Matt LaPorta certainly had an auspicious playoff debut for the Aeros, going 4-for-5 with two homers and a walk in Akron's 6-5, 12 inning victory over Bowie.  LaPorta tied the game at 2 with a leadoff homer in the fourth, drove in Wes Hodges to give the Aeros a lead with a two-run blast in the sixth, and drove in the winning run with a single in the 12th.

Wyatt Toregas also went deep for the Aeros, and Wes Hodges was 2-for-5.  On the pitching side, Scott Lewis performed adequately, giving up three runs in 5.2 IP, Tony Sipp struck out two but uncorked two wild pitches, and Neil Wagner closed out the game with three scoreless innings, working around a single and a walk in the 12th (with the final out coming, fittingly, on a flyout to LaPorta).

LGF(uture)T.