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Hill Strikes out Five; Pit Spitters Drop Game One

June 18, 2024 - Northwoods League (Northwoods)
Traverse City Pit Spitters News Release


The Traverse City Pit Spitters lose the first game of a four-game series against the Royal Oak Leprechauns, 5-4, in front of 626 fans at Memorial Park.

The Pit Spitters come off their second off day of the season in hopes to turn things around, and the bats started out on the right foot. Jt Sokolove doubled to right field to lead off the game to instantly put a runner in scoring position. Sokolove then stole third, and later scored when Brett Denby grounded out to the pitcher to give the Pit Spitters a 1-0 lead. The offense didn't stop there, in the top of the second inning, newcomer, Jasen Oliver, singled to center field. Cole Prout followed up the single with a walk and then he and Oliver advanced a base when Brandon Chang dropped a bunt. Vahn Lackey loaded the bases when he was hit by a pitch. Desperately needing a big hit with runners in scoring position Michael Tchavdarov doubled to left field scoring both Oliver and Prout to extend the Pit Spitters lead to 3-0. Starting pitcher Dylan Krause was in the midst of another stellar performance on the mound until the Leprechauns finally struck gold. Michael Lareau led off the bottom of the fifth inning with a walk. Two batters later, Oliver Service singled to left field. In his debut with the Leprechauns, Jarren Purify singled to left field scoring Lareau to cut into the Pit Spitters lead 3-1. Parker Picot doubled to center field scoring Service and Purify to tie the game at 3-3. Nate Ball then gave the Leprechauns the lead with a sacrifice flyout to give them a 4-3 lead. In the bottom of the sixth inning, Cam Hollobaugh led off with a single to left field and then Riley Frost was hit by a pitch to put two runners on. Lareau grounded into a fielder's choice putting runners on the corners with one out. Frost was thrown out at home following another fielder's choice that was grounded into by Ryan Mckay. Lareau then stole home on a double steal attempt giving the Leprechauns a much-needed insurance run to make it 5-3. In the top of the seventh inning Aaron Piasecki doubled, Carter Hain singled, and Oliver was hit by a pitch to load the bases. The Pit Spitters were only able to scrape across one run on a single from Prout to give us the final score of 5-4.

The Pit Spitters drop to 10-11 on the season, while the Leprechauns improve to 11-10. The Pit Spitters starting pitcher Dylan Krause threw five innings, giving up four runs on five hits, walking two batters, and striking out three. Santiago Garcia threw an inning of one run ball giving up one run on a hit. Mason Hill threw two innings of scoreless ball striking out five.

The Pit Spitters will stay in Royal Oak for a double header tomorrow. First pitch of game one is 1:35 p.m. All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League Website. League games are viewable live at watchnwl.com and on ESPN+. For more information, visit www.pitspitters.com or download the new Northwoods League + Mobile App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play and set the Pit Spitters as your favorite team.



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