August 29 Florence Freedom Game Notes
August 29, 2015 - Frontier League (FL)
Florence Y'alls News Release
FLORENCE FREEDOM (45-43) vs. FRONTIER GREYS (39-49)
Saturday, August 29, 2015 - 6:05 p.m. ET
UC Health Stadium - Florence, KY
Game #89 - Home Game #47 (45-43), (22-24)
LHP #30 Zach Wendorf (2-1, 2.12 ERA) vs. RHP #13 Justin D'Alessandro (5-7, 3.90 ERA)
Last time out...
The Freedom shutout the Greys by a score of 6-0 Friday night. Jeremy Gooding tossed the first nine-inning complete game this year by any Freedom pitcher. He scattered six hits, did not walk anyone and struck out eight along the way. The Freedom drew seven walks in the game and made the most of them. Zac Mitchell and Austin Newell drew back-to-back walks against Greys starter Bobby Shore (5-8) in the first inning. Sam Eberle followed with a two-RBI double to put Florence up 2-0. Andrew Godbold crushed a solo home run in the fourth to extend the lead to 3-0. It was Godbold's fourth homer of the year but his first at UC Health Stadium. Steve Carrillo, who had a brilliant game defensively, also came up big on offense for Florence. He smacked a RBI single in the seventh and a two-RBI double in the eighth to make it 6-0 in favor of the Freedom. That's all Gooding needed as he pitched the Freedom into playoff positioning.
For Starters...
Zach Wendorf makes his 9th overall appearance and his fourth start for the Freedom tonight. He is coming off a win over his former team, the Schaumburg Boomers, on August 21 as he went five and two thirds innings, allowing three runs on five hits in a 7-3 win for Florence. When Wendorf was with Schaumburg he faced the Greys twice out of the bullpen, tossing three combined innings of shutout ball. Wendorf was signed by the Boomers out of the California Winter League in January of 2015. The 6'5" lefty from the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point finished his senior season with a 2-1 record and 4.98 ERA in 10 appearances out of the bullpen. The 23-year-old from Pine River, Wisconsin, struck out 27 in 34 innings for the Pointers in 2014, adding one save. The Freedom signed Wendorf on July 10, 2015.
The playoff chase...
The Freedom are currently tied with the Rockford Aviators for the final spot in the Frontier League playoffs. Florence holds the tiebreaker so if the season ended today the Freedom would be in the post-season.
Going for the series win...
With a win tonight Florence would win their 5th consecutive series and their third straight at home.
Run this way...
The Freedom stole five bases in last night's win, moving their total to a league-leading 137 steals on the year. They have also been caught the most: 63 times on the season.
Heading in opposite directions...
The Freedom have won 9 out of their last 11 while the Greys have lost 10 out of their last 11.
Getting on base...
Frazier Hall is fitting right in with the Freedom's philosophy of working the count. Through 19 games with Florence he's drawn 18 walks and has a team-high .461 OBP. Overall, the Freedom have drawn 327 walks this season, the third most in the league.
Five or more...
Florence is 33-4 when scoring five or more runs in a game this season.
Lock 'em down...
The Freedom's bullpen has gotten better every month. In May, Florence's bullpen had an ERA of 4.74. That went down to 3.16 in June, 2.34 in July and the bullpen's ERA in the month of August is 2.11. Overall, Florence's bullpen has an ERA of 2.97 this season.
Back on track in August...
After a rough start to the month, Florence currently sports a winning record of 14-10 in August.
Offensive revival...
After only hitting .223 as a team in the month of July, the Freedom are hitting .272 as a team in August. Sam Eberle is leading the way as usual this month with a .360 average, 1 HR and 13 RBI.
Tonight's Special Jersey...
Andrew Godbold is wearing the blue #61 jersey tonight to raise money for the Brain Injury Alliance of Kentucky.
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