Starter Eric Fornataro held opposing batters nearly hitless in seven innings of work today, setting the pace as the Muckdogs (15-15) completed the three-game sweep of Tri-City (9-18) with a 1-0 victory.
The lone run came in the bottom of the 8th. Ryan Jackson started things off with a base hit and moved to second on a error and then to third on a sacrifice bunt by D’Marcus Ingram. Jackson came in to score when Devin Goodwin hit a sacrifice fly to right field.
Fornataro finished with just one hit and one strikeout. He had just 14 balls through seven innings and threw a first pitch strike to 15 of the 22 batters he faced. Scott Schneider (1-0, .92) picked up the win throwing the last two innings with three hits and three strikeouts.
Jackson was the only Muckdog with a multi-hit night, going 2-for-3.
