Spitters Sink Resorters
August 19, 2020 - Northwoods League (Northwoods)
Traverse City Pit Spitters News Release
TRAVERSE CITY, MI - The Traverse City Pit Spitters dominated at the dish as they defeated the Great Lakes Resorters for the 8th straight time 8-3 Wednesday night at Turtle Creek Stadium.
Traverse City got on base with frequency as all-but-one Spitter reached while all-but-two tallied a hit in the win. University of Michigan outfielder, Tito Flores, enjoyed his first multi-hit performance in 2020 with a pair of RBIs as designated hitter, Carson Eby, blasted his first home run - a two-run shot - in the Pit Spitters 25th win this summer.
Traverse City got on the board first as Carson Eby and Brennan Chisholm both laced RBI-singles to deliver the Spitters a 2-0 lead. In the bottom of the first inning, back-to-back walks opened the door for a Roman Kuntz three-run home run as the Resorters regained the advantage 3-2. Great Lakes only managed a hit while leaving a pair of runners in scoring position through the ensuing three frames before Traverse City plated six runs in the fifth and sixth - highlighted by an RBI-double off the bat of Tito Flores and the three-run homer off the bat of Carson Eby - as they forged ahead 8-3. A pair of Great Lakes runners reached base with just one out in the bottom of the seventh before Spitters closer, Evan Gates, struck out back-to-back hitters to end any hopes at a comeback and send Traverse City on to the 8-3 win.
Spitters reliever, Joey Drury (2-0), tossed one shutout inning with a strikeout in his second win this summer. Resorters bullpen arm, Noah Megyesi (0-1), was only able to record an out as he allowed four runners to cross on three hits in his first loss on the campaign. The Pit Spitters improve to 25-4 while the Resorters sink to 4-25.
UP NEXT
The Traverse City Pit Spitters return to Turtle Creek Stadium to host the Great Lakes Resorters Thursday night at 7:05PM. Pregame coverage with Nate Wangler begins at 7:00 PM on the Northwoods League Baseball Network. Tickets are available for any Pit Spitters/Resorters contest at pitspitters.com or by calling the front office at (231) - 943 - 0100.
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