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Figueroa Grand Slam Too Much for Bullfrogs

July 14, 2015 - Northwoods League (Northwoods)
Green Bay Rockers News Release


Wade Municipal Stadium, Home of the Duluth Huskies
Wade Municipal Stadium, Home of the Duluth Huskies
(Duluth Huskies, Credit: Green Bay Bullfrogs)

Duluth, MN.- Jean Figueroa's (West Florida) grand slam in the second sunk the Bullfrogs (30-18/8-5) in game one against the Duluth Huskies (27-22/7-6) by a score of 5-3.

With Luke Lind (North Dakota State) pitching for the Bullfrogs, Logan Taylor (Louisville) and Robb Paller (Columbia) started off the first with back-to-back hits. Taylor laid down a bunt single, and Paller smoked a double off the right-field wall. A run scored on a Danny Rosenbaum (Louisville) sacrifice-fly. It stood 1-0 Bullfrogs after one frame.

Lind began the game with a perfect first inning (including two strikeouts) but met trouble in the second when he allowed a leadoff single to Jimmy Heck (Minnesota-Duluth), hit Elijah Dilday (Nebraska), and walked Elliott Barzilli (TCU). With one out, he then allowed a grand slam to Jean Figueroa (West Florida) to right-center to make it 4-1 Duluth after two innings.

Daniel Hersey's Huskies tacked on another when Alex Greene (West Florida) scored on a wild pitch in the fifth inning with Jimmy Heck standing at the plate.

Green Bay slid back into the fold with a two-run sixth, taking advantage of a Heck error at second. After singles by Desi Ammons (Belmont) and Matt De La Rosa (Lenoir-Rhyne), a grounder off the bat of Ty Blankmeyer (St. John's) had Heck throw the ball into left field on an awkward throw, scoring one run. The second came through on a Logan Taylor 4-3 groundout.

But, three shutout innings with four strikeouts by Jordan Cummings (RHP/Winston Salem State) and Austin Carpenter (RHP/North Alabama), kept the score 5-3 until the end. Carpenter left Taylor at third with the tying run at the plate.

Luke Lind (1-1) suffered his first loss going 4IP/6H/5R(5ER)/4K-1BB, Josh McClaney (2-1) 2IP/2H/2R(1ER)/1K-0BB picked up the victory, and Austin Carpenter notched the save (8).

The Bullfrogs are back at it tomorrow for a 6:35PM first pitch from Wade Municipal Stadium. Parker Hamilton (Florida Gulf Coast) takes the mound to make his seventh start.

Single game tickets are on sale now. Visit www.greenbaybullfrogs.com to purchase tickets. The Bullfrogs' business hours are Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.




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Wade Municipal Stadium, Home of the Duluth Huskies
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