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Traverse City Tops Joliet in Final Game of Three Game Series

May 19, 2013 - Frontier League (FL)
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(Joliet, IL) - The Joliet Slammers (2-1) walked a combined eight Traverse City Beach Bums (1-2) and also stranded eight base runners in a 6-2 loss in the final contest of this three game series.

In addition to missing the strike zone and dropping offensive opportunities, the Slammers' second baseman Nate Wilder committed two errors back to back in the top of the sixth inning.

Both errors were on ground balls and the first allowed catcher Chris Cowell to score and the second allowed centerfielder Scott Woodward to reach, which brought up last year's MVP and All-Star Jose Vargus to the plate.

On the first pitch he saw, Vargus crushed a ball to left center that bounced off the wall, bringing in two runs, making it a 5-0 ballgame. It was a key turning point in the game and turned out to be insurmountable as Joliet suffered their first loss of the year.

Like every game this series, the Beach Bums struck first, scoring one run in the third. The difference in this game is Traverse City scored a second run in the fifth to extend their lead to 2-0. After picking up the three in the sixth, the Beach Bums added one more run in the seventh on a sacrifice fly to center field from shortstop Andrew Cohn.

Starter Scott Dunn for Traverse City also was a big reason Joliet could not pick up their first series sweep over the Beach Bums as he tossed seven shutout innings, striking out five and only allowed four hits.

The Slammers would try to climb back into the game, scoring a run in the eighth and one more in the ninth, but it turned out to be too little too late as the Beach Bums limited the damage in both frames, while preventing a series sweep.

However, Joliet does earn the series win over Traverse City to start the 2013 campaign, winning the first and second games, 5-2 and 6-3 respectively.

The Slammers hit the road for three games against the Gateway Grizzlies with the first game on Tuesday, May 20. Jacob Sanchez is on the mound for Joliet and Tucker Jensen for Gateway counters him.

First pitch for all three games comes at 7:05 p.m. with the pre game show on AM 1340 WJOL, starting at 6:50 p.m. each night.

Single game tickets, season tickets, loaded ticket packages and group outings for the 2013 season are available now by calling 815-722-2287. Click here to download the team's complete 2013 schedule, click here for the full promotional schedule and click here to buy single game tickets. To stay up to date on the latest news, make sure to like the Slammers on Facebook and follow them on Twitter .

The Joliet Slammers are members of the Frontier League of Professional Baseball. The Frontier League is the oldest continuously operating independent professional league, entering its 21 st season in 2013. For more information about the Frontier League visit www.frontierleague.com .

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