Colvin sharp, Riz belts 17th

Brody Colvin had his best outing of the year Monday night in Clearwater, as the Threshers defeated Jupiter, 4-2. Brody (2-3, 3.82) went 8 solid innings, allowing just 1 run on 3 hits and 1 walk, picking up a season high 9 strike outs. Juan Sosa, promoted from Lakewood over the weekend, made his Clearwater debut and gave up an UNearned run on a hit and 2 walks, recording just 1 out before Jordan Whatcott came on for his 2nd save. Jeremy Barnes and Darin Ruf had 2 hits and an RBI each, leading the shark attack.

The Threshers are 9-9 in the second half, 1 game behind both Tampa and Dunedin, and 48-39 overall.

In Reading, Matt Rizzotti hit a walk off home run, his 17th of the season, in the bottom of the 11th inning Monday to give the R-Phils an exciting 7-6 win over Trenton. "Riz" is hitting .296 and leads all HomeSiders with 55 RBI. Reading used a parade of pitchers starting with B.J. Rosenberg, who gave up 3 runs on 4 hits, striking out 7 in 3 innings. "Rosie" was followed by Chris Kissock (2 scoreless), Brad Lidge (1 scoreless) and Joe Savery (1 scoreless). After Josh Zeid tossed a scoreless 8th, he gave up a 3-run game tying home run to Trenton's Jose Pirela in the 9th, sending the game to extra innings. Jacob Diekman went the 10th and Derrick Loop (1.64) picked up the win when Rizzotti smashed his dinger!

The win gave Reading (47-43) a sweep of their early season nemesis, and pulls the R-Phils to within 1 game of a playoff position, and 5 games of first place New Hampshire, who dropped a 9-5 decision at home to Portland.

In Altoona, Mike Dubee was cruising along, throwing 2 scoreless innings before allowing a game winning, pinch hit 2-run homer to Bowie's Robbie Widlansky. Michael (2-3, 2.82) struck out 6 in his 3 innings of work..............Jonathan Villar has been struggling since his promotion to AA Corpus Christi, but he did hit his 2nd Texas League home run Monday as the Hooks defeated Northwest Arkansas, 5-2...............In Huntsville, the Carolina Mudcats swept a doubleheader from the Stars, 6-2 and 6-2. (Sounds like a tennis score!!) In the second game, Quintin Berry (.285) went 2 for 4, including his 3rd home run of the year for the Mudcats. For the Stars, Jesus Sanchez (5.19)tossed 2 innings in the first game, allowing a run on 1 hits and 1 walk, and in the nightcap, Darrin Byrd (3.05) was charged with 3 UNearned runs in his 1 inning of work.