August 11 Florence Freedom Game Notes
Published on August 11, 2015 under Frontier League (FL)
Florence Y'alls News Release
FLORENCE FREEDOM (34-38) @ NORMAL CORNBELTERS (41-31)
Tuesday, August 11, 2015 - 7:35 p.m. ET
The Corn Crib - Normal, IL
Game #73 - Road Game #34 (34-38), (18-15)
RHP #23 Chuck Weaver (5-3, 3.41 ERA) vs. RHP #15 Chris Carmain (4-2, 3,02 ERA)
Last time out...
The Freedom fell 4-3 to Joliet on Sunday. Cody Gray (3-1) tossed five and a third innings, allowing three runs while fanning four. The Northwood University (FL) product suffered his first loss of the season as he hit three batters in the contest, including Casey Fletcher in the sixth, who eventually scored the go-ahead run. Florence got on the board first. Daniel Fraga singled and promptly stole second and third to put himself 90 feet away from scoring. Frazier Hall drove in Fraga with a RBI ground-out. Florence added to their 1-0 lead in the third. Zac Mitchell singled and stole second. Sam Eberle ripped a triple into the left center gap that plated Mitchell and gave Florence a 2-0 lead. Joliet got one back in the fourth and took the lead with two runs in the fifth. Florence tied the game in fifth. Daniel Fraga doubled and Mitchell singled Fraga home to even the game at three. A Nate Roberts sac fly put Joliet on top for good in the sixth.
For Starters...
Chuck Weaver makes his 15th start of the year and 17th overall appearance tonight. His most recent outing came on August 9 out of the bullpen as he tossed a scoreless inning in a 4-3 loss. Weaver's most recent start was a win over the CornBelters on August 5th, going 7 innings, allowing one run on four hits, walking one and striking out seven in a 6-1 victory. The Freedom have won two straight Weaver starts. Weaver shined in 2014 as he finished the season with a 2.65 ERA, good for first on the team and fifth in the Frontier League. His notable outings included a career high eight innings of one-run ball against Southern Illinois on June 14, seven innings of one run ball on June 28 against River City, seven innings of shutout ball against Gateway on July 3 and seven innings of shutout ball against Traverse City on August 13. In 17 starts, Weaver went six or more innings 13 times. Weaver was signed by the Freedom in June 2013 after he finished up his collegiate career at IPFW. He had a solid rookie season, posting a 4-2 record with a 3.70 ERA in 14 appearances, 12 starts. The Ft. Wayne, Ind. native started 13 games as a senior for the Mastadons, posting a 2-5 with a 3.57 ERA. Weaver threw two complete games as a senior and pitched 70.2 innings. He played two years for IPFW after transferring from Vincennes University where he was named to the NJCAA All-Academic team.
Against the Corn...
The Freedom have struggled against the CornBelters this season, going 1-5 so far. This is their first and only trip to the Corn Crib in 2015, they went 1-2 here in 2014.
Against Carmain...
The Freedom have been shut down by Chris Carmain so far this year. He is 1-0 in two starts and the CornBelters have won both times he's faced the Freedom. Carmain has allowed only one run on nine hits in 16 innings against Florence.
Eberle heating up...
All-Star Sam Eberle is hitting .440 (11-25) so far in the month of August with 7 walks and 3 RBI.
Glovework...
The Freedom have the best fielding percentage in the Frontier League at .982.
Walk this way...
The Freedom have drawn 272 walks this season, the second most in the league.
Road Warriors...
The Freedom are 18-15 away from home so far in 2015.
Run like the wind...
The Freedom have stolen 121 bases this season, the most in the Frontier League. They have also been caught 55 times, the most in the league.
Get that lead...
The Freedom are 26-1 when holding the lead after the completion of seven innings.
Low scores...
The Freedom have scored three or fewer runs in each of their last 15 losses.
Five is the magic number...
The Freedom are 23-3 when they score five or more runs in a game this season.
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