FL Joliet Slammers

Slammers Salvage Final Game at Schaumburg

Published on June 9, 2013 under Frontier League (FL)
Joliet Slammers News Release


(Schaumburg, IL) - The Joliet Slammers (9-12) scored a season high 13 runs, taking the final game of their three game series with the Schaumburg Boomers (13-9) by a score of 13-5 on Sunday.

Schaumburg did score first however, with one run coming in the bottom of the first inning. Gerard Hall hit a triple and eventually scored on a sacrifice fly from Frank Pfister, giving the Boomers a 1-0 lead.

Joliet tied the ballgame 1-1 in the third inning. With two outs, Marquis Riley reached safely on a base-on-balls, Grant DeBruin took first after being hit by a pitch and David Christensen drove Riley home on a RBI single.

The Slammers then took the lead in the fourth, scoring twice to make it a 3-1 ballgame, however the offense broke it open in the very next inning for Joliet.

Jerod Yakubik led the fifth off with a walk, Kyle Maunus followed with a single and Seth Schwindenhammer hit Yakubik home on a RBI single, giving Joliet a 4-1 lead. Nate Wilder then hit a sacrifice bunt, moving Maunus to third and Schwindenhammer to second for Ben Hewett.

Hewett reached on a fielder's choice and he also picked up an RBI as Maunus scored on the play pushing Joliet's lead to 5-1.

With the top of the order due up, Javan Williams stepped in and hit a single, scoring Schwindenhammer for the third run of the inning making it a 6-1 Joliet lead.

The Slammers eventually scored two more runs in the inning, sending a total of 11 batters to the plate, recording five hits and stretching their lead to 8-1.

Schaumburg chipped away at the Joliet lead, scoring two runs in the bottom of the sixth however the Slammers would score one run in the seventh and four more in the eighth inning.

Kyle Maunus reached on an error to lead off the eighth and would score on a RBI double from Nate Wilder making it a 10-3 Joliet lead. Ben Hewett reached safely on an infield single and Javan Williams batted home Wilder and Joliet's 11 th run of the ballgame.

The Slammers would push across two more runs in the inning, blowing the game open once again, leading 13-3 after seven and a half innings.

The Boomers would score two runs in the ninth but could not push across any more as Joliet won by a final of 13-5.

Evan Anundsen (3-2) went six innings to earn the victory for Joliet.

The Slammers are back home at Silver Cross Field on Tuesday, beginning a three-game weekday series with the River City Rascals. First pitch is at 7:05 and the pre game on 1340 WJOL begins at 6:50 p.m. It's Superhero Night at the yard, so dress up as your favorite Superhero!

Single game tickets, season tickets, loaded ticket packages and group outings for the 2013 season are available now by calling 815-722-2287. Click here to download the team's complete 2013 schedule, click here for the full promotional schedule and click here to buy single game tickets. To stay up to date on the latest news, make sure to like the Slammers on Facebook and follow them on Twitter .

The Joliet Slammers are members of the Frontier League of Professional Baseball. The Frontier League is the oldest continuously operating independent professional league, entering its 21 st season in 2013. For more information about the Frontier League visit www.frontierleague.com .

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