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Grizzlies Rip Florence in Series Opener

July 3, 2023 - Frontier League (FL)
Gateway Grizzlies News Release


Sauget, IL - The Gateway Grizzlies kicked off their Independence Week series against the Florence Y'alls with a bang, scoring 10 runs in their first three turns at bat, and crushing five homers as a club en route to a 15-1 blowout victory in front of 6,712 fans at Grizzlies Ballpark.

In the first inning, the newly-minted Grizzlies all-stars shone brightly, with Gabe Holt leading off with a double, then scoring on an RBI single by Jairus Richards for a 1-0 Gateway lead. Two batters later, Peter Zimmermann unloaded a two-run home run to left field to make it 3-0, picking up his league-leading 59th and 60th RBIs in the process.

The Grizzlies were far from done. In the second inning, they increased the lead to 4-0 on an RBI single by Holt, and three batters later, with two outs, Zimmermann came up again and hit another home run, this time a three-run shot, to give him five RBIs on the day and put the Grizzlies ahead 7-0.

In the third, after Florence scored what proved to be their only run of the ballgame on an RBI groundout by Lane Hoover, Gateway tacked on even more runs, with Alex Hernandez wrapping his first home run of the season around the left field foul pole to make the score 9-1. Holt then followed on the next pitch with a home run of his own to right-center field, pushing the Grizzlies' lead out to 10-1.

Gateway would complete their scoring in the sixth inning, when they plated five runs with two outs on an RBI double by Clint Freeman, an RBI single by D.J. Stewart, and a three-run bomb by Eric Rivera to right field.

Holt's three hits led a 16-hit effort by the club that included seven different players with multi-hit performances. Zimmermann finished 2-for-2 with three runs scored and five RBIs, with three other Grizzlies also recording two or more runs batted in on the night. Meanwhile, on the mound, Joey Gonzalez (4-5) was brilliant, limiting the Florence bats to a single run over seven innings on three hits to earn his first victory since June 2.

After the total team victory, Gateway will look to take the series from the Y'alls on Independence Day, July 4, at 7:05 p.m. Lukas Veinbergs will look to ride the momentum when he takes the mound to start the contest for the Grizzlies against the Y'alls and right-hander Jake McMahill.

The Gateway Grizzlies are a professional baseball team, located a mere 10 minutes from downtown St. Louis in Sauget, Illinois. The Grizzlies offer baseball fans affordable, family fun at Grizzlies Ballpark with a great view of the St. Louis skyline. They have also won two Frontier League Organization of the Year Awards, three West Division titles, and the 2003 Frontier League Championship. For tickets or general information, please visit gatewaygrizzlies.com or call (618) 337-3000.

The Frontier League debuted in 1993, and is the largest of the Major League Baseball Partner Leagues, featuring teams stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River, and from the Ohio River to the St. Lawrence Seaway. More information and the complete 2023 schedule can be found at frontierleague.com.

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