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August 19, 2018 - MARION, Ill. - Trae Santos hit a solo home run in the sixth inning and Grant Black hurled two scoreless innings to slam the door Sunday night in the Gateway Grizzlies' 2-1 win over the Southern Illinois Miners at Rent One Park.
Gateway (36-49) won Sunday rubber match to take the hotly-contested series, two games to one. After a two-run Grizzlies win Friday night, each of the following two games were decided by a single tally. Southern Illinois (42-39) won 7-6 Saturday in 10 innings before the Grizzlies' triumph Sunday.
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August 19, 2018 - CRESTVIEW, Il. - A three-run fifth inning proved to be the difference for the Washington Wild Things as the team cruised to a 6-2 win over the Windy City ThunderBolts Sunday afternoon.
With the win, Washington (48-36) has now won seven straight series. The team's magic number to clinch a playoff berth is eight, while its magic number to clinch the East Division is 11.
Dillon Sunnafrank was the story from the beginning for the Wild Things as he made his first professional start. The Wheeling Jesuit product was dominant... Full Story
August 19, 2018 - FLORENCE, Ky - In desperate need of a win in the home series finale against the Evansville Otters, the Florence Freedom, presented by Titan Mechanical Solutions, used clutch-hitting to secure the afternoon affair, 6-3, on Sunday at UC Health Stadium.
Scoring in their first at-bat has become a trademark of the Freedom (42-42) offense in 2018, as they plated their 76th first inning run to take a, 1-0, lead off Evansville (42-42) starter Tyler Beardsley (4-8). Ricky Ramirez Jr. singled for the Freedom's first hit of the afte... Full Story
August 19, 2018 - JOLIET, IL - The Traverse City Beach Bums(38-46) earned their first series sweep of the season as they defeated the the Joliet Slammers(47-37) by a final score of 9-7.
Orlando Rivera led off the game by reaching on a walk then Will Kengor singled to move Orlando to second. Alexis Rivera drove in the game's first run with a sacrifice fly. Joliet tied the game in the bottom of the inning with an RBI single by Travis Bolin.
The Beach Bums broke the game open in the fourth as they sent ten men to the plate. Alexis Rivera a... Full Story
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Grizzlies Win One-Run Rubber Match
August 19, 2018 - MARION, Ill. - Trae Santos hit a solo home run in the sixth inning and Grant Black hurled two scoreless innings to slam the door Sunday night in the Gateway Grizzlies' 2-1 win over the Southern Illinois Miners at Rent One Park.
Gateway (36-49) won Sunday rubber match to take the hotly-contested series, two games to one. After a two-run Grizzlies win Friday night, each of the following two games were decided by a single tally. Southern Illinois (42-39) won 7-6 Saturday in 10 innings before the Grizzlies' triumph Sunday.
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Wild Things Win 6-2 in Series Finale
August 19, 2018 - CRESTVIEW, Il. - A three-run fifth inning proved to be the difference for the Washington Wild Things as the team cruised to a 6-2 win over the Windy City ThunderBolts Sunday afternoon.
With the win, Washington (48-36) has now won seven straight series. The team's magic number to clinch a playoff berth is eight, while its magic number to clinch the East Division is 11.
Dillon Sunnafrank was the story from the beginning for the Wild Things as he made his first professional start. The Wheeling Jesuit product was dominant... Full StoryTimely Hitting Helps Freedom Salvage Series Finale
August 19, 2018 - FLORENCE, Ky - In desperate need of a win in the home series finale against the Evansville Otters, the Florence Freedom, presented by Titan Mechanical Solutions, used clutch-hitting to secure the afternoon affair, 6-3, on Sunday at UC Health Stadium.
Scoring in their first at-bat has become a trademark of the Freedom (42-42) offense in 2018, as they plated their 76th first inning run to take a, 1-0, lead off Evansville (42-42) starter Tyler Beardsley (4-8). Ricky Ramirez Jr. singled for the Freedom's first hit of the afte... Full StoryBeach Bums Win Sunday Matinee and Sweep Slammers
August 19, 2018 - JOLIET, IL - The Traverse City Beach Bums(38-46) earned their first series sweep of the season as they defeated the the Joliet Slammers(47-37) by a final score of 9-7.
Orlando Rivera led off the game by reaching on a walk then Will Kengor singled to move Orlando to second. Alexis Rivera drove in the game's first run with a sacrifice fly. Joliet tied the game in the bottom of the inning with an RBI single by Travis Bolin.
The Beach Bums broke the game open in the fourth as they sent ten men to the plate. Alexis Rivera a... Full StoryFrontier League News
- CornBelters Drop Road Trip Finale at River City - Normal CornBelters (FL) August 19
- Grizzlies Win One-Run Rubber Match - Gateway Grizzlies (FL) August 19
- Miners Drop Close Finale to Grizzlies - Southern Illinois Miners (FL) August 19
- Wild Things Win 6-2 in Series Finale - Washington Wild Things (FL) August 19
- Timely Hitting Helps Freedom Salvage Series Finale - Florence Freedom (FL) August 19
- Washington Takes Series over ThunderBolts - Windy City ThunderBolts (FL) August 19
- Beach Bums Win Sunday Matinee and Sweep Slammers - Traverse City Beach Bums (FL) August 19
- Otters Unable to Finish off Sweep against Freedom - Evansville Otters (FL) August 19
- Boomers Power Way to Series Win - Lake Erie Crushers (FL) August 19
- Boomers Homer Past Lake Erie - Schaumburg Boomers (FL) August 19
- Grizzlies Lose on Tenth-Inning Walk-Off - Gateway Grizzlies (FL) August 18
- Bonfield, Miners Come Back to Stun Gateway in Extras - Southern Illinois Miners (FL) August 18
- Rascals Roll Past Belters in Game 2 - River City Rascals (FL) August 18
- Another Strong Rascals Start Downs CornBelters - Normal CornBelters (FL) August 18
- Lake Erie Evens Key Series - Lake Erie Crushers (FL) August 18
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Evansville Otters - Evansville, Indiana
Florence Freedom - Florence, Kentucky
Gateway Grizzlies - Sauget, Illinois
Joliet Slammers - Joliet, Illinois
Lake Erie Crushers - Cleveland, Ohio
Normal CornBelters - Normal, Illinois
River City Rascals - O'Fallon, Missouri
Schaumburg Boomers - Schaumburg, Illinois
Southern Illinois Miners - Marion, Illinois
Traverse City Beach Bums - Traverse City, Michigan
Washington Wild Things - Washington, Pennsylvania
Windy City ThunderBolts - Crestwood, IllinoisFL Scoreboard
| Sun., Aug 19 | Lake Erie 4 at Schaumburg 10 | Final |
| Sun., Aug 19 | Traverse City 9 at Joliet 7 | Final |
| Sun., Aug 19 | Evansville 3 at Florence 6 | Final |
| Sun., Aug 19 | Normal 2 at River City 6 | Final |
| Sun., Aug 19 | Gateway 2 at Southern Illinois 1 | Final |
| Sun., Aug 19 | Washington 6 at Windy City 2 | Final |
| Sat., Aug 18 | Evansville 8 at Florence 7 | Final |
| Sat., Aug 18 | Lake Erie 3 at Schaumburg 1 | Final |
| Sat., Aug 18 | Gateway 6 at Southern Illinois 7 | Final (10) |
| Sat., Aug 18 | Washington 1 at Windy City 0 | Final |
| Sat., Aug 18 | Normal 3 at River City 5 | Final |
| Sat., Aug 18 | Traverse City 4 at Joliet 1 | Final |
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FL Headlines
- Bonfield lifts Miners to 10-inning win over Grizzlies - FL The Southern (August 19)
- Traverse City claims first two games of weekend series - FL Joliet Herald News (August 19)
- River City tops league-leading Belters - FL Bloomington Pantagraph (August 19)
- One run enough for Wild Things' Cunningham - FL Washington Observer-Reporter (August 19)
- Beach Bums blow out Slammers - FL Traverse City Record-Eagle (August 18)
- Schaumburg takes late lead as Crushers drop fourth straight - FL Lorain Morning Journal (August 18)
- Encina's solid start wasted as Grizzlies rally late - FL The Southern (August 18)
- Fast River City start dooms CornBelters - FL Bloomington Pantagraph (August 18)
- Frontier League Gateway Grizzlies vs. Southern Illinois Miners August 17 - FL Belleville News-Democrat (August 18)
- Frontier League Gateway Grizzlies vs. Southern Illinois Miners August 9 - FL Belleville News-Democrat (August 18)
- Wild Things zapped by ThunderBolts - FL Washington Observer-Reporter (August 18)
- Crushers running away from home after getting swept by Slammers, dropping to 15-23 at Sprenger Stadium - FL Chronicle-Telegram (August 17)
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