FL Joliet Slammers

Slammers vs. Rascals - Game Notes - June 13, 2013

June 13, 2013 - Frontier League (FL)
Joliet Slammers News Release


Last time out...

Jerod Yakubik smacked a walk-off single as the Slammers scored three times in the bottom of the ninth inning to stun the River City Rascals by a score of 5-4 Tuesday night. The Rascals grabbed the 1-0 lead in the third on a Curran Redal RBI single. Javan Williams smacked a home run in the fifth to tie the game. But in the sixth the Rascals tallied two runs to grab a 3-1 lead. They extended their lead to 4-1 in the top of the seventh before Michael Wing delivered a RBI single in the bottom half of the frame to cut the River City lead to 4-2. Then the Slammers made their dramatic rally in the ninth. Williams and Riley started the inning with back-to-back singles. After a fielder's choice put runners at the corners, pinch hitter Nate Wilder struck out. But Wing delivered again, crushing a two-RBI double to tie the game. That's when Yakubik stepped to the plate and won the game with his single to center.

For Starters Game One...

Shawn Kale has been outstanding out of the bullpen so far in 2013 for the Slammers and tonight marks his first start of the season. He has posted a 2.57 ERA in 8 appearances. Kale has struck out a remarkable 25 batters in 14 innings of work for the Slammers. Kale is a product of D-2 Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida. The 24-year old right-hander went 3-0 in the Pecos League and also pitched for the Abilene Prairie Dogs of the North American Baseball League last season in his first year of professional baseball.

For Starters Game Two...

Lofgren last appeared on June 9 in a relief appearance against the Schaumburg Boomers where he went one inning of shutout ball. His last start came on June 5 against Windy City and he took the loss in five innings, giving up six runs (five earned) on six hits. Lofgren, 27, was a fourth round selection of the Cleveland Indians in the 2004 MLB draft out of Serra High School in San Mateo, California. Lofgren's decorated professional career includes being named the starting pitcher for the 2006 Carolina League All-Star Game. Lofgren followed that up by being named to the United States team for the 2007 All-Star Futures Game. The United States roster that year also included the likes of Clayton Kershaw, Matt Garza and Justin Upton. He pitched for the Cleveland organization from 2004-2009, the Milwaukee organization from 2009-2010 and the San Francisco organization from 2010-2011. Last season, Lofgren pitched for the Amarillo Sox of the American Association. Most recently, he was with the Brisbane Bandits of the Australian Baseball League. Lofgren has appeared in a total of 47 games at the Triple-A level during his professional career.

Walk it off...

Jerod Yakubik's walk-off single was the first walk-off victory of 2013 for Joliet. It was their first walk-off win since August 8, 2012 when Abel Nieves smacked a walk-off single against the Road Warriors.

June going well...

The Slammers have only played nine games in June and they have already exceeded their win total from May. Joliet went 4-9 in May and they are 6-3 so far in June.

Almost even...

The Slammers have been out-scored 91-90 this season.

Five is the magic number...

The Slammers are 8-1 when scoring 5 or more runs. They are only 2-11 when scoring fewer than 5 runs.

Get more hits!

Joliet has posted a 9-2 record when they out-hit the opponent. But they're 1-10 when out-hit.

They gone!!

Slammers' pitching has struck out 184 batters so far this season; second most in the Frontier League..

Transaction Wire...

The Slammers released OF Javan Williams following Tuesday's game and signed OF Nick Akins.

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