Jacksonville, Fla. – Sean West pitched six dominant innings in his
> second start, while the Jacksonville Suns (5-2) scattered three runs
> in a 3-0 Wednesday afternoon victory over the West Tenn Diamond Jaxx
> (4-3) in front of 3,618 at the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville.
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> West (1-1) pitched six scoreless innings for the victory, allowing
> two hits and two walks with nine strikeouts in his second Double-A
> outing. The six-foot-eight southpaw dealt 87 pitches with 55 strikes
> while continuing Jacksonville’s starting pitching streak of seven
> consecutive six-inning performances.
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> Ricky Orta (0-1) fell in the loss for West Tenn after allowing two
> runs and five hits over four innings. The former Miami Hurricane
> walked four with six strikeouts.
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> Chris Leroux (1) saved the game for Jacksonville, allowing only a
> ninth inning single in his lone inning of work.
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> Jacksonville opened the scoring against Orta in the first inning as
> Lorenzo Scott crossed home on a Matt Craig double play ground ball
> for a 1-0 lead.
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> In the fourth inning, following a Kevin Randel leadoff walk, Chris
> de la Cruz tripled down the right field line to score Randel from
> first base for a 2-0 advantage.
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> Jacksonville’s final run came in the sixth inning on a Ryan
> Klosterman sacrifice fly to left, scoring de la Cruz for a 3-0 lead.
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> West Tenn’s best scoring opportunity came in the eighth inning, when
> the bases were loaded with two out. Suns reliever Jeff Gogal struck
> out Johan Limonta to end the threat.
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> Jacksonville RH Willie Glen will face West Tenn RH Kyle Parker
> Thursday at 7:05 p.m. in game three of the series at the Baseball
> Grounds of Jacksonville. Fans can enjoy Budweiser for a Buck and
> other great drink specials, sponsored by Budweiser, Bacardi, Three
> Olives Vodka and Planet Radio. Tickets are available through the
> Suns box office at (904) 358-2846 or by visiting jaxsuns.com.

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