Grizzlies Score Five in First, Defeat Tigers
6/14/09
Springfield traveled to Searles on Sunday for a 2:00 match-up with the Grizzlies. A rough first inning put the Tigers behind and they would trail all game, falling by a score of 8-6.
Matt Tews took the ball on the mound for Springfield. After a Tiger error, the Grizzlies put together five hits along with a walk to take a 5-0 lead during their first at-bat. The Springfield offense went to work in the top of the second when Chris Sturm led off with a single. Tews followed with a one-out base hit. Ken Sather got the Tigers on the board with a double, making the score 5-1.
Tews settled down for a solid second and third inning, allowing just one hit. The Springfield bats kept rolling in the top of the third. Brandon Wilhelmi sparked things with a double. Matt Baier was hit by a pitch and Brady Schwab reached base via a Searles error on an attempted sacrifice bunt to load the bases. Sturm came through with a huge single to score Wilhelmi and Baier and get the Tigers within two. Schwab came in to score on a wild pitch to cut the Searles lead to one at 5-4.
In the fourth, the Tigers had a chance to tie the game, but the inning came to an end on a controversial call as Wilhelmi attempted to advance to third on a sacrifice fly. The Grizzlies put together three singles in the bottom of the fourth to increase their lead to three at 7-4. The bottom of the sixth saw Searles plate their final run as Tews gave up two hits to start the inning. Wilhelmi came on in relief and retired the side, but the first out was a sacrifice fly running the score to 8-4.
The top of the seventh saw Springfield claw closer with Baier reaching on a base hit. Sturm worked a two-out walk and Marc Salazar reached on a Grizzly error to load the bases. Tews stepped up and ripped a single to drive in two runs, cutting the Searles lead to two at 8-6. Wilhelmi faced just two batters over the minimum during his three innings of work. Springfield was able to load the bases in the top of the ninth, but three outs came before the required two runs to keep playing as Searles came away with the two run win.
Matt Tews went the first five innings for the Tigers. He allowed twelve hits and eight runs being charged with the loss. Brandon Wilhelmi allowed just two hits in the final three innings. Offensively, Chris Sturm was the pace-setter smashing three hits. Matt Baier and Matt Tews each had two hits and Wilhelmi and Ken Sather rounded out the Springfield offense with one hit each. Springfield will return home on Friday night to begin a six-game home stand. The Tigers will host the Lakers from Hanska in a 7:30pm game. Friday is Youth Night and all kids are invited to Riverside Park to participate in contests between innings, enjoy a free hot dog, sign-up to win prizes, and more! We'll see you there!
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | |
| Springfield | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| Searles | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | x | 8 | 14 | 3 | 7 |
Springfield Box
| AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | ||
| B. Wilhelmi, C/P | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Baier, 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | HP |
| Schwab, SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | SAC |
| Christensen, PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C. Sturm, LF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Salazar, 1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tews, P/2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Sather, CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Milbrath, RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cook, DH/C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | HP |
| Nachreiner, 2B | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 37 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | ||
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ||
| Tews (L, 1-2) | 5 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | |
| Wilhelmi | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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