Bryan-College Station, TX (July 1, 2010) – The Brazos Valley Bombers lost a heartbreaker to the Victoria Generals Thursday night, 6-5 in eleven innings. Over 1000 fans braved the elements to celebrate stroke awareness night presented by Sjprevention.com to honor stroke survivors and watch a fantastic ballgame.
The Bombers fell behind 1-0 in the top of the first, but fought back with three in the bottom of the inning with a Jacob House RBI single, a passed ball, and a John Cannon bases loaded walk to make the score 1-3. The score stayed put there until the top of the seventh when the Generals pushed four across, grabbing a 5-3 lead.
The Bombers got one right back in the bottom of the seventh on a House sacrifice fly, scoring Isaac Nuti to make the score 5-4. The Bombers kept the game in range until the ninth when they tied it up with Greg Olson scoring on a wild pitch to tie it at 5-5. The Generals finally scored again in the top of the eleventh and the Bombers were unable to answer, losing 6-5.
The Bombers will be back in action tomorrow night on Fireworks Friday against the North Texas Copperheads. Make sure to get out to Brazos Valley Bank Ballpark for the biggest fireworks show in Bombers’ history. For more information an to get your tickets visit bvbombers.com, call 979-779-PLAY, or stop by the Bombers office at 405 Mitchell Street in Bryan.
