Outlaws Come From Behind, Beat Reno In 10 Innings 13-9
July 4, 2007 - Golden Baseball League (GBL)
Chico Outlaws News Release
RENO, NV - The Chico Outlaws are making it a habit of posting come-from-behind victories - one night after seeing Reno snap their 11-game winning streak, the Outlaws overcame a three run deficit to force extra innings, then scored four runs in the 10th to beat the Silver Sox 13-9 Tuesday night...Chico earning a split of a two game mini-series at Peccole Park on the University of Nevada, Reno campus.
The Outlaws got on the board first with a pair of 2nd inning runs - Jason Van Meetren scored on a Reno error and Todd Gossage came home on Eric Pringle's fielder's choice grounder. The Silver Sox answered back in a big way in the bottom of the 2nd, sending 10 men to the plate and scoring six times off Chico starting pitcher Jake McKinley...Juan Senreiso providing the big blow with a three-run homer to right. In the 3rd the Outlaws trimmed the lead to one, as Daniel Nava doubled home Jesse Kovacs...Nava and Scott Dragicevich later scored when Reno's Ryan Brown was unable to handle a throw at first base to complete what would have been an inning-ending double play. Chico pulled even in the 4th inning - Dragricevich providing an RBI single to plate Steve Boggs to make the score 6-6. Reno, though, immediately went back in front with three runs in the bottom of the 4th - Senreiso again providing the key blow with a two-run bomb to dead center field.
While Outlaws reliever John Jefferson held the Reno offense scoreless from the 5th through the 8th inning, Chico slowly chipped away at the Silver Sox lead - Jason Matteucci singled home Gossage in the 5th to make the score 9-7...then in the 8th Kovacs crossed the plate on a Gossage fielder's choice grounder to pull the Outlaws to within one. In the 9th a leadoff walk to Matteucci was cashed in when, with two outs, Kovacs lined a triple into the right field gap to once again knot up the score. Reno loaded the bases with one out in the bottom of the 9th against Chico reliever Jake McLintock, but Todd Gelatka came in from the Outlaws bullpen and struck out Kane Simmons and get Victor Hall to fly out to deep right field to force extra innings. Chico immediately got on the board in the 10th - with Nava and Van Meetren in scoring position, Gossage lined a single to center...Nava scored easily, but Van Meetren was involved in a vicious collision at home with Reno catcher Mashai Chikazawa; jarring the ball loose, Van Meetren also scored...but Chikazawa was knocked out of the game and had to leave the field on a stretcher. Gossage would later score on a Boggs fielder's choice grounder and Brock Ungricht came home from third on a wild pitch to complete the rally and put the Outlaws up 13-9...Gelatka then retired the Silver Sox in order in the bottom of the 10th to seal the victory.
Gelatka (2-0) got credit for the win with Kelly Johnson (0-1) taking the loss for Reno. The Outlaws rapped out a season-high 19 hits - Nava went 4-for-6 on the night; Gossage had three hits and three RBI; Dragicevich went 3-for-6 while Kovacs, Ungricht and Matteucci chipped in with two hits apiece. The Silver Sox had 11 hits, with Senreiso going 3-for-6 and driving in five runs. The win improved Chico's season record to 18-7 and kept the first place Outlaws three games ahead of the pack in the race for the Golden Baseball League's first half title...Reno saw its three-game winning streak go by the boards as they fell to 10-14 on the year. The two teams meet up again Wednesday for the 4th of July, but this time at Nettleton Stadium in Chico - right-hander Nick Singleton (1-2) will be on the mound for the first of a three-game series...lefty Dusty Bergman (0-3) gets the starting nod for Reno. You can hear all the action with "The Voice" of the Outlaws Rory Miller beginning at 6:35pm on SportsFan 101.7 FM ESPN Radio.
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