Grizzlies Edge Gateway
Published on August 12, 2009 under Frontier League (FL)
Gateway Grizzlies News Release
TRAVERSE CITY, MI-The Gateway Grizzlies didn't have a hit Wednesday night until the seventh inning. They used four seventh-inning hits to score three times and held on for a 3-2 win over the Traverse City beach Bums in the second game of a three-game series at Wuerfel Park.
The Grizzlies improve to 31-42 with the win. Traverse City falls to 33-41 with the loss.
Trailing 2-0 going into the inning, Charlie Lisk lined a one-out single to right field to break up David Dinelli's no-hitter and set the stage for the Grizzlies' seventh inning rally. Jareck West followed with a double, before Brandon Johnson walked to load the bases. Danny Morrow struck out for the second out in the inning. Chad Rothford then pinch-hit for catcher Jonathan Quigley. Rothford, suffering from a hamstring strain, was forced to hit left-handed against left-handed reliever Shawn Joy. It didn't matter. Rothford lined a two-our, two-run single to center to tie the game 2-2. Peter Tountas then singled to right to score Brandon Johnson with the eventual winning run. It was Toutas' second RBI in as many nights.
Dinelli retired the first 14 hitters he faced in the game, and had retired 21 of 23 hitters he faced coming into the seventh inning. He falls to 1-5 with the loss.
Christian Castorri (2-1) pitched eight innings for the win. He allowed only two runs on seven hits. He walked two and struck out one. Joel Boeschen pitched the ninth for his sixth save of the year. Boeschen pitched around a walk and an error for the save.
The Grizzlies and the Beach Bums conclude the series Thursday night in Traverse City. First pitch is set for 6:05 central time.
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