Baseball BlueClaws Take Another Pitchers Battle 2-0 by Scott Mahnken May 10, 2018 The Lakewood BlueClaws (17-15) pitchers put together another gem in front of a crowd of 1,779 at FirstEnergy Park on Wednesday night, bewildering RiverDog batters, leading to a 2-0 win. Will Stewart improved his record to 4-0 and lowered his ERA to a paltry 1.46 after tossing eight scoreless innings while striking out 6. Addison Russ continued his late game dominance as he shut down the RiverDog bats in the ninth, picking up his fourth save of the season and lowering his ERA to a mere 1.08. The BlueClaws offence was provided by first baseman Quincy Nieporte (2) who went deep with two out and nobody on to provide Lakewood with a 1-0 lead in the second. The game stayed that way until the bottom of the fifth when DH Colby Fitch came around to score of a sacrifice fly off the bat of centerfielder Kevin Markham, increasing the Claws lead to 2-0. That was all the scoring the BlueClaws needed in a masterfully pitched game. Dalton Lehnen (2-2) took the loss for Columbia (16-16) and RiverDogs reliever Chad Martin contributed, tossing two scoreless innings. Both teams managed just six-hits and neither team generated a hit with runners in scoring position with Lakewood going 0-5 and Columbia 0-2. The BlueClaws left 6 runners on base during a closely contested battle and the RiverDogs stranded four. The team’s faceoff again tonight at 6:35pm and fans will be treated to Thirsty Thursday’s $1 beers and sodas. Post Views: 1,119 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Scott Mahnken Latest posts by Scott Mahnken (see all) The Future of Eli Manning a True Catch 22 - December 22, 2018 The future of Cespedes leaving the Mets in limbo? - December 17, 2018 NJ high school stars to watch in upcoming college bowl games - December 17, 2018 St. John’s Hopes to Storm to a 12-0 Start - December 14, 2018 Related Topicslakewood blueclawsMiLB Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics by Anthony Paradiso | posted on April 18, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 19, 2021 Whoop Rewards Employees With $100 Each Month To Sleep by Inesh Chari | posted on March 22, 2021 Michael Jordan Could Change the Future of Nascar for the Better by Inesh Chari | posted on March 30, 2021 More in Baseball You Know I’m Right, Episode 112: New York Jets’ Insider Brian Costello (Audio/Video) On the 112th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) On the 109th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 108: WFAN’s Sweeny Murti (Audio/Video) On the 108th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 107: New York Post’s Columnist Mike Vaccaro (Audio/Video) On the 107th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Tim Tebow Creates Unique Minor League Experience Yankees: Hey you, stop acting like this is 1998