Rascals Fall to Miners

Published on September 1, 2011 under Frontier League (FL)
River City Rascals News Release

O'Fallon, Mo. - River City lost tonight to the Southern Illinois Miners by a final of 5-3, ending any chance of setting a new Frontier League wins record.

The Rascals (65-27) trailed 3-0 after the top of the fifth and hit in to tough luck all night, posting 11 hits but scoring just three runs, one of which came in the fifth inning on a Logan Parker sac-fly to close the deficit to 3-1.

Southern Illinois (58-35) made it 5-1 in the seventh an another two-run homerun but the Rascals would battle back in the eighth inning, plating two runs on three hits and two throwing errors to close the score to 5-3. but ran into a costly out on the bases.

The Rascals begin a three-game series Friday against the cross-town rival Gateway Grizzlies. First pitch is set for 7:05.

Frontier League Stories from September 1, 2011

• Miners snap three-game losing streak - Southern Illinois Miners
• Beach Bums blast five bombs as `Hawks lose - Rockford RiverHawks
• Burch Bashes Beach Bums to 11-9 Win - Traverse City Beach Bums
• ThunderBolts Strike Slammers to Sweep Series - Joliet Slammers
• Rascals Fall to Miners - River City Rascals
• Jared Jordan plays all nine defensive positions in loss - Evansville Otters
• Freedom Drop Home Finale 8-5 - Florence Y'alls
• Grizzlies Sweep Away Freedom: Win Fourth in a Row - Gateway Grizzlies
• CornBelters explode for final road win - Normal CornBelters
• Crushers held to one hit in 1-0 loss - Lake Erie Crushers
• Wild Things Hold on to Beat Lake Erie 1-0 - Washington Wild Things
• Evansville's Lance Adler named Frontier League Groundskeeper of the Year - Evansville Otters
• September 1 Joliet Slammers Game Notes - Joliet Slammers
• Beach Bums Ready for Regular Season Finale - Traverse City Beach Bums
• Evansville's Jared Jordan To Play All Nine Defensive Positions Tonight - Evansville Otters
• The H-All Star; J.T. Does It Again - Traverse City Beach Bums
• Slammers Earn Multiple Post-Season Honors - Joliet Slammers
• Alvaro Ramirez Named Post-Season All-Star - Normal CornBelters
• Country for a Cause - Florence Y'alls
• Freedom's Curley Named Post-Season All-Star - Florence Y'alls
• WPIAL Renews Relationship with the Washington Wild Things - Washington Wild Things
• Slammers Clinch Division Title; Lose Baseball Game - Joliet Slammers
• Frontier League Announces Post-Season Awards - FL
• Block Named to Post-Season All-Star Team - Southern Illinois Miners
• Professional Baseball Return to Schaumburg, Viano Named GM - Schaumburg Boomers
• Labor Day Weekend Tournament Starts Saturday - Rockford RiverHawks
• CornBelters Final Home Stand of the Season September 2-4 - Normal CornBelters
• Bums Split Doubleheader with RiverHawks - Traverse City Beach Bums
• RiverHawks split doubleheader - Rockford RiverHawks
• Slammers Clinch Division Title; Lose Baseball Game - Joliet Slammers

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