16 Innings In Connecticut

The Connecticut Defenders (Giants) came from behind in the 9th inning, but lost it in the 16th, to the Reading Phillies.

The Defenders battled from behind all night. Trailing 5-2 in the bottom of the 5th inning, Nate Schierholtz who had already doubled to extend his hit streak to 20 games, hit a two run home run over the wall in deep right to make it a 5-4 Reading lead. The Phillies would score two more runs, but in the bottom of the 9th inning trailing 7-4, the Defenders came all the way back. Connecticut scored three runs to tie the game with the last one scoring on a Juan Sosa error at deep short.

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In the 16th, Reading LF Joey Hammond reached on a ground-rule double, then, with 2 outs, scored when 1B Brandon Gemoll singled on a liner to right. The run held up, and the Phillies won the Eastern League (Double-A) contest.