Lou Montanez hit a walk-off homer in the bottom of the 10th as Bowie defeated Akron 5-4 in 10 innings before 8,183 fans at Prince George's Stadium Saturday night. The Baysox improved to 6-9 while the Aeros dropped to 6-8.

Bowie opened the scoring in the bottom of the second, as Jeff Nettles led off the frame with a solo shot to left. Travis Brown added an RBI single later in the frame, but Aeros starter Ryan Edell got Blake Davis to bounce into a 4-6-3 double play to end the inning. Akron rallied to tie things in the top of the fourth, as Chris Tillman issued consecutive four-pitch walks to Chris de la Cruz and Wes Hodges to open the inning. Michael Aubrey then made Tillman pay for his wildness, driving a two-run double into right-center field to tie the game.

The Baysox retook the lead on Brown's RBI single in the fifth, and the Aeros stranded the tying run in scoring position in each of the next three innings. In the ninth however, the Akron offense awoke against Baysox closer Julio Manon. Manon recorded the first two outs easily, and then had two strikes on Jose Constanza before the Aeros centerfielder singled sharply to left field to extend the game. Manon then got ahead in the count 1-2 on Brandon Chaves, only to see Chaves drive a booming triple to the gap in right-center to score Constanza and make it 4-3. De la Cruz then capped the outburst, singling home Chaves with a knock to right to tie the game in memorable fashion.

Akron reliever Shawn Nottingham made some huge pitches to strand a runner at third in the bottom of the ninth, striking out Blake Davis and SebastIen Boucher on seven straight sliders to send it to extra innings.

The Aeros were in good position in the top of the 10th with men on the corners and only one away, but Manon got Nathan Panther to ground into an inning-ending 4-6-3 double play and set the stage for Montanez's heroics in the bottom of the frame.

Manon (1-1) blew the save but got the win, while Nottingham (0-1) was hung with the loss despite pitching well. Aubrey went 2-5 with a double and two RBI, while Chaves delivered a pair of triples and a walk for his second straight multi-hit game. Both Hodges and Panther went 0-4 as their hitting streaks ended at nine games apiece.

Game three in this four-game series is set for 7:05 p.m. Saturday, as the Aeros send Kevin Dixon (0-1, 4.09 ERA) to the hill against Bowie southpaw Chris Waters (2-0, 0.66 ERA). The game broadcast begins at 6:50 p.m. on SportsRadio 1350 AM and online at www.akronaeros.com. For more information, please call the Aeros at (330) 253-5151.