Grizzlies Hit Their Way Past the Freedom
Published on July 3, 2014 under Frontier League (FL)
Florence Y'alls News Release
(Sauget, IL) - The Florence Freedom (17-22) got on the board first but the Gateway Grizzlies (30-13) ran away with the game Wednesday night by a score of 9-2.
Rob Kelly obliterated a pitch over the right-center field fence for his third home run of the season in the second inning to put Florence up by a score of 1-0.
But the Grizzlies got to Florence starter Dave Middendorf (2-4) for three runs in the second. Richard Seigel started the inning with a double. Ben Waldrip would single Seigel to third and Xavier Macklin singled Seigel home. A sacrifice bunt moved both runners over and Michael Johnson doubled home Waldrip. Kale Kiser added a sacrifice fly to make it 3-1 in favor of the Grizzlies.
Gateway chased Middendorf from the game in the fifth. With one away Michael Wing doubled and Seigel single him home. Waldrip followed with a two-run home run to put the Grizzlies up 6-1.
Middendorf gave up a season-high 11 hits in his outing. Adam Krebs entered the game and struck out two batters to end the inning.
But Gateway continued the offensive barrage in the sixth as Landon Hernandez launched a two-run bomb to extend their lead to 8-1.
The Freedom tallied their second run of the game in the seventh against Gateway starter JaVaun West (6-1). Orrin Sears walked to start the inning and two outs later Cole Mile singled him to third. Michael Wilson singled to right to score Sears but Wilson was thrown out trying to go to second base to end the inning.
West went seven innings and struck out 11 to earn the victory.
Gateway tallied their final run in the bottom half of the seventh on a Xavier Macklin RBI grounder to score Waldrip who had tripled off Edgar Valle.
The Freedom will look to win the series finale Thursday night as they send RHP Chuck Weaver (3-1, 1.43 ERA) to the mound. First pitch is set for 7:05 p.m. eastern time and the game can be heard on allinbroadcasting.com/Florence.html.
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