Twins rough up BriSox
from staff reports
It wasn't pretty, but the Elizabethton Twins
took advantage of four errors and a late walk-a-thon to top
the Bristol White Sox 14-3 Saturday night in a game that eclipsed
the midnight deadline at O'Brien Field.
Ryan Spataro, J.R. Taylor and Ron Perodin had
two hits apiece for Elizabethton, while Dusty Goman drove
in three runs on walks and a hit.
Bristol scored two runs early on Angel Garcia
in three long error-filled innings. Garcia tossed over 70
pitches in the three frames, coming out for Kevin Culpepper,
who only gave up a home run in the sixth inning.
Culpepper, the 9th-round pick out of Georgia
Southern, wanted to come in and throw strikes for Elizabethton.
"I tried to throw strikes and challenge the hitters,"
said Culpepper, who goes 2-0 for the season. "I think I did
pretty well. I love it here. I get to play every day and there's
nothing better."
Melvin Perez had a two-hit game for Bristol,
which went through five pitchers in the contest. Elizabethton
racked up 12 hits on the game, also committing four errors
on the defensive side.