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Baysox Win 16-Inning Marathon

Welty's RBI double in 16th beats Richmond, 3-2

Ronnie Welty's RBI double in the top of the 16th gave the Baysox a 3-2 victory over Richmond on Thursday night.

Welty doubled in Carlos Rojas, who had walked earlier in the inning. Bowie (20-20)  also had another long game earlier this season—18 innings—and it won that one also.

Robbie Widlansky got an RBI single in the fourth, and Bowie pushed across a run in the top of the 10th thanks to a fielding error. That gave the Baysox a brief 2-1 lead.  

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But Jose Diaz couldn't close it in the bottom half as Richmond tied it thanks to a Bowie fielding error. The game then dragged on until Welty's hit.          

Edwin Quirarte (0-2) took the loss while Pedro Viola (3-1) got the win in the four-hour, 43-minute marathon. Quirarte was forced to bat in the 16th as Richmond lost its designated hitter earlier—and Viola struck him out to end the game.

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