Champlin Goes the Distance in Bums Win
June 6, 2017 - Frontier League (FL)
Traverse City Beach Bums News Release
TRAVERSE CITY, MI - The Traverse City Beach Bums(11-11) used an 18 hit attack to outscore the Gateway Grizzlies(5-17), by a final score of 9-1.
Gateway got on the board in the first with an RBI double by Blake Brown but the Beach Bums scored three in the bottom of the inning and didn't look back Jeff DeBlieux led off with a single then Arby Fields moved him to second with a sacrifice bunt. Steven Patterson drove in DeBlieux with a base hit to center, tying the game. After Will Kengor moved Patterson to third with a ground-out, he scored on an RBI single by Alexis Rivera. Elijah Trail followed with a single then Kendall Patrick hit an RBI single to close out the scoring in the inning.
In the second, DeBlieux doubled to right with one out and Fields drove him in with a single. The Bums added another run In the third when Giancarlo Brugnoni doubled, moved to third on a Ryan Garvey infield hit, then scored on another Fields RBI single, making it a 5-1 Traverse City lead.
After a scoreless fourth, Garvey reached on a single to center with one out in the fifth. He then moved to second on a wild pitch, then to third on a passed ball. Field came up, walked and when he tried to steal second, the catcher attempted to pick off Garvey at third but threw the ball away, allowing him to score.
The offense continued after the stretch when Brugnoni walked with one out. DeBlieux drove him in with an RBI bloop double down the left field line. Gateway then changed pitchers but the new hurler allowed Fields to reach on an infield hit, then Patterson walked to load the bases. Will Kengor stepped to the plate and laced an RBI single to right adding to the Bums' advantage. Traverse City added one more run in the eighth on a Garvey double, driving in Patrick, who doubled earlier in the inning.
After getting scratched from Saturday's scheduled start in Washington, Kramer Champlin threw a complete game gem in tonight's ballgame. He gave up just one run on five hits and two walks, striking out five. At one point, he retired 17 Grizzlies in a row. With tonight's win, he goes to 3-1. William Anderson is dealt the loss, allowing eight runs on 14 hits, falling to 0-4.
The Beach Bums and Grizzlies play game two of this three game series, tomorrow night at 7:05pm. Reinaldo Lopez gets the start for the Bums and Dylan Craig takes the ball for Gateway. Tom Willms will have the call starting at 6:45pm with the Budweiser pre-game show, on 101.9- The Bay.
Tomorrow is Winning Wednesday! Every Wednesday is your chance to win big at Wuerfel Park. Prizes include a four-person VIP table, an eight-person suite, a round of golf, a flat screen TV, and cash! Gates open at 6pm for a 7:05pm first pitch.
Individual tickets are now available, 24/7 at www.tcbeachbums.com, or by calling the box office at (231) 943-0100, Monday through Friday from 10am to 6pm, and on Saturdays from 10am to 2pm, on non-game days, and from 10am until the seventh inning on game days.
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