Power And Pitching Lead Miners To Third Straight Win

Power And Pitching Lead Miners To Third Straight Win

Source: Frontier League News

MARION, Ill. – The Southern Illinois Miners used home runs by Craig Massey and Romeo Cortina as well as a fantastic, seven-inning effort on the mound from Robby Rowland to top the Gateway Grizzlies 5-1 at GCS Ballpark in Sauget for their third consecutive win overall in the opener of a three-game road series. It was the Grizzlies who struck first, as Terry McClure walked and stole second base with one out. Jack Hranec followed with a single, and McClure scored on an RBI double by Evan Rogers for a 1-0 Gateway advantage. But that would be all that Rowland (1-2) allowed, as the right-hander scattered five hits over seven strong innings, walking two and setting a new season-high with seven strikeouts to earn his first win on the mound as a Miner. Southern Illinois’ bats were held down by Ja’Vaun West (2-8), as they got seven hits against him in the first five innings, but were unable to score any runs. That changed in the sixth, when former Grizzlie Craig Massoni beat former Miner Joel McKeithan’s throw to first base for an infield single. Massey then came up and hit a two-run homer over the right-center field wall, a go-ahead shot that vaulted the Miners in front 2-1.…

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