Beach Bums Fall in Nail Biter
Published on June 1, 2017 under Frontier League (FL)
Traverse City Beach Bums News Release
TRAVERSE CITY, MI - The Traverse City Beach Bums(9-9) left nine men on base in tonight's pitcher's duel, dropping a 3-1 decision to the Schaumburg Boomers(13-5).
In the rubber game of this week's three game series, the Beach Bums got on the board early in the game. Jeff DeBlieux led off the first with a single to center. Then, after Arby Fields bunted him over with a successful sacrifice, Steven Patterson hit a base hit to right. DeBlieux came in to score to give Traverse City a 1-0 lead.
Schaumburg didn't take long to respond as they scored in to top of the second when Cosimo Cannella grounded home Kenny Towns, who led off the inning with a single, to tie up the game. In the fourth, with two outs and runners on first and second, James Keller hit a ball right in front of plate The throw to first got away, allowing a run to score, giving Schaumburg the lead. They picked up an insurance run in the ninth on a Jack Parenty RBI single.
In the bottom of the ninth, the Bums put together a two out rally. Kendall Patrick hit a grounds-rule double, Giancarlo Brugnoni walked, and pinch-hitter Nick Murphy was hit by a pitch to load the bases but the Beach Bums couldn't complete the comeback.
Reinaldo Lopez made his Wuerfel Park debut in tonight's game, getting the start and going eight innings. He gave up just one earned run on six hits and two walks, while he struck out five. He suffers the hard-luck loss to fall to 0-2. Aryton Costa matched Lopez pitch-for-pitch to pick up his second win of the season, improving to 2-0. Jake Joyce bent but did not break in the ninth for his fourth save of the year.
Tomorrow night, the Beach Bums hit the road for a quick three-game in Pennsylvania against the Washington Wild Things. Nate Abel gets the call for Traverse City against Brian O'Keefe for Washington. First pitch is at 7:05pm and Tom Willms will have the call starting at 6:45pm with the Budweiser pre-game show, on 101.9- The Bay.
Thrifty Tuesday is now also Silver Slugger Night! Patrons 60 and over get half-off for chairback seats. Plus, you can eat cheap at the ballpark with a five dollar meal deal. Combine the two and you can enjoy the game and a meal for just $10. That's coming up on Tuesday night when the Beach Bums host the Gateway Grizzlies. Gates open at 6pm for a 7:05pm first pitch.
Individual tickets are now available, 24/7 at www.tcbeachbums.com, or by calling the box office at (231) 943-0100, Monday through Friday from 10am to 6pm, and on Saturdays from 10am to 2pm, on non-game days, and from 10am until the seventh inning on game days.
Frontier League Stories from June 1, 2017
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- Grizzlies' Homers Not Enough; Normal Sweeps Series - Gateway Grizzlies
- Rascals Avoid Sweep, Beat Otters in Series Finale - Evansville Otters
- Rashad Brown's Late Game Heroics Lift Wild Things to Win in Series Finale - Washington Wild Things
- Wild Things Avoid the Sweep - Joliet Slammers
- Beach Bums Fall in Nail Biter - Traverse City Beach Bums
- Boomers Edge Traverse City to Win Series - Schaumburg Boomers
- Belters Win Five Straight, First Friday Special June 2-4 - Normal CornBelters
- Grizzlies Sixth Inning Rally Falls Short; CornBelters Take Game Two - Gateway Grizzlies
- Wild Things Game Recap 5/31 - Washington Wild Things
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