T-Bones Win 11-2
August 20, 2009 - Northern League (NL)
Joliet JackHammers News Release
JOLIET-The Kansas City T-Bones (39-46) jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the 1st inning and cruised to an 11-2 win over the Joliet JackHammers (30-55) in front of 4,152 fans in the opener of a four-game series at CommunityAmerica Ballpark.
The T-Bones touched up Joliet RHP Jason Novak (2-5) at the start of the game. CF Aharon Eggleston (4-5) led off the inning with a single and moved to second base when LF Damian Rolls (1-4) earned a walk. RF Greg Jacobs (0-4) hit a ground ball to Joliet SS Kevin Rios, who threw to third base to force out Eggleston. Jacobs reached first base on the fielder's choice. 1B Jim Fasano (1-4) walked to load the bases.
C Craig Hurba (2-4) lofted a single over the head of Joliet 2B Rob Dahlberg to score both Rolls and Jacobs for a 2-0 Kansas City lead.
2B Neb Brown (3-4) hit a single to plate Fasano for a 3-0 lead.
DH Luis Terrero (1-4) hit a solo home run over the left centerfield wall in the 3rd inning to increase the Kansas City lead to 4-0.
The JackHammers scored their first run of the game in the 4th inning. SS Kevin Rios (1-4) hit a triple and scored on a single by 1B Freddie Thon (2-4) to make it 4-1.
Kansas City scored four runs in the 6th inning. C Craig Hurba (2-4) singled and moved to second base on a single by Brown. A fly out to center field by 3B Jacob Blackwood (1-4) allowed both Hurba and Brown to advance into scoring position. Eggleston hit an RBI single to score Hurba to make it 5-1.
A three-run home run by Rolls catapulted the T-Bones lead to 8-1.
Joliet scored a run on a wild pitch in the 7th inning. 3B Wally Backman, Jr. (1-3) led off the inning with a walk and moved to second base on a single by DH Mike Garcia (2-4). LF Eric Scriven (0-4) hit into a fielder's choice that retired Garcia at second base. Backman, Jr. moved to third on the fielder's choice. He scored on a wild pitch by RHP Justin James to make it 8-2.
Brown hit an RBI single in the 7th inning to make it 9-2. Eggleston smacked a two-run home run in the 8th inning to make it 11-2 Kansas City.
The Jackhammers and T-Bones continue their four-game series on Friday night at 7:05 p.m. LHP Devin Anderson (1-3, 5.71) gets the start for Joliet against RHP Dustin Bolton (5-5, 5.36) for Kansas City. Pre-game coverage begins at 6:50 p.m. on AM 1340 WJOL and online at www.jackhammerbaseball.com.
The JackHammers next home stand begins on Friday, August 28 against the Kansas City T-Bones at 7:05 p.m. On Saturday, August 29 the JackHammers host the "Kash for Klein's Klunker" raffle. $5.00 gets you a ticket to the game as well as a chance to win Adam Klein's 1991 Chevy Cavalier. For tickets, or for more information, please contact the JackHammers TODAY at 815.726.2255 (BALL), visit their website www.jackhammerbaseball.com or stop by the Silver Cross Field Box Office during normal business hours.
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