Morales, Bigley lift Beloit past Dayton

By GAZETTE STAFF   Friday, May 1, 2009
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— Two key hits powered Beloit past visiting Dayton, 6-4, in Midwest League baseball Thursday night.

The Snappers used a two-run single by Angel Morales in the third inning and a two-run double by Evan Bigley in the fourth inning to improve to 7-12.

Morales went 2-for-4 with three RBIs and a run scored. He added his first homer of the season, a solo shot, in the seventh inning. Bigley was 2-for-3 with a run scored and two RBI.

Reliever Steve Blevins (2-2) earned the win. Matthew Williams earned his second save, pitching a hitless ninth.

The two teams play at 6 p.m. today, and at 2 p.m. Saturday at Telfer Park. The Snappers then play Great Lakes at home at 2 p.m. Sunday.

BELOIT 6, DAYTON 4

Dayton (ab-r-h-rbi)—Sappett, cf, 3-1-1-1; Puckett, 2b, 4-1-0-0; Day, lf, 4-0-0-0; Mendez, 1b, 4-0-2-1; Wiley, rf, 3-0-1-1; Sosa, dh, 3-1-0-0; Coddington, c, 4-1-2-0; Pfister, 3b, 3-0-2-1; Rojas, ss, 4-0-0-0. Totals: 32-4-8-4.

Beloit (ab-r-h-rbi)—De La Osa, 2b, 4-1-2-0; Beresford, ss, 3-2-0-0; Bigley, rf, 3-1-2-2; Waltenbury, 1b, 3-0-1-1; Morales, cf, 4-1-2-3; Lewis, lf, 4-0-0-0; Tintor, c, 4-0-0-0; Hanson, 3b, 4-0-1-0; Severino, dh, 3-1-0-0. Totals: 32-6-8-6.

Dayton 100 200 100—4

Beloit 003 200 10x—6

DP—Dayton 1, Beloit 1. LOB—Dayton 9, Beloit 7. 2B—Pfister, Coddington, Bigley, De La Osa. HR—Morales. SF—Sappelt, Wiley.

Dayton IP H R ER BB SO

Astorga 2 5 3 3 3 1

Carnevale (L, 0-1) 1.1 0 2 2 2 0

Janke 2.2 2 0 0 0 3

Thurman 2 1 1 1 0 3

Beloit

Allen 3 5 3 3 4 1

Blevins (W, 2-2) 3 1 0 0 0 0

Pugh 2 2 1 1 2 2

Williams (S, 2) 1 0 0 0 0 2

Time—2:53. Attendance—276.

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