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ThunderBolts Win Series at Southern Illinois

Published on July 28, 2016 under Frontier League (FL)
Windy City ThunderBolts News Release


MARION, IL - The ThunderBolts scored ten unanswered runs and erased a 5-0 deficit as they defeated the Southern Illinois Miners 10-5 Wednesday night. The win snapped an eight-game losing streak at Rent One Park that went back to July 2014.

The ThunderBolts (31-32) got their first run in the second inning. Cody Keefer hit a leadoff double, moved to third on a Ransom LaLonde groundout and scored on a Kyle Wood groundout.

Doubles in the fourth inning for Corey Bass and Wood added a run to make it 2-0.

The Miners (43-19) cut the ThunderBolts' lead in half in the bottom of the fourth with back-to-back singles and an RBI groundout from Edison Sanchez.

Despite both teams having several opportunities, the game remained 2-1 until the seventh. Blair Beck and Charley Thurber singled to put men at the corners for the Bolts. Tim Zier followed with a grounder to third. Steve Marino threw home but Beck slid in under the tag to give the Bolts a 3-1 edge.

Southern Illinois tightened it up again in the eighth. Craig Massey doubled to chase starter Jake Fisher from the game. He would score on a two-out single from Marino.

The Miners put the tying run on base in the ninth, but with two outs, Ransom LaLonde made a diving catch on a Shane Kennedy liner to seal the victory.

Fisher (7-4) allowed two runs in seven-plus innings with seven strikeouts for the win and Jarett Miller (5-3) took the loss, allowing three runs in seven innings. Brian Loconsole picked up his third save.

The ThunderBolts continue their six-game road trip on Friday with game one against the Gateway Grizzlies. Clay Chapman (6-4, 3.26) will start the opener at GCS Ballpark for Windy City against Will Landsheft (4-5, 4.69) for Gateway. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 and the game broadcast can be heard through wcthunderbolts.com.

Game Date: 07/28/2016 Windy City ThunderBolts 3 AT Southern Illinois Miners 2

YTD YTD Windy City AB R H BI AVG S Illinois AB R H BI AVG Johnson, C LF 2 0 1 0 .278 Gates, A CF 5 0 1 0 .297 Thurber, C RF 2 0 1 0 .169 Kennedy, S DH 5 0 1 0 .340 Zier, T 2B 5 0 2 1 .283 Massey, C 2B 2 1 1 0 .314 Bass, C DH 5 1 1 0 .300 De Leon, A 1B 4 0 1 0 .287 Keefer, C LF,RF 5 1 1 0 .254 Earley, N RF 4 1 1 0 .286 Williams, J LF 0 0 0 0 .281 Marino, S 3B 4 0 3 1 .318 LaLonde, R SS 4 0 0 0 .261 Moore, R C 3 0 0 0 .281 Wood, K 1B 3 0 1 2 .203 Sanchez, E LF 3 0 0 1 .225 Smart, T 3B 4 0 1 0 .246 OBrien, B LF,PR 0 0 0 0 .189 Balkwill, L C 4 0 1 0 .213 Rosario, F SS 4 0 0 0 .230 Beck, B CF 4 1 1 0 .212 38 3 10 3 34 2 8 2

Windy City 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 - 3 10 0 S Illinois 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 8 1 2B--Bass, C DH (20), Keefer, C LF,RF (11), Wood, K 1B (2), Massey, C 2B (6), Marino, S 3B (14). RBI--Zier, T 2B (24), Wood, K 1B 2 (10), TOTALS 3 (0), Marino, S 3B (58), Sanchez, E LF (5), TOTALS 2 (0). HP--Johnson, C LF (3). SH--Moore, R C (0). SB--Zier, T 2B (16). CS--Wood, K 1B 2 (1). E--De Leon, A 1B (3). LOB--Windy City 10, S Illinois 9. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Windy City Fisher, J (W,7-4) 7.0 7 2 2 2 7 0 3.84 Giannini, C 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.43 Loconsole, B (S,3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.77 9 8 2 2 3 8 0 S Illinois Miller, J (L,5-3) 7.0 7 3 3 0 7 0 2.88 Tinius, K 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 2.37 DeBoo, C 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.42 9 10 3 3 1 9 0 WP--Miller, J (2). HB--Miller, J (10). SO--Bass, C 3, Keefer, C, LaLonde, R, Smart, T 2, Beck, B 2, Kennedy, S, De Leon, A, Earley, N, Marino, S, Rosario, F 4. BB--Wood, K, Massey, C 2, Sanchez, E. BF--Fisher, J 30 (352), Giannini, C 4 (88), Loconsole, B 4 (101), Miller, J 31 (374), Tinius, K 5 (79), DeBoo, C 4 (93). P-S--Fisher, J 99-76, Giannini, C 16-8, Loconsole, B 18-9, Miller, J 111-77, Tinius, K 25-14, DeBoo, C 13-10. T--2:39. A--4469 Friday's Probables: WC-Clay Chapman, RHP (6-4, 3.26 ERA). SIL-Brooks Trujillo-RHP (1-3, 3.90 ERA).

Weather: Overcast, 82 degrees Plate Umpire - Dennis Frech, Field Umpire #1 - Jordan Ferrell

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