Rascals Sweep Rippers
May 24, 2012 - Frontier League (FL)
River City Rascals News Release
O'Fallon, Mo - River City trailed early in each of the three games against the London Rippers but for the third-straight game, the Rascals rallied to complete the sweep by a final of 5-4.
Rascal starter Justin Edwards (1-1) settled down after a first inning in which he allowed four runs on five hits. Edwards would shut out the Rippers (1-5) his next 5 1/3 innings while racking up nine strikeouts over that period as the offense got on track.
In the third inning, River City (5-1) scored three in the third on back-to-back-to-back hits from Jeremy Synan, Jason Patton, and Charlie Lisk to close the gap to 4-3. Bobby Burk singled in the tying run in the fourth.
Nick Kennedy shut down the Rippers for 1 1/3 innings before Dustin Umberger finished the eighth inning and retired the side in order in the ninth for his second save in as many games.
Sheng-An Kuo (0-2) took the loss for London, lasting 3 2/3 innings while allowing seven hits and issuing four walks.
The Rascals take to the road for the first time this season when they begin a three-game set in Washington, Pa. against the WildThings starting Friday night at 6:05 CT. Preston Vancil takes the ball for River City in game one.
You can catch all the action live on Westplex News-Talk 1280 AM or online at westplexnewstalk.com.
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