Watkins Brilliant In CT Tigers 1-0 Over Lowell Friday Night In Norwich

Friday, August 28, 2015

at Dodd Stadium, Norwich, CT

The Connecticut Tigers won their third straight game Friday by shutting out the Lowell Spinners 1-0 at Dodd Stadium. Tiger starter Spenser Watkins was brilliant, tossing 7 shutout innings, giving up just 3 hits, while striking out 7 and walking none. Reliever Jake Shull made it interesting in the bottom of the 9th but held on to claim his 7th save. The Tigers only run came in on a balk in the first inning. 

The win puts the Tigers into a tie with Lowell for second place in the Stedler Division, just 2.5 games behind first place Tri-City (who lost in Vermont.) The Tigers are also tied with Lowell for 4th place in the NY-P Wild Card race (just 2 GB first place West Virginia.)

Lowell Spinners (33-33) 0

at Connecticut Tigers (31-31) 0

WP-TIGERS: Spenser Watkins (5-4, 2.33), Save-Jake Shull (7)

Lowell: Austin Glorius (1-2, 1.37)

Attendance (4595)

Season Attendance (65,031)

Time (2:17)

TIGERS Record (31-31)

Second Place tie with Lowell-Stedler Division (2.5 GB first place Tri-City)

Wild Card-Fourth Place tie with Lowell (2.0 GB first place West Virginia)