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Bucks' offensive outburst extends Anchors' skid

May 29, 2014 - Northwoods League (Northwoods)
Alexandria Blue Anchors News Release


Waterloo, Iowa - The Alexandria Blue Anchors continued their slow start to the 2014 campaign with a 12-1 loss to the Waterloo Bucks Thursday night at Riverfront Stadium. Alexandria's record is now 0-3.

Blake Bass got the start for the Anchors and held the Bucks scoreless through the first three frames but ran into trouble in the fourth. Patrick Fiala started the bottom half of the inning off with a solo homer to left field putting Waterloo ahead 1-0. The next three batters all reached base highlighted by a double off the bat of Logan Sherer to bring in two and extend their lead to 4-0. After a ground out to shortstop, Steven Pollakov drew a walk and to put two on for Jake Riffice, who singled in Sherer to make the score 4-0.

Alexandria got one back in the fifth against Waterloo starter Cody Sedlock. Lucas Herd drew a walk and went to second on a wild pitch. Brett Becker moved Herd up 90 feet on a ground ball to second base and Anthony Mrosla drove home Herd with a sacrifice fly to make cut the deficit to 4-1.

The Bucks didn't take long to respond. Ryan Froom came on in relief of Bass in the fourth but allowed the first four batters to reach safely. Sherer doubled again to score two runs and he eventually came around to score on a Pollakov base hit to put extend the Bucks' lead to 7-1.

Froom retired the first two batters of the sixth but surrendered a single to Sherer and hit Ryan Nagle with an 0-2 pitch to put two runners on. A passed ball moved both runners into scoring position and they both scored on a Pollakov single, putting the game away at 10-1.

In need of pitching help, left fielder Ben Allen came on to pitch the bottom of the eighth. David Kerrian hit a leadoff double and scored on a one-out single by Sherer. Allen loaded the bases and walked Riffice to bring in a run to give the final score of 12-1.

Bass (0-1) went 3.1 innings allowing four runs on four hits with three walks and a strikeout. In 2.1 innings of work, Froom gave up six runs on seven hits, one walk a two punch outs. Kevin Walsh pitched a scoreless 1.1 innings allowing just one walk. To finish the game, Allen pitched one inning allowing two runs on three hits and two walks.

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