RiverHawks Bang Out 20 Hits in 15-2 Win

June 9, 2009 - Frontier League (FL)
Rockford RiverHawks News Release


The Rockford RiverHawks banged out a season-high 20 hits - 14 of them singles - on Tuesday and beat Windy City, 15-2. Rockford batters hit seven consecutive singles during a five-run fourth inning.

Leadoff man Mike Goetz had four hits and Jason James had two to tie the RiverHawks' all-time record. Robbie Knapp and Caleb Fields each hit home runs in the victory.

Rockford starter Kyle Wright pitched a three-hitter and earned the first complete-game win by a RiverHawk in nearly a year.

Rockford never trailed. Ross McCoy, the only RiverHawk without a hit, broke a scoreless tie with a first-inning groundout. Ben Blumenthal made it 2-0 with a second-inning sacrifice fly.

In the fourth, Rockford sent 10 to the plate. Doug Sanders' two-run single drove Windy City starter Tyler Kelsey (2-1) from the mound. James followed with a RBI single, his 311th career hit. James, who signed with the RiverHawks in July 2006, tied Ben Fjelland's team record.

Knapp hit his fourth home run, a three-run shot to left field, in the sixth inning. Fields hit a three-run homer to left, his first of the year, in the eighth.

Windy City's Bryan Cook hit a solo home run, his fourth of the year, to the 2nd Cousin's Beer Garden in right field with two outs in the ninth.

Wright (2-1) allowed only one earned run. He struck out six, walked two and recorded 14 groundball outs.

The series continues at 7:05 p.m. Wednesday. On Family Value Night, families can get four outfield box tickets, four hot dogs and four soft drinks for $40. Penny Mae Dixon, a Taste of Rockford performer, will sing during a postgame concert.



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