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 July 27, 2010 - AMARILLO, TX – The Amarillo Dillas continued their hot streak on Tuesday night as Daryl Jones hit a clutch two-run single in the eighth inning of a tie game to give the Dillas an 8-6 win over the San Angelo Colts in front of 1,913 fans at the Amarillo National Bank Dilla Villa.
Dillas reliever Tyler Pearson (4-0) got the win, despite giving up the tying run in the eighth inning. Colts reliever Logan Williamson (0-1) gave up the go-ahead RBIs to the Dillas in the eighth inning in the effort. Amarillo closer Ramon Geronimo got his league-leading 14th save, striking out the side in the ninth.
The Colts took a lead in the first inning as Mark Ramos hit a one-out double and scored on a Ronnie Gaines RBI single. Jason Crosland followed with a two-run homerun for a three-run lead. Amarillo responded in the bottom of the first as Adam De La Garza reached on an error and scored on a Joaquin Rodriguez two-run homer. Andrew Wong hit a single and scored on another error during Stephen Douglas’ at-bat to tie the game 3-3 in the first.
San Angelo retook the lead in the third as Josh Collazo doubled and scored on a Landon Camp RBI single while Gaines hit an RBI single in the fourth to score Isaac Garcia for a 5-3 Colts advantage.
Amarillo got one run back in the fourth as Rob Recuenco singled and scored on a Sam Palace RBI double for a one-run game. The Dillas continued in the sixth as Douglas walked and scored on Alberto Cruz’s third homerun in three games to give Amarillo their first lead at 6-5.
San Angelo tied the game in the eighth as Landon Camp doubled and scored on a Butch Ballez double to tie the game 6-6.
The Dillas stepped in for the eighth and led off as Recuenco singled. Palace hit a sacrifice bunt to move the runner while De La Garza and Rodriguez drew walks to load the bases. Following a strikeout, Jones worked the count and singled up the middle to score Recuenco and De La Garza for the 8-6 lead.
Geronimo struck out all three batters he faced in the ninth inning to preserve the Dillas fifth-straight victory.
With the win, the Dillas improve to 35-23 while the Colts fall to 30-28. Wednesday, Amarillo will take on San Angelo for the third game of a four-game set at 7:05pm with the Aqua One Pre-Game Show set to begin at 6:50pm on AudioSportsOnline via www.myamarillodillas.com. Game time is tentative and is subject to blackout. Wednesday’s game will feature the Famous San Diego Chicken at the park.
Season and single-game tickets are available for purchase in-person by visiting the Dillas Front Offices at 801 S. Polk or over the phone by calling (806) 342-0400. For more information on tickets, game times and schedules, promotions, marketing opportunities, and everything else Dillas, visit the “Official Website of the Amarillo Dillas” at www.myamarillodillas.com.
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