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Grizzlies Swept by New Jersey

June 16, 2023 - Frontier League (FL)
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Sauget, IL - The Gateway Grizzlies fell behind early on Thursday night against the New Jersey Jackals, and despite a rally, were unable to overcome the deficit in a 7-5 loss at Grizzlies Ballpark, sealing a sweep for the visitors.

A leadoff walk in the first inning by Joey Gonzalez (3-3) eventually came around to score on a two-out RBI single by Josh Rehwaldt for a 1-0 New Jersey lead. In the second inning, the Grizzlies had a chance to respond when they loaded the bases with no one out, but could not score as a popout and double-play ground ball thwarted their efforts against Jackals starter Bryan Pena.

New Jersey then immediately capitalized by scoring two runs in the third inning and two in the fourth to take a 5-0 lead. It was then that Gateway began their scoring on the night, with an Abdiel Diaz RBI single and an Eric Rivera sacrifice fly getting them within 5-2 before another RBI by Rehwaldt, his third of the game, made the score 6-2 courtesy of a solo home run.

A leadoff walk by Clint Freeman began the next half inning, and Gateway got back within 6-3 on a sacrifice fly by D.J. Stewart that nearly made it over the fence for a game-tying grand slam with the bases loaded. Mark Vierling then made the score 6-4 on a pinch-hit, two-out RBI single.

Both bullpens were stout from there, with Yuichi Shiota (1-0) pitching two and one-third scoreless innings, and the combination of Zac Treece and Zach Blankenship holding the Jackals off the board in the sixth and seventh.

In the eighth, New Jersey scratched across another run on a two-out RBI single by James Nelson, but Gateway also got that run back in the bottom half on an error by Nilo Rijo that scored Stewart from second base, making the score 7-5. But it was not enough as the Grizzlies lost for the fifth time in their last six games, while the Jackals extended their win streak out to 10 in a row.

Gateway will try and bounce back on the road when they head to Evansville on Friday, June 16, for a series against the Otters at Bosse Field. Lukas Veinbergs will start the opener for Gateway on the mound.

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