Tigers Down Reds
7/1/09
On Wednesday night the Gibbon Reds visited Riverside Park as the Tigers wrapped up a six game homestand. Gibbon gave Springfield a battle, but ultimately the Tigers came out on top, 7-5.
Alex Frank made his debut on the mound for the home team. He did a nice job, not allowing a hit through the first three innings. The Tigers gave Frank a lead in the bottom of the third. Brandon Wilhelmi led off with a single. Matt Baier took his place when he reached on a fielder's choice. Then Brady Schwab launched a double, driving in Baier. Schwab came in to score on a Gibbon error to give Springfield a 2-0 lead.
The Reds battled back in the top of the fourth when they got a run on two base hits and a Tiger error. A lead-off double in the fifth, along with another Springfield error, allowed the Reds to tie the game at two. The Tigers went to work in the bottom of the inning when Baier started things with a single. Schwab followed with a walk and Baier advanced to third on a wild pitch. When Schwab attempted to steal second the catcher's throw went into centerfield and Baier scored with Schwab moving to third. Schwab scored on a sacrifice fly by Chris Sturm. Ken Sather singled with two outs and Bob Fink crushed a double driving him in and giving Springfield a three run lead, 5-2.
Gibbon kept battling in the sixth when they put together three straight hits, including back-to-back doubles, and a sac fly to plate three runs and tie the game at five. Springfield regained the lead in the bottom of the inning, when Wilhelmi worked a one-out walk, and Baier followed with a two-bagger driving him in. The Tigers added an additional run in the bottom of the seventh when pinch runner Brent Haseleu came in to score after Baier was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. Jason Nachreiner came on in the top of the seventh. After allowing a one-out single, he mowed down eight Reds in a row to finish things up for the home team.
Alex Frank earned his first win in his first start, going six innings and allowing five runs, three of which were earned. Jason Nachreiner earned his first save of the year, working the final three innings, while allowing just one hit. Matt Baier led the Springfield offense with two hits. Brandon Wilhelmi, Brady Schwab, Marc Salazar, Ken Sather, and Bob Fink all added one hit each to the Tiger total. The win is Springfield's second straight and improves their overall record to 8-13 and 7-9 in the Tomahawk East. Springfield finished their six game homestand with a 4-2 record. Most of the team is off until Friday, July 10th when they'll travel to Lamberton to battle the Long Sox. Matt Baier, Marc Salazar, Brandon Wilhelmi, and Chris Sturm have been selected to the All-Star team for the annual Tomahawk East League All-Star game to be played on Sunday, July 5th in Gibbon. We'll see you at the ballpark!
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | |
| Gibbon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 8 |
| Springfield | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | x | 7 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
Springfield Box
| AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | ||
| B. Wilhelmi, SS/C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Baier, 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2B, HP |
| Schwab, 2B/SS | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| C. Sturm, LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | SAC |
| Salazar, 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SAC |
| Sather, CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | HP |
| Fink, RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2B, SAC |
| Haseleu, PR/2B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Brandl, DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Frank, P | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Nachreiner, P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Cook, C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Christensen, 2B/RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 6 | ||
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ||
| Frank (W, 1-0) | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
| Nachreiner (SV, 1) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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