August 6 Florence Freedom Game Notes & Updated Roster
Published on August 6, 2014 under Frontier League (FL)
Florence Y'alls News Release
FLORENCE FREEDOM (27-40) @ RIVER CITY RASCALS (42-27)
Wednesday, August 6, 2014 - 8:05 p.m. ET
T. R. Hughes Ballpark - O'Fallon, MO
Game #68 - Road Game #27 (27-40), (6-20)
RHP #23 Chuck Weaver (4-5, 2.25 ERA) vs. RHP #19 Jose Samayoa (2-0, 2.25 ERA)
Last time out...
The Florence Freedom pulled off their biggest comeback victory of the season as they overcame a four-run deficit to win by a final score of 11-9 over the Traverse City Beach Bums Monday night. Down 1-0, the Beach Bums scored five runs in the second inning off Freedom starter Peter Gehle. With the bases loaded and one out Scott Woodward singled in two runs for Traverse City. A RBI grounder, a Greg Harisis RBI single and a Jeff DeBlieux RBI double rounded out the scoring in the inning. The Freedom got one back in the bottom of the second thanks to an Adam Taylor solo home run. Buddy Sosnoskie and Taylor added RBI singles in the fifth to cut the deficit to 5-4. Chris Cowell hit a two-run homer in the top of the sixth to put the Beach Bums back up by three. But the Freedom exploded for six runs in the bottom of the sixth to take the lead for good, helped out by four Traverse City errors.
For Starters...
2014 Frontier League Mid-Season All-Star Chuck Weaver makes his 13th start of the season tonight for the Freedom. He is looking for his first win since July 3. In his last start on July 31 against the Gateway Grizzlies Weaver got a no-decision, going six innings, giving up two runs, one earned, on three hits. He walked a season-high six batters and struck out seven. T he right-hander beat River City back on June 28 as he went seven innings, scattering five hits, allowing only one run, walking no one and striking out three in an 8-1 victory for Florence. 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.
Power up!
The Freedom hit six home runs in their most recent series against the Traverse City Beach Bums. It's the most home runs they've hit in a series since their opening three-game series sweep of the Washington Wild Things when they also hit six home runs.
Road Woes...
The Freedom have yet to win a road series this season and have the worst road record in the Frontier League at 6-20. Florence has dropped five straight games on the road, matching their longest road losing streak of the season
Against River City...
The Freedom's record against the first place Rascals is 2-1 so far in the 2014 season. They split a double header with the Rascals on June 28, winning game one 8-1 and dropping game two by a count of 9-2. They won the rubber match of the three-game set the next day by a score of 4-1.
Comeback...
Monday's come-from-behind win was the Freedom's biggest comeback victory of the season (4 runs).
Wrong kind of series streak...
The Freedom have dropped four consecutive series.
Five or more...
When the Freedom score five or more runs in a game they have a record of 17-9 this season. But when they score fewer than three runs they have a 3-20 record.
Offensive issues...
The Freedom's .232 team batting average is the lowest in the Frontier League. They have scored 263 runs, the fewest in the league. Their 84 doubles are also the fewest in the league.
Transaction Wire...
The Freedom released INF Preston Overbey today. They signed INF Bryan Soloman and INF Tyler Heck.
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