Disasterous Fifth Dooms Bums
June 3, 2017 - Frontier League (FL)
Traverse City Beach Bums News Release
DISASTEROUS FIFTH DOOMS BUMS
TRAVERSE CITY, MI - The Traverse City Beach Bums(9-11) allowed thirteen batters to come to the plate in the decisive fifth inning on their way to a 10-3 loss to the Washington Wild Things(12-8).
It was a tight, pitcher's duel through four innings before the offense broke through. With one away in the top of the fifth, Kendall Patrick singled, Giancarlo Brugnoni walked, and Brook Clark singled to load the bases. Jeff DeBlieux then induced a walk for an RBI, and the first Bums run of the game. One pitch into a pitching change, Brugnoni scored on a wild pitch to make it a 2-0 game.
Washington took over the game in the bottom of the inning and didn't look back. Kyle Reese led off the inning by reaching second on a fielding error. He later scored on a sacrifice fly by Trevin Sonnier. Alex Fernandez followed with an RBI single then Brailin Jackson hit a three-run homer to give Washington a 5-2 lead. The Wild Things weren't done there as they later loaded the bases and Kyle Pollock hit a grand slam to cap the scoring in the inning.
In the sixth, Hector Roa added another run for Washington with a groundout that drove in Jackson, who singled earlier in the inning. With one out in the eighth, Traverse City's Will Kengor hit an opposite field solo home run, his fourth long ball of the season, but that was all the Beach Bums could muster.
After the Beach Bums scored their first two runs, Davis Adkins came in for Washington and silenced the Bums' bats for two and 2/3 innings, allowing just one hit and walk. He earned the win to improve to 1-0. James Ball was solid for the first four innings but struggled in the fifth, allowing four earned runs, to fall to 1-1.
Tomorrow evening, the Beach Bums and Wild Things will play the finale of this weekend's three game series. John Havird will try to break this four game losing streak for Traverse City and Trevor Foss goes for the sweep for Washington. First pitch is at 5:05pm and Tom Willms will have the call starting at 4:45pm with the Budweiser pre-game show, on 101.9- The Bay.
Thrifty Tuesday is now also Silver Slugger Night! Patrons 60 and over get half-off for chairback seats. Plus, you can eat cheap at the ballpark with a five dollar meal deal. Combine the two and you can enjoy the game and a meal for just $10. That's coming up on Tuesday night when the Beach Bums host the Gateway Grizzlies. 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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