Ninth Inning Peoria Single Beats Wisconsin
Published on July 29, 2010 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers News Release
PEORIA, IL - Matt Szczur had three hits and two RBI to lead the Peoria Chiefs to a 3-2 victory over the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Thursday night at O'Brien Field. Szczur's third hit of the night was a bases loaded, single in the bottom of the ninth that drove in the winning run for the Chiefs.
The Chiefs (52-47 overall, 14-16 second half) scored twice in the first inning against Rattlers starting pitcher Del Howell. Szczur tripled in the first run. Then, Justin Bour doubled in Szczur for a 2-0 lead. Howell settled down and - while he did give up eight hits and walked three over six innings - he kept the Chiefs off the board for the rest of his time on the hill.
The Rattlers (41-59, 15-17) rallied on the bat of Austin Stockfisch. The Rattlers catcher singled in a run in the second inning. In the fifth, Stockfisch launched a home run to right-center to tie the game. The dinger was the first of Stockfisch's professional career.
Peoria seemed to have a runner in scoring position in every inning, but Howell and reliever Matt Costello walked the tightrope and kept the Chiefs off the board through the eighth.
Wisconsin did not have many chances after tying the game. Their best opportunity came in the top of the ninth inning against Ronny Morla. Hunter Morris and Cutter Dykstra had back-to-back singles with one out. But, Morla got Joey Paciorek and Stockfisch to ground into consecutive force outs at second base and the game entered the bottom of the ninth tied 2-2.
Costello gave up a leadoff single to Jae-Hoon Ha to start the Peoria half of the ninth. After a sacrifice bunt, a walk, and a sharp single to center, the bases were loaded with one out. The Rattlers turned to closer Jon Pokorny to get out of the jam and get to extra innings.
Pokorny got ahead of Szczur 0-2, but the Chiefs centerfielder lined a single just inside the third base bag and Ha scored the winning run.
Peoria is 5-0 against the Rattlers at O'Brien Field and Thursday was their second walkoff victory over the Rattlers.
The final game of the series is Friday night. Damon Krestalude (2-6, 6.71) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Rattlers. Frank Batista (1-2, 3.34) is the scheduled starter for the Chiefs. Game time is 6:30pm. Tune in for the Miller Lite Pregame Show on AM1280 WNAM starting at 6:10pm.
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