Sunday, August 6, 2006

Ft. Worth Beats Coastal Bend in 12

The longest game in the minors Saturday ended with an unearned run scoring in the top of the 12th to give the Ft. Worth Cats a 4-3 win over the Coastal Bend Aviators in an American Association contest.

Coastal Bend jumped to a 3-0 lead in the 5th. 2B Hector Garanzuay hit a two-run single, scoring SS Jack Joffrion and RF Charles Carter. An throwing error by CF Jordan Foster allowed a third run to score.

Ft. Worth struck back with 3 in the 7th. 1B Shawn Williams doubled in SS Marc Mirizzi. RF Matt Spencer and C Ken Lup then singled to score LF Tony Mota and Shawn Williams, respectively.

In the top of the 12th, the Cats' Ken Lup and 3B Terence Green reached on errors, 2B Kip Harkrider walked to load the bases. , before Adam Miller, pinch running for Lup, scored in a passed ball by Aviators C Steve Morales.

[wrapup: Cats]

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