Beach Bums Season Comes to a Close
September 8, 2012 - Frontier League (FL)
Traverse City Beach Bums News Release
MARION, IL - The Traverse City Beach Bums fought back from a 4-1 deficit with two runs in the eighth inning, but were unable to claim the last run they needed to make the comeback complete as the Southern Illinois Miners took a 4-3 victory and clinched a 3-0 win in the Frontier League Division Series.
Trailing 4-1 heading into the eighth, the Beach Bums started their rally on the first throw of the inning as Ryan Still was hit by a pitch. Brian Heere followed with a bunt single and Jose Vargas walked to load the bases. The Miners went to the bullpen and it appeared as if the move would work as Steven Grife struck out the next two batters. Kyle Colligan made sure, however, that the Beach Bums would not come away empty-handed, lining a single to center to score Still and Heere and cut the lead to 4-3. That was as close as Traverse City would get, unfortunately as Grife got the final out of the inning and Brandon Cunniff was able to strike out the side in the ninth to preserve the win.
Cody Hall (1-0) picked up the victory with six innings of one run ball. Brooks Belter (0-1) took the loss. The Beach Bums bullpen was outstanding as Mike Devine, Jake Sabol and Matt Miller held Southern Illinois off the scoreboard for the final five innings.
The Miners jumped out with a three run first inning, two on a Javier Herrera homer. After Traverse City scored a run in the second on a Marcus Nidiffer RBI single, Southern Illinois brought home a run in the third on a triple by Jason Ganek to plate Herrera who singled leading off the frame.
The Beach Bums would like to thank all their fans who came through the gates at Wuerfel Park this season for making 2012 such a success and helping the Beach Bums win the Frontier League Organization of the Year Award. Stay tuned to tcbeachbums.com for offseason updates.
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