Hawks Split Last-Day Doubleheader
Published on September 4, 2011 under Frontier League (FL)
Rockford RiverHawks News Release
LOVES PARK, Ill. - Rockford's Evan Button homered in each end of a season-ending doubleheader on Sunday at Road Ranger Stadium. Button hit a home run in the RiverHawks' 12-10 loss to Joliet in the opener and hit another in Rockford's 10-3 win in the nightcap.
In the second game, Button and Jeremy Richter hit back-to-back home runs in the second inning as the RiverHawks rallied from an early 1-0 deficit. The RiverHawks added three unearned runs - two on a Luis Parache home run - off Joliet starter Andrew Moss in the third inning.
Rockford starter Kevin Patterson (2-3) scattered a run on three hits over five innings for the win. The former Rockford College pitcher struck out four and walked five in his first professional start. Moss (5-6) gave up seven runs, four earned, on six hits over four innings and took the loss.
In the opener, Joliet's Josh Flores led off the game with a home run to right field and the Slammers led, 9-1, after 3 innings. The RiverHawks rallied for a run on Matt Greener's RBI double in the fourth inning, Greg Van Horn homered in the fifth and the RiverHawks scored seven times in a 12-batter sixth inning. Freddy Parejo and Dave Cooper hit back-to-back RBI doubles to give Rockford a 10-9 lead.
Joliet rallied for three runs off reliever Joe Scumaci (4-4) in the top of the seventh inning. Scumaci gave up three straight hits and left with the game tied. Hector Pellot hit into a fielder's choice, but although the RiverHawks picked up an out when two Slammers ended up on second base, Flores scored the go-ahead run.
Joliet reliever Brian Smith (1-1), who struck out the two he faced in the sixth inning, got the win.
Rockford's Jake Eigsti, who was 1-for-3 with an intentional walk in the first game and did not play in the second, finished the year with a league-leading .340 batting average. Eigsti is the fourth RiverHawk to lead the Frontier League in batting and the third in the last four years.
Rockford finished in last place in the Frontier League East Division with a 37-59, the worst in team history.
The RiverHawks are members of the Frontier League, a 12-team independent professional baseball league in its 19th season. Advertising and ticket information is available by calling (815) 885-2255. Fans can also visit www.rockfordriverhawks.com.
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