Grizzlies Power Their Way to Second Win in a Row
Published on July 17, 2011 under Frontier League (FL)
Gateway Grizzlies News Release
SAUGET, IL - The Gateway Grizzlies scored in each of the final five innings and hammered the Florence Freedom 10-5 in the final game of the series on Sunday afternoon at GCS Ballpark. The win was the second in a row for Gateway and gave them their second consecutive series win.
The Freedom took a 2-0 lead in the fourth off of Gateway starter Ryan Juarez, who was making just his second start and third appearance of his pro career. Juan Valdez provided the runs for Florence with a two-out two-run single.
The Grizzlies answered right back with a four-run fourth inning. Logan Parker walked, Charlie Lisk singled and Brandon Peters reached on an error at first that allowed Parker to come around to score. Nick Farnsworth then hit a three-run homer to right field, his second homer in as many days to make it 4-2 Gateway.
The Grizzlies added a run in the fifth on no hits. Brian Harris reached on a hit by pitch and Parker walked. The two players performed a double steal and Harris came in to score on a Lisk sacrifice fly.
The Freedom cut into the Gateway lead in the sixth with a two-run Jonathan Smith homer, his first in professional baseball.
Landon Hernandez made it 8-4 Gateway in the sixth with his sixth homer of the season, a three-run shot. The homer for Hernandez was his first since June 7th.
Gateway tacked on one more run each in the seventh and eighth innings.
Ryan Cabral (1-1) got the win for Gateway, the first of his professional career. Cabral surrendered two runs in 2 1/3.
Parker finished the game 1-for-1 with a double, four walks, two stolen bases and three runs scored, while Lisk went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
The Grizzlies begin a three game road series with the Southern Illinois Miners on Monday night at Rent One Park in Marion, IL. Blake Barber (1-2) gets the start for Gateway in game one of the series. First pitch is set for 3:05.
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