Errors Prove Costly as Aviators Lose 9-1
July 22, 2014 - Frontier League (FL)
Rockford Aviators News Release
LOVES PARK, IL- The Rockford Aviators (25-31) presented by Pearson, struggled on both offense and defense Tuesday night. The Aviators recorded just as many errors as hits and fell to the River City Rascals (35-21) 9-1.
Kyle Brueggemann got the start for the Aviators. He pitched 6.2 innings, allowing six hits and four runs while striking out four Rascals.
The Rascals pushed the first runs across the board in the first inning. Saxon Butler hit a sacrifice fly that brought in a run and gave the Rascals a early 1-0 advantage.
The Aviators quickly answered back in the bottom half of the inning. Tanner Witt started the bottom of the inning with a double. After a passed ball he advanced to third, and Michael Hur hit a sacrifice fly that tied the game at one.
The Aviators defense struggled as they made two errors in the seventh inning. The errors extended the inning and helped the Rascals push two runs across the plate to extend their lead to 4-1.
The Aviators would commit their fourth error of the game in the ninth inning, once again extending the inning. The Rascals used the Aviators miscues to their advantage and pushed five more runs across with two outs in the ninth. The Aviators lost 9-1.
The Aviators will end their series with the River City Rascals tomorrow night at 7:05 p.m. If the Aviators fail to win against the Rascals, all fans in attendance will be able to use their ticket stub for admission to any other Wednesday home game during the 2014 season. It will also be Read Around the Bases Night and all kids who have completed the Read Around the Bases program will receive FREE admission to the game.
Aviators fans that can't make it out to the ballpark can follow the game by listening to the broadcast on the Meridix Network. The broadcast can be found at www.rockfordaviators.com
For ticket information call the box office at 815-885-2255.
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