Grizzlies beat up on Mavericks for fourth straight win
August 22, 2005 - Frontier League (FL)
Gateway Grizzlies News Release
The Gateway Grizzlies (39-40) banged out a franchise record 21 hits Monday night en route to a 15-8 win over the Mid-Missouri Mavericks (25-52).
The win pushed the Grizzlies closer to the .500 mark (one game under) than they have been since being 0-1. The Grizzlies are now two games back of the Kalamazoo Kings who lost to Rockford tonight. Rockford remains one ahead of Kalamazoo and three ahead of the Grizzlies for first in the West.
Mike Breyman led the way for the Grizzlies. Breyman was 5-6 with a home run and three RBIs. Breyman became just the second Grizzlies player ever to record five hits in a game. Ryan Sullivan did it earlier in the year.
Ben Margalski was 4-4 with a home run and three RBIs. Freddy Lopez was 3-5 with a home run and two RBIs. Oscar Vargas was 3-5 with two RBIs. Thomari Story-Harden was 2-3 with two RBIs. Jimmy Reiter, playing for the first time in more than two weeks, was 1-1 with an RBI double.
Scott Nicholson (1-1) picked up the win for the Grizzlies. Nicholson went seven innings allowing just three runs on eight hits.
The Grizzlies and Mavericks will play game two of the series Tuesday night at GMC Stadium. Game time is 7:05 p.m.
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