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Frawley Tosses Complete Game Win
Adamson and Hughes Provide a Spark
11/22/2013 10:28 AM ET
By Dan Vaughan / Perth Heat
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Jack Frawley retired 11 of his last 12 to finish off the Aces (James Woosha Worsfold SMP/ABL)
PERTH 22 November - The Asia Series after effects felt it's way all the way out to WAon
Friday night in a 7-2 Alcohol. Think Again Perth Heat win over the Melbourne Aces. With
several key pieces back like CoreyAdamson and Luke Hughes it was a familiar face of
right hander Jack Frawley (1-1) that was the story.
The Heat had turned to Mike Ekstrom in the first two rounds of action as their #1 starter
but Ekstrom threw 31 pitches getting the win in relief for Canberra on loan for the Asia
Series Wednesday night. Heat skipper Steve Fish had to juggle his rotation moving
Ekstrom to Sunday and sent the Ohio native Frawley to the mound in the series opener.
Frawley delivered with a complete game effort for the Heat pressed into the series
opening role. "I got excited when they told me I just tried to relax and throw strikes and it
was good to get a win tonight and we will try to get two more this weekend," said Frawley
on being pressed into action early in the series.
The Aces got the upper hand early before Frawley found his groove. Melbourne jumped
on the Heat 1-0 in the second manufacturing an early 1-0 lead. Darryl George and Jarryd
Rogers singled on back to back at bats off of Frawely to put runners at first and third.
Ben Leslie then would bounce into a fielder's choice to score George for Melbourne. The
Aces did not nickel and dime their next run in the third when Ryan Casteel hit a bomb to
left field to make it 2-0 and his first dinger of the year.
The Heat finally touched Melbourne starter John Hussey (0-3) in the home half of the
third picking up a run on an error on a Matt Kennelly ground ball to first that Aces first
baseman Rodgers could not pick clean that scored Brandon Tripp who singled earlier
in the inning. The Heat actually had a chance earlier in the inning when Tripp singled
and but the Aces gunned down Tucker Nathans at the plate who reached on another
Aces error by second baseman Justin Trapp.
Frawley and Hussey each traded 1-2-3 innings in the 4th and the Heat got a "strike em
out throw em out" double play to end the top of the 5th to take the two clubs to the bottom
of the 5th . The Heat then broke through and took the lead when 17-year old Sam
Kennelly tied the game knocking in brother Matt Kennelly with an RBI single. "It is good
to get back out there again with the guys after being in Port Hedland last week and it is
good to be come back to the home crowd and come out with a big hit," said Sam
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The inning began with Matt Kennelly being hit by a Hussey pitch and moved to second
on a wild pitch. Joey Wong then laced a pitch to right to put runners at the corners then
Sam Kennelly brought the first run home. The beat continued with Jesse Barron driving
in the go ahead run to make it 3-2 Heat with runners at the first and second. That
chased Hussey as Aces skipper Phil Dale summoned Brett Zawacki for Melbourne. Alex
Stuart laid down a sacrifice bunt to move the runners up a step. CoreyAdamson in his
first game for the Heat this season knocked in Kennelly to add another Heat run at 4-2.
The Heat closed out the scoring when a Luke Hughes ground ball was dropped by third
baseman Jared Schlehuber for a the third Aces error to tack on another run for the Heat
at 5-2. Melbourne made five errors in the ball game.
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Frawley followed with a shutdown inning retiring the Aces 1-2-3 one of four times in the
game in the top of the 7th and would finish setting down the last 11 of 12 he faced
including 11 in a row. "It felt pretty good I got in a little groove after the first couple of
innings and Matt Kennelly just carried me the rest of the way," said Frawley. The Heat
added some insurance with Barron leading off with a single off of Aces reliever Toshihiro
Iwao who began the inning for the Melbourne. Adamson doubled picking up his second
hit of the night to put runners at second and third with one out. Nathans hit a chopper to
Brad Harman at short that sent Barron racing home and beating out the throw to add
another run. Luke Hughes followed with a sac fly to finish out the scoring for the Heat at
7-2.
The Heat got a huge boost with the return of the key pieces in Adamson and Hughes
while Frawley was doing his part to contribute. "We got a couple of guys back this week.
It was obviously great to get Hughsey back and CoreyAdamson and there was definitely
a little buzz in the locker room today," said Frawley. Sam Kennelly added "They are a big
difference they are probably two of our biggest leaders on the team and to have them
back in the lineup and back in the dugout it definitely lifts the team up a little bit more."
Frawley tossed his second complete game but his first 9.0 IP variety after locking in for
the Heat after the 3rd. Frawley threw 101 pitches in the win to even up his record at (1-1)
with a final line of 9.0IP, 6H, 2R, 2ER, 1BB and 5SO in the complete game gem. Hussey
was tagged with the loss for Melbourne dropping his record to (0-3)
The two teams will play game two of the three game series Saturday at Barbagallo
Ballpark at 7:20 P.M. RHP Anthony Claggett goes for the Heat against RHP Joe Burns for
the Aces. The series concludes Sunday at 4:05 P.M with RHP Mike Ekstrom for Perth and
LHP Lewis Thorpe for Melbourne.
Make sure the Aces can see your "game face" this weekend by purchasing tickets online
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visit the Heat's official website at www.perthheat.com.au. All games are at Barbagallo
Ballpark located at the corner of Nicholson and Wilfred Roads in Thornlie. Go Heat!.
Dan Vaughan is the "Voice of the Alcohol. Think Again Perth Heat" and co-host of
Talking Baseball Australia and co-founder of TBA. Based in D/FW Texas. He hopes to
return soon to Perth so please sign the petition so that he can get back asap at
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/approve-dan-vaughans-visa-to-australia He can be
found on Twitter at @DanVaughtwitter or @tbaustralia. This story was not subject to the
approval of the Australian Baseball League or its clubs.
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