Vargas Ties Career High in Loss to Boomers
Published on July 30, 2014 under Frontier League (FL)
Traverse City Beach Bums News Release
TRAVERSE CITY, MI - Jose Vargas matched a career-best with five runs batted in but the Schaumburg Boomers scored six runs in the top of the fifth inning, turning a three-run deficit into a three-run lead and held on to beat the Traverse City Beach Bums 12-9 on Wednesday night at Wuerfel Park.
Vargas got the scoring started for the Beach Bums with an RBI single in the last of the first inning to make it 1-0. The lead then changed hands five times between the third and fifth innings. Schaumburg took a 2-1 lead with a pair of tallies in the top of the third, but a Vargas two-run single pushed the Beach Bums back ahead 3-2 in the bottom of the frame.
The Boomers would get two more runs in the fourth inning, but again Traverse City had the answer. Josh Miller tied the game with an RBI single before Scott Woodward regained the lead for TC at 5-4 with an RBI single of his own. Vargas followed with a two-run single to make it 7-4. Vargas' five-RBI night marked the fourth time he has accomplished the feat in his career.
Schaumburg took the lead for good in the fifth inning. The Boomers strung together six hits to start the frame against Rusty Shellhorn and Cam Giannini to turn a three-run deficit into an 8-7 lead. The visitors then tacked on a run on a wild pitch and Jordan Dean singled home the sixth run of the frame with an RBI single, making it 10-7. Eric Eck made his professional debut for TC in the frame, giving up just a hit in one inning of work.
The Boomers added a pair of runs on singles by Tyler Sciacca and Ty Nelson in the eighth to up the advantage to 12-9. Traverse City again responded with two runs in the last of the eighth, both coming on Schaumburg errors. Dexter Price came on for the Boomers in the ninth and worked around a leadoff walk to pick up his 15th save of the year.
Danny Jimenez (6-3) picked up the win for Schaumburg, allowing seven runs (six earned) on 10 hits in seven innings while mixing in eight strikeouts. Shellhorn received a no decision for Traverse City, allowing six runs on six hits in four-plus frames. Giannini (0-1) was given the loss after allowing four runs in the fifth inning.
Traverse City will look to bounce back on Thursday night at 7:05 in the middle game of the series. Tanner Tripp (1-5, 4.59) will start for TC against Schaumburg's Seth Webster (4-2, 2.90). It's Las Vegas Thirsty Thursday at Wuerfel Park with drink specials throughout the night and one fan will win a three-day vacation to Las Vegas courtesy of Passageways Travel and TVC Airport. Those unable to make the game can listen to the broadcast starting at 6:45 p.m. on Classic Rock the Bear 98.1/107.1 and classicrockthebear.com.
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