Pit Spitters Split with Kingfish
June 21, 2023 - Northwoods League (Northwoods)
Traverse City Pit Spitters News Release
Kenosha, WI - The Traverse City Pit Spitters lose the second game of the road trip, dropping to a 15-7 record after a 5-4 loss against the Kenosha Kingfish.
The Kingfish led off the bottom of the first with a single and a walk, Camden Janik then advanced to first on an error made by Camden Traficante bringing in a run at the same time to make it 1-0. Cole Gober then singled to left field, bringing across another run to make it 2-0. The Pit Spitters bounced back in the top of the second with three straight singles to pull within 2-1. Jack Crighton came across the plate to tie it at two after a sacrifice fly by Parker Brosius. After a leadoff double in the bottom of the fourth, Miguel Useche singled to left to bring across another run to retake the lead 3-2. Reagan Burford followed the double with a triple, bringing across one more run to make it 4-2. The Pit Spitters got the first two men on base to lead off the top of the sixth, setting up Colin Summerhill to hit a single to right field to cut into the Kingfish lead 4-3. Cole Prout grounded out to second giving Brosius enough time to come across the plate to tie it up at four. After a leadoff single to start the bottom of the eighth, Burford singled to center field to bring across the go-ahead run to make it 5-4. The Pit Spitters got runners on second and third with two outs, but after a long-contested final at-bat, Brendan Summerhill went down looking to end the game.
The Pit Spitters drop to 15-7 on the season, as the Kingfish improve to 9-12. Pit Spitters starting pitcher Aren Gustafson (1-0) threw four innings, giving up three runs on six hits. Nate Blain (4-1) came in for relief throwing four innings, giving up a run on three hits, striking out five and walking two.
Up next
The Pit Spitters head to Kalamazoo tomorrow for the start of a four-game series with the Growlers, with first pitch at 6:35 PM. All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League Website. League games are viewable live at watchnwl.com and on ESPN+. For more information, visit www.pitspitters.com or download the new Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play and set the Pit Spitters as your favorite team.
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