ThunderBolts drop series to Lake Erie07/07/2016 9:58 PM
 Crushers 7 Bolts 4 CRESTWOOD, IL – ThunderBolts pitchers walked 11 batters, leading to seven Lake Erie runs as the visiting Crushers defeated the Windy City ThunderBolts 7-4 in the series finale at Standard Bank Stadium Thursday night. The Crushers (21-25) jumped out to a 2-0 lead without hitting the ball out of the infield in the first inning. Brendan Costantino reached on an infield single and Clay Chapman walked the next two batters to load the bases. Richard Seigel was hit by a pitch to force in the first run and Sean Hurley walked to bring home another. They made it 3-0 in the second when a double and two walks loaded the bags for a Jose Barraza run-scoring groundout. The ThunderBolts (24-24) got on the board in the bottom of the inning as Taylor Smart reached on an error and Johnny Eierman doubled him home. Chapman settled in and retired 14 of his final 16 batters and the score was still 3-1 when the Bolts loaded the bases with one out in the sixth. Larry Balkwill hit a hard line drive, but Barraza hauled it in and stepped on first to end the threat. They did break through in the seventh. Eierman walked and Zier doubled with nobody out to make it a one-run game, but Zier was stranded at second base. Lake Erie put it away with a four-run eighth. A single and two walks loaded the bases before Connor Oliver was walked by Joel Lima to force in a run. Costantino followed with a three-run double to make it 7-2. Windy City tried to fight back again. Balkwill picked up an RBI double in the eighth and Cody Keefer brought home a run on a ninth-inning single but, with the tying run at the plate, Keegan Ghidotti got Ransom LaLonde to ground into a game-ending double play. Steve Hagen (3-2) allowed two runs (one earned) I seven innings for the win and Chapman (5-3) gave up three runs in six innings for the loss. The ThunderBolts hit the road on Friday as they end the season’s first half with three games at Traverse City. Friday’s contest features Brady Muller (1-4, 3.69) pitching for the Bolts against The Beach Bums’ Austin Bembnowski (1-0, 6.75). First pitch from Wuerfel Park is scheduled for 6:05 and the broadcast can be heard through wcthunderbolts.com. |
Browse by Month »
August 2024 July 2024 June 2024 May 2024 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 September 2010 August 2010 July 2010 June 2010 May 2010 September 2009 August 2009 July 2009 June 2009 May 2009 September 2008 August 2008 July 2008 June 2008 May 2008 |
