August 10, 2006: Making An Extra Effort

Having lost two home games in a row and with an August home record of just 2-2, Fleetwood realized it would need to improve soon or risk falling behind Maine in the hotly-contested NL Central race. In its mini-slump, the Walkers had failed to take advantage of scoring opportunties while also making uncharacteristic errors in the field.

Greg Maddux took the mound for Fleetwood, and held New Hampshire scoreless through 4 innings. Meanwhile, Derrek Lee continued his hot August by hitting a 2-run homer in the 1st inning.

The Derry Heifers finally came up with a run in the 5th inning. Cesar Izturis continued his strong series with a two-out single and a stolen base. Laynce Nix, a Fleetwood Walker farmhand just a couple of weeks earlier, then drove Izturis home with a double.

Things continued to go downhill for Maddux in the 6th inning. First, Cliff Floyd led off the inning with a solo home run. Jason Varitek followed with a single, and promptly scored on a David Dellucci triple. New Hampshire now led 3-2 with another potential run at third base...all with nobody out. Greg Maddux's night was over.

Fleetwood manager Rube Foster brought in Kelvim Escobar to face his old teammates. Escobar did not disappoint his new fans, striking out Mike Sweeney and then retiring Ryan Freel on a flyout. When Dellucci attemped to score on the play, Jim Edmonds unleashed a perfect throw to the plate. Dellucci was out, and the Derry Heifer lead was still just 3-2.

After both teams were held scoreless in the 7th inning, Derrek Lee excited the hometown crowd with another home run, his second of the game. This solo homer tied the game at 3-3 and gave the Walkers new life.

Needing a win badly, Foster called on Derrick Turnbow in the top of the 9th inning. Turnbow pitched a scoreless inning, but Fleetwood was unable to score a run in the bottom of the inning. The game headed to extra innings.

Turnbow pitched another scoreless inning in the 10th, but again the Walkers could not plate a run. Surprisingly, Turnbow headed out for a third inning of work. He was up to the challenge, though, and again threw a scoreless frame.

In the bottom of the 11th inning, Fleetwood finally came through. After Kazuhisa Ishii struck out Miguel Cabrera to lead off the inning, Ramon Castro drew a walk. Jim Edmonds, a star with his arm earlier in the game, now became a star with his bat as well. He launched a 2-run homer deep into the Ohio night, and the game was over. Final score: New Hampshire 3, Fleetwood 5 in 11 innings.

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BOXSCORE: 2006 New Hampshire Derry Heifers At 2006 Fleetwood Walker 8/10/2006
Gm 2: FLE struggles again, but Turnbow and Edmonds finally deliver a win.
 
  Derry Heifers      AB  R  H RBI AVG     Walkers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  L.Nix CF            5  0  1  1 .227     D.Dejesus LF        5  1  1  0 .279  
  N.Perez 2B          5  0  0  0 .263     D.Wright DH         5  0  0  0 .289  
  C.Floyd LF          5  1  4  1 .290     D.Lee 1B            5  2  3  3 .279  
  J.Varitek C         5  1  2  0 .256     M.Cabrera 3B        5  0  2  0 .326  
  D.Dellucci RF       4  0  1  1 .233     J.Valentin C        4  0  0  0 .312  
  M.Sweeney 1B        3  0  1  0 .322   E-R.Castro PH         0  1  0  0 .299  
A-J.McEwing 1B        0  0  0  0 .244     J.Edmonds CF        3  1  1  2 .254  
B-R.Martinez PH,1B    2  0  0  0 .250     J.Guillen RF        3  0  0  0 .294  
  R.Freel 3B          5  0  1  0 .250   C-L.Matos PH,RF       1  0  0  0 .286  
  R.White DH          5  0  1  0 .289     C.Counsell SS       2  0  1  0 .229  
  C.Izturis SS        4  1  2  0 .245   D-B.Crosby PH,SS      1  0  1  0 .316  
                                          M.Giles 2B          4  0  0  0 .257  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      43  3 13  3                 Totals      38  5  9  5
 
A-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Sweeney In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For McEwing In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Guillen In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Counsell In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Valentin In 11th Inning
 
Derry Heifers... 0 0 0  0 1 2  0 0 0  0 0 -  3 13  0
Walkers......... 2 0 0  0 0 0  0 1 0  0 2 -  5  9  0
 
Derry Heifers (56-61)    IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
T.Armas Jr                6 2/3   6   2   2   2   5   1   6.70  A1 C9
D.Riske BS(4th)           1 1/3   1   1   1   0   1   1   2.14  D1 D5
K.Ishii LOSS(2-4)         2 1/3   2   2   2   2   1   1   8.04  D6
Totals                   10 1/3   9   5   5   4   7   3
 
Walkers (83-41)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
G.Maddux                  5       9   3   3   1   2   1   4.33  A1 C5
K.Escobar                 1 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   3.08  C6 C8
J.Dominguez               1 2/3   1   0   0   0   2   0   3.78  C9 D5
D.Turnbow WIN(4-4)        3       3   0   0   0   0   0   2.47  D6
Totals                   11      13   3   3   1   5   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 37,930 DATE- Sunday, August 10th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 3:26
LEFT ON BASE- Derry Heifers: 8  Walkers: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Derry Heifers: 1  Walkers: 2
DOUBLES- L.Nix(2nd), J.Varitek(20th), D.Lee(25th), B.Crosby(17th)
TRIPLES- D.Dellucci(4th)
HOME RUNS- C.Floyd(27th), D.Lee-2(33rd), J.Edmonds(30th)
STOLEN BASES- C.Floyd(7th), C.Izturis-2(11th)
CAUGHT STEALING- R.Freel
WALKS- D.Dellucci, R.Castro, J.Edmonds-2, C.Counsell
STRIKE OUTS- J.Varitek-2, D.Dellucci, M.Sweeney, R.White, D.Dejesus, D.Lee-2,
             M.Cabrera, J.Guillen, M.Giles-2
GIDP- M.Sweeney, J.Valentin
WILD PITCHES- G.Maddux, D.Turnbow
WEB GEMS- Bot 9th: Jason Varitek blocked the plate, saving a run!