Gehring tosses six solid inning against Riverhawks
August 4, 2010 - Northern League (NL)
Schaumburg Flyers News Release
LOVES PARK, IL - The Flyers (25-42) gave up three runs in the bottom of the ninth and fell to the Rockford Riverhawks (29-36) 5-4 at Road Ranger Stadium Tuesday night.
Rich Austin led off the ninth by getting hit by a Cody Evans fastball and then Jono Brooks singled up the middle. A John Wagle single brought both runners in and two batters later Patrick O'Sullivan laced a grounder through the right side to plate Wagle.
Joey Gomes started Schuamburg's scoring with his third home run of the series, blasting a solo shot over the left field wall in the top of the second.
With a 3-0 lead, Rockford clawed back to tie the game up at three with one in the fifth on a Wagle single and in the sixth on Evan McArthur's sacrifice fly and a France Valdez liner to left.
The Flyers took the lead back in the seventh with a Travis Brown double to left center. Kit Pellow tacked on another run with a base hit to left.
Schaumburg starter Ryan Gehring (3-6) pitched well, allowing just three runs on eight hits in 6.2 innings. The southpaw struck out three and walked two batters. Rockford's Roger Lincoln also did not factor into the decision. The lefty went 6.2 frames, giving up four runs on seven hits with three strikeouts and a walk.
The Flyers continue their four game set with the Riverhawks at Road Ranger Stadium Wednesday night. Dustin Glant will take the hill for Schaumburg opposite Rockford's Kyle Wright.
First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 PM. Join Alex Perlman on 1410 WRMN and flyersbaseball.com for all the action as the Flyers take on the Riverhawks. The Schaumburg Flyers Pregame Show gets rolling at 6:55 PM with the game to follow.
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