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Lou Merloni and Brant Colamarino combined to drive in all seven runs for the River Cats as they dispatched the PCL champion Richmond Braves to win the Bricktown Showdown.  Merloni went two for five with a homerun and four RBIs while Colamarino went three for five with a homerun and three RBIs.

Shane Komine didn’t finish the second inning and he came out after an injury and Kazuhito Tadano took over from there to pick up the win.  He gave up one run on three hits with four strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings.

The River Cats took game one in their quest of the PCL title with a 5-3 win over the New Orleans Zephyrs.  Shane Komine was the winning pitcher and was solid in his six inning start.  He gave up two runs on four hits and two walks with four strikeouts.

Nicholas Blasi had a big day at the plate for the River Cats.  He went three for four with a double, an RBI and three runs.  Jorge Piedra went one for four with two RBIs and a walk.

The River Cats had a tough time even getting a hit in a 9-2 loss to Tuscon.  Daric Barton had two of the five River Cats hits.  He doubled twice, drew a walk and scored a run.

Shane Komine dropped to 2-8 on the season. He gave up six runs on eleven hits and one walk with one strikeout in 4 1/3 innings.

Shane Komine had a nice start go to waste in the River Cats 3-2 loss to Round Rock.  He gave up two runs on four hits and three walks with eight strikeouts, but because of the lack of offense, he dropped to 2-7 on the season.

Kevin Melillo went two for three with a walk.  Nicholas Blasi went two for three with a run.

The River Cats picked up just two runs on seven hits in their 4-2 loss to the Isotopes.  Mark Kotsay was the only River Cat with two hits and he went two for four with a walk.

Shane Komine took the loss and he dropped to 2-5 on the season.  He gave up three runs on seven hits and two walks with four strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings.

Shane Komine improved to 2-5 on the season with a nice start in the River Cats 3-1 win over Salt Lake.  He gave up one run on six hits and a walk with nine strikeouts in seven innings of work.

Kevin Melillo hit a solo homerun in the win.  It was his sixth homerun of the season.

Shane Komine dropped to 1-5 on the season with a tough start.  He gave up five runs on seven hits and three walks with a season high eight strikeouts in seven innings.

Jeremy Brown provided most of the offense in the 5-3 loss.  He doubled, drove in two and scored a run.

Shane Komine was hit hard and he dropped to 1-4 on the season with a tough start against the Cubs.  He gave up seven runs on seven hits and three walks with two strikeouts in three innings.  Shawn Kohn was also hit hard and he gave up six runs in just two innings.

Jason Perry had a nice game in the 17-7 loss.  He went two for four with two doubles, three RBIs and two runs.  Kevin Melillo went three for five with a homerun and three runs.

Kevin Melilo had a nice day at the plate in the River Cats 7-5 loss.  He went three for five with two doubles, three RBIs and a run.  Charles Thomas went one for three with a walk and two runs.

Shane Komine was hit hard in his start and he took the loss. He gave up six runs on six hits and two walks with three strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings.

The River Cats scored four late runs to complete a come from behind win over Las Vegas.  Jason Stokes had a nice game and he went two for four with a homerun and two RBIs while Hiram Bocachica went three for four with two runs in the 6-4 win.

Erasmo Ramirez picked up the win with a shutout eighth and he improved to 2-0 on the season.  Shane Kosmine had a decent start and he gave up three runs on eight hits and a walk with five strikeouts in six innings of work.

Shane Komine took it on the chin in the River Cats 6-5 loss.  He fell to 1-2 and he gave up five runs on six hits and three walks with two strikeouts in five innings of work.

Daric Barton drove in two runs in the loss.  Kevin Melilo tripled, walked and scored twice.

Shane Komine threw six shutout innings and he picked up the win in the River Cats win over Portland.  He gave up just a single hit and three walks with five strikeouts.

Hiram Bocachica provided most of the offense in the 3-1 win.  He went two for four with a double and two RBIs.

Shane Komine was hit hard by Tacoma in the River Cats first loss of the season.  He gave up three runs on ten hits and a walk with three strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings.

J.J. Furmaniak was the hitting star in the 4-2 loss.  He went two for three with a double and an RBI.