Vasquez makes it a done duel in SeaWolves win May 23, 2005
Virgil Vasquez pitched eight innings of one-hit ball and faced two batters over the minimum as the Erie SeaWolves eked out a 1-0 victory over the Akron Aeros on Monday night in front of 7,602 at Canal Park.
Vasquez, making his first start for the SeaWolves since being promoted from the Lakeland Tigers last week, retired the first 16 batters he faced before Aeros catcher Javi Herrera cracked a double to left in the sixth. Herrera went to third on a groundout, but was stranded when Eider Torres popped up to end the inning.
Vasquez (1-0) then retired seven in a row before issuing a walk to Jonathan Van Every with two outs in the eighth. Van Every was thrown out trying to steal second, ending the inning. Vasquez had five strikeouts. He was 4-1 with a 4.21 ERA for Lakeland before getting promoted.
Virgil was the subject of a few of my pictures last year. I had a chat with him before the championship game last Sept. Nice guy. Go get 'em Virg!