Miners Lose Late Lead in Series Finale
June 25, 2015 - Frontier League (FL)
Southern Illinois Miners News Release
Marion, Ill. (June 25, 2015) - The Southern Illinois Miners led 3-1 after six innings against the Traverse City Beach Bums on Thursday night, but saw the visitors score seven times in the final three innings against the bullpen in an 8-4 defeat at Rent One Park, clinching the series for Traverse City in Marion.
Rick Teasley pitched a quality start over six innings, giving up just one run on five hits. He threw 110 pitches to keep the Miners ahead on a sticky night in southern Illinois, and got run support in the second and fifth thanks to two Traverse City errors. In the second, Frank Martinez reached on an infield single and went to third on a fielder's choice plus an error on Beach Bums third baseman Jose Vargas. Steve Marino's fielder's choice then brought him home for a 1-0 Miners lead.
After Traverse City tied it in the fourth, the Miners got two more runs, the first on an infield single by Aaron Gates plus an error on first baseman Yazy Arbelo that got into the visiting dugout allowing Ryan DiMascio to score the go-ahead run. Adrian English then drove Gates home with a two-out single for a 3-1 lead.
In the seventh, however, the Miners' bullpen surrendered the lead when after one run had already scored in the inning, Brandon Jacobs hit a go-ahead three-run homer off of Eric Green (3-2) for a 5-3 lead for the Beach Bums. That was extended when Traverse City scored twice more in the eighth off of Will Rankin before the Miners got a run back on an RBI single by Niko Vasquez, making the score 7-4. Jacobs homered again in the ninth for the final margin.
The Miners will attempt to bounce back against the Washington Wild Things, continuing their homestand on Friday night at 7:05 p.m. Jarett Miller will make his home debut for the Miners against a former Miners pitcher in Matt Sergey.
The Southern Illinois Miners are the 2014 Frontier League East Division Champions and the 2012 Frontier League Champions. They have been awarded the Frontier League Organization of the Year award three times since their inception, and also set a new Frontier League attendance record in 2007, their inaugural season. For ticket information, contact the Rent One Park box office at 618-998-8499. For any additional information, visit our website at www.southernillinoisminers.com.
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