Rockford Offense Struggles against Kenosha in 3-0 Loss
June 15, 2018 - Northwoods League (Northwoods)
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The Rockford Rivets struggled against the Kenosha pitchers at Rivets stadium Friday night and as a result they fell to the Kingfish by a score of 3-0.
Rivet's pitcher Jackson Bronke struggled right out the gate for Rockford and was pulled after the first inning due to Northwood's League rules. If a pitcher in this league throws more than 35 pitches in an inning the manager can't allow that pitcher to throw anymore that game.
During the first inning Bronke allowed a three run homerun to third baseman Will Wagner, which accounted for the only runs for the game.
Rivet's manager Brian Smith acknowledged Bronke's struggles but said that one inning shouldn't affect the entire game.
"Obviously Jackson struggled out the gate, which is kind of tough," Smith said. "A three run homer in the first shouldn't beat you, and it did for us tonight."
The bullpen then took over for the rest of the game. Rockford finished the game with a combination of pitching from JT Baksha, Anthony Holubecki and Nolan Gazouski. The three combined for 10 strikeouts with three walks and no runs allowed.
Smith was happy with the way his bullpen came in to close out the game.
"They did a really good job," Smith said. "The bullpen has had a rough week but seeing those guys come in and compete in the strike zone was huge for us moving forward."
The Rivets had just five hits on the game and Kenosha pitcher Colton Johnson struck out seven while allowing no walks.
Right fielder Jacob Vander Wal recorded one of the Rivets five hits when he hit a double in his first at bat in the second inning. In the last seven days, Vander Wal has a batting average of .350.
After Friday nights game, the Rivets split the series with Kenosha and will now head to Wisconsin to take on the Woodchucks at 6:35.
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