Beach Bums Shutout by Kalamazoo
Published on July 1, 2009 under Frontier League (FL)
Traverse City Beach Bums News Release
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - The Traverse City Beach Bums were shutout by the Kalamazoo Kings 4-0 on Roger Mason Bobblehead Night at Wuerfel Park.
Bernard Robert went the distance for Kalamazoo, allowing just two hits to go with four walks and seven strikeouts. He ran into early problems, throwing nine straight pitches out of the zone and issuing a pair of walks to Al Barbato and Mike Epping in the bottom of the first before John Alonso lined into a double play on a 1-0 offering.
The Kings came back and scored the first run in the second off of Beach Bums starter David Dinelli. Simon Williams walked to start the frame, stole second, moved to third on a single by Josh Short, and scored on a fielder's choice. The Kings picked up two more against Dinelli in the fifth inning as Kyle Higgins led off with a double and Joe Ramos singled. Each runner scored on a groundout to put Kalamazoo ahead 3-0.
Dinelli threw five innings and allowed three runs on six hits to go with a walk and three strikeouts. He was hit with the loss. Traverse City did not record their first hit until the bottom of the sixth inning with two outs. Al Barbato put one through the right side of the infield. The Kings accounted for the final margin when Joe Ramos drove home Kyle Higgins, who had tripled, with a single.
The Beach Bums conclude the series tomorrow evening with a 7:05pm rubber game against the Kings. RHP Kevin Reese (4-2, 4.84) takes the ball for the Beach Bums while Kalamazoo counters with the Frontier League's 2008 Reliever of the Year, LHP Brandon Parillo (2-3, 3.89), who will make his eighth start. The first 500 fans through the gates will receive a mini-bat.
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