FL Lake Erie Crushers

Rascals shut out Crushers in game one

Published on September 17, 2009 under Frontier League (FL)
Lake Erie Crushers News Release


O'Fallon, MO-River City right-hander Josh Lowey combined with three relievers on a six-hit shutout as the Rascals defeated the Lake Erie Crushers 6-0 to take game one of the Frontier League Championship Series at T.R. Hughes Ballpark.

Lowey worked six innings allowing six hits, while striking out a season-high eight batters and walking three. Tony Marsala, Brent Solich, and Jason Lowey each threw a scoreless inning of relief out of the bullpen for the Rascals. Brent Lysander took the loss for the Crushers, allowing three runs on four hits in five innings of work for Lake Erie. He struck out five and walked four.

River City's offense scratched out single runs in each of the first three innings to provide all the offense Lowey would need. JoJo Batten hit an RBI single in the first, Josh Banda slammed a two-out, solo homer in the second, and Lysander hit Danny Sawyer with the bases loaded in the third to give the Rascals a 3-0 lead.

The Crushers would not get a hit off of Lowey until the fourth inning, but in the sixth, they appeared to finally be on their way to scoring some runs. Andrew Davis, Gordon Gronkowski, and Tyler Johnson started the inning with consecutive singles, but Davis was thrown out at the plate by Chris Colton, prompting a heated argument between home plate umpire Jim Schaly and Crushers Manager John Massarelli. Lowey was able to work his way out of any damage as he struck out pinch-hitter Tim Binkoski with the bases loaded to end the Crushers threat.

The Rascals would then proceed to put the game out of reach in the bottom of the sixth inning as Josh Banda hit his second homer of the night, a two-run shot, off of reliever Cristobal Mata. Batten also would go deep off of Jacinto Gonell with a solo homer to complete the scoring at 6-0.

The two teams will meet again on Friday for game two of the Frontier League Championship Series. Cardoza Tucker will get the start for the Crushers against Jake Laber. Game time at T.R. Hughes Ballpark is set for 8:05 PM Eastern.

The Lake Erie Crushers are the newest expansion team in the Frontier League, an independent professional league with 12 teams throughout the Midwest. The team plays its home games at All Pro Freight Stadium, the new 5,000 capacity ballpark located at the intersection of I-90 and Route 611 in Avon. Season tickets and Mini-plans are on sale now! For more information on tickets, promotions and team news, visit the team website at www.LakeErieCrushers.com or call 440-934-3636.

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