FL Joliet Slammers

Slammers Shutout in First Road Game of Year

Published on May 21, 2013 under Frontier League (FL)
Joliet Slammers News Release


(Joliet, IL) - The Joliet Slammers (2-2) fell to the Gateway Grizzlies (3-1) 2-0 at GCS Ballpark in the first road game of the 2013 season.

The Slammers were their own worst enemy Tuesday night as they committed four errors, as both of the runs the Grizzlies scored were unearned.

Gateway starter Tucker Jensen was stellar tonight, throwing seven innings, allowing only four hits and striking out nine. At the end of the game, the Slammers struck out a total of 12 times.

It was a pitchers' duel through the first four innings as both Jensen and Slammers' starter Jacob Sanchez kept both teams off the board. In the bottom of the fifth however, the Grizzlies chalked up the game's first run.

Jon Myers led off the inning with a double. After Vladimir Frias grounded out to third, Antone DeJesus reached on an error by second baseman Nate Wilder, allowing Myers to score.

In the sixth, the Grizzlies added the game's second and last run on a play that included two more Slammers errors. Jacob Sanchez committed an error on a throw to first and first baseman Goose Kallunki followed that mistake by making a poor throw to third, allowing Landon Hernandez to score.

The Slammers struggled at the plate tonight as well, striking out a total of 12 times.

Game number two is Wednesday with Corey Kimes on the Hill for Joliet and Tim Brown opposing him for Gateway. First pitch at 7:05 and the pre game on AM 1340 WJOL is at 6:50 p.m.

Single game tickets, season tickets, loaded ticket packages and group outings for the 2013 season are available now by calling 815-722-2287. Click here to download the team's complete 2013 schedule, click here for the full promotional schedule and click here to buy single game tickets. To stay up to date on the latest news, make sure to like the Slammers on Facebook and follow them on Twitter .

The Joliet Slammers are members of the Frontier League of Professional Baseball. The Frontier League is the oldest continuously operating independent professional league, entering its 21 st season in 2013. For more information about the Frontier League visit www.frontierleague.com .

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