Wildness Troubles Beach Bums in Loss to Grizzlies
Published on July 22, 2018 under Frontier League (FL)
Traverse City Beach Bums News Release
SAUGET, IL - The Traverse City Beach Bums(30-29) pitching staff combined to issue 12 walks, four wild pitches, and a hit by pitch as they drop tonight's game to the Gateway Grizzlies(26-36) by a final score of 8-5.
Gateway got on the board first, in the first, with an RBI single by Blake Brown. The Beach Bums took little time to respond in the top of the second. With one away, Luke Lowery hit a single to left and moved to second when it was booted by the left fielder. After Connor Oliver moved him to third on a ground out, Lowery scored on a Noah McGowan RBI single, tying the game at one.
With two outs in the third, Will Kengor and Steve Lohr hit back-to-back solo home runs, for Kengor his 10th, and Lohr's sixth. That gave the Bums a 3-1 lead but it was short-lived. In the bottom of the frame, both Brent Sakurai and Shane Mardirosian scored on wild pitches, then Cody Livesay was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, giving Gateway a 4-3 lead. They added four more in the fourth on a bases loaded walk to Jeff Cardenas, and a three run double By Brennan Morgan.
In the seventh, the Beach Bums started to chip away at the deficit as Alec Olund and Issac Benard both walked with one out. Will Kengor drove in a run on a sacrifice fly to right field then Benard stole second to move into scoring position. Steve Lohr followed with an RBI single to pull Traverse City within three, but that is as close as they would come.
Taso Stathopoulos earned the win for Gateway to improve to 1-2 on the year. He ends up going six innings, allowing three runs, two earned, on five hits and three walks. Andrew Click is dealt the loss in the spot start, lasting only into the third inning. He gave up four runs on three hits and five walks to drop his first decision of the year. Grant Black gave up a walk and struck out two for his second save. The Beach Bums finished this week's six-game road trip at 4-2.
On Wednesday night, the Beach Bums return to Wuerfel Park to start a six game home stand. The Lake Erie Crushers will be first into town for a doubleheader to start a three game set. First pitch for the firs a two seven-inning contests is scheduled for 5:05pm eastern and Tom Willms will have the call, starting with the Budweiser pregame show, at 4:45. You can listen along from anywhere in the world at TCBeachBums.com.
Wednesdays in 2018 are Double Header Nights, offering fans a chance to watch TWO games for the price of ONE! The Bums will take on the Lake Erie Crushers in the fourth double header of the season, on July 25th, so come on out for double the fun that you won't want to miss. Gates open at 4pm for a 5:05 first pitch. For information and tickets, go to TCBeachBums.com or call the office at (231) 943-0100.
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