In a season in which the Lookouts have struggled in the pitching department the they were swept in a doubleheader at Birmingham despite two great pitching performances.
In game one Jairo Iriarte and Garrett Schoenle had a combined no-hitter as the Birmingham Barons won 1-0 over the Chattanooga Lookouts at Regions Field on Saturday afternoon. With the seven-inning game tied at 0-0 in the bottom of the seventh inning, Matt Hogan walked with the bases loaded, and Jacob Burke scored the walk-off walk to give the Barons the win.
Starting pitcher Iriarte pitched five innings, giving up only no hits, no runs, and one walk with six strikeouts for the Barons. Schoenle pitched two innings, giving up only no hits, no runs, and one walk with three strikeouts. Schoenle was part of a no-hitter at AAA Charlotte earlier this season, and he was involved in a combined no-hitter.
Both teams struggled offensively for most of the game. The Barons only had four hits. Terrell Tatum had a hit and two walks to lead the Barons. Mario Camilletti had two hits, along with a Wilfred Veras double.
In the bottom of the seventh inning, Michael Turner walked and Jacob Burke replaced Turner at first base. Mario Camilletti singled to left field and Jason Matthew walks to lead the bases. Four pitches later, Hogan gets the winning walk.
Game Two:
Michael Turner's RBI triple jump-started the Baron's offense as Birmingham defeated the Chattanooga Lookouts 3-1 before 4,359 in Game 2 of the Saturday doubleheader. The Barons scored two more runs with a Shawn Goosenberg RBI single and a Jacob Burke RBI single.
Starting pitcher LHP Noah Schultz (0-2, 2.01) pitched a gem for the Barons, pitching four innings, giving up no hits, no runs, and two walks with one strikeout. Schultz lowered his ERA to 2.01 on the season. RHP Dalton Roach (1-0, 0.00) gets the win in relief pitching the fifth inning, giving up one hit, no runs, and no walks with one strikeout. LHP Gil Luna gets his third save of the season, going two innings, giving up no hits, one earned run, and three walks with a strikeout.
With the win, the Barons are 14-3 against the Lookouts this season and 9-2 at Regions Field this season.
Next, the Lookouts face the Barons in game 3 of the three-game series on Sunday at 4:00 pm at Regions Field.