FL Joliet Slammers

Slammers vs. Thunderbolts - Game Notes - June 6, 2013

Published on June 6, 2013 under Frontier League (FL)
Joliet Slammers News Release


Last time out

Joliet saw their three-game winning streak snapped in a 6-2 loss Wednesday night to the Windy City ThunderBolts. The Slammers jumped on the board first with a solo home run from Seth Schwindenhammer but the ThunderBolts tied the game shortly after thanks to an unearned run. Then they exploded for five runs in the fifth inning to run away from Joliet. Zach Aakhus started the inning, this time reaching safely on a single. Templeton would score him on a RBI double and the next two batters in Walding and Torres would both walk to load the bases for Doug Joyce. Joyce hit a bases-clearing double to right field, scoring three runs and giving the ThunderBolts a 5-1 lead. Joyce scored the final run of the inning for Windy City on a RBI single from Andrew Brauer to make it a 6-1 ballgame. Joliet scored one run back in the seventh but could not bring any more home.

For Starters...

Brett Zawacki is coming off a hard luck loss to the Lake Erie Crushers on May 31 when he gave up five runs in five innings, but only two of the runs were earned in a 5-1 defeat. The Illinois native brings a history of success in affiliated baseball to the Slammers. The right-hander advanced as high as Double-A in the Cardinals organization. St. Louis made Zawacki their 12th round selection out of LaSalle-Peru Township High School in 2007. Last season was Zawacki's first year in the Frontier League.

No drama...

The Slammers have not blown a lead of more than one run this season but they have also not come back to win from a deficit of more than one run in 2013.

Streaking...

Michael Wing is currently working on a seven-game hitting streak. He went 10-20 in the Lake Erie series and is 3-8 with two doubles and three RBI so far in this series against Windy City.

Gunned down...

Ben Hewett has thrown out more than 40 percent of the baserunners who have tried to steal this season.

Familiar Faces...

Windy City manager Ron Biga was the Slammers' VP of Baseball Operations the past two seasons. Windy City pitching coach Brian Smith was on the Slammers as a relief pitcher the past two seasons and Windy City outfielder Andrew Brauer finished up 2012 with Joliet.

Windy City worries...

The Slammers went 4-8 against Windy City in 2011 and went 4-8 again against the ThunderBolts in 2012. They are 4-10 all-time against Windy City at Silver Cross Field.

Extra bases...

Michael Wing leads the Slammers with five extra base hits.

Walk this way...

INF Nate Wilder is the only Slammer with more walks (13) than strike outs (8) so far in 2013.

Offensive Offense...

The Slammers are currently hitting .228 as a team, fourth lowest in the Frontier League. They have scored 60 runs, second fewest in the league and along with Windy City have the fewest extra base hits (25) in the league.

They gone!!

Slammers' pitching has struck out 142 batters so far this season; second most in the Frontier League. Only Windy City (179) has struck out more batters.

Transaction Wire...

The Slammers released catcher Tyler Goodro and signed catcher Kieran Bradford after Tuesday's game.

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