Freedom Slug Their Way Past Grizzlies
Published on July 3, 2014 under Frontier League (FL)
Florence Y'alls News Release
(Sauget, IL) - Orrin Sears hit a grand slam in the third inning and Chuck Weaver (4-1) took care of the rest as the Florence Freedom (18-22) knocked off the Gateway Grizzlies (30-14) by a final score of 6-1 Thursday night at GCS Ballpark.
With the win the Freedom snap Gateway's nine-game winning streak and Florence also snaps their own five-game road losing streak.
Florence played long ball from the start as Sam Eberle smacked his third home run of the year in the first to give the Freedom a 1-0 lead.
Gateway starter Aaron Newcomb (7-2) was victimized by the long ball again in the second as Rob Kelly took him deep to extend Florence's lead to 2-0.
In the third inning Adam Taylor got things started with a single to right. One out later Ben Kline doubled Taylor to third. Then with two away Joe Staley drew a walk to load the bases. That's when Sears smacked a Newcomb offering over the right-center field wall for the Freedom's first grand slam of the season and it was 6-0 in Florence's favor.
Weaver walked a season-high three batters but only gave up three hits over his seven innings of scoreless ball. He struck out four along the way to his fourth victory of the season. He lowered his league-best ERA to 1.21 on the season.
Gateway's lone run came in the eighth on a Niko Vasquez RBI single as Daniel DeSimone and Jorge Marban pitched the final two innings for Florence.
Florence opens a three-game series with the Washington Wild Things on Friday at UC Health Stadium. First pitch is set for 6:35 p.m. If you can't make the game, all the action can be heard on http://www.allinbroadcasting.com/Florence.html.
To keep up with all the latest Florence Freedom news and to learn about exclusive deals and contests, make sure to like the team on Facebook and follow the team on Twitter.
The Florence Freedom are members of the Frontier League of Professional Baseball. The Frontier League is the oldest continuously operating independent professional league, entering its 22nd season in 2014. For more information about the Frontier League visit www.frontierleague.com.
Frontier League Stories from July 3, 2014
- Rascals Sweep Season Series Against Beach Bums - River City Rascals
- ThunderBolts Split Doubleheader with Normal - Windy City ThunderBolts
- CornBelters Earn Split to Take Series at Windy City - Normal CornBelters
- Miners Swept At Washington - Southern Illinois Miners
- Otters Win Series with Second Walk-Off in Two Nights - Evansville Otters
- Bums Blast Three Bombs, Fall 7-6 - Traverse City Beach Bums
- Bowling Pitches Boomers Past Slammers - Schaumburg Boomers
- Washington Sweep Miners - Washington Wild Things
- Slammers Lose on the Road 5-2 on Thursday to Schaumburg - Joliet Slammers
- Freedom End Grizzlies Nine-Game Win Streak - Gateway Grizzlies
- Freedom Slug Their Way Past Grizzlies - Florence Y'alls
- July 3 Florence Freedom Game Notes - Florence Y'alls
- Otters Seek Series Win vs. Greys - Evansville Otters
- Slammers Auction off Roster Spot for Battle of the Sexes Game - Joliet Slammers
- Grizzlies Hit Their Way Past the Freedom - Florence Y'alls
- Sweeney Shines in Otters' Doubleheader Split - Evansville Otters
- Miners Drop Doubleheader At Washington - Southern Illinois Miners
- Wild Things Sweep Doubleheader - Washington Wild Things
- Evansville splits doubleheader - Evansville Otters
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
