DANVILLE — After a rare loss, the Danville Dans roared on Friday night to beat the Clinton LumberKings 14-0 in seven innings at Danville Stadium.
The Dans were not satisfied after losing to the LumberKings 8-6 on Thursday.
Danville manager Eric Coleman says the success began in the locker room after the loss.
“It started with our postgame chat last night,” Coleman said. “It also started on the mound”
Pitching was definitely a key factor for Danville, as Braylon Myers dominated on the mound, allowing just one hit in the entire game.
“I wasn’t thinking about that. I like to take the marker off when I pitch,” Myers says.
Only two baserunners were allowed throughout the contest, the first on a starting walk to Joe Simpson of the LumberKings.
“I really got hooked after that,” Myers said. “I always try to hit the strike zone. I had three pitches working tonight and I think that really helped me.”
Myers had 11 strikeouts in seven innings while only allowing one hit and one walk.
Danville’s offense was also alive during the win. This started during the first inning, where Carlos Vasquez hit an opposite field home run to give Danville a 1-0 lead.
“I was just looking for a pitch that I could hit,” Vasquez said. “The swing felt good.”
Danville continued to add to this lead, scoring seven runs in the fifth inning.
“We just put balls in play. We put together some good at-bats and made things happen,” said Dans outfielder Chase Vinson, who had three hits in his four plate appearances.
Vasquez, Paxton Kling and Keenan Taylor also had three hits in the contest with Vasquez and Taylor leading with three RBI apiece.
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