Tigers Soak Bluejays
6/21/09
The Tigers continued their homestand on Sunday night under dark skies when Essig came to town. In spite of delays caused by rain and lightening, the Springfield offense rallied for ten runs and behind strong pitching by Brandon Wilhelmi, topped the Bluejays 10-0 in a contest shortened to seven innings by the ten run rule.
Springfield got on the board in the bottom of the first when Ken Sather got a one-out base hit. He stole second and advanced to third on a wild pitch. Matt Baier followed with a single, giving the Tigers a 1-0 lead. The home team took advantage of a Bluejay error and hits by Sather, Matt Tews, and Jordan Milbrath to plate three runs in the bottom of the third, increasing their lead to 4-0.
Heavy rain delayed the game with one out in the bottom of the fourth. When play resumed, Springfield capitalized on two Essig errors and base hits by Brent Haseleu and Wilhelmi to push the score to 5-0. The fifth saw the Tigers add five more runs with a key hit by Andy Moritz, who drove in two runs with a single. Wilhelmi and Sather also added RBI base hits. After five innings, the Tigers led by ten.
Wilhelmi pitched an excellent game allowing just six Bluejay hits. More impressive was his ability to work out of jams by bearing down to strand Essig base runners. The Bluejays left thirteen on base in seven innings, thanks largely to Wilhelmi striking out the final batter in five of seven innings.
Brandon Wilhelmi moved his record to 3-0 on the season, throwing a complete game shutout. Ken Sather led the Springfield offense with three big hits. Wilhelmi and Jordan Milbrath each contributed two singles, while Matt Baier, Matt Tews, Alex Frank, Andy Moritz, and Brent Haseleu added one hit each. The win improves the Tigers' record to 5-12 overall and 4-8 in the Tomahawk East. Springfield will look to start a winning streak when the Redwood Falls Redbirds come to town for a Wednesday night ballgame at 8pm. Come on down and cheer on the Tigers!
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | |
| Essig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | x | 0 | 6 | 5 | 13 |
| Springfield | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | x | x | x | 10 | 12 | 4 | 6 |
Springfield Box
| AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | ||
| B. Wilhelmi, P | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | SAC |
| Sather, CF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Baier, SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | SAC, HP |
| C. Sturm, 1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | HP |
| Nachreiner, 1B | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Tews, 3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | HP |
| A. Wilhelmi, 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Milbrath, LF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Helget, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Frank, RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Christensen, RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Moritz, C | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Haseleu, 2B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 28 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 7 | ||
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ||
| Wilhelmi (W, 3-0) | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
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