Northwoods Traverse City Pit Spitters

Pit Spitters Walk off Winners for Ninth Straight Victory

Published on June 30, 2019 under Northwoods League (Northwoods)
Traverse City Pit Spitters News Release


Traverse City, MI - A frustrating night at the ballpark suddenly turned to elation Sunday, as Hudson Byorick (JR Wofford) fought an 0-2 fastball into right to single home the walk-off winning run, giving the Pit Spitters a 2-1 victory over the Kenosha Kingfish, their ninth straight win.

The first seven innings of Sunday's contest belonged to the starting pitchers. Pit Spitters right hander Cade Heil (SO North Georgia) and Kingfish starter Keith Kutzler would trade zeroes through the first four innings, with Kutzler blinking first, yielding a single unearned run to the Pit Spitters in the fifth. Heil would end up taking a two-hit shutout into the eighth inning, before being lifted after allowing the first two batters of the inning to reach. His replacement, Kevin Hahn (SR Cal-State Stanislaus,) immediately induced a double play ball, but allowed the remaining inherited runner to score on a wild pitch, knotting the game up.

It looked like the game was destined for extra innings until a one out single in the bottom of the ninth from Adam Proctor (SO Michigan State,) his third of the game, ignited a late inning rally for the Pit Spitters. Proctor advanced into scoring position on a wild pitch, and then was driven home in dramatic style by a Hudson Byorick opposite field two-out single.

The win takes the Pit Spitters record to 21-13 with two games remaining in the first half of the Northwoods League schedule. The magic number for clinching the division sits at one.

The Pit Spitters return to action Monday, with a 7:05 p.m. road tilt versus the Battle Creek Bombers. They return home on July 3, for a matchup against the Lakeshore Chinooks. Every Wednesday is "Hometown Hero Wednesday," at Pit Spitters Park, with all active military and veterans, first responders, snow-plow drivers, and guests over 50 receiving half off tickets at the Pit Spitters Park box office. Gates will open at 6:00 p.m.

Tickets are available online at www.pitspitters.com. Prices are $6 for lawn and $10 for box seats. Individual, season and group tickets are on sale and can be purchased in advance by calling (231) 943-0100. Complete ticket information including season tickets, group prices and perks is available at www.pitspitters.com.

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