Sellout Crowd Treated To Wild Finish As Lookouts Nip Blue Wahoos Saturday, 3-2

Chattanooga Opens Second Half Play With Two Consecutive Wins

  • Saturday, June 24, 2017
AT&T Field was rockin' with over 6,000 fans on hand for Star Wars night.
AT&T Field was rockin' with over 6,000 fans on hand for Star Wars night.
photo by Tim Evearitt

With 6,376 fans on hand and the home team behind 2-0 with their final at bat, Chattanooga took advantage of  Pensacola's relief pitcher, Geoff Broussard, to rally for three runs in a walk-off 3-2 win. Broussard was unable to get a single batter out.

Dan Rohlfing was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, giving the Chattanooga Lookouts the victory.

Alex Perez scored the game-winning run after he entered the game as a pinch runner on first base and advanced to third on a single by Andy Wilkins.

The play capped an improbable comeback for the Lookouts, who scored three runs in the inning for the win.

Jonathan Rodriguez and Wilkins hit RBI singles earlier in the inning to help set the stage for the game-winning score.

The Blue Wahoos took a 2-0 lead in the top of the eighth when Gavin LaValley hit a two-run double.

In a classic pitchers' duel, Chattanooga's Felix Jorge and Pensacola's Deck McGuire delivered great starts. Jorge went 7 2/3 innings, allowing two runs and 11 hits while striking out seven. McGuire went eight scoreless innings, allowing five hits while striking out six.

Randy Rosario (1-0) got the win with 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief while Geoff Broussard (2-1) took the loss.

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The teams will meet again Sunday in two seven-inning games. The first pitch for game one is at 4:15 p.m.

The Lookouts first hit of the game came in the fourth when left fielder Tyler Goeddel was unable to catch a sinking liner by Jonathan Rodriguez.
The Lookouts first hit of the game came in the fourth when left fielder Tyler Goeddel was unable to catch a sinking liner by Jonathan Rodriguez.
photo by Tim Evearitt
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