Wooten, Mathews Key 7-4 Snappers' Win
Published on August 24, 2013 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Beloit Sky Carp News Release
BELOIT, WI - John Wooten homered, drove in two and scored twice for the Beloit Snappers, who downed the Clinton LumberKings, 7-4, in Midwest League action with a crowd of 2,106 in attendance at Pohlman Field on Saturday night.
Beloit starts the series with a victory to up their record to 72-59 (29-32 in the second half). Clinton's third straight loss knocks them down to 64-66 (31-30 in the second half).
The Snappers got on the board in the first thanks to some shoddy LumberKings defense. A single and two walks loaded the bases and Wooten banged into an RBI fielder's choice. An error on the play allowed a second run to come across, putting Beloit ahead early.
In the second, it was Clinton that loaded the bases, using two hits and a base on balls to put starting pitcher Derek DeYoung (7-5) in a tight spot. With two outs, Janelfy Zorilla dropped a two-run single into center to tie the game.
After three scoreless innings, the LumberKings moved ahead in the sixth on a single, a double and an error, but the Snappers quickly answered. Wooten started things by immediately tying the game with 19th homer of the season. Matt Olson then singled and an error three batters later put two runners on. That brought up Ryan Mathews, who belted a double to the wall in center that scored both men, putting Beloit ahead for good.
Insurance for the Snappers came in the form of single runs in the seventh and eighth. A double by Olson scored the run in the seventh and Daniel Robertson beat out an infield single in the eighth to tally the other run.
While the Snappers were adding to their lead, reliever Chris Lamb was making it stand up. Lamb fired two innings of shutout baseball, only allowing one hit and striking out two. In the ninth, Clinton did score an unearned off new pitcher Vince Voiro, but that would be all they would get, as Voiro sealed the deal with a strikeout and a groundout.
On Sunday afternoon, these two teams will go at it in game two of this series. Beloit's RHP Dylan Covey (0-1, 4.23 ERA) will toe the slab against LHP Steven Ewing (1-0, 5.40 ERA). The first pitch will be thrown at 2:00pm. The first 500 fans into Pohlman Field on Sunday will receive a bobblehead doll of Snappers manager Ryan Christenson, presented by TruGreen. This collectible is the final piece of the Snappers 2013 bobble set. Don't forget to check the Sunday Stateline News for your buy-one, get-one coupon to Stateline News Family Fun Sunday. After the game, kids can run the bases and play catch in the outfield, weather permitting.Also, you can purchase 12 ounce bottles of Leinenkugel for only $2.
Midwest League Stories from August 24, 2013
- Hot Rods Cool off TinCaps - Fort Wayne TinCaps
- Chiefs Lose 1-0 Saturday - Peoria Chiefs
- Loons' Streaking Reaches Four - Great Lakes Loons
- Mistakes Costly in Ugly Loss to Beloit - Clinton LumberKings
- Dunn Has Three Hits as Hot Rods Blank TinCaps - Bowling Green Hot Rods
- Wooten, Mathews Key 7-4 Snappers' Win - Beloit Sky Carp
- Cougars charge past Wisconsin 5-3 - Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
- Another Seventh-Inning Rally Keys Victory - Kane County Cougars
- Loons' Long Balls Loom Large in Hawks' 9-4 Loss - South Bend Silver Hawks
- Sellout Crowd Treated To Well-Rounded Win - West Michigan Whitecaps
- Holmes, Lambson Help Bandits Breeze Through Bees - Quad Cities River Bandits
- Bandits Beat Bees 4-1 - Burlington Bees
- Whitecaps Sink Lake County 6-2 - Lake County Captains
- Kernels Blank Peoria 1-0 - Cedar Rapids Kernels
- Whitecaps to Host 50th Midwest League All-Star Game in 2014 - West Michigan Whitecaps
- Guillon Is Brilliant as Dragons Top Lugnuts, 6-1 - Dayton Dragons
- Klein HR provides sole Lugnuts hit in 6-1 loss - Lansing Lugnuts
- Tucker Donahue Activated - Lansing Lugnuts
- Dragons Place Cisco on Disabled List - Dayton Dragons
- Dragons GameDay for Saturday at Lansing - Dayton Dragons
- Snappers to Hit Links Again on October 1st - Beloit Sky Carp
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
