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Sunday 21st July 2002 - Home game against The Akron Aeros

(complete box score below)

The Aeros had held the Senators hitless through six innings - Brett led off the seventh with a double to rightfield, which started a rally by the Senators in which they scored three runs - enough to win the game!!!

Excerpts from game reports

Senators avoid sweep
Harrisburg rallies in 7th after being no-hit through 6
After Harrisburg produced nothing resembling a hit through six innings, midseason acquisition Brett Roneberg started the seventh with a double that nearly was caught on the run by right fielder Jason Fitzgerald.
Bailey then fell behind in the count 0-2 before grounding a single to right.
Cepicky lifted a popup down the left-field line.
Third baseman Luis Gonzalez caught the ball in foul territory with his back to the plate, leaving Roneberg to tag, run home and tie the score at 1.

Senators use 2-run homer to oust Aeros
HARRISBURG, PA. - Josh McKinley's two-run homer capped a three-run rally in the seventh inning that lifted the Harrisburg Senators over the Aeros 3-2 on Sunday in the Eastern League.
McKinley's homer came off Aeros starter Jamie Brown (6-3), who held the Senators hitless through six innings before Brett Roneberg led off the seventh with a double to right.
Roneberg moved to third on Jeff Bailey's single to right and scored on Matt Cepicky's sacrifice fly, tying the score 1-1.
McKinley followed two batters later with a homer that gave the Senators a 3-1 lead.

Senators' rally sinks Aeros
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (Ticker) -- Josh McKinley belted a two-run homer as part of a three-run seventh inning to help the Harrisburg Senators post a 3-2 victory over the Akron Aeros.
McKinley, who was hitless in his first two at-bats, belted his fifth homer of the season and first since July 2 to give Harrisburg a 3-1 lead.
After Brett Roneberg doubled leading off the frame, Matt Cepicky followed two batters later with a sacrifice fly to start the rally.

Email to Brett

Hi,
and just got the geat news from Tanya.
Another double!!!
and this one broke up the Akron's pitcher no-hitter in the seventh inning!!!
Bet he hates your guts!!!
Have just seen the box score.
Great to see you up at #3 in the order!!!
Reckon that's where you belong!!!