Tigers Start 2006 Season With a 10 Inning Victory

Tigers Roar Into Playoffs With Win Over Gibbon

7/21/06

The Tigers got some bad news on Wednesday, finding out that Brandon Wilhelmi suffered a broken bone in his left hand during the game at Stark on Tuesday night.  It looks like he will miss three to four weeks, but the games go on as Springfield opened the 2006 playoffs against the Gibbon Reds on Friday night.  The Tigers jumped out in front, scoring four runs in the bottom of the first inning.  Singles by Andy Moritz and Matt Tews, coupled with a lead-off walk by Adam Timm and three Gibbon errors accounted for the Springfield runs.  Tiger starter Matt Tews wasn't quite as sharp as he had been throughout the course of the season.  The Reds got on the board in the top of the third, putting together two hits and a Springfield error narrowing the Tiger lead to two runs, at 4-2.  Springfield added to their lead in the bottom of the third, getting a run on a bases loaded walk to Jesse Berg.  Gibbon scored their final run of the game in the sixth inning, making the score 5-3.  That was as close as it would get, as the Tigers added four runs in the bottom of the inning.  In the bottom of the sixth, the Tigers batted eight, getting a single from Chris Sturm and a double by Ryan Sturm to go along with a couple walks and a Red error, bringing the score to 9-3, which would be the final.  Jon Diede relieved Tews in the seventh inning and pitched the final 2 2/3 innings, giving up just one hit while striking out three.  The win gives Springfield a 1-0 lead in the best of three game series.  The series will resume at Gibbon on Sunday at 5:00pm.

Matt Tews picked up his seventh win of the year, going the first 6 1/3 innings.  Jon Diede came in to shut down the Reds facing just three batters over the minimum in the final 2 2/3 innings.  At the plate, Andy Moritz, Ryan Sturm, Matt Baier, Tews, and Chris Sturm all had one hit.

 

Linescore

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB
Gibbon 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 8 5 10
Springfield 4 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 x 9 5 2 6


Springfield Box

AB R H RBI BB SO
Timm, SS 3 2 0 0 2 2
Moritz, C 4 1 1 0 0 0
   Brandl, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1
R. Sturm, 1B 3 2 1 1 1 0
Baier, LF 4 1 1 0 0 1
Tews, P 3 0 1 1 0 0
   Diede, P 1 0 0 0 0 0
C. Sturm, CF 3 0 1 0 1 1
Berg, 3B 3 0 0 1 1 1
Krebs, RF 3 1 0 0 0 0
   Schumacher, RF 1 1 0 0 0 1
Haseleu, 2B 2 1 0 0 2 0
31 9 5 3 7 7
IP H R ER BB SO
Tews (W, 7-3) 6 1/3 7 3 2 2 5
Diede 2 2/3 1 0 0 1 3

 

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