Rockford drops Fielders 10-8 in extra innings

September 3, 2010 - Northern League (NL)
Lake County Fielders News Release


ZION, Ill. - The Lake County Fielders (39-57) and Rockford RiverHawks (45-50) battled through ten innings where the RiverHawks came out on top, 10-8 to drop the Fielders in game one of the four game set in Zion.

Lake County jumped on Mike Wood early, plating two runs in the first after Josh Short shot a double to right-center to score Kyle Higgins. Juan Valdes followed it up with an RBI single of his own to put Lake County up 2-0.

The Fielders added two more in the third with a two-run single off the bat of Amos Ramon to score Guillermo Martinez and Short.

Rockford took the lead in the fourth Bud Long started the scoring for the RiverHawks with an RBI single to score Victor Diaz who reached on a walk earlier in the inning. Franco Valdes delivered the big blow of the inning with a three run shot to right, putting the RiverHawks up 5-4.

Lake County tied the game in their half of the fifth after Cody Strait reached on an error and was advanced to third on an Anthony Esquer single and was brought around on a sac fly off the bat of Martinez.

Justin Jordan was pulled after pitching four innings surrendering five hits for five runs (one earned) while walking one and striking out five. The RiverHawks regained the lead off Ryan Falcon after Victor Diaz hit his fifth home run of the year.

The Fielders erased that lead in their half of the fifth after Jeff Dunbar crushed a two-run homer over the left field wall. Kyle Higgins added a run with an RBI single that plated Esquer to give the Fielders an 8-6 lead.

RiverHawks tied the game again in their half of the sixth. Bud Long led of with a single, Jay Bresnahan followed with a double to chase Falcon from the game. David Wasylak came in from the bullpen and allowed Long to score from third on a wild pitch. Franco Valdes came up with an RBI groundout to score Bresnahan to knot the game at eight. Falcon was tagged with all three earned runs in the inning.

The bullpens for both teams came in and pitched four scoreless innings to push the game into the tenth. With Marco Gonzalez on the mound for the Lake County, Rockford plated two runs after Travis Scott led off with a single and scored after two consecutive back to back wild pitches left the hand of Gonzalez.

Scott Roehl was able to retire the side in the bottom of the tenth to preserve the win for the RiverHawks and earn his 18th save of the season. Brett Durand was credited with the win after pitching four scoreless innings, surrending three hits, striking out seven and walking only one.

The Fielders look to even up the series tomorrow at the ballpark in Zion as John Brownell will take the mound for the Fielders opposite Kyle Ruwe. First pitch is slated 6:00pm on a Sports Physical Therapy and Rehab Specialists fireworks night.



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