FL Washington Wild Things

Wild Things Defeat CornBelters 2-1

July 18, 2015 - Frontier League (FL)
Washington Wild Things News Release


WASHINGTON, PA - On Breast Cancer Awareness Night, the Washington Wild Things took on the Normal CornBelters in an East vs West nail biter. This Saturday night matchup, and game two of a three game series, was highlighted by tremendous pitching from both starters and a walk-off from the Wild Things that elated the home crowd. The Wild Things won 2-1.

In a night where runs were hard to find, it took until the fourth inning for the first runner to cross home plate. In his return from the DL, Washington designated hitter C.J. Beatty broke the scoreless tie with a fielder's choice RBI that sent second baseman Matt Peters home. The Wild Things continued to battle the rest of the way but, it took until an exciting bottom of the ninth inning to score another run that proved to be the difference maker.

The CornBelters were able to stay in the game due to a seventh inning double from left fielder Sam Judah that tied it up 1-1. Following the run, pitcher Matt Sergey exited, after pitching a solid game with 6.1 innings and eight strikeouts. Normal's starter, Michael Schweiss also pitched into the seventh inning.

After getting out of a bases loaded jam in the top of the ninth inning, thanks to a strong outing from their bullpen, the Wild Things had the bases loaded for center fielder Danny Poma. Poma crushed a line drive at the third baseman who could not corral the ball, ultimately scoring the winning run.

The Wild Things took game two in walk-off fashion 2-1 with Johnathon Kountis earning the win and Marc Rutledge earning the loss.

For the official box score, please visit http://www.pointstreak.com/baseball/boxscoretext.html?gameid$8013.

The Wild Things and the CornBelters will meet Sunday for the rubber match when first pitch is scheduled for 2:35 EDT. Air time on WJPA 95.3 FM is 1:55. Catch all of the action on the radio or on www.msasports.net with Randy Gore and/or follow live in-game tweets on Twitter (handle @washwildthings). Tickets are available at the box office or online atwww.washingtonwildthings.com.

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