Victoria, TX – Ryan Benitez was sensational on the mound, and Justin Pacchioli continued his tear at the plate, as the Generals bounced back with a 6-1 victory in the series finale over the Texas Marshals.
The Marshals jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the top of the first. Following back to back one-out singles, Michael Hoard drove in Carson Shaddy on a sacrifice fly to deep center field.
Brian Portelli continued from where he left off last night and brought in Justin Pacchioli to tie up the game in the bottom of the third on an RBI single.
J.B. Moss would start off a big four run two-out rally for the Generals in the home-half of the fourth with a double to right. Pacchioli drove him in on a triple. Three straight singles from Alvaro Rondon, Kyle Danford, and Portelli provided three more runs. Rondon crossed the plate on an error by the right fielder.
Joe Powell came in to relieve Ross Vance, the Marshal’s starter, after four complete innings. Three of the five runs allowed by Vance would go down as earned.
A second pitching change came to start the seventh inning for the Marshals, with Jonathon Lycan taking over for Powell after two innings of shutout ball.
Benitez set down 15 straight Marshals batters before a two-out single in the eighth.
The Generals tacked on an extra run in the eighth inning. Pedro Barrios led off with a walk and scored on a groundout from Moss.
After eight wonderful innings of pitching by Benitez, Stuart Springer came in to finish it off in the ninth.
With the win over the Marshals, The Generals have clinched a playoff spot for the first half!
The Generals will hit the road on Tuesday for two games in Acadiana before another four game home stand, starting Thursday night against the Bombers. It will be Harley Davidson night. Make sure to be one of the first 150 fans and get a free bandana! Fans also receive free general admission when they ride their bike to the game, and have a chance to take a pregame lap on the field.
