Grizzlies win second straight
Published on August 3, 2005 under Frontier League (FL)
Gateway Grizzlies News Release
The Gateway Grizzlies won their second consecutive decision Wednesday night, defeating the Ohio Valley Redcoats 6-2 at GMC Stadium.
The Grizzlies improve to 29-34. The Redcoats drop to 29-34.
The Grizzlies trailed 2-0 before Mike Breyman drove his 11th home run of the year to left. The two run shot evened the game in the fifth. The Grizzlies took the lead on a sacrifice fly from Eric Sansouci one inning later. They would add three more in the seventh to go up 6-2. Phil Warren, Shawn Smarsh and Oscar Vargas each had RBIs in the inning.
Breyman was 1-4 on the night. Sansouci was 2-2 with the sac fly and a walk. Warren was 1-4 with the RBI. Shawn Smarsh was 2-3 with the RBI. He stole two bases.
Nick Szczur (4-3) started and pitched seven innings for the win. He allowed two runs on six hits. He struck out three. Scott Patterson pitched the final two innings. He did not allow a run on three hits. He struck out three. Patterson has not allowed a run in 11 innings this year.
The Grizzlies and the Redcoats play game two Thursday night at GMC Stadium. Game time is 7:05.
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