Game Recaps

Bolts dusted by Wild Things

BOX SCORE 

WASHINGTON, PA- The Windy City ThunderBolts dropped a slugfest in Washington Sunday 11-9 at Wild Things Park.

Windy City (20-32) notched three runs in the top of the first with two outs when Christian Kuzemka went deep, making it 2-0. Infielder Henry Kusiak cranked a triple and scored when outfielder Brennen Dorighi doubled him in.

The Wild Things (33-17) batted through the order in the bottom of the first, plating six runs. Tyreque Reed, Evan Berkey, Robert Chayka and Brandon McIlwain each nailed RBI doubles. 

Reed belted a solo home run, making it 7-3 Washington in the bottom of the second for his third RBI of the afternoon. 

Dorighi responded with an RBI single in the top of the third and Joe Johnson hit a sacrifice fly, cutting the deficit to 7-5.

The Bolts added an RBI single by Emmanuel Sanchez, pulling the team within a run at 7-6. 

Reed demolished home run number two and RBI number five of the evening in the bottom of the frame, making it 9-6 Wild Things.

In the sixth, Kuzemka launched his third hit of the afternoon and fourth RBI with a two-out single, knocking the deficit to 9-7.

The ThunderBolts scrapped across more two-out magic when Johnson hit an RBI triple in the top of the seventh. An error by Tommy Caufield knotted the score at nine.

Andrew Czech cranked a two-run home run in the eighth tomake the final score 11-9. 

Dan Brown pitched three scoreless innings in relief for the Bolts, striking out four. Jack Mahoney (5-3) took the loss.

Nick Macdonald (1-0) earned the win and Gyeongiu Kim earned his 13th save of the season. 

 Windy City returns home to Ozinga Field for a three-game series against the Gateway Grizzlies on Tuesday night. The series opens on a Value Tuesday with all tickets going for just $3.00 and hot dogs, chips, pop and water for only $2.00. On the mound, Buddie Pindel (5-3, 1.90) starts for the Bolts against Gateway's Deylen Miley (4-3, 4.47). First pitch is scheduled for 6:35 CDT and the broadcast can be found at wcthunderbolts.com.



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