Akron RubberDucks win on Daniel Schneemann's walk-off home run
RubberDucks 4, SeaWolves 2
Daniel Schneemann blasted a two-run walk-off home run to lift the host RubberDucks to a series-opening win Friday over the Erie SeaWolves at Canal Park.
After reliever Thomas Ponticelli (1-2) gave up the tying run in the top of the ninth, the Ducks answered with fundamental baseball to win. Julian Escobedo opened the inning with a line drive to center field before Chris Roller laid down a sacrifice bunt to put Escobedo in scoring position and set up Schneemann's heroics on a two-strike count.
Ducks (46-40) catcher Bryan Lavastida got the scoring started with a solo home run to left-center in the fourth inning. In the sixth inning, with the score tied 1-1, Micah Pries lined a single to score Brayan Rocchio.
Ducks starter Tanner Bibee delivered a solid outing, going 4⅔ innings and allowing one run on three hits. He walked none and struck out four in his third Double-A start.
This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Daniel Schneemann's walk-off home runs lifts Akron RubberDucks
