Victoria, TX - The Generals blow out the East Texas Pump Jacks tonight and split the series by a score of 15-2. Ryan Benitez started on the mound tonight for the Generals going 7 innings, giving up 2 runs, striking out 3 and earning the win. An interesting stat on the night: Only 3 Generals players in the lineup scored less than 2 runs.
The Pump Jacks got on the board first tonight in the Top of the 6th inning, scoring 2 runs from a double, making it 2-0 going into the Bottom of the 6th .
The Generals fired right back in the Bottom of the 6th when Kyle Danford hit a RBI single to score Blake Cooper. The next batter David Paiz then hit another RBI single to score Cedric Vallieres to make it a tie ball game. Pedro Barrios a couple batters later would hit a 2RBI single that scored Kyle Danford and David Paiz to take the 4-2 lead into the 7th.
The Generals started a rally in the Bottom of the 8thinning that would put 11 runs on the board. 6 hits, 5 walks and 1 error would make the score 15-2, which would prove to be too much for the Pump Jacks, as Jeff Chesnut would come in to finish game out on the mound.
The Generals will be in Bryan, Texas to play the Brazos Valley Bombers Tuesday and Wednesday and will be back in Victoria Thursday for a 4 game home stand. Fans can watch the all the road games on Ustream.tv/VictoriaGenerals.
