Rosario homer lifts 'Hawks to victory
August 30, 2005 - Frontier League (FL)
Rockford RiverHawks News Release
Columbia, Mo. - The RiverHawks used a ninth inning home run from Olmo Rosario to beat Mid-Missouri 2-1 Tuesday night.
With one out and nobody on in the top of the ninth and the game tied at 1-1, Rosario hit a 2-2 pitch from Mavericks' starter Auggie Rodriguez over the left field wall for his 10th homer of the season.
Rockford starter Justin Olson (6-5) allowed one unearned run and threw a complete-game five-hitter for the win. The right-hander didn't walk a batter and struck out 11, tying a career high.
Rodriguez also went the distance but took a tough loss, falling to 2-8 on the year. He gave up two runs, one earned, on just four hits.
Rockford scored the first run of the game in the seventh when Nick Johnson hit a sacrifice fly to bring home Rosario, who reached on an error to lead off the inning.
Mid-Missouri tied the score in the eighth as Josh Wettlaufer came home when second baseman Todd Dulaney mishandled a throw to the infield after Eliot Ayala had singled.
Olson retired 12 batters in row at one point and also passed 200 strikeouts for his professional career. He finished the night with 206, second on the RiverHawks' all-time list behind Jason Shelley who holds the mark with 238.
The âHawks took three out of four in their final road trip of the year and won seven out of 12 against the Mavericks in the season series.
The RiverHawks return to Marinelli Field at 7:05 p.m. Wednesday, August 31, to play the first of six straight home games to close out the regular season. That night the âHawks will give away manager Mike Young's car, sponsored by 1st Ave. Auto. It's also a Hooter's Hot Wing Wednesday and a Sherwin Williams "Sure Win" Wednesday.
The 'Hawks are the defending champions of the Frontier League, a 12-team independent professional baseball league in its 13th season. All games are broadcast live on WRHL-FM, 102.3 - the Hub.
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