Grizzlies Win Season-High 6th in a Row
July 22, 2012 - Frontier League (FL)
Gateway Grizzlies News Release
SAUGET, Ill. - Coming off a series sweep against Schaumburg, Gateway picked up right where they left off with an 8-5 win in their season opener against the Rockford RiverHawks Sunday night at GCS Ballpark. The win was the sixth in a row for Gateway, which is a season-high.
Trailing 1-0 in the third, Gateway (33-25) took the lead for good with a three-run inning, highlighted by a Jonathan Johnson two-run double and a Rogelio Noris RBI single. Johnson has now been on base in all 57 games he has played in, which is a Frontier League record.
Alex Guthrie tacked on another Grizzlies run in the fourth with an RBI single and Chris McClendon drove in two runs with a double in the fifth.
After Rockford (26-31) came within one run on a Michael Hur three-run home run in the sixth, Gateway got another RBI single from Noris and insurance from Guthrie in the eighth on a solo home run. It was his first home run with Gateway and his second professional blast.
Brett Zawacki (1-0) collected the win in his first appearance with the Grizzlies. The right-hander from Peru, IL gave up only one earned in five innings while striking out three batters.
Jordan Cudney pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning to get his second save of the season.
Johnson, Noris and Guthrie all had multi-hit games for Gateway.
Gateway and Rockford return to action on Monday night at GCS Ballpark. 6-10 right-hander Max Whieldon (1-0) makes the start for the Grizzlies. First pitch is set for 7:05.
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