Holiday Homers in Loss

Taylor Holiday belted his first professional homerun, but Yanks fall to the 'Cats

By: Robert Pimpsner

July 29, 2007 – Taylor Holiday belted his first professional homerun when he hit a fly ball over the left field fence at Joseph L. Bruno Stadium in a 10-5 loss to the Tri-City Valley Cats.  Holiday went 3 for 5 on the night, scoring two runs and belting a double to go along with the big fly.  The bombers had twelve hits but left ten men on base in the contest.

                Adam Olbrychowski got the start for the baby bombers, his sixth on the year.  Olbrychowski lasted just 3.2 innings.  Olbrychowski walked four batters and gave up five runs while allowing five hits.  He turned it over to Nick Chigges in the fourth inning.  Chigges got the final out in the fourth with a pick off at first.  He would go to get the loss, pitching 3.1 innings and allowing one run on four hits.  Daniel Kapala made his professional debut in the eighth inning allowing four runs on four hits, only two earned.

                The bombers plated their first run in the third inning.  Justin Snyder and Taylor Holiday belted back-to-back singles to right with one out and after Damon Sublett lined out, Braedyn Pruitt belted a line drive to right field for a double and an RBI.  The run made the score 2-1, but a three run fourth would give the Valley Cats a 5-1 lead over the baby bombers.

                The bombers would come alive in the fifth inning, after Justin Snyder led off reaching on an error Taylor Holiday doubled to put two men in scoring position.  Both runners would come in to score on a Damon Sublett single.  Sublett would move 90 feet into scoring position when Braedyn Pruitt singled and both runners would advance when David Williams sacrificed.  Sublett came in to score when Luis Nunez singled, making it a one run ball game.  Two consecutive strike outs would end the inning with two men on base.  Staten Island would tie the game in the sixth inning when with two outs Taylor Holiday belted a solo-homerun over the left field fence.

                The scoring would end there as the bombers were unable to get any other runners home.  Five baby bombers had multi-hits in the contest with Holiday leading the way with three hits.  Justin Snyder, Braedyn Pruitt, Damon Sublett and Luis Nunez all had two hits.

                Staten Island will return home tomorrow night as the baby bombers will take on the Oneonta Tigers in a three game set.  Game time is 7:10 pm with Ryan Pope scheduled to make his second appearance at home.