Bums Comeback Falls Short against Crushers
August 28, 2016 - Frontier League (FL)
Traverse City Beach Bums News Release
TRAVERSE CITY, MI - The Traverse City Beach Bums(37-50), after trailing early, could not finish a valiant comeback, losing to the Lake Erie Crushers(44-45), by the final score of 5-4.
After both teams went scoreless after three, Lake Erie pulled off a big inning in the fourth. With the bases loaded and one out, Bryan De La Rosa hit an RBI single, Max Casper drove in two with a double to left, then Robb Paller hit an RBI groundout. They added a run in the fifth on an Eric Grabe RBI sacrifice fly to make it 5-0.
In the sixth, the Beach Bums started to chip away at the lead. Jose Vargas hit a double to left then Will Kengor hit a ground-rule double, driving in Vargas for their first run. Traverse City then brought nine men to the plate in the eighth inning, starting with a lead-off single by Jeff DeBlieux. Ryan Bottger followed with a single of his own then Jose Vargas slammed a two-run double, scoring both DeBlieux and Bottger. After Kengor moved Vargas to third on a grounder, Steven Patterson drove him in with an RBI infield hit. The Beach Bums would load the bases again but could not bring home the tying run.
Josh Heddinger picked up the win for Lake Erie to improve to 4-5. His first seven innings were very good before scuffling in the eighth, only getting one out in the frame. He allowed four runs on eight hits and two walks, while striking out four. Benjamin Libuda gutted his way through five but suffers the loss. He gave up five runs on five hits and four walks, and falls to 3-5. James Ball replaced Libuda in the sixth and went three scoreless innings in an effort to keep the Beach Bums in the game. Chandler Jagodzinski gets his thirteenth save with a five out effort, striking out one.
The Beach Bums and the Lake Erie Crushers conclude this weekend's three game series tomorrow evening. First pitch is scheduled for 5:05pm and Tom Willms will have the call starting at 4:45pm with the Miller Lite pre-game show on 101.9- The Bay.
Don't Forget- Coming up on Sunday, it's our final Family FUNday SUNday of the season. Make sure you stay for the whole game because kids 5-12 can run the bases then join their parents in the Player's and Coaches' autograph line, right in front of the clubhouse. Gates open at 3pm and first pitch against the Lake Erie Crushers will be at 5:05pm
The Beach Bums Box Office & Gift Shop are now open with non-gameday hours of 10am to 6pm Monday through Friday, 10am to 4pm on Saturday. Wuerfel Park is closed on non-gameday Sundays. Stadium hours are extended on gamedays. For more information, please to call the offices at 1-231-943-0100 or come on out to the park and say hello!
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