Tigers Stop Streaks, Drop Reds
6/14/08
Entering Saturday afternoon's game at Gibbon, Springfield had lost four straight games and had not scored a run in nineteen innings. Both of the streaks came to an end, one a little easier than the other, under the warm June sunshine.
The Tigers' bats went right to work in the top of the first inning. Brandon Wilhelmi led off with a walk. Matt Baier, Brady Schwab, and Bob Fink followed with three straight singles. Dave Groebner ripped a run scoring double. Matt Tews wrapped up the scoring for Springfield in the first with a two-run home run over the left field fence. After half an inning, the Tigers had a 5-0 lead.
Tews took the ball, still looking for his first win of the season. He surrendered a solo homer in the bottom of the first to make the score 5-1. Springfield pushed the lead back to five in the top of the fourth when Schwab singled to drive in Baier who had reached on a fielder's choice.
The Reds weren't about to give up as they matched the Springfield run with one of their own in the bottom of the inning. Gibbon continued to chip away at the Tiger lead in the fifth when they plated three runs, taking advantage of two hits, two walks, and a Springfield error.
Errors were the theme of the last few innings of the game. The Reds and Tigers combined for ten miscues during the final five innings. Chris Sturm launched a solo homer in the top of the sixth to move the score to 7-5. Springfield extended their lead to three in the seventh, when they got a run aided by three Gibbon errors.
The in the bottom of the inning, the Tigers committed three errors of their own, accounting for two unearned runs, bringing the Reds within one, 8-7. Jon Diede took over on the hill in the eighth and worked the final two innings without allowing a run to earn the save.
Matt Tews picked up his first win of the season. Brady Schwab and Chris Sturm led the Tigers at the plate with three hits each.
With the win the
Tigers even their league record at 5-5. They are 6-8 overall on
the season. They'll look to start a positive streak when they
return to Riverside Park, for the first time since Memorial Day,
tomorrow night to take on the Grizzlies from Searles. Come on
down and cheer on the Tigers!
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | |
| Springfield | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 7 |
| Gibbon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 8 |
Springfield Box
| AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |||
| Wilhelmi, SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | SAC | |
| Baier, 3B | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Schwab, 2B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B | |
| Fink, 1B/RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Beers, LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Groebner, DH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2B | |
| Diede, RF/P | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| C. Moritz, RF | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Tews, P/1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | HR | |
| Krebs, PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| A. Moritz, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| C. Sturm, CF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR | |
| 40 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | |||
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | |||
| Tews (W, 1-3) | 7 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | ||
| Diede (SV, 2) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
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