Indians Crush Tigers

5/23/08

The Tigers opened a busy weekend of baseball at Riverside Park with a Friday night tilt against Sleepy Eye. The game quickly turned from a pitcher's duel into a game to forget for the home team.

Matt Tews made his third start of the season for Springfield. Sleepy Eye countered with Brian Hertling. The first five innings were a pitcher's duel as the starters kept the bats quiet, allowing just three total hits.

Sleepy Eye was first on the board in the top of the fifth when they took advantage of four Springfield errors to plate two unearned runs. The Tigers cut the lead in half when Andy Moritz led off with a walk, stole second, and advanced to third when the throw went into centerfield. Tews came through with one of his two doubles to plate Moritz making the score 2-1.

The visitor's bats came alive in their half of the sixth when they put together four hits to increase their lead to four runs. They added another run in the seventh. Tews left the game after eight innings with the score 6-1.

Andy Neidt came on to pitch the ninth and yielded five runs, only three of which were earned, on five Sleepy Eye hits. Bringing the final tally to 11-1. Springfield got at least one runner on base in every inning after they scored their lone run in the fifth, but were unable to put any additional runs on the scoreboard.

It was a game the Tigers would like to forget as soon as possible. They'll get right back to work on Sunday night when the Longhorns from Stark come to town for a 7:30pm contest. Come down for some great family entertainment!

Linescore

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB
Sleepy Eye 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 5 11 14 2 9
Springfield 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 8 9

Springfield Box

AB R H RBI BB SO
Tews, P 3 0 2 1 1 0 2B(2), HP
   Neidt, P - - - - - -
Schwab, 2B 5 0 0 0 0 2
R. Sturm, 1B 2 0 0 0 2 0
Baier, 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 SAC
Groebner, DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 HP
Haseleu, SS - - - - - -
Beers, LF 4 0 0 0 0 1
A. Moritz, C 2 1 0 0 2 1
Miesen, LF 3 0 0 0 0 1
   Berg, PH 0 0 0 0 1 0
C. Moritz, CF 3 0 0 0 0 2
   Brandl, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1
28 1 2 1 7 10
IP H R ER BB SO
Tews (L, 0-1) 8    9 6 3 0 5
Neidt 1    5 5 3 1 2

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