Las Vegas 51s Baseball Report
Big Z smokes Stingers in opener
April 2, 2003
By Brian Latta
LVRJ Sports
Andrew Zarzour ruffled a few feathers a couple weeks back when he said Las Vegas was far from his favorite city.
But the 7-foot-2 Las Vegas 51s pitcher likely won back some admirers with his performance last night at Cashman Field. Zarzour pitched a complete game two-hitter, helping the 51s beat the Salt Lake Stingers 6-0.
Big Z struck out an amazing 16 batters against only two walks. Best of all, nothing left the yard. In fact, few things even left the infield -- a positive sign for a pitcher who had considered giving up his baseball career after surrendering five home runs in a World Series game last October.
"He had us guessing all night. We never figured him out," said Salt Lake left fielder Chad Allen, who K'd three times. "It was like we were just a bunch of Joe Nobodys out there. I don't see him staying in Triple A very long.'
Which is exactly what Zarzour hopes.
Ben Molina helped his pitcher's cause with two hits and two RBIs.
Las Vegas hosts Salt Lake again tonight at 7:05. Another left-hander Randy Keisler will get the ball for the 51s.