Diamond Jaxx Make it Two in a Row, Beat Smokies

The West Tenn Diamond Jaxx pitching corps held the Tennessee Smokies to only two runs to lead the Jaxx to a 10-2 win. 

Denny Stark started the game off putting the first three Smokies to the plate down in order.  Stark left after the first, making way for Ryan Ketchner to pitch five shutout innings.

Meanwhile, the Jaxx offense was making sure that their pitchers' work would not be in vain.  A double by Jeff Dominguez in the second brought in three runs. 

Mike Wilson contributed with a double in the third scoring Greg Halman.  Wilson would later score as well.

The big inning for the Jaxx bats would be the fifth.  Johan Limonta led things off with a home run, his sixth of the season.  That was followed by four straight singles by Wilson, Jon Nelson, Erick Monzon, and Jose Yepez.  The Jaxx batted all the way around and ended up with five runs in the inning.

From there, the Jaxx bullpen took over.  Jason Mackintosh threw a shutout seventh inning.  Marwin Vega came in for the eighth giving up two runs.  Then, Austin Peay graduate Shawn Kelley put the last three Smokies down in order in the ninth.

The Jaxx will take off four days for the All-Star Break.  They return to Pringles Park Wednesday, July 16th for a five game home stand against the Jacksonville Suns.  First pitch on Wednesday is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. CDT.