Grizzlies take home two from windy city
Published on June 4, 2004 under Frontier League (FL)
Gateway Grizzlies News Release
The Grizzlies used good pitching and timely hitting to defeat the Windy City ThunderBolts 7-3 in front of 4,188 at GMC Stadium. The Grizzlies are now 9-5 on the season. Windy City falls to 6-5.
Windy City got a leadoff home run by Alph Coleman, before Grizzlies starter Kevin Lee retired nine of the next 10 hitters he faced. Lee went seven-plus innings striking out eight to improve to 3-0 on the year.
The Grizzlies scored three unearned runs in the second thanks to two errors by the ThunderBolts defense. They added another in the fourth when a sacrifice fly by Wayne Astrauskas scored Brad Bauder.
Phil Warren drove in Tony Coyne in the fifth, and then launched a solo home run in the eighth, before Daylon Monette doubled, and scored on an RBI single by Astrauskas.
Warren was 2-3 with the home run, double and two RBIs. Astrauskas was 1-3 with the two RBIs. Jimmy Reiter had an RBI single in four at-bats.
The Grizzlies and ThunderBolts will conclude the series with a 7:05 game Saturday night at GMC Stadium. For tickets call 618-337-3000.
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