AUTHOR: SportsReleases.com
TITLE: GRIZZLIES WIN NINTH IN A ROW
DATE: 7/06/2007 08:49:00 PM
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FOR RELEASE: JULY 6, 2007
GRIZZLIES WIN NINTH STRAIGHT
Dustin Roberts hit a grand slam, and drove in five runs Friday night as the Gateway Grizzlies defeated the Rockford RiverHawks 8-3 Wednesday night in front of 4,019. The win is the Grizzlies' ninth in a row.
The Grizzlies (33-10) are now tied with the Windy City ThunderBolts for the best record in the Frontier League, and one of the best winning percentages in all of professional baseball. The Grizzlies will travel to Windy City for a three-game series Saturday-Monday.
Roberts doubled to score Mike Breyman in the first inning to give the Grizzlies the 1-0 advantage. Rockford came back with an unearned run off of Grizzlies starter Toro Trevino in the second. Trevino (7-0) earned the win going 6.2 innings. He gave up three runs, two earned, on nine hits. He struck out five and didn't walk a hitter.
Mike Breyman hit a sacrifice fly in the third to put the Grizzlies up 2-1. They would go up 4-1 with RBIs from Greg Andrews and Ryan Sullivan in the fourth inning.
Rockford (20-23) added single runs in the sixth and seventh innings to cut the lead to 4-3.
Roberts blow came with one out in the bottom of the eighth off Rockford reliever Dane Towery. Roberts was 2-4 with the five runs driven in.
Game time Saturday night in Crestwood, IL is 7:05. Fans can tune in beginning at 6:50 on 1490 am WESL and the rest of the Grizzlies radio network.
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Joe Pott
Broadcaster/Corporate Sales Associate
Gateway Grizzlies Frontier League Baseball
2003 & 2006 Organization of the Year
618-337-3000
www.gatewaygrizzlies.com
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