Game Recap for 05/23/2008 7:05 PM

Flyers Win Season Opener on the Road!

RENO, NV - Friday May 23rd 2008 - The Orange County Flyers opened their 2008 Golden Baseball League season in impressive fashion with a 7-3 win in Reno on Friday night.

Andre Simpson delivered seven strong innings to give Gary Carter his first win as the Flyers new manager. Simpson (1-0) gave up just one run and struck out six batters, while walking only one.

The Flyers revamped lineup came through with three homeruns. Sean Lorentz tied the game at 1-1 with a solo shot in the 3rd inning. Patrick Breen and Fernando Pacheco gave the Flyers their winning margin with two-run shots.
The Reno SilverSox rallied to score two runs and load the bases in the 8th inning, but Monte Mansfield came in from the bullpen to get a clutch double play off the bat of John Hattig.

The Flyers will send Jeremy Zick and Matthew Merricks to the mound Saturday as part of a doubleheader against the SilverSox starting at 5pm.

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