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Wild Things Don't Let Freedom Ring on July 4th
Wild Things Beat Freedoom 12-8

Washington, PA – The Washington Wild Things, presented by Washington Federal Savings Bank, beat the Florence Freedom 12-8 at CONSOL Energy Park Friday night.

The tone for the evening was set in the first inning when Washington scored six runs, but Florence chipped away throughout the game, adding three runs in the ninth inning. Washington, however, managed to hold the Freedom in check to get the victory.

Chris Sidick, Jacob Dempsey, Phil Butch, Nathan Messner, and Brad Arnett each scored two runs. Dempsey had three RBI on the evening.

Mike Schellinger (6-2) got the victory for Washington, allowing four (earned) runs on six hits, walking one and striking out 11 batters in seven innings of work. Matt Maradeo and Kevin Reese each pitched an innings of relief.

The Wild Things and the Freedom meet for game two of this three game set Saturday when first pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. Air time on WJPA 95.3 F.M. is 6:55 p.m. Tickets are available at the CONSOL Energy Park Box Office.

 
BOX SCORE
7/04/08
Florence 8, Washington 12


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Florence 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 3 8 11 3
Washington 6 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 X 12 14 0
Florence POS AB R H RBI AVG
T. Grogan 3B 4 1 1 0 .307
G. McKinney CF 4 3 2 1 .285
R. Basham LF 5 1 3 2 .265
A. Molina DH 4 0 1 1 .314
W. Mottram 2B 3 1 1 1 .347
K. Hunt 1B 4 1 2 2 .353
E. Gonzalez CAT 2 0 0 1 .244
J. Lex PH 1 1 1 1 .342
D. Guttridge RF 2 0 0 0 .273
J. Welch PH/RF 2 0 0 0 .290
J. Landry SS 4 0 0 0 .213
L. Shanahan PIT 0 0 0 0 .000
A. Quijano PIT 0 0 0 0 .000
S. Shao PIT 0 0 0 0 .000
C. Eberhart PIT 0 0 0 0 .000
TOTALS
35 8 11 9
Washington POS AB R H RBI AVG
C. Sidick CF 5 2 3 1 .311
P. Butch 2B 5 2 0 0 .284
J. Dempsey DH 5 2 3 3 .313
N. Messner 1B 4 2 2 2 .307
B. Arnett RF 5 2 2 1 .400
C. Carrara 3B 3 1 1 0 .234
T. Alberts LF 3 1 1 1 .333
D. Hoisington LF 1 0 0 0 .137
K. Rochelle CAT 4 0 0 1 .210
B. Gradstrand SS 5 0 2 1 .231
M. Schelinger PIT 0 0 0 0 .000
M. Maradeo PIT 0 0 0 0 .000
K. Reese PIT 0 0 0 0 .000
K. Reese PIT 0 0 0 0 .000
K. Reese PIT 0 0 0 0 .000
TOTALS
40 12 14 10
E--T.Grogan, W.Mottram, J.Landry. DP--FLORENCE 0, WASHINGTON 1. LOB--FLORENCE 5, WASHINGTON 10. 2B--R.Basham (12), W.Mottram (7), C.Sidick 2 (7), J.Dempsey (18), N.Messner (7). 3B--C.Sidick (4), N.Messner (3). HR--G.McKinney (10), K.Hunt (11), J.Lex (2). SB-- C.Sidick (5), P.Butch (9), C.Carrara (5). HBP--A.Molina, C.Sidick. SF--W.Mottram, E.Gonzalez, N.Messner.
Florence IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
L. Shanahan (L, 2-4) 0.1 4 6 6 3 0 0 6.42
A. Quijano 4.1 7 3 2 1 4 0 4.18
S. Shao 2.0 2 3 1 0 1 0 4.68
C. Eberhart 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.64
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
M. Schelinger (W,6-2) 7.0 6 4 4 1 11 2 2.16
M. Maradeo 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 3.51
K. Reese 1.0 4 3 3 0 1 1 12.08
WP--L.Shanahan. HB--A.Quijano, M.Maradeo. PB--E.Gonzalez. SO--T.Grogan, G.McKinney 2, R.Basham, A.Molina, W.Mottram, D.Guttridge 2, J.Welch, J.Landry 3, J.Dempsey, T.Alberts, K.Rochelle 2, B.Gradstrand. BB-- T.Grogan, G.McKinney, C.Carrara 2, T.Alberts, K.Rochelle.
Time: 3:03, Attendance: 3,278
 
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