Owls Outslug Grizzlies, 19-12
Published on July 25, 2012 under Coastal Plain League (Coastal Plain)
Forest City Owls News Release
Forest City, NC- The Forest City Owls and Gastonia Grizzlies combined for 31 runs on 36 hits Wednesday night. When the dust finally settled, the Owls beat the Grizzlies 19-12, the most runs Forest City has scored this season and in franchise history. After leading 8-2 entering the 6th inning, the Owls had to endure a couple of comeback bids by the Grizzlies, but were able to outpace their rivals.
The win clinches the 12-game season series for Forest City as the team won its 7th contest against Gastonia. The Owls now can claim the Silver Cup for the second straight year and the fourth time in five seasons. The trophy is named after the Silver family, owners of both the Grizzlies and Owls franchises.
Luke Tollison highlighted an eight-run 7th inning with a tremendous two-run homer over the mini-Monster in left field, his second long ball after the game. The newcomer is now 6-for-9 in two games with two homers, a double, three runs scored and 3 RBI. Nate Chong reached in all six plate appearances with four singles, two walks, and 3 RBI. Those runs driven in make Chong the first player on the Owls to reach the 30 RBI plateau. Alex Close drove in four runs as well for the Owls.
Ryan Tezak earned his team-leading 5th win of the season. After giving up two runs in the top of the 1st inning, the righty settled down and ended up striking out seven Grizzlies over five innings of work. Forest City forced Gastonia to use seven pitchers, the most by any opponent this year. The Owls also scored in all eight innings they came to bat.
Forest City plays in Martinsville tomorrow night. The Owls follow that up with a special Midnight Madness game in Gastonia on Friday. The team's next home game will be against Fayetteville on Saturday night. There will be fireworks after the game and tickets are going fast. Call 828-245-0000 to order tickets or stop by the ticket booth at McNair Field. If you can't make it in person, you can listen to the action live via WebPass through the Coastal Plain League website at www.coastalplain.com.
The Forest City Owls are a proud member of the Coastal Plain League, the nation's hottest summer collegiate baseball league. Celebrating its 16th season in 2012, the CPL features 14 teams playing in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. The CPL gives college players the chance to refine their skills with the use of wooden bats. Players are housed with local host families for the summer and past experiences have been very positive for both players and hosts. Furthermore, the CPL has had over 1,000 alumni drafted and 53 alums make their Major League debut thus far. For more information on the Coastal Plain League, please visit the league website at www.coastalplain.com, and be sure to friend us on Facebook (at www.facebook.com/coastalplainleague) and follow us via Twitter (@cpleague).
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