Springfield Blanks St. James
7/12/09
In a scheduling quirk, the Tigers traveled to St. James on Sunday afternoon for a rematch after pulling out a win in the bottom of the ninth in Springfield on Saturday night. This time the teams tangled in a pitcher's duel with the Tigers coming out on top, 2-0.
St. James starter Ty Kaus retired the Tigers in order through the first four innings. Finally in the top of the fifth, Ryan Sturm got the first Springfield hit with a hot shot down the left field line. Marc Salazar followed with a single to right, moving Sturm to third. Unfortunately, Sturm was cut down at the plate attempting to score on a fly out to right and suddenly there were two outs. A two-out hit was needed and Jordan Milbrath came through with just that, driving in Salazar and giving the Tigers a 1-0 lead.
One run was all Springfield hurler Brandon Wilhelmi would need, as he allowed just four hits during his complete game effort. The A's got two hits in the third and two hits in the sixth amounting to their biggest threats. The Tigers added an insurance run in the eighth when Wilhelmi was hit by a pitch and stole second. Matt Baier drove in Wilhelmi to make the score 2-0. Wilhelmi mowed down the final nine batters he faced, securing the win for the visitors.
Brandon Wilhelmi pitched an outstanding ballgame, throwing a complete game shutout, striking out eight and allowing just four hits. The win improved his perfect record to 5-0 on the year. Marc Salazar led the Springfield bats with two hits. Alex Frank, Matt Baier, Ryan Sturm, Jordan Milbrath, and Andy Moritz all contributed one hit a piece to the Tiger cause. The win improves Springfield to 10-14 overall and 9-10 in the Tomahawk East. The exhibition game scheduled for Thursday against the Milroy Yankees has been canceled due to Legion and VFW playoffs. The Tigers will return to action a week from today when they host the Leavenworth Orioles at 7:30pm. It'll also be Merchant's Night as the Tigers show their appreciation to local businesses for their support. Come on down and support the Tigers as they play their second-to-last regular season home game!
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | |
| Springfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
| St. James | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
Springfield Box
| AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | ||
| B. Wilhelmi, P | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | HP |
| Frank, CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Baier, SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| R. Sturm, 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Salazar, 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tews, DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Christensen, 2B | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Milbrath, LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Brandl, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Moritz, C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cook, RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | HP |
| 32 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ||
| Wilhelmi (W, 5-0) | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
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