Wild Things Use Big First Inning to Down Freedom
June 25, 2015 - Frontier League (FL)
Florence Y'alls News Release
Sam Eberle of the Florence Freedom
(Florence Y'alls, Credit: Toni Hanson)
(Florence, KY) - The Florence Freedom (14-22), presented by Titan Mechanical Solutions, fell behind early and couldn't catch up in a 4-2 loss to the Washington Wild Things (14-22) Thursday night.
Washington plated four runs in the first inning off Florence starter Ryan Davis (0-1). With the bases loaded and nobody out, Carter Bell delivered a sacrifice fly. Scott Kalamar followed with a three-run home run to put the Wild Things up 4-0.
Davis settled down after that, going five innings in his Freedom debut.
But Florence's offense could not do enough against Washington pitching as Wild Things starter Kyle Helisek (3-2) went six innings, allowing only one run on four hits to pick up the victory.
Travis Weaver doubled to start to the third inning. He went to third on a Zack Burling fly out and scored on a Justin Harris grounder to cut the deficit to 4-1.
The Freedom tallied another run in the eighth on a Collins Cuthrell RBI single to score Daniel Fraga. With runners at first and second and one out, down 4-2, Sam Eberle lined into a double play, ending the frame. Jonathan Kountis picked up the save with a scoreless ninth.
Florence heads to Crestwood, IL to take on the Windy City ThunderBolts on Friday. First pitch is set for 8:05 p.m. eastern time. Fans can tune in at http://mixlr.com/florencefreedom/.
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The Florence Freedom, presented by Titan Mechanical Solutions, are members of the Frontier League of Professional Baseball. The Frontier League is the oldest continuously operating independent professional league, entering its 23rd season in 2015. For more information about the Frontier League visit www.frontierleague.com.
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