Snappers Hit Two Homers, Fall to Clinton
Published on April 11, 2017 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Beloit Sky Carp News Release
Miguel Mercedes and Edwin Diaz each hit their first home runs of the season to account for all three of the Snappers runs on Tuesday, but it still wasn't enough to get by the Clinton LumberKings.
Mercedes got Beloit on the board in second inning with a solo blast of Clinton starter Ljay Newsome. Diaz made LumberKings reliever Kyle Wilcox pay for dropped third strike on Trace Loehr by clubbing a two-run shot in the sixth.
Brendan Butler silenced the Clinton offense as he spun 4.1 no-hit innings in relief while striking out nine. However, the damage had been done to Ty Damron in the prior 3.2 as the LumberKings tagged him for all five runs. The first three hitters of the game hit safely to give Clinton a 2-0 lead with no outs in the first. The top of Clinton's order would hurt the Snappers again in the fourth when they extended their lead to 5-1 as four of the first five batters in the inning delivered hits to run Damron from the contest. All five of Clinton's RBI's came from the first three positions in the batting order (Rengifo, Brigman, and Hale).
Luis Barrera went 2-for-4 with a double in his third multi-hit game of the road trip. Barrera also added an outfield assist to get a Clinton baserunner out at home.
Team Records: Clinton (2-4), Beloit (2-4)
Next Game: Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. vs. Clinton at Ashford University Field
Probable Pitchers: Beloit RHP Dakota Chalmers (0-0, 6.75 ERA) vs. Clinton LHP Danny Garcia (0-1, 0.00 ERA).
The Snappers play one more game in Clinton before returning home for three games against the Peoria Chiefs. Thursday will be a Thirsty Thursday featuring $2 12-ounce draft beers through the fifth inning. Friday will be a 'More For Your Money' Friday and Saturday will be the first Saturday day game beginning at 4 p.m. Tickets for these events at Pohlman Field and all individual game tickets can be found here.
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