Three-Run Fifth Inning Enough to Down Bullfrogs
June 19, 2015 - Northwoods League (Northwoods)
Green Bay Rockers News Release
Kapco Park, Home of the Lakeshore Chinooks
(Lakeshore Chinooks, Credit: Green Bay Bullfrogs)
Green Bay, Wis.- The Lakeshore Chinooks beat the Bullfrogs 5-2 at Kapco Park in Mequon, WI tonight. The defeat evens the season record for Green Bay at 11-11. The pitching decision went to Sam Brunner (2-2/4IP/2R/1H/3K-5BB and Brian Keller received the victory (2-2/7 2/3IP/0R/1H/6K-BB).
After a scoreless tie for the first four innings between Sam Brunner (RHP/Dayton) and Brian Keller (RHP/UW-Milwaukee), the Chinooks loaded the bases against Brunner with no outs.
In trouble, Brunner was taken out in favor of Matt McCarthy (LHP/Penn State). With the bases full, McCarthy rolled a 3-2 double play with lead-off batter Greg Deichmann at the plate.
With two outs, Kyle Wood (Purdue) smacked a triple to left center past the out-stretched arms of Logan Taylor (Louisville) to drive in two runs. Taylor was just shy of robbing Wood of extra bases and keeping the game locked scoreless.
Wood scored on a pitch that got past catcher Desi Ammons (Belmont), and the home Chinooks captured a 3-0 lead after five innings.
Lakeshore starter, Brian Keller, exited after a season-high 7 2/3IP, and surrendered just one hit with six strikeouts. Keller downed the last 15 batters he faced.
He left with no runners on and two outs in the eighth inning for reliever Joe Stoll (LHP/Ohio State). Stoll allowed a triple to pinch-hitter Jack Strunc (Washington State), followed by an RBI two-base hit from Ty Blankmeyer (St. John's). Heading to the bottom of the eighth, the score was 3-1, Chinooks.
With new Bullfrog Luke Syens (LHP/Valparaiso) on the slab, the Chinooks scored two more runs. With Kyle Fiala (Notre Dame) on first, Lucas Raley (Lake Erie) tripled on a blooper that hopped over a diving Ty Blankmeyer who switched from second to left field in the inning.
Raley then scored on a Colby Fitch (Louisville) sacrifice fly. The Chinooks two runs of insurance in the eighth were key in staving off a late Bullfrogs rally.
Trailing 5-1 in the 9th, the Bullfrogs faced Jake Tuttle (LHP/UW-Milwaukee), who allowed the first runs of his Northwoods League career against the Bullfrogs on May 30th. After Matt De La Rosa (Lenoir Rhyne) and Ryan Donovan (Hofstra) walked, Danny Rosenbaum (Louisville) bashed a double for his third RBI and second hit of the summer season and cut the deficit to three runs.
With two aboard in scoring position, and just one down, Desi Ammons and Connor Ross (Ft. Hays State) both struck out and the game ended in a 5-2 Chinooks win.
Green Bay is now 1-2 against the Chinooks on the season, all the games played in Mequon. The Kingfish lost to Madison so the Bullfrogs remain 6.5 games behind Kenosha in the South Division.
Tomorrow night's game starts at 6:35 PM and is the Bullfrogs' last regular season contest of the year at Mequon. Sunday starts the first of six straight home games with a 1:05 PM first pitch against Kenosha.
Single game tickets are on sale now. Visit www.greenbaybullfrogs.com to purchase tickets. The Bullfrogs' business hours are Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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