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Erie lost to Trenton 5-2 and four of those hits came off the bat of two hitters.  Wilkin Ramirez went two for four with a double and a run while Dusty Ryan went two for three with a double and a solo homer.  Ryan’s one of the hitting stars on the team and he has a 1.001 OPS and he’s hitting .444 against left handed pitching.

Andrew Kown took the loss and he fell to 2-3.  He gave up three runs on four hits and three walks with three strikeouts in six innings.

Andrew Kown was roughed up in his start in the SeaWolves 8-4 loss to Akron.  He didn’t take the loss, but he gave up four runs on six hits and four walks with four strikeouts in five innings.  Anthony Tomey fell to 2-2 when he gave up a run in the seventh inning.

Wilkin Ramirez had a nice day at the plate.  He went three for five with a double, a triple and a run.  Ryan Roberson singled, doubled and drove in two.

Ryan Roberson was off to a rough start but he was the hitting star as Erie put away Altoona 13-4.  Roberson went two for four and both hits went over the wall.  He drove in four while Deik Scram homered, drove in two and scored twice.

Andrew Kown improved to 2-1 with a decent enough start.  He gave up four runs on eleven hits in seven innings.  Three of the eleven hits Kown gave up were homers.

Normally, ten runs and thirteen hits will do it but the B-Mets picked up eleven runs on nineteen hits as both teams put on a hitting display.  Andrew Kown took the brunt of the damage and he fell to 1-1.  He gave up ten runs (nine earned) on twelve hits and two walks with one strikeout in four innings.

Maxim St. Pierre belted his first homer of the season.  Freddy Guzman had a pair of hits, runs and RBIs while Maxwell Leon doubled, drove in two runs and scored.

The SeaWolves did it again and this time they beat Bowie 5-0 with some very nice pitching.  Andrew Kown picked up the win and he gave up just three hits and a walk with three strikeouts in six shutout innings.

Wilkin Ramirez went two for five and he belted a two run homer.  William Rhymes went three for five with two doubles, a triple and three runs.

Erie scored three late runs but all that did was turn a 6-0 deficit into a 6-3 loss.  With the loss, Erie is now down 2-1 in their best of five game series and they’re in a must win situation heading into today’s game.  Andrew Kown took the loss and he gave up three runs on six hits and two walks with four strikeouts in six innings.

Clete Thomas went two for five with an RBI.  Nick McIntyre singled twice and he scored two runs.

Andrew Kown improved to 6-8 in what was his last regular start of the season for Erie.  He gave up three hits and a walk with four strikeouts in eight shutout innings.

Daniel Worth went two for four with a triple, three RBIs and a run.  Nick McIntyre went two for four with a double and two runs.

Alan Mills was shelled in the ninth inning and he gave up four runs to blow a 4-1 lead.  He blew a solid start by Andrew Kown, who gave up one run on six hits and a walk with four strikeouts in seven innings.

Clete Thomas went two for five with a double, two RBIs and a run.  Jeff Larish went two for four with a solo homer and two runs scored.

Andrew Kown improved to 5-8 on the season with a nice start in Erie’s 4-2 loss to Bowie.  He gave up one run on five hits and a walk with three strikeouts in seven solid innings.

Michael Hernandez belted his first homerun since getting called up to Erie.  Nick Trzesniak pitched in with a two run homer.

Jeff Larish had the only hit of the game and he broke up the no-hitter by former Tiger Gary Knots in the seventh inning in Erie’s 7-0 loss.  Not even Cameron Maybin reached base and his five game hitting streak to start the season ended rather abruptly.

Andrew Kown took the loss and he fell to 4-8 on the season.  He gave up six runs (five earned) on five hits with one strikeout in three innings.

Erie got plenty of offense in a 12-1 win over the first place Trenton Thunder.  Clete Thomas went three for four with a double, three RBIs and two runs to lead the way at the plate for the Seawolves.  William Rhymes also had a nice game and he went three for six with two RBIs and two runs.

Andrew Kown improved to 4-6 on the season with a nice start.  He gave up one run on three hits and a walk with five strikeouts in seven innings of work.

Andrew Kown fell to 3-6 on the season despite having a decent start in the Seawolves 3-1 loss to Bowie.  He gave up three runs on five hits and two walks with six strikeouts in six innings of work.

Matthew Joyce had the only extra base hit of the game.  He tripled and scored the only run for Erie.

Erie got not just one, but two great individual performances in their 9-1 win over Bowie.  Both Michael Hollimon and Jeff Larish belted two homers a piece and they both also drove in three runs each.  Kody Kirkland pitched with a two run shot, his tenth of the season.

Andrew Kown went the distance and he improved to 3-5 on the season. He gave up one run on six hits and five strikeouts.

Erie lost to Akron 7-6 and a throwing error by Kody Kirkland resulted in three unearned runs in the loss.  Andrew Kown was roughed up in his start and he gave up six runs (three earned) on ten hits and two walks with three strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.  Danny Zell took the loss and he gave up one run in 2/3 of an inning.

Nick Trzesniak went two for four with a homerun, two RBIs and two runs.  Jackson Melian went three for four with a double, a triple, an RBI and a run.

Jeff Larish hit a two run blast in the eighth inning that gave the Seawolves a 5-4 win over Trenton.  He was one of two Erie hitters with two hits with Nick McIntyre being the other.

Andrew Kown had a pretty good start although he didn’t pick up the win.  He gave up one run on six hits and three walks with two strikeouts in six innings.  Roman Colon gave up three runs in two innings but he was the one to pick up the win.

Erie and Altoona played two because of yesterday’s rain out and each team took a game.  Erie lost the first one 4-1 and Erie didn’t score until the final inning Joel Roa drove home Kody Kirkland.  Andrew Kown dropped to 2-4 with the loss and he gave up four runs (three earned) on five hits and a walk with one strikeout in six innings.

Erie won the second game 4-3.  Andres Torres hit a solo homerun and he scored two runs in the win.  Pedro Cotto went two for three with a double and an RBI.  Matthew Rusch pitched a scoreless seventh and he picked up the win.

Andrew Kown improved to 2-3 on the season with a nice start in Erie’s 6-0 win over Portland.  He gave up just four hits and a walk with six strikeouts in five shutout innings.

Jackson Melian went two for four and he drove in three runs.  Mike Holliman went two for three with an RBI and two runs.

The Seawolves came close but they dropped both of their games in a doubleheader with Pittsburgh.  In the first game, Dallas Trahern had his worst start of the season and he gave up four runs in 6 1/3 innings.  Matthew Joyce and Jeff Larish each had two hits including a homerun and each drove in two runs.

Game two was a pitcher’s duel with a solid start by Andrew Kown being wasted.  He gave up two runs (one earned) on three hits with six strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings.  The offense managed just two hits and Michael Holliman drew a walk and he scored the only run of the game.

While Andrew Kown threw a decent game and gave up just one run in four innings, reliever Matther Righter really shined.  He gave up three hits and he struck out five in three solid innings.

Erick Almonte had a nice game at the plate.  He went two for four with a homerun and two runs scored.  Mike Holliman also got it done at the plate and he went two for four with a double, an RBI and two runs.

Erie made up their rained out game with a twin bill as they split their two games with Reading.  Game one was a 6-4 win with Dallas Trahern improving to a perfect 5-0 on the season.  He gave up three runs on five hits and four walks with five strikeouts in five innings.  Trahern doesn’t have a ton of strikeouts (17 in 30 1/3 innings) but he’s kept the ball down like he has in the past and has a nice 3.23 groundball to flyball ratio and he’s given up just one homerun.  Jeffrey Larish provided most of the offense with a homerun and four RBIs.

Game two didn’t go quite as well.  Andrew Kown gave up six runs in three innings and the only run for Erie came on another homerun by Jeff Larish in the 8-1 loss.