Freedom Fall in Nightcap of Twin Bill
July 23, 2015 - Frontier League (FL)
Florence Y'alls News Release
Andrew Godbold of the Florence Freedom Reaches First Base
(Florence Y'alls, Credit: Toni Hanson)
(Florence, KY) - The Florence Freedom (27-30), presented by Titan Mechanical Solutions, dropped a 6-2 decision to the Rockford Aviators (32-24) in the second game of a day/night doubleheader on Thursday.
Rockford's three runs in the second inning proved to be enough as they got a RBI single from Collin Shaw and a RBI fielder's choice from Tyler Smith. A Freedom error allowed an additional run to score. They tacked on one more in the fifth and two insurances runs in the top of the ninth.
Florence starter Chuck Weaver (3-3) went the distance, throwing a complete game but allowed six runs to cross (five earned), while fanning six Aviators.
Florence mounted a late comeback in the bottom half of the ninth. Zac Mitchell singled to spark a one out rally. Collins Cuthrell reached on an error to set up runners on the corners. Andrew Godbold singled to drive in Mitchell for Florence's first run of the game. Sam Eberle kept the inning moving, beating out an infield single to load the bases.
Kyle Carter then sliced a fly ball down the left field line that Anthony Renteria tracked down for out number two. Carter's fly ball out drove in Cuthrell for the second run of the game, but Florence would get no closer as Matt Rubino struck out looking to end the game.
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