Edwar Gonzalez doubles Thunder's fun

That headline makes no sense, but who cares. We just like the way Edwar Gonzalez hits. He had the game winning 2-run double (now you get it?) hit in last night's Trenton Thunder victory over the Harrisburg Senators.

Here's the Thunder's account of the 5-2 victory.

Harrisburg 2 6 0
Trenton 5 12 0

WP- Kanekoa Texeira (1-0)
LP- Luis Atilano (0-1)
SV- Michael Dunn (1)
Time- 2:49
Att- 3,459

(Trenton, NJ)- Trenton pounded out a season-high 12 hits, and received a quality Double-A debut start from RHP Ryan Pope en route to a 5-2 win over Harrisburg on Monday night from Waterfront Park.

Down 2-1 in the third inning, Trenton (2-2) rallied with two runs to take the lead. Second baseman Reegie Corona led off with a single against Harrisburg (1-3) Starting Pitcher Luis Atilano (0-1). After a double by Left fielder Colin Curts, Right Edwar Gonzalez followed with a two-run double to give the Thunder a 3-2 lead. The Thunder padded the lead with two runs in the fourth inning. Designated hitter Chris Malec led off the frame with a lead-off single. First baseman Kevin Smith drove Malec home with an opposite-field RBI double to increase the lead to 4-2. Later in the frame, Curtis connected on an RBI single to make it 5-2. Trenton tagged Atilano for 11 hits and five runs in 3 1/3 innings. Curtis reached base four of five times at the plate in the game. He finished the contest 2 x 3 with a double, single, two runs, RBI, and two walks.

Pope went 4 2/3 innings and yielded only four hits and two runs. He struck out five and walked two. He was one out short of qualifying for the victory. The only blemish for Pope was a two-run double by Harrisburg First baseman Bill Rhinehart in the second inning. Trenton's bullpen tossed 4 1/3 shutout innings. RHP Kanekoa Texeira (1-0) struck out three in 2 1/3 innings to pick up the win. LHP Michael Dunn picked up his first save of the season with two shutout innings. He struck out four.

The middle game of the three-game series is on Tuesday night. RHP Eric Hacker (0-0, 1.69) will start for Trenton against Harrisburg LHP Mike O'Connor (0-0, 4.50). Game time is set for 7:05 p.m.

BOXSCORE

Thunder capture 1st win in marathon

It took 14 innings, but the Trenton Thunder won their first game of the season last night, 5-4 over the Binghamton Mets.

Here's the recap from the Thunder press release.

Binghamton 4 12 3
Trenton 5 10 4
(14 innings)

WP- Josh Schmidt (1-0)
LP- Nick Abel (0-1)
SV-
Time- 4:42
Att- 3,407

(Trenton, NJ)- Trenton Third baseman Marcos Vechionacci connected on the game-winning RBI single in the bottom of the 14th to lift Trenton to a 5-4 win over Binghamton on Thursday night from Waterfront Park. It was the first 14-inning game for Trenton since August 26, 2007 (3-2 loss to Binghamton).

In the 14th inning, Trenton Shortstop Eduardo Nunez led off with a walk against Binghamton reliever Nick Abel (0-1). After a sacrifice bunt by Trenton second baseman Reegie Corona, Left fielder Colin Curtis was intentionally walked. Right fielder Edwar Gonzalez then walked to load the bases. Vechionacci followed with the game-winning single to plate Nunez with the winning run. Nunez finished the game with three hits and three runs scored. Trenton Reliever Josh Schmidt (1-0) picked up the win with two shutout innings of relief.

Binghamton (0-1) took a 4-3 lead in the 12th inning, before Trenton tied the game in the bottom half of the frame. Gonzalez was hit by a pitch to force home the tying run. Earlier, Trenton (1-1) tied the game at 3-3 in the bottom of the ninth inning. With two outs, and Trenton Pinch-runner Justin Snyder at second base, Corona connected on an infield single. Snyder moved to third on the hit, and advanced home on an error by Binghamton Second baseman Matt Bouchard.

Trenton jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first inning. Trenton Right fielder Edwar Gonzalez lifted a sacrifice fly RBI which scored Thunder Shortstop Eduardo Nunez from third base. After Binghamton tied the game in the second inning on an RBI single by Designated Hitter Carl Loadenthal, Trenton re-captured the lead on an RBI single by Nunez off of Binghamton Starting Pitcher Dylan Owen. Binghamton tied the game in the fifth inning on an RBI double by Third baseman Shawn Bowman. Binghamton took a 3-2 lead in the sixth inning on a solo home run by Right fielder Caleb Stewart.

Owen yielded only three hits and two runs over five innings to pick up the win. Trenton Starting Pitcher George Kontos tossed five innings and allowed seven hits and two runs. He received a no-decision. Kontos also struck out seven and only walked one. Trenton Reliever Jose Valdez struck out four batters in the 10th inning. Trenton's pitching staff struck out 18 Binghamton batters in the game.


Trenton and Binghamton will play the third game of the four-game series on Friday night at Waterfront Park. RHP Zach McAllister (0-0, 0.00) will start for Trenton against Binghamton RHP Jose Sanchez (0-0, 0.00). Game time is set for 7:05 p.m.