Grizzlies Drop Opener of Miners
Published on July 26, 2009 under Frontier League (FL)
Gateway Grizzlies News Release
The Southern Illinois Miners defeated the Gateway Grizzlies 11-3 Sunday afternoon in the opener of a three-game series at GCS Ballpark.
The Miners (31-26) opened up an otherwise close game with a three-run seventh inning and a five-run ninth.
The Grizzlies (24-33) scored three runs on three solo home runs. Charlie Lisk, Brandon Johnson and Nate Lape each homered for the Grizzlies.
Lisk finished the day 2-4 with the home run. He leads the Frontier League with 21 home run and 59 RBIs this season.
Lape, a true rookie from Marshall University, homered in the seventh for his first professional hit.
Mark Brackman (3-7) suffered the loss for the Grizzlies. Brackman allowed three runs on six hits in five innings of work. He walked three and struck out two.
The Grizzlies and Miners will play game two of the series Monday night at GCS Ballpark. First pitch is set for 7:05 pm.
Frontier League Stories from July 26, 2009
- Four Bombs Propel Washington Over Sliders - Midwest Sliders of Ypsilanti
- Rascals Take Back And Forth Affair With Rockford - River City Rascals
- Rascals Rally to Beat RiverHawks, 10-7 - Rockford RiverHawks
- Windy City Wins Fourth in a Row - Windy City ThunderBolts
- Vancil Tosses First No-No in Freedom History - Florence Y'alls
- Homeruns Power Wild Things to .500, Beat Midwest 6-4 - Washington Wild Things
- Crushers Drop Opener to Kings - Lake Erie Crushers
- Grizzlies Drop Opener of Miners - Gateway Grizzlies
- Fire Fighers Dominate Inaugural Tournament - Gateway Grizzlies
- Freedom to host "Are you ready for some football" Night - Florence Y'alls
- Otters Break Eight Game Slide with Walk-Off Win - Evansville Otters
- Grizzlies Homer Their Way Past Otters 7-5 - Evansville Otters
- Sellout crowd sees RiverHawks split shutouts - Rockford RiverHawks
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.
