FL Lake Erie Crushers

Beach Bums Win Finale

Published on July 26, 2018 under Frontier League (FL)
Lake Erie Crushers News Release


TRAVERSE CITY, MI. - The Lake Erie Crushers, presented by Mercy, saw an early lead disappear on Thursday night as the Traverse City Beach Bums stifled the Crushers offense and captured a 4-1 win in the series finale.

Lake Erie got out to a 1-0 lead in the first inning against Beach Bums starter Reinaldo Lopez (7-3). An RBI single by Cody Lenahan scored Aaron Hill making it 1-0. Lenahan now has 24 RBIs on the season.

Traverse City tied the game in the second inning against Alex Romero (6-5). A leadoff walk to Noah McGowan led to the run after he scored on a wild pitch.

The big hit in the game came in the third inning after Romero walked Steve Lohr with two outs. Former Crusher, Connor Oliver stepped in and hit a two-run home run, giving Traverse City a 3-1 lead. That was the sixth home run of the season for Oliver.

Romero went five innings while allowing three runs on six hits. He issued three walks in the loss. Lopez tossed six innings for Traverse City. He was charged with one run on five hits.

Lake Erie reliever Louis Cohen went two innings and allowed a run in the sixth inning. Luke Watts pitched a scoreless inning for the Crushers.

Lake Erie loaded the bases in the ninth inning but could not score and the Beach Bums won by the score of 4-1. John Michael Knighton picked up his 11th save of the season. Lake Erie drops to 35-28 and Traverse City improves to 31-31 with the win.

The game also featured an 18 minute rain delay that took place in the sixth inning.

The Crushers will begin a six game homestead on Friday night when the Windy City ThunderBolts come to town. Game one will begin at 7:05 PM. Oriel Caicedo (0-1) gets the start for Lake Erie. Windy City will hand the ball to lefty Braulio Torres-Perez (1-1).

The Lake Erie Crushers, the 2009 Frontier League Champions, and 2011 Frontier League Organization of the year, play ball at Sprenger Health Care Stadium, a 5,000 capacity stadium located in Avon, Ohio. The Frontier League is an independent baseball league with 12 teams operating throughout the Midwest. For more information on tickets, promotions and team news, visit the team website at www.LakeErieCrushers.com or call 440-934-3636.

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