Grizzlies Drop Finale; Open Playoffs On Friday
Published on September 3, 2008 under Frontier League (FL)
Gateway Grizzlies News Release
The Southern Illinois Miners scored five times in the ninth inning Wednesday night to defeat the Gateway Grizzlies 8-3 in the regular season finale. The loss snaps a season-long six-game winning streak for the Grizzlies.
Both teams will begin post-season play on Friday night.
Justin Lilly (7-5) suffered the loss allowing all five runs in the ninth. Lilly was the fifth pitcher used by the Grizzlies. Demetri White started and allowed two runs, one earned on two hits. He walked five but struck out nine.
Brandon Peters drove in a pair of runs for the Grizzlies. He was 2-4. He now has eight RBIs in seven games played with the Grizzlies. Charlie Lisk was 2-4.
The Grizzlies conclude the regular season with a 51-45 record in third place in the West Division. They enter the playoffs as the fourth seed. They open the first round of the playoffs at Kalamazoo, the one seed. Southern Illinois (58-38) finishes the regular season in second in the West Division. They are the third seed in the playoffs and open Friday at Windy City, the two seed.
Games one and two for the Grizzlies are Friday and Saturday night in Kalamazoo. Game time both nights is 6:05 central time.
Fans can tune in the Grizzlies baseball network, 88.7 FM WSIE, 1400 AM KJFF, and kmox.com, beginning at 5:50 p.m.
Frontier League Stories from September 3, 2008
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- Grizzlies Drop Finale; Open Playoffs On Friday - Gateway Grizzlies
- Miners To Open Post-Season Friday In Windy City - Southern Illinois Miners
- Washington Wild Things End the Season with a Loss - Washington Wild Things
- Beach Bums Fall to Kalamazoo in 2008 Finale - Traverse City Beach Bums
- Peoples National Bank To Sponsor Miners Playoff Run - Southern Illinois Miners
- Post Season Awards Announced - Kalamazoo Kings
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