Beach Bums Shut out Boomers for Series Win
August 9, 2018 - Frontier League (FL)
Traverse City Beach Bums News Release
TRAVERSE CITY, MI - The Traverse City Beach Bums(33-41) used four pitchers and a big third inning to clinch a series victory, winning tonight against the Schaumburg Boomers(37-38), 7-0.
With two outs in the first inning, the Beach Bums put together their first rally of the game. Will Kengor and Luke Lowery were issued back-to-back walks then Steve Lohr and Alexis Rivera hit back-to-back RBI singles for a 2-0 Traverse City advantage.
In the third, Ryan Kemp and Isaac Benard led off with singles then Kengor walked to load the bases. Two batters later, Lohr drove in two on a fielder's choice with Benard scoring the second run on a heads up base running play. Alexis Rivera reached on an infield hit, Noah McGowan hit an RBI single, and Connor Oliver plated a run on a double, giving the Bums a 6-0 lead.
Oliver led off the sixth with a walk then moved to second on a Ryan Kemp single to center. Two batters later, Will Kengor ripped a single into right field, scoring Oliver, making it a 7-0 game. From there, the bullpen combination of Tyler Barss, Augie Gallardo, and Justin Finan held the Boomers scoreless.
Luke DeVenney muscled his way through five innings to earned his first professional win, improving his record to 1-3. He allowed three hits and walked three while striking out two. Joe Hauser suffered the loss, going six innings, giving up seven runs on 10 hits and four walks. He falls to 7-7.
On Friday night, the Beach Bums head to Avon, OH, for a three game series over the weekend against the Lake Erie Crushers at Sprenger Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05pm and Tom Willms will have the call, starting with the Budweiser pregame show, at 6:45. You can listen along from anywhere in the world at TCBeachBums.com.
On Wednesday, we at the Beach Bums are excited to partner with Fudge by Design to bring you this one of a kind experience, a fudge tasting party at the ballpark, as the Bums take on the Washington Wild Things in a double header. Enjoy not only two baseball games, but the sampling of any number of crazy fudge flavors. Amongst the 65 flavor offerings are fan favorites such as: Birthday Cake, Chocolate Caramel Sea Salt, and Chocolate Turtle. If you're feeling a bit more daring you might try Maple Bacon, Root Beer Float, or even Chocolate Jalepeno! This is a night you and your taste buds will not soon forget! For information and tickets, go to TCBeachBums.com or call the office at (231) 943-0100.
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