Wings drop season home opener 7-3 to the Dodgers (updated)... Posted June 11th, 2008

After falling behind 5-1 after 4 innings the Wings loaded the bases with no out in their half of the fourth but failed to plate a run. The bats were quiet until the eighth when the Wings attempted to battle back from a then, 7-1. Dan Sherwood (Toledo) made it a bit closer by driving a ball just inside the third base line for a 2 RBI double. Ultimately the Dodgers took the game 7-3. The Wings hoped for a few more in the ninth, but couldn't scratch out any other runs. Doug Elliot (UConn) had a nice night at the plate going 3-4 with three singles and a run scored pushing his early season average up to .545. Eddy Mendiola (Notre Dame) also continued his hot hitting goign 2-3 and with that the Wings have a pair of hitters batting a solid early season .545. A quartet of pitchers went to the mound on the night, however, Kris Mengle (George Mason) ended up taking the loss on the night with 4 innings pitched and 5 earned runs.

The Wings are right back at it again tonight, Thursday, as they host the Brockport Riverbats at 7:30PM at ol' McDonough Park. Come on out and meet your 2008 Wings! �