 more hit until the 7th. With score still 1-0 Lafayette, Emerson took a no-hitter into the 5th inning. H Coats led off the 5th with a single, biut was picked off First by Emerson. Things got a little more interesting in the 7th. Emerson, who was still throwing well, hit Griffey with his first pitch of the inning. Griffey moved to Second on a WP and Cots walked to put runners on First and Second with nobody out. H Shaffer sacrificed them to Second and Thrid, respectively. B Dixon then grounded out to SS scoring the tying run for Smithfield. J Small walked and with two out and runners at First and Third, Coats scored the go-ahead run on a WP. Emerson prevented any further scoring, but Smithfield now led 2-1. Paul Jones led off the Lafayette 7th with a hard hit double down the left field line and Graham Kennis followed with a walk. Griffey then came in to relieve Allen after throwing 8 strong innings earlier in the week. Anthony Pietromonaco laid down a nice sacrifice bunt to put the tying run at Third and the winning run at Second with one out. However, the game ended on a failed safety squeeze attempt, that resulted in a strike-out and the runner at Third being caught in a run down.