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Crew Comes Through in Stars' Comeback Win

August 8, 2007 - Southern League (SL1)
Huntsville Stars News Release


Ryan Crew doubled home the game-winning run in the fifth inning in a see-saw affair that Huntsville came back to claim, 9-8, over Birmingham Wednesday night in the opener of a five-game set at Joe Davis Stadium. The Stars improved to 29-17 in the second half with their seventh straight win to maintain their three-game lead over victorious Chattanooga in the North Division, while the Barons dipped to 20-26 in the second half and 52-64 overall. All of the victories during the Stars win streak have been by one or two runs.

The Stars scored a run in the first inning and three more in the third, highlighted by a run-scoring single by Adam Heether and a Lou Palmisano sacrifice fly, to take a 4-0 lead. Stars' starter Corey Thurman breezed through three shutout innings before giving up five runs on six hits in the fourth. Shawn Garrett and Ricardo Nanita doubled in a run, Cory Aldridge singled home a run and Cole Armstrong capped the rally with a two-run double.

The Stars tied the game in the bottom half of the inning on a run-scoring single by Guilder Rodriguez, who knocked in his first run at home all season, and regained the lead later in the frame on a run-scoring single by Crew and increased the lead to 7-5 on a bases loaded wild pitch by starter Wes Whisler, who was lifted after four frames. He allowed seven runs, five earned, on nine hits, while walking one and fanning one.

Vince Perkins took over on the hill for the Stars in the fifth and gave up singles to Adam Shabala and Victor Mercedes before throwing away a sacrifice bunt attempt by Chris Getz that allowed both runners to score to tie the game. Getz then scored the go-ahead run when Aldridge grounded into a double play. John Wesley took over on the hill in the home fifth in his Barons debut and gave up a home run to Brendan Katin, the first batter he faced, that tied the game at eight. Rodriguez legged out an infield single with one down and scored on Crew's game-winner down the left field line with two outs. It was Crew's first multiple RBI game since joining the Stars in early June.

Jeff Housman went two scoreless innings behind Perkins before Robert Hinton threw a perfect eighth to get the game to Luis Pena, who worked a shutout ninth inning, stranding Michael Myers at second base, to record his ninth save in 11 tries.

The series continues Thursday night with left-hander Derek Miller taking the hill for Huntsville against Barons' right-hander Jack Egbert. Coverage of the game begins at 6:50 p.m. central time and can be heard locally on SportsRadio 730 WUMP and through the internet at www.huntsvillestars.com.

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