FL Gateway Grizzlies

Grizzlies Dominate Titans, Take Third Straight Series

Published on May 20, 2023 under Frontier League (FL)
Gateway Grizzlies News Release


Sauget, IL - The Gateway Grizzlies got an outstanding start from right-hander Collin Sullivan on the mound, and hit three home runs on another strong day offensively to beat the Ottawa Titans 12-2 at Grizzlies Ballpark on Saturday night, clinching their third-straight series win by winning the first two games.

Sullivan (1-0) got things started by striking out the side in order in the top of the first, a sign of things to come. In the bottom of the first, Gateway strung together five singles to plate four runs, including an RBI hit from D.J. Stewart and a two-out, two-run single by Peter Zimmermann, with a subsequent error on Titans' third baseman Justin Thompson making the score 4-0.

In the third inning, Jairus Richards came up with a man on first base and hit his first home run of the season to stretch the lead to 6-0. Then, in the sixth, the Grizzlies would blow the game open- Zimmermann led off with his third home run of the series out to right field for a 7-0 margin, and with the bases loaded later in the inning, Clint Freeman deposited a grand slam out to right field to make the score 11-0. It was Freeman's fourth home run on the year, increasing his Frontier League-leading total to 16 RBIs on the young season.

Meanwhile, Sullivan was dominant all night long, retiring the first 11 Titans hitters he faced, and not giving up a hit until the fifth inning while eventually pitching into the seventh in his first start of the year. The right-hander struck out a career-high 11 batters and allowed just one run in the game.

Both teams traded single runs offensively in the late innings, with Gateway adding a run-scoring single in the seventh by Abdiel Diaz to complete their fifth double-digit scoring effort in just eight games this year. Freeman's grand slam highlighted a 2-for-4 night with a pair of runs scored, while Zimmermann put up a 3-for-4 ledger with three RBIs.

The Grizzlies will look for a three-game sweep of the Titans and a 5-1 home stand on Sunday, May 21, in the series finale against Ottawa, sending Joey Gonzalez to the hill for a 1:05 p.m. CT first pitch. The Titans will counter with right-hander Alec Thomas at Grizzlies Ballpark.

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