Beach Bums' Early Barrage Bashes Boomers

Published on July 14, 2018 under Frontier League (FL)
Traverse City Beach Bums News Release


TRAVERSE CITY, MI- The Traverse City Beach Bums(25-27) used some long ball action in tonight's first inning on their way to an 11-3 win over the Schaumburg Boomers(27-25).

For the second straight night, Schaumburg got on the board to start the game as Jack Parenty scored on an error. What was different about this night was the Beach Bums' immediate response. In the bottom of the inning Isaac Benard got the offense started with a one out single. Will Kengor put the Beach Bums on the board and in the lead with a two run blast over the right field wall, his eighth homer of the season. Luke Lowery went back-to-back with his sixth launch of the season for a 3-1 lead.

The scoring in the inning wouldn't stop there as Steve Lohr, making his return from injury, would single then Connor Oliver was hit by a pitch. Two batters later, Alec Olund slammed a triple to the right field gap, adding two more runs to the ledger. Ryan Kemp, who was just signed today, offered at the first pitch he saw and drove in Olund with a single up the middle, giving the Bums a 6-1 advantage.

Schumburg picked up solo runs in the second and third, thanks to a Sean Godfrey RBI single and Collin Ferguson home run, but the Beach Bums started to pull away in the fourth. Kemp led off with a walk then moved to second on Orlando Rivera's single. After a successful sacrifice bunt by Benard, Will Kengor was intentionally walked to load the bases. With two outs, Lohr drew the walk for a 7-3 lead.

In the fifth, the Beach Bums broke it open again, bringing 10 men to the plate for the second time. Noah McGowan led off with a single then after an out, Kemp drove him home with his first pro double. Orlando Rivera drove him home with a single to center for a six run lead. After the second out, Kengor walked and Lowery was hit by a pitch for the 12th time this season to lead the bases and Lohr singled in two runs to close out the scoring.

Reinaldo Lopez allowing single runs in the first three innings but stuck around for seven solid innings for the win. He allowed six hits and struck out one to improve his record to 5-3. Will Stillman suffered the loss to drop to 0-2. He allowed seven runs on nine hits and three walks.

Sunday night, the Beach Bums and Schaumburg Boomers conclude this weekend's three game series with the second game. Gunnar Kines gets to start for Schaumburg while Jordan Desguin goes for the Beach Bums. First pitch is scheduled for 5:05pm and Tom Willms will have the call, starting with the Budweiser pregame show, at 4:45pm. You can listen along from anywhere in the world at TCBeachBums.com.

On Sunday night, grab the whole family and head on out to the ballpark for a fun filled event hosted by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Traverse City. While all Beach Bums games are family friendly, Sundays are made especially FUN for the kiddos. Kids 12 and under get the chance to run the bases with Suntan and Sunburn after the game, and make sure to stick around for autographs from all of your favorite Beach Bums! So come celebrate summer right and bring the whole family out to Wuerfel Park to cheer on the Bums as they take on the Schaumburg Boomers! Gates open at 6pm for a 7:05 first pitch. For information and tickets, go to TCBeachBums.com or call the office at (231) 943-0100.

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