Bullfrogs Win to Split Series with Kingfish
July 19, 2015 - Northwoods League (Northwoods)
Green Bay Rockers News Release
Green Bay Bullfrogs at the Plate
(Green Bay Rockers)
Green Bay, WI- The Green Bay Bullfrogs defeated the Kenosha Kingfish 7-5 to earn a series split on Sunday at Joannes Stadium.
The Bullfrogs used five pitchers during the game, and none of them threw more than two innings. Connor Donovan earned the win, as nobody reached base in his two innings of work with a strikeout.
Green Bay improved its record to 11-8 during the second half and 33-21 overall.
Following a scoreless first inning, Kenosha grabbed an early 1-0 lead in the second with a pair of doubles by Alex Dunlap and Zach Ratcliff.
Green Bay came back with three runs in the bottom of the second. The Bullfrogs led off the inning with three consecutive singles and scored their first run on a sacrifice fly hit by Mason George. With the bases loaded again, Logan Taylor hit into a fielder's choice to score a run, and an error allowed another run to score to give Green Bay a 3-1 advantage.
Jake Stolley pitched two innings and allowed a run on three hits in his first start for the Bullfrogs, who used a variety of relief pitchers throughout the game.
Desi Ammons ripped a one-out RBI double down the left-field line to score Brian Celsi in the third. Ammons finished with three hits, an RBI and a run scored. Green Bay scored again with Ty Blankmeyer's bases-loaded walk, which concluded E.J. Trapino's start.
Trapino picked up the loss with 2 2/3 innings pitched and allowed four earned runs on seven hits and four walks.
The game remained 5-1 until the bottom of the seventh inning. Danny Rosenbaum was hit in the face by a pitch to lead off the inning and was forced to leave the game. Pinch-runner Caleb Ratzman advanced to second on his league-leading 34th stolen base of the season. Celsi reached on an infield single to the pitcher, David Meade, whose error advanced Celsi to second, and Ratzman scored.
Jeremy Vasquez walked with the bases loaded in the top of the eighth to cut the deficit to four, but Robb Paller's run-scoring groundout made it a 7-2 game.
The Kingfish threatened with a late rally in the top of the ninth. With two outs, Mitch Gasbarro walked, and Zach Weigel doubled, followed by a three-run home run for Brody Westmoreland to cut the Bullfrogs' lead to two. Eric Filia singled to put the tying run at the plate, but Jeremy Graf got Dunlap to fly out to center to end the game.
The Bullfrogs will return to Joannes Stadium on July 23 following the All-Star break. Green Bay will host the Lakeshore Chinooks, and fans may receive an Aurora BayCare Medical Center Patient Jeremiah bobblehead upon entering the stadium.
The game will also feature Thirsty Thursday, and beers will be half price from the time gates open until the end of the fifth inning.
Game time is at 7:05 p.m., and gates will open one hour prior to the first pitch.
Single game tickets are on sale now. Visit www.greenbaybullfrogs.com to purchase tickets. The Bullfrogs' business hours are Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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