Wild Things One Hit In Series Opening Loss
JOLIET, Il. (June 20) – Joliet used a five-run second inning and a great start from righty Andrew Dietz, who faced one over the minimum through seven scoreless fames for his first win of 2023, to take the series opener against Washington in Joliet Tuesday night. The Slammers won the first of the head-to-head series this season 8-0.
The homestanding Slammers scored five times in the second inning on an RBI double by Phillip Steering, a two-run single from Tyler Depreta-Johnson, a groundout by Liam McArthur and a run-scoring base hit by Matthew Warkentin. That came against the starter for Washington, Hayden Shenefield, who yielded one more in a three-run sixth that came in while Will Solomon was on the mound. A two-run homer by Warkentin extended Joliet’s lead to 8-0, where it ended up being the final.
Scotty Dubrule had a fourth-inning single and Jack Cone walked in the ninth. Those were the two baserunners in the loss for the Wild Things.
The two teams meet tomorrow morning at 11:05/10:05 a.m. CT in the middle game of the series. Kobe Foster (2-0, 1.57 ERA) takes the mound for Washington and will be opposed by righty Justin Ferrell for Joliet (0-2, 6.27 ERA).
