Chiefs Win 9-5 Friday Night
Published on June 13, 2014 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Peoria Chiefs News Release
PEORIA, IL - The Peoria Chiefs used a seven-run second inning to pick up a 9-5 win over the Clinton LumberKings on Friday night. The Chiefs record is 35-32 but they were eliminated from first half postseason contention due to a Burlington win.
The Chiefs grabbed the first seven runs of the game in the second inning. After an out, Mason Katz and Richy Pedroza singled. With Katz breaking for third base, Kenny Peoples-Walls swung and lined a double to left for the inning's first run. Michael Schulze came up with two runners in scoring position and hit a ground ball double off the first base bag and into right field to plate Pedroza and Peoples-Walls. After the second out of the inning, Juan Herrera lined a single to left, scoring Schulze and giving the Chiefs a 4-0 lead as Herrera took second on the throw. Following a Justin Ringo walk, Carson Kelly hit a ball high off the wall in right that he legged out for a triple which plated Herrera and Ringo. Vaughn Bryan singled to left field as Kelly came in for a 7-0 advantage.
Clinton scored single runs in the fourth and seventh to cut the Chiefs lead to 7-2, but the Chiefs answered with two runs of their own in the bottom of the seventh. Katz singled with one out and went to third on Pedroza's single. Peoples-Walls hit a sacrifice fly to right to score Katz. Schulze followed with a line drive double off the right field wall to score Pedroza from first and the Chiefs reclaimed their seven-run lead at 9-2. Clinton capped the scoring with three runs in the ninth, highlighted by a two-run home run by Austin Wilson for a 9-5 final score.
McKnight (2-6) pitched the first six innings allowing one run on eight hits with a walk and three strikeouts to earn the win. Robert Stock pitched the seventh inning allowing a run on two hits with a strikeout. Jhonny Polanco tossed a scoreless eighth on a hit and a walk with two strikeouts. Zach Loraine pitched the ninth, allowing three runs on two hits and a walk.
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