Victoria Seals Baseball Club

For Immediate Release
Wednesday July 28, 2010

Victoria, BC - Rounding out an eight-game homestand at Royal Athletic Park, the Victoria Seals squared off against the Chico Outlaws in the finale of their three-game set on Wednesday afternoon. Turning to Jeff Duda (2-2) for the start, the Seals faced off against Demetrius Banks (7-1) in game three.

Striking first for the first time in the series, Victoria got on the board in the bottom of the second inning when Josh Arhart launched a solo home run over the left field fence for a 1-0 Seals lead. Bouncing right back with a home run of their own, the Outlaws took a 3-1 advantage when a two-out blast off the bat of Maikel Jova put the visitors on top.

Adding another run in the top of the fourth, Chico stretched their lead to three runs with the help of singles from Mark Samuelson and Santo DeLeon ahead of an RBI base hit courtesy of Pascual Del Real. Answering with another solo home run, this time from Brian Rios, Victoria trailed the Outlaws 4-2 through four innings of play.