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WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (June 8, 2011) - For the second game in a row, late scoring put the game out of reach as the Sanford River Rats fell 7-4 against the Winter Haven Loggerheads at Chain of Lakes Park Wednesday night.
"You've got to give Winter Haven a lot of credit," River Rats Head Coach Steve Piercefield said. "They put a lot of pressure on the defense like we do and they took advantage of a couple of defensive mistakes."
Jacob Newberry (High Point) got the win for Winter Haven and Jeff Dally (UCF) earned a save for his ninth inning of work.
Sanford starter JR Edwards (Lehigh) took the loss despite some solid work on the mound in the first 4 2/3 innings. Edwards had five strikeouts on the night including a three up, three down third inning.
Ray Hanson (UCF) came in to pitch in relief after Winter Haven scored four runs in the fifth to go up 5-1, and retired seven consecutive batters with just 28 pitches.
"We're excited to have him on the club," Piercefield said. "He kept us in the ballgame with a chance to win it tonight."
Offensively, another new River Rat made an immediate impact too. Keaton Stroud (Embry-Riddle) had a two RBI single in the sixth to get the Rats within two.
An error by the Winter Haven third baseman in the seventh allowed Johnny Mazur (Florida Tech) to score and cut the Loggerheads' lead to one, but Winter Haven scored two more in the eighth to put the game out of reach for Sanford.
"The game of baseball takes care of itself," Piercefield said. "Tomorrow's just another game and we're going to play Sanford River Rat baseball."
Sanford (1-4) will return to Historic Sanford Memorial Stadium as the River Rats host the hot-hitting Winter Park Diamond Dawgs on Thursday, June 9 with first pitch at 7 p.m.
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