Sarratt Dominates W/ 10 K's; Rascals Win 6-1
August 25, 2012 - Frontier League (FL)
River City Rascals News Release
Joliet, Ill. - River City starter Justin Sarratt allowed just five balls to reach the outfield over his career-best seven inning start, struck out 10 with no walks, and the Rascals won consecutive road games for the first time since June 7-8 with their fourth double-digit hit night in the last five games that led to a 6-1 win over Joliet.
Sarratt (2-3) allowed a homerun to start the bottom of the second inning to Erik Lis but three fly-outs and a single were the only other balls to reach the outfield in his seven innings, and the Rascal offense was up to the task again, responding to tie the game at 1-1 with a Doug Sanders single in the third that scored Ben Hewett his first of two doubles on the night.
River City (43-46) took the lead in the fifth inning when Chris Andreas hit his fourth homerun to start the inning; Matt Serna and Hewett followed with a single and double respectively, before Eric Williams walked to load the bases for Sanders who took a pitch off the shoulder to stretch the lead to 3-1. Jason Patton followed with a sac-fly to center to stretch the lead to 4-1.
Sarratt retired 17-of-19 after the homerun allowed and Sanders chipped in with his third of four RBI's with a sacrifice fly in the seventh after Williams walked and stole second, ending up on third after a throwing error that helped the Rascal lead to 5-1.
Nick Kennedy and Preston Vancil (making a bullpen appearance after his scheduled start was moved to Tuesday) pitched around singles in the eighth and ninth to finish the game but not before River City added a run in the ninth when Hewett scored his third of the game on Sanders' fourth RBI.
River City looks for their first road-series sweep since May 25-27 at Washington tomorrow with first pitch set for 6:05.
Frontier League Stories from August 25, 2012
- Grizzlies Win Series against CornBelters; Magic Number Is Five - Gateway Grizzlies
- Calhoun Goes Eight Innings in Loss - Southern Illinois Miners
- CornBelters drop 4-2 decision - Normal CornBelters
- Early woes cost Crushers in 6-2 loss - Lake Erie Crushers
- Boomers Slug Past Rockford - Schaumburg Boomers
- Slammers Grab Early Lead But Fall to Rascals - Joliet Slammers
- Otters Sweep Doubleheader from the Road Warriors - Evansville Otters
- Sarratt Dominates W/ 10 K's; Rascals Win 6-1 - River City Rascals
- Boomers Hit Five Homers to Rout RiverHawks - Rockford RiverHawks
- Beach Bums Win 60th Game - Traverse City Beach Bums
- Freedom Rally in Eighth to Keep Win Streak Alive - Florence Y'alls
- August 25 Joliet Slammers Game Notes - Joliet Slammers
- Marino, Zielinski Fuel Otters Game One Win - Evansville Otters
- Otters Reward Closer Eric Massingham with Trade - Evansville Otters
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
Other Recent River City Rascals Stories
- Rascals Go out on Top
- Rascals Fall in Game 4
- Anderson Walks-Off Freedom in Game 3
- Rascals' Rally Falls Short in Game 2
- Rascals Take FLCS Opener
