JackHammers Rip T-Bones 14-5
July 18, 2010 - Northern League (NL)
Joliet JackHammers News Release
KANSAS CITY, KS - The Joliet JackHammers (27-23) offense exploded in a big way, scoring a season high 14 runs, ripping the Kansas City T-Bones (33-18) 14-5 Saturday night at Community America Ballpark. The JackHammers also tied a season high with 19 hits and improved to 5-4 against Kansas City.
Joliet broke the game open with four run fifth and eighth innings. Ryan Knippschild (6-4) retired the first two hitters in the fifth, but the next four hitters would all score. Jon Nelson blasted his 16th home run, Freddie Thon singled and scored on a Chris Colton triple. Ryan Wehrle then launched his first home run, a two run shot to put the JackHammers up 7-1.
The JackHammers added four more in the eighth to go up 14-4. Roberto Mena drove home two with a single, Jonathan Wyatt knocked singled home another run and Kevin Rios lifted a sacrifice fly for the final Joliet run.
Ross Stout (5-5) went the first five frames, earning his fifth win. The right-hander allowed four runs on seven hits with five strikeouts and two walks.
Kansas City cut into a 7-1 deficit with three in the fourth. Jimmy Mojica doubled and scored on a Jake Blackwood infield single. After a Rico Washington double, Ray Sadler knocked home a run with a sacrifice fly. Jim Fasano collected an RBI double to make it 7-4.
Joliet quickly added two more in the fifth, loading the bases with nobody out. Rafael Mendez walked, Wyatt singled and Rios was a hit by a pitch to fill the bases for Brad Correll. The third baseman knocked home two with a single up the middle for a 9-4 advantage.
Every JackHammer collected at least one hit with six players having at least two base hits. Wehrle was 4-5 with two doubles, a home run, two runs batted in and three runs scored. Correll and Wyatt each went 3-6 with Correll knocking home three runs.
The JackHammer bullpen went the final four innings, allowing only a solo home run by Sadler in the ninth inning. Kyle Dahman pitched 1.2 scoreless innings against his former club, striking out one.
Knippschild lasted only 4.2 innings, surrendering seven runs (six earned) on ten hits with four strikeouts. The bullpen allowed seven more runs on nine hits in 4.1 frames.
The JackHammers and T-Bones will wrap up the three game series tomorrow at 5:05 p.m. Todd Privett (4-3) and Andrew Cruse (7-2) is the starting pitching matchup. Coverage tomorrow begins at 4:55 p.m. with the pre-game show on the JackHammers Radio Network.
Loose Gravel - Ryan Wehrle was a triple shy of the cycle and collected his second four hit game in three contests. His nine total bases are the most by a JackHammer this season - Jonathan Wyatt raised his average to .353 with his three hits and now has a 12 game hitting streak, the longest by a JackHammer this season - Jon Nelson extended his hitting streak to ten games with his solo home run
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