July 4 Florence Freedom Game Notes
July 4, 2015 - Frontier League (FL)
Florence Y'alls News Release
FLORENCE FREEDOM (19-24) vs. RIVER CITY RASCALS (22-20)
Saturday, July 4, 2015 - 6:05 p.m. ET
UC Health Stadium - Florence, KY
Game #44 - Home Game #26 (19-24), (11-14)
RHP #33 Tony Vocca (2-0, 2.31 ERA) vs. RHP #4 Tim Koons (5-0, 3.99 ERA)
Last time out...
The Freedom knocked off the Rascals by a score of 8-5 on Friday night at UC Health Stadium. Collins Cuthrell hit two home runs, including a three-run shot in the third that put the Freedom up 3-1. They extended their lead to 7-2 before River City rallied to cut the deficit to 7-5. Travis Weaver contributed a two-RBI single in the fourth and Cuthrell added a solo homer in the fifth. Up by two, Florence got an insurance run in the seventh on a Steve Carrillo RBI single. The Florence bullpen sent out four different pitchers to shut the door. Austin Delmotte tossed two thirds of an inning and didn't allow a run. Freedom starter Coleman Stephens (3-4) went six plus innings allowing five runs, four earned, while fanning three to earn his third win of the season. Pete Levitt got the final out of the seventh inning. Ethan Gibbons shut the door in the eighth, striking out two, and Ed Kohout tossed a scoreless ninth inning to pick up his sixth save of the season.
For Starters...
Tony Vocca makes his third start of the season tonight for the Freedom and his 16th appearance overall. His most recent outing was a start against the Windy City ThunderBolts on June 28 as he went five and a third innings, giving up two runs on four hits in a 4-2 win. He walked three and struck out three as well. Vocca faced the Rascals on June 9th out of the bullpen and got the win, going an inning and a third of shutout ball, walking one and striking out two in the 11-4 victory. A native of Cottonwood, Arizona, USA, Vocca played his college ball first at Yavapai College, then the University of Utah and later for Minnesota State University-Mankato. He posted a 12-8 record and 5.21 ERA over the course of his four-year college career, also tallying 125 strikeouts in 140 innings pitched. In 2013, after his college days were over, Vocca pitched for the Prescott Montezuma Federals of the Freedom Pro Baseball League, a four-team independent league based out of Arizona. Vocca spent this past winter pitching for the Adelaide Bite of the Australian Baseball League.
Going for the series win...
If the Freedom win tonight it would be their first home series win since they took two of three from the Frontier Greys May 19-21. A win would also mark their third straight series win. The Freedom have not won more than two consecutive series so far in 2015.
Bottom of the order getting it done...
Travis Weaver and Steve Carrillo have started to swing hot bats for Florence. The #8 and #9 hitters in the order respectively, Weaver is hitting .320 over the last 10 games and Carrillo is hitting .333. Five or more...
When the Freedom score five or more runs in a game they have a record of 16-3, compared to a record of 3-21 when scoring fewer than five runs.
Getting on the board...
When the Freedom are able to score first in a game this season they have a record of 13-6, compared to a 6-18 mark with the other team scores first.
Excellent Eberle...
Sam Eberle has been on fire lately for the Freedom, hitting safely in 12 of their last 13 games (19-50). In their most recent series against Rockford, Eberle went 5-13 with two runs scored, a double, two RBI and two walks.
Walk it out...
The Freedom have drawn 171 walks, the most in the league.
Run this way...
The Freedom's 83 stolen bases this season are the most in the Frontier League. However they have also been caught stealing 29 times, the most in the league as well.
Glovework...
The Freedom are tied with the Evansville Otters for the best fielding percentage in the Frontier League at .982.
Tonight's Special Jersey Number...
Collins Cuthrell is #61. The jersey is auctioned off to benefit the Brain Injury Alliance of KY.
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