Grizzlies Walk-Off With Sweep
Published on August 9, 2009 under Frontier League (FL)
Gateway Grizzlies News Release
SAUGET, IL-Danny Morrow's one-out single completed a three-run ninth inning Sunday afternoon as the Gateway Grizzlies defeated the Evansville Otters 9-8 to finish off a three-game sweep. The win came in front of 2,058 at GCS Ballpark.
It is only the fourth walk-off win this year for the Grizzlies. It is the first time the Grizzlies have won this season when trailing after eight innings.
Morrow launched a high deep fly into center field to score Charlie Lisk with the winning run. It was Morrow's third hit of the day. He finished 3-4 with three RBIs.
Trailing 8-6 heading into the ninth, Joe Agreste and Joseph Scaperotta began the inning with back-to-back home runs to tie the score 8-8. It was the 11th time this season the Grizzlies have hit back-to-back home runs. Lisk walked and went to third on a wild pitch and a throwing error. Jareck West then flied to left for the first out in the inning. Brandon Johnson was intentionally passed before Morrow came to the plate.
The Grizzlies (30-41) took a 6-0 lead with a six-run first inning against Otters' starter Andrew Werner. Morrow and Alex Kerins each had two-run singles in the inning. Scaperotta drove in a run with a double, and Johnson walked with the bases loaded to pick up an RBI. Werner lasted just 2/3 of an inning. The Grizzlies did not score another run until the ninth.
Agreste was 3-3 with two runs and the home run. Scaperotta was 2-5 with the homer and two RBIs.
Evansville (23-49) got back in the game with single runs in the fourth and fifth innings and two more in the seventh to make it 6-4. The Otters took the lead with four runs on three hits against reliever Joel Boeschen in the eighth. Boeschen also walked four in the inning.
Tom Vesely (1-2) earned the first win of his professional career pitching the top of the ninth inning. Vesely walked one in the inning.
Five Grizzlies pitchers combined to walk a franchise-record 14 hitters Sunday.
The Grizzlies enjoy a league-wide off day Monday. They begin a six-game road trip Tuesday night in Traverse City, MI. First pitch against the Beach Bums is 6:05 pm, central time.
Frontier League Stories from August 9, 2009
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- Rolon Gets First Pro Win As Crushers Top Sliders - Lake Erie Crushers
- Bolts Take Two of Three from Rascals - River City Rascals
- Bums Beat Freedom - Florence Y'alls
- âHawks Rally Not Enough Against Miners - Rockford RiverHawks
- Kings Defeat Wild Things 11-1 - Washington Wild Things
- Sliders Drop another Against Erie - Midwest Sliders of Ypsilanti
- Grizzlies Walk-Off With Sweep - Gateway Grizzlies
- Rascals Acquire Ernie Banks from Washington - River City Rascals
- Otters Can't Hold Lead, Fall 4-3 - Evansville Otters
- Miners beat âHawks, 11-5 - Rockford RiverHawks
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