Grizzlies Sweep Beach Bums Behind Dominant Pitching Performance
Published on July 20, 2014 under Frontier League (FL)
Gateway Grizzlies News Release
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - Gateway starting pitcher Tucker Jensen fired eight marvelous innings and the Grizzlies picked up their first shutout road win of the season in a 7-0 victory against the Traverse City Beach Bums Sunday at Wuerfel Park.
The shutout win was the fifth of the season for the Grizzlies (36-19). They also completed their fifth series sweep of the season and second on the road to remain two games ahead of River City in the West Division.
Jensen (6-2), a 24-year-old right-hander, scattered three hits, walked only one and struck out six while notching his first win since June 25th.
Tommy Richards brought in two runs on a single and Landon Hernandez smashed a two-run home run during a four-run third inning to give Jensen all the offense he would need.
Gateway added three more runs of insurance in the seventh inning on a Hernandez RBI single and an Xavier Macklin two-run single to make the score 7-0.
Hernandez finished 3-for-5 with three runs batted in and Richards went 2-for-4 with two runs batted in and two runs.
Gateway outscored Traverse City 30-7 during the three games over the weekend.
Gateway continues their six-game road trip Monday night with game one of a three game series at Southern Illinois. Right-hander Tyler Thompson (3-1) makes the start for the Grizzlies in the series opener. First pitch is set for 7:05 at Rent One Park.
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