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Express Win in Walk-Off Fashion

June 23, 2023 - Northwoods League (Northwoods)
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Eau Claire, WI - Express pull out the 2-game sweep in the bottom of the 9th, beating the Rochester Honkers 3-2.

This hotly contested pitcher's duel of a game was close all the way throughout. After some tension between the two teams in the bottom of the 5th, Express batter Nate Witte (UW-Eau Claire) stepped up to the plate in the 6th inning and smoked a solo home run to knot the game at 2-2. This is where the game stayed for some time until the bottom of the 9th.

Lance Lauve (Southeastern Louisiana) started for the Express, throwing 4 largely unblemished innings. In the bottom of 4, however, the Honkers hitters had him figured out as they scored both of their two runs of the night and ended his outing.

Michael Trausch (Central Arizona) then came in and worked his magic through 4.2 innings of ball. He pitched phenomenally, giving up just 3 hits on no runs, with 4 strikeouts. Tanner Sagouspe (Cal Poly) was the man who got the win, however, as he was the final pitcher of the ball game, and recorded the last out of Trausch's 9th-inning bid.

Heading into the bottom of the 9th inning, the magic continued for the Express, as leadoff man Rayth Petersen (UIC) cracked a double off the outfield wall. The crowd of over 1100 Eau Claire faithful was on their feet by the time Catcher Cole Conn (UIC) came to the plate. After seeing one pitch, he swung the bat and drove in the winning run of the game. As Petersen slid into home, the Men in Orange flooded the field and celebrated with Conn at 2nd, having completed the team's first walk-off win of the season.

You can catch the Express back in action tomorrow evening at Carson Park, where they will be squaring off against the Duluth Huskies. Gates open at 6:05, and first pitch will come at 7:05 pm CT. Be sure to stop on out and collect your free socks, as a part of a sock giveaway presented by Eau Claire Fitness. Show up and show out fans, you won't want to miss this one!



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