Rascals Sweep Rippers with 5-4 Win

May 24, 2012 - Frontier League (FL)
London Rippers News Release

FALLON, MISSOURI

- Another lead snuck away from the Rippers (1-5) and the River

City Rascals (5-1) took advantage, taking the series finale 5-4.

London exploded for four runs in the 1st inning, on five hits

- four singles

- and an

error.

But, Rascals starter, Jeremy Edwards (1-1) settled down in a big way, allowing only

one hit in the next 5.1 innings, striking out 9.

Sheng-An Kuo (0-2) started for the Rippers and rolled through the first two innings

before being burned for three runs in the 3rd and two runs in the 4th .

Matt Schimpf relieved Kuo with two outs in the 4th and got a ground out to end the

inning. He went on to go 2.1 innings and allowed only one hit, striking out one.

Matt Brennan continued the strong performance by the bullpen, throwing two scoreless

innings, allowing just two hits and striking out three.

On the bright side, Joash Brodin continued his to dominance of the Rascals, the team

he played for in 2011. He went 7 for 12 in the series, with a 3-run homer and 6 RBIs,

while scoring 4 runs.

The London Rippers will play their first home game in franchise history tomorrow night

at Labatt Park. Gametime against the Gateway Grizzlies (2-4) is 7:05pm.

Canadian, Jamie Richmond gets the ball for London against Gateway

'

s Tim Brown.

The box office at Labatt Park will be open at 1pm tomorrow, allowing fans to buy tickets

for the opening weekend. Gates will open at 5pm.

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