Trimarco Punches Out Nine as Wild Things Take Middle Game of Series
WASHINGTON, Pa (June 6) - The Washington Wild Things showed exemplary discipline on both sides of the ball in game two of three-game series with the Traverse City Beach Bums, emerging victorious in a 6-4 decision. Wild Things starter Frank Trimarco (3-0) went 6.1 innings while striking out nine batters. On the other side, the offense was able to plate six runs on 11 hits.
The Beach Bums (9-13) were able to strike first to start off the scoring. Shortstop Will Kengor belted a two-run home run to take a lead in the top of first inning.
Immediately after, in the bottom half of the frame, the Wild Things (14-9) came back and were able to take the lead after a four-hit, three-run inning highlighted by an RBI double by catcher Kyle Pollock and a two-run triple by right fielder Hector Roa.
In the bottom of the fourth, Washington struck again when second baseman Brett Marr was able to knock in third baseman Mike Hill with an RBI single. In the fifth the Wild Things tacked on another run when Hector Roa recorded his third RBI of the night to increase the lead to 5-2.
One half-inning later, the Beach Bums brought another run in to cut the lead. Traverse City catcher Luke Lowery doubled to bring in center fielder Arby Fields. Following that run, Harris belted his sixth triple of the year that scored Marr to negate the run that was scored in the top half.
Traverse City struck again in the top of the seventh when Orlando Rivera brought in right fielder Isaac Benard to cut the lead down to two again. This would be the last run of the game as the Wild Things bullpen was able to close out the rest of the game.
Washington relievers Davis Adkins and Zach Strecker combined to throw 2.2 scoreless innings. The only baserunner came off a walk before Strecker recorded the final three outs for his seventh save.
The Wild Things look for the sweep tomorrow night in game three of the series. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.
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AROUND THE LEAGUE:
Florence Freedom 7 def. Southern Illinois Miners 3
FLORENCE, Ky. — The Freedom (9-13) snapped a 10-game losing streak in the middle contest of the three-game set. Steve Hagen improved to 3-1 on the season, allowing three earned runs on seven hits over six innings. For the Miners (13-9), Robby Rowland suffered his first loss of the season, giving up five runs—four earned—over six. The rubber match is scheduled for tonight at 7:05.
Schaumburg Boomers 6 def.vv Windy City ThunderBolts 2
SCHAUMBURG, Il. — Schaumburg (10-12) followed up a 4-3 win in the series opener with Windy City (8-13) with a less-stressful 6-2 victory. Joe Hauser moved his record to 3-0, allowing one earned run over six innings, while Jaramy Jacobs fell to 0-3, giving up six earned runs over 3.2 frames. Offensively for the Boomers, left fielder Ty Moore went 2-4 with two RBI, and catcher James Keller hit his first home run of the season. The Boomers will look to complete the sweep tonight at 6:30.
Normal CornBelters 7 def. River City Rascals 2
O'FALLON, Mo. — Normal (10-12) took its second-straight game from the West Division leaders. Scott Sebald threw six shutout innings to improve to 3-2, walking none and striking out eight. Right fielder Derrick Loveless led the way for the CornBelters at the plate, going 2-4 with a homer, four RBI and two runs scored. First baseman Chris Iriart also went deep. For River City (14-8), Dan Ludwig fell to 1-3, giving up five earned runs over 5.1 frames. The CornBelters have an opportunity to sweep the Rascals tonight at 6:35.
Evansville Otters 4 def. Gateway Grizzlies 2
EVANSVILLE, In. — Evansville (11-11) rallied from a 2-0 deficit with four runs in the bottom of the eighth to take the middle game of the series. All four runs came on one swing. With two outs and the bases loaded, designated hitter Travis Harrison greeted reliever Grant Beck with a grand slam, with three of the four runs being charged to Colton Freeman, who took the loss. From there, Mitchell Aker pitched a scoreless ninth for his eighth save. Kyano Cummings got the win for Evansville, pitching a scoreless eighth inning in relief of starter Luc Rennie, who allowed two earned runs on seven hits over seven frames while walking one and striking out 11. For Gateway, despite 6.1 innings of three-hit, shutout ball, Mike Elwood took a no-decision. The rubber match is scheduled for 6:35 tonight.
Lake Eric Crushers 9 def. Joliet Slammers 6
JOLIET, Il. — Despite blowing an early 5-0 lead, the East division-leading Crushers (15-8) won their second straight over Joliet (9-13). Six Lake Erie hitters had multi-hit nights, with second baseman Dane Hutcheon going 3-6 with three runs scored and designated hitter Cody Lenahan going 3-5 while crossing the plate twice. Sean Renzi improved to 3-1, despite allowing five earned runs over 5.2 innings, while Andrew Zeller took the loss, giving up an earned run over two innings in relief of starter Liam O'Sullivan, who got tagged for five runs over just two frames. The Crushers will look to complete the sweep tonight at 7:05.
