Aviators' Rally Falls Short; Lose 8-6
August 7, 2014 - Frontier League (FL)
Rockford Aviators News Release
LOVES PARK, IL- The Rockford Aviators (30-41) presented by Pearson, saw their rally fall short as they lost to the Lake Erie Crushers (39-32), 7-3.
Jason Wilson was dominant in his start tonight for the Crushers. In his six innings of work he allowed just four hits and no runs while striking out six Aviators.
Kyle Brueggemann was not as successful. He pitched 5.1 innings, allowing eleven hits and six runs as he was credited with his fourth straight loss.
The Crushers offense was brilliant tonight as every single Crusher reached base and they totaled fifteen hits.
Trevor Stevens hit his third homerun of the season in the fourth inning. His 2-run bomb gave the Crushers a 4-0 lead.
The Aviators offense came alive in the bottom of the eighth inning when Kenny Bryant hit a sacrifice fly to put the Aviators on the board.
Ryan Breen hit a RBI single that pushed two more runs across, and cut the Crushers lead in half, 6-3.
In the ninth the Crushers added a few insurance runs as it would prove to be needed as they extended the lead to 8-3.
Dusty Robinson hit a three run bomb in the bottom of the ninth to bring the deficit to two. The Aviators rally would fall short though as Kenny Bryant popped out to the catcher to end the game.
The Aviators will conclude their series against the Crushers tomorrow night at 7:05 p.m. Aviators fans will want to come to the ballpark as it will be Mincemoyer Jewelry Diamond Dash, Sam's Club FREE Gas Friday, and Power Connection FIREWORKS.
Many will try, but only one lucky lady, aged sixteen and older, will walk away with a FREE Diamond courtesy of Mincemoyer Jewelry! Sam's Club will be giving out four FREE $25 gas cards to four lucky fans. Also, come enjoy our Power Connection FIREWORKS show following the conclusion of the game presented by 96.7 The Eagle.
For ticket information, go online to www.rockfordaviators.com or call the Aviators box office at (815) 885-2255.
Aviators fans can listen to the broadcast on the Meridix Network and the link can be found at www.rockfordaviators.com
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