JackHammers Fall to RedHawks
Published on July 22, 2009 under Northern League (NL)
Joliet JackHammers News Release
FARGO, ND-The Joliet JackHammers (23-27) launched a three-run 9th inning comeback that fell just short in a 7-6 loss to the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks (30-26) before 4,712 fans at Newman Outdoor Field on Wednesday night. Joliet lost 10-9 to Fargo-Moorhead in game one of the series on Tuesday night after another three-run 9th inning got the JackHammers within one run.
Joliet took the early lead with two runs in the 1st inning against Fargo-Moorhead RHP Gary Bakker (4-3). C Phil Avlas (3-5) led off the game with a double and scored on a single by 2B Wally Backman, Jr. (1-5) He stole second base and moved to third base on a wild pitch by Bakker.
SS Kevin Rios (2-3) lifted a sacrifice fly to right field to score Backman, Jr. The JackHammers took an early 2-0 lead.
Fargo-Moorhead jumped on Joliet RHP Jason Richardson (2-8) for three runs in the 1st inning. RF Mike Coles (2-4) singled and went to second base on a walk issued to SS Zach Penprase (1-4).
CF Nic Jackson (2-5) hit an RBI double to score Coles and push Penprase to third base. A RBI groundout by 3B Jeremiah Piepkorn (1-3) scored Penprase and tied the score at 2-2.
1B Randall Simon (3-4) followed with an RBI single to plate Jackson and give the RedHawks their first lead of the game at 3-2.
Fargo-Moorhead tacked on two runs in the 2nd inning. Coles reached base after getting hit by a pitch. Penprase followed with a single and Jackson smacked an RBI single to score Coles from third base and give the RedHawks a 4-2 lead.
Piepkorn lifted a sacrifice fly to right field to score Penprase for a 5-2 lead.
Richardson left the game after just two innings, having allowed five runs on six hits. RHP Jason Novak entered the game and gave the JackHammers three innings.
After Fargo-Moorhead scored two runs in the 4th inning to increase their lead to 7-2, Joliet scored a run in the 5th inning to get within four runs at 7-3. SS Kevin Rios (2-3), who hit a 4th inning single to extend his season-high hitting streak to 21 games, led off the 5th inning with a walk. LF Brad Correll (2-5) popped out and DH Kyle Nichols (2-4) grounded out to move Rios to second base.
He scored on a single by 1B Freddie Thon to make it 7-3.
The JackHammers scored three runs in the 9th inning to fall just short of a come-from-behind win. Rios led off the inning with a single and scored on a two-run home run by LF Correll. Nichols continued the inning with a single. PR Rob Dahlberg (0-0) entered the game for Nichols and went to second base on a single by Thon.
After 3B Andrew Pinckney (0-5) struck out, RF Tim Alberts (2-4) hit a bloop single just past the glove of RedHawks SS Zach Penprase to plate Dahlberg to bring the JackHammers within one run at 7-6.
CF Adam Klein (0-4) popped out and then Avlas hit a ground ball to Penprase, who threw to second base to retire Alberts for the final out of the game.
Joliet continues its three-game series in Fargo-Moorhead on Thursday afternoon at 12:30 p.m. The JackHammers send RHP Derek Barrows (2-0, 3.32) to the mound against LHP Scott Fogelson (2-2, 4.00) for the RedHawks. Pre-game coverage begins at 12:15 p.m. on AM 1340 WJOL and online at www.jackhammerbaseball.com.
The JackHammers currently have pro-rated full season seats, mini-plan packages, various group outings, affordable marketing opportunities and individual game tickets available for the 2009 season. To invest, or for more information, please contact them TODAY at 815.726.2255 (BALL), visit their website (www.jackhammerbaseball.com) or stop by the Silver Cross Field Box Office during normal business hours.
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