FL Joliet Slammers

June 2 Joliet Slammers Game Notes

Published on June 2, 2013 under Frontier League (FL)
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JOLIET SLAMMERS (5-9) @ LAKE ERIE CRUSHERS (6-8)

Sunday, June 2 - 4:05 p.m. CT

All Pro Freight Stadium - Avon, OH

Game #15 - Road Game #6 (5-9), (2-3)

LHP #55 Corey Kimes (1-1, 3.37 ERA) vs. LHP #7 Matt Rein (1-1, 2.50 ERA)

Last time out

Jacob Sanchez went eight dominant innings, striking out 10 for the second consecutive outing, and the Joliet Slammers defeated the Lake Erie Crushers by a score of 3-1 in 10 innings. Lake Erie took the lead first when they pushed across a run in the third on a RBI double from Gauntlett Eldemire. It would take the Slammers until the eighth inning but they would rally to tie the game on a RBI single from Grant DeBruin. Then in extras, the Lake Erie pitching staff unraveled, walking a combined four Slammers in the 10th inning, including a free pass to David Christensen that drove in the go-ahead run for the Slammers. Michael Wing would add a sacrifice fly to extend the lead to 3-1. Chase Doremus tossed a scoreless inning to pick up the victory while Justin Erasmus shut the door in the ninth for his fourth save of the season.

For Starters...

Corey Kimes is coming off a tough luck loss on May 29 against the Washington Wild Things. He went six and a third innings, giving up three runs on five hits while striking out four in a 3-0 defeat for Joliet. The 23 year-old Kimes, a former star for the University of Illinois Fighting Illini, brings an undefeated record in affiliated ball to Joliet. The Ottawa, IL native went 5-0 in 2012 between the Elizabethton Twins of the Appalachian League and the Beloit Snappers of the Midwest League. In two seasons of affiliated baseball, Kimes has posted an impressive 3.25 ERA in 22 appearances including six starts. He was an 18th round selection of the Minnesota Twins in the 2011 MLB draft.

Rubber match...

This is the third "rubber match" (a deciding third game in a series) this season for Joliet, so far they are 0-2 in rubber matches, including 0-1 on the road.

Not so fun Sundays...

The Slammers are 0-2 so far this season on Sunday.

Going the extra mile...

After last night's victory, the Slammers are 1-1 in extra-inning contests this season.

Extra bases...

Goose Kallunki leads the Slammers with three extra base hits (all doubles).

Walk this way...

INF Nate Wilder is the only Slammer with more walks (11) than strike outs (5) so far in 2013.

Chasing...

Reliever Chase Doremus is on fire to start 2013. He has retired 19 of the 20 batters he has faced, striking out 12 of them.

Hitting the road...

This is only the second road series of the 2013 baseball season for the Slammers. They dropped two of three to the Gateway Grizzlies May 21-23.

Offensive Offense...

The Slammers are currently hitting .215 as a team, third lowest in the Frontier League. They have scored 41 runs, second fewest in the league and have compiled the fewest extra base hits (13) in the league.

They gone!!

Slammers' pitching has struck out 124 batters so far this season; second most in the Frontier League.

Not striking first...

The opponent has scored first in every game the Slammers have played so far in 2013. The Slammers are the only team in the Frontier League not to have scored first in a game this season.

Transaction Wire...

The Slammers signed OF Erick Gaylord after Friday's game.

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