It was a tough loss for the first place Thunder on Thursday night against the Frederick Keys, as they lost by a final of 5-3 in game one of four. The Thunder bats came out hot in the first inning, when new-comer Andy Blake blasted his second home run of the year over the left field wall to make it 1-0. Blake would take home Hyatt Regency Princeton Thunder Player of the Game honors on his birthday.
The Thunder weren’t done there, when Ian Battipaglia came up with two in scoring position and delivered a two-run single into right field to make it 3-0 Trenton. After that the Keys pitching dialed it in and allowed just one more hit in 8 shutout innings on the mound.
For Frederick, their offense was powered behind fielding miscues and free passes on the bases, to go along with eight hits in the series opener. Darryl Buggs did the majority of the damage for Frederick going 3-4 with an RBI and two runs scored. Tremayne Cobb Jr got in on the action as well with a three-RBI night on a pair of base hits.
Game two of four with the Keys will take place on Friday night as the Thunder look to Sonny Fauci on the mound to get them back into the win column. Come out to Trenton Thunder Ballpark Friday August 16th at 7:00 against the Frederick Keys for Strike Out Cancer Night! For Tickets and additional information visit trenthonthunder.com/tickets
