Bolts drop pitching duel08/02/2024 8:18 PM
AVON, OH - The ThunderBolts dropped a pitching duel Friday night 5-1 to the Lake Erie Crushers in the opener of a three-game series at Crushers Stadium.
Windy City (31-40) picked up where they left off offensively. Following a lead off walk by outfielder Cam Phelts, Michael Seegers knocked an infield single. Emmanuel Sanchez hit a line drive off the pitchers’ mound scoring the first run of the game, making it 1-0 Bolts.
Lake Erie (39-30) responded in the bottom of the fourth. Three straight singles capped off by Jake Guenther knotted the score at 1-1. A wild pitch scored the go ahead run, making it 2-1 Crushers. Phelts ended the inning by throwing out Guenther for an inning-ending double play.
In the bottom of the sixth, Guenther doubled with one out. The next man to the plate, Scout Knotts, demolished a two-run home run, making it 4-1 Lake Erie. Crushers catcher John Tuccillo singled to the left side adding more cushion for the Crushers and a 5-1 advantage.
After the ThunderBolts were unable to score in the top of the seventh inning, rain started to fall. Following a lengthy delay, the game was made official after six and a half innings.
Anthony Escobar (7-2) pitched seven innings, surrendering one run on four hits while walking two and striking out seven for the win.
Ruddy Gomez (1-4) tossed 5.2 innings, conceding five runs (four earned) with one walk and ten strikeouts.
The Bolts are back on the diamond Saturday night at 6:05 CDT for the second game of the three-game series at Crushers Stadium. John Mikolaicyk (3-3, 5.01) starts for the Bolts against Lake Erie's Jack Eisenbarger (6-4, 3.42). The broadcast can be found at wcthunderbolts.com. |
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