Bolts fall to Rascals 4-2 in series opener06/03/2014 9:00 PM
CRESTWOOD, IL – Daniel Cropper threw a season-high 7.2 innings, but it wasn’t enough to take down the River City Rascals, who defeated the ThunderBolts 4-2 at Standard Bank Stadium Tuesday night. The Rascals went ahead 2-0 in the third inning with three straight two-out hits. Zach Kometani started the rally with a single followed by a Hector Crespo double. Eric Williams singled both of them in to break the scoreless tie. The ThunderBolts got River City back with a run in the fourth and one in the fifth. The fourth inning began with a Michael Torres single and error, putting him at second base. Ryan Soares singled on the next pitch, scoring Torres and cutting the lead in half. The next inning, Matt Scioscia reached second on a two-base error. He scored on Torres’s two-out single, tying the score. The tie did not last long. Daniel Cropper had allowed a leadoff triple in the fifth, but pitched around it without allowing a run. He nearly did the same in the sixth, when Bryan Aanderud tripled and still stood at third with two outs. This time, Josh Ludy came up with the big two-out hit, scoring Aanderud for the 3-2 lead. The Rascals added insurance with a run in the ninth on a Kometani RBI single. The Bolts did not threaten late in the game, failing to get a man past first base in the last four innings. They had just one hit against the Rascals bullpen. Tommy Mendoza (1-0) allowed just two unearned runs in five innings to get the win in his first start this year. Cropper (1-3) allowed three runs on nine hits and took the loss. Gabe Shaw pitched a perfect ninth inning for his sixth save. Torres appeared in his 394th ThunderBolt game, breaking his tie with Zach Aakhus for the most in team history. Game two between the ThunderBolts and Rascals is Wednesday evening at 6:05. Jake Fisher (1-2, 5.12) will pitch for the Bolts and be opposed by Cory Caruso (0-2, 5.79). Wednesday night is Palos Baseball Organization Night at Standard Bank Stadium featuring a postgame fireworks show. It is also 50 cent hot dog night. Fans not in attendance can hear the broadcast on WXAV 88.3 FM and wxav.com.
|
Browse by Month »
September 2023 August 2023 July 2023 June 2023 May 2023 September 2022 August 2022 July 2022 June 2022 May 2022 September 2021 August 2021 July 2021 June 2021 May 2021 August 2019 July 2019 June 2019 May 2019 September 2018 August 2018 July 2018 June 2018 May 2018 September 2017 August 2017 July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 September 2014 August 2014 July 2014 June 2014 May 2014 September 2013 August 2013 July 2013 June 2013 May 2013 September 2012 August 2012 July 2012 June 2012 May 2012 September 2011 August 2011 July 2011 June 2011 May 2011 |
