
Dust Devils Win Behind Kohlwey's Walk off Single
August 6, 2016 - Northwest League (NWL1)
Tri-City Dust Devils News Release
The Tri-City Dust Devils (3-5, 22-24) came away with the 3-2 win over the Boise Hawks (3-5, 19-27) thanks to a walk-off winning hit by Taylor Kohlwey in the tenth inning on Friday night at Gesa Stadium. Kohlwey has struck for the deciding hit in both walk-off wins for the Dust Devils this season.
Starting pitcher Eric Lauer was strong in his three innings of work. Lauer tossed three shutout frames, bringing his total of scoreless innings since joining Tri-City to nine. The Dust Devils struck for two runs in the fourth inning to take a one-run lead. Both Chris Baker and Hunter Redman drove in a run with a base hit in the inning.
Boise would tie the game in the seventh inning, courtesy of a two-out single from Tyler Orris that brought home Luis Castro. The game would remain tied after nine innings, forcing Tri-City into their third extra innings content of the season.
With one out in the bottom of the tenth inning Luis Asuncion doubled to get on for the Dust Devils. Taylor Kohlwey drove him home to clinch the victory with his single to secure the walk-off win.
Left-hander Joey Lucchesi will start the middle game of the five-game series for Tri-City on Saturday. Boise will counter right-hander Christian Talley. There will be a postgame fireworks show presented by U.S. Linen & Uniform. Great seats are available by calling the Dust Devils' front office at (509) 544-8789 or by going to www.dustdevilsbaseball.com to purchase tickets.
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