Grizzlies Come up Just Short
September 12, 2021 - Frontier League (FL)
Gateway Grizzlies News Release
Marion, IL - The Gateway Grizzlies (38-56) were out-slugged by Southern Illinois (53-42) by a score of 13-11 on Saturday night.
The Miners wasted no time putting up three runs in the first inning highlighted by a two RBI double from Ian Walters.
Jose Rosario blasted his 12th home run of the year to open up the second inning and put the Grizzlies on the board.
Gateway used a five run third inning to vault themselves into a 6-3 lead. Dustin Woodcock had a bases clearing double in the inning.
Southern Illinois pulled back within one in the bottom of the third with Anthony Brocato doubling in a run to make the score 6-5.
Nolan Earley tied the game in the fourth inning with an RBI single.
Jay Prather scored Jose Rosario on a sacrifice fly in the top of the fifth inning to give Gateway a 7-6 lead.
Ian Walters cracked a grand slam in the sixth inning to cap off a six run inning putting the Miners ahead 12-7.
The Grizzlies fired back in the top of the seventh with four runs. Woodcock and Justin Jones had RBI singles and Owings drove in two with a double to pull within one at 12-11.
The Miners picked up an insurance run when Jared Mang came around to score on a wild pitch in the seventh inning to make it 13-11.
Joey Pulido entered in the seventh inning and finished the game strong for the Miners in the win.
Gateway and Southern Illinois will play their season finale at 5:05 CT on Sunday at Rent One Park.
• Discuss this story on the Frontier League message board...
Frontier League Stories from September 12, 2021
- Miners Sweep Grizzlies to Conclude 2021 - Southern Illinois Miners
- Grizzlies Swept in Season Finale - Gateway Grizzlies
- Otters Finish Season with 57th Victory - Evansville Otters
- ValleyCats Fall Short of Playoffs on Final Day of Regular Season - Tri-City ValleyCats
- Regular Season Ends with a Victory for Washington - Washington Wild Things
- Crushers finish season at 41-55; Manager Dan Rohn records opening out - Lake Erie Crushers
- Schaumburg Wins Series Finale Versus Y'alls - Florence Y'alls
- Boomers Win Wild Season Finale - Schaumburg Boomers
- Jackals Down Boulders In Season Finale - New York Boulders
- Grizzlies Come up Just Short - Gateway Grizzlies
- Otters Held Scoreless by Crushers Saturday - Evansville Otters
- Miners Out-Slug Grizzlies to Clinch Series - Southern Illinois Miners
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.
