•Story line:Oklahoma fell behind 2-1 in its best-of-5 playoff series with Iowa on Friday night at AT&T Bricktown Ballpark. The RedHawks struggled at the plate with just four hits, but they still had a chance to win in the ninth inning after Iowa allowed a run to score on an error.
Featured Gallery
Advertisement
•On the mound:Brian Gordon (4-6) started and pitched well, allowing nine hits and two earned runs over seven innings. He struck out six and walked one. Iowa starter Mitch Atkins was even better, scattering four hits over seven innings with seven strikeouts.
•At the plate:Chris Shelton led with two hits. Ben Harrison and Casey Benjamin also had a hit apiece, but the RedHawks failed to piece hits together to push runs across the plate.
•Award named for Murcer: The Most Valuable Player honor in the Bricktown Showdown Triple-A Championship on Sept. 16 will be named the Bobby Murcer MVP Award. Murcer played for the New York Yankees and was an Oklahoma City native. He died July 12 after a lengthy battle with cancer.
•Up next: Iowa (Mike Burns, 8-12, 4.67 ERA) at RedHawks (Michael Ballard, 3-3, 6.81 ERA), 7:05 tonight
By Matt Patterson
Thank you for joining our conversations on NewsOK.com. We encourage your discussions but ask that you stay within the bounds of our terms and conditions. Please help us by reporting comments that violate these guidelines. To review our rules of engagement, go to Commenting and posting policy.
Editor's note: It is not our intent to offer comments on local crime or fatality stories.
RedHawks' season slipping away 09/06/2008 How much longer Oklahoma plays baseball this season depends heavily on what starting pitcher Michael Ballard can give the team — not that he minds being in...
Featured Gallery
Thank you for joining our conversations on NewsOK.com. We encourage your discussions but ask that you stay within the bounds of our terms and conditions. Please help us by reporting comments that violate these guidelines. To review our rules of engagement, go to Commenting and posting policy.
Leave a commentEditor's note: It is not our intent to offer comments on local crime or fatality stories.
Log in below or sign up (it's free).