August 16 Florence Freedom Game Notes
Published on August 16, 2015 under Frontier League (FL)
Florence Y'alls News Release
FLORENCE FREEDOM (35-42) vs. GATEWAY GRIZZLIES (29-47)
Sunday August 16, 2015 - 6:05 p.m. ET
UC Health Stadium - Florence, KY
Game #78 - Home Game #42 (35-42), (17-24)
RHP #23 Chuck Weaver (5-4, 3.35 ERA) vs. RHP #32 Vince Molesky (3-5, 5.91 ERA)
Last time out...
Florence fell 7-2 on Saturday. The Grizzlies scored all five runs in the fourth on home runs. Blake Brown blasted a grand slam to dead center for the first four runs, and Richard Seigel lifted a fly ball to deep center and came all the way around to score for an inside the park home run. Florence got on the board in the bottom half of the third. Travis Weaver singled to lead off the frame. Steve Carrillo singled on a hit and run through the right side to put runners on the corners with one out. Daniel Fraga lifted a fly ball to deep center that drove in Weaver. Florence led 1-0 after three frames. After falling behind 7-1, the Freedom got one back in the eighth inning. Frazier Hall started the two out rally with a single. Collins Cuthrell followed with a single of his own to put runners on first and second. Andrew Godbold drove in Hall with an RBI single. Florence trailed 7-2 after eight innings. Cody Gray took the loss for Florence, giving up all seven runs.
For Starters...
Chuck Weaver is coming off a tough luck loss to the Normal CornBelters on August 11 as he went seven innings, allowing two runs on eight hits. He did not walk anyone and struck out eight as the Freedom fell 2-0. This is his second start this season against Gateway as he got a no-decision in a 7-5 Freedom victory on May 27. Weaver went seven and a third innings, allowing two runs on six hits. He struck out nine batters and did not walk anyone. A 2014 Frontier League All-Star, 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, going 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.
Going for the series win in the rubber match...
With a win tonight the Freedom would win their fourth home series of the year and their first since they took two of three from River City July 3-5. Tonight is also the rubber match of the series. Florence is 5-7 in rubber matches and have dropped three in a row. Florence also lost their previous rubber match against Gateway by a score of 10-4 on May 28.
One-run problems...
The Freedom are the worst team in the league in one-run games with a record of 7-14.
Home Sweet Home?
The Freedom's home record of 17-24 is the third worst home record in the league. Luckily the Grizzlies have the second worst road record in the league at 10-24.
Offensive woes...
Florence has scored fewer than three runs in 33 games this season and they've been shutout six times. Florence is 3-30 when scoring fewer than three runs in a contest. Their team batting average of .243 is the second worst in the league. Luckily the Grizzlies have the worst team ERA in the league at 5.24.
Glovework...
The Freedom have the best fielding percentage in the Frontier League at .982.
Walk this way...
The Freedom have drawn 289 walks this season, the second most in the league.
Run like the wind...
The Freedom have stolen 125 bases this season, the most in the Frontier League. They have also been caught 58 times, the most in the league.
Five is the magic number...
The Freedom are 24-4 when they score five or more runs in a game this season.
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