Schaumburg 3, RailCats 2 (10 innings)

July 19, 2007

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Gary, Ind.—Christian Snavely scored from third base on an error with two outs in the 10^th inning as the Schaumburg Flyers came from behind to defeat the Gary SouthShore RailCats 3-2 before a crowd of 2,360 at U. S. Steel Yard on Thursday night. The loss dropped the RailCats out of first place for the first time this season as they fell to 4-4 in the second half, one game behind the Flyers in the Northern League South Division standings.

With the game tied 2-2, Snavely singled off RailCats reliever Tony Cogan (1-5) with one out in the top of the 10^th inning. Pat O'Sullivan singled to move Snavely to second. Dario Delgado grounded out to second to advance the runners to second and third, and Billy Malone followed with a ground ball to short that was mishandled by Gary's Jay Pecci for an error as Snavely scored to break the tie.

James Morrison tossed a scoreless bottom of the 10^th, allowing only a two-out walk, for his 11^th save.

The RailCats wasted a tremendous effort by starting pitcher Josh Habel, the league leader in wins, who worked seven innings, allowing only an unearned run on five hits with two walks and four strikeouts.

The RailCats took a 1-0 lead in the fourth without getting a ball out of the infield. Dave Detienne had an infield single, went to second on Eric McNamee's bunt single, to third on Eric Blakeley's sacrifice bunt, and scored on Steve Haake's ground out to first.

In the sixth, the RailCats scored once more when Detienne started the inning with an infield hit, went to second on a wild pitch, to third on McNamee's ground out, and scored on Haake's sacrifice fly to left. The RailCats went on to load the bases with two outs, but Schaumburg starting pitcher Nat Harris got Jermaine Allensworth to ground out to short to keep the Flyers within two runs.

Schaumburg scored an unearned run off Habel in the seventh as O'Sullivan scored from second on Blakeley's throwing error from shortstop to make it 2-1. The Flyers tied the game in the eighth when Demetrius Heath singled off reliever Steve Edsall and scored on Sandy Almonte's triple.

Chad Blackwell replaced Edsall with the tie-breaking run at third and no outs and turned in one of the season's clutch relief appearances, striking out Flyers cleanup hitter O'Sullivan, striking out Delgado, and getting Malone on a grounder to the side of the mound to strand Almonte at third and keep the game tied.

The RailCats got the lead-off man aboard in the bottom of the eighth when Haake was hit by a pitch, but when the count ran to 3-2 on the next hitter, Haake broke for second as Flyers' pitcher Justin Robinson threw to first and Haake was an easy out. It turned out to be a big play because Jose Yepez followed Haake's base running mistake with a walk, went to second on Tanner Townsend's infield hit, and to third on Jermaine Allensworth's long fly out to left. But he was stranded at third when Pecci grounded out to first as a pinch hitter.

The RailCats have lost three straight home games for the first time this season after since beginning the year by winning of their first 15 home games, they have dropped eight of 12 at the Steel Yard.

The RailCats host Joliet on Friday at 7:00 p.m. at U. S. Steel Yard in the first game of a three game series. Jason Shelley (2-1, 7.71) will start for Gary against Joliet's Nick Renault (5-5, 4.57). The Principle Financial Group Family Fun Fest, an interactive minor league baseball festival, will set up on the concourse starting at 4:00 p.m. Fireworks will follow the game sponsored by Krazy Kaplans and the Post-Tribune.

Schaumburg 3 (25-31,5-3 2nd Half) Gary 2 (34-22,4-4 2nd Half)

AB R H RBI    AB R H RBI

Heath 2b    5 1 1 0 Detienne 1b 5 2 2 0
Almonte ss    5 0 1 1 McNamee 2b    4 0 2 0
Snavely lf    3 1 1 0 Blakeley ss/lf    3 0 0 0
O'Sullivan 1b 5 1 3 0 Haake rf    3 0 1 2
Delgado 3b    5 0 0 0 Yepez c 2 0 0 0
Malone cf 5 0 1 0 Reese pr    0 0 0 0
Rohde dh    2 0 0 0 Wallace c 1 0 0 0
Hurst ph    0 0 0 0 Townsend 3b 3 0 2 0
Derhak c    4 0 1 0 Allensworth dh    4 0 0 0
Matlock rf    4 0 1 0 Price lf    3 0 0 0
Harris p    0 0 0 0 Pecci ph/ss 1 0 0 0
Toohey p    0 0 0 0 Mueller cf    3 0 1 0
Robinson p    0 0 0 0 Habel p 0 0 0 0
Villafuerte p 0 0 0 0 Edsall p    0 0 0 0
Morrison p    0 0 0 0 Blackwell p 0 0 0 0
   Cogan p 0 0 0 0

Totals...... 38 3 9 1 Totals...... 32 2 8 2

Score by innings:    R H E
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Schaumburg 000 000 110 1 - 3 9 0
Gary 000 101 000 0 - 2 8 2
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E - Blakeley(5); Pecci(8). LOB - Flyers 9; RailCats 11. 2B - O'Sullivan(8);
Malone(11); Townsend(18). 3B - Almonte(3). SH - Blakeley; Allensworth. SF -
Haake. SB - Mueller(11). CS - Matlock(1); Haake 2(5); Mueller(8).

   IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF Fly Gnd NP

Harris 6.2 7 2 2 3 4   2 0 1 0   22 29   2 12 107
Toohey 0.1 0 0 0 0 0   0 0 0 0 1 1   1 0 4
Robinson 0.1 0 0 0 1 0   0 0 1 0 0 2   0 0   11
Villafuerte W 1-0    1.2 1 0 0 1 3   0 0 0 0 6 7   1 1   24
Morrison S,11    1.0 0 0 0 1 1   0 0 0 0 3 4   2 0   28

Habel    7.0 5 1 0 2 4   0 0 0 0   25 27   7 9 112
Edsall 0.0 2 1 1 0 0   0 0 0 0 2 2   0 0 5
Blackwell    1.0 0 0 0 1 2   0 0 0 0 3 4   0 1   21
Cogan L 1-5    2.0 2 1 0 1 1   0 0 0 0 8 9   1 3   33

WP - Harris 2(5). HBP - by Harris (Townsend); by Robinson (Haake).

Strikeouts - Snavely; O'Sullivan 2; Delgado 2; Malone; Matlock; Detienne 2;
Blakeley; Yepez; Wallace; Townsend; Price; Mueller. Walks - Snavely 2;
Rohde; Hurst; McNamee; Blakeley; Yepez 2; Townsend; Mueller.

Umpires - Home:Mike Baker 1st:Hank Himmanen 3rd:Mark Hackelberg
Start: 7:04 pm   Time: 3:29   Attendance: 2360

Game Notes:
Friday's probables: Nick Renault (JOL) at Jason Shelley (GAR), 7 p.m.
Brandon Culp (SHM) at TBA (KCT), 7:05 p.m.
Edsall faced 2 batters in the 8th.

The Automated ScoreBook
Schaumburg at Gary
   Jul 19, 2007 at Gary, Ind. (U.S. Steel Yard)

Score by innings:    R H E
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Schaumburg 000 000 110 1 - 3 9 0
Gary 000 101 000 0 - 2 8 2
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Schaumburg inning 1

Heath grounded out to 3b (1-1). Almonte grounded out to 3b (2-2). Snavely
walked (3-0). O'Sullivan struck out looking (2-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 1 LOB.

Gary inning 1

Detienne grounded out to 2b (3-1). McNamee grounded out to 2b (0-1).
Blakeley grounded out to ss (1-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Schaumburg inning 2

Delgado struck out looking (0-2). Malone doubled to right center (3-2).
Rohde grounded out to 1b unassisted (1-0); Malone advanced to third. Derhak
grounded out to 2b (1-1). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Gary inning 2

Haake singled through the left side (0-2). Haake out at second p to 1b to
ss, caught stealing. Yepez struck out swinging (1-2). Townsend struck out
swinging (1-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Schaumburg inning 3

Matlock grounded out to ss (0-1). Heath grounded out to 3b (1-2). Almonte
grounded out to p, bunt (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Gary inning 3

Allensworth grounded out to 3b (0-1). Price grounded out to ss (2-1).
Mueller walked (3-2). Mueller out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. 0
runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Schaumburg inning 4

Snavely struck out swinging (3-2). O'Sullivan doubled to left field (1-2).
Delgado popped up to 2b (1-2). Malone struck out swinging (2-2). 0 runs, 1
hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Gary inning 4

Detienne singled to catcher (1-0). McNamee singled to pitcher, bunt (2-0);

Detienne advanced to second. Blakeley out at first 3b to 2b, SAC, bunt
(0-1); McNamee advanced to second; Detienne advanced to third. Haake
grounded out to 1b unassisted, RBI (2-1); McNamee advanced to third;
Detienne scored. Yepez grounded out to 1b unassisted (2-1). 1 run, 2 hits,
0 errors, 1 LOB.

Schaumburg inning 5

Rohde fouled out to c (2-2). Derhak flied out to rf (2-2). Matlock singled
to second base (0-2). Matlock out at second p to 1b to ss, caught stealing.
   0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Gary inning 5

Townsend doubled down the lf line (0-0). Allensworth grounded out to 3b,
SAC, bunt (1-1); Townsend advanced to third. Price grounded out to 2b
(1-2). Mueller flied out to cf (1-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Schaumburg inning 6

Heath popped up to ss (3-1). Almonte grounded out to ss (3-2). Snavely
grounded out to 1b unassisted (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Gary inning 6

Detienne singled to shortstop (1-0). Detienne advanced to second on a wild
pitch. McNamee grounded out to 2b (2-2); Detienne advanced to third.
Blakeley walked (3-1). Haake flied out to lf, SF, RBI (1-0); Blakeley
advanced to second; Detienne scored. Blakeley advanced to third on a wild
pitch. Yepez walked (3-1). Townsend hit by pitch (1-0); Yepez advanced to
second. Allensworth grounded out to ss (2-1). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3
LOB.

Schaumburg inning 7

O'Sullivan singled to center field (1-0). Delgado fouled out to lf (0-0).
Malone flied out to rf (1-0). Rohde walked (3-0); O'Sullivan advanced to
second. Derhak singled to shortstop (3-2); Rohde advanced to third;
O'Sullivan advanced to third, scored on a throwing error by ss, unearned.
Matlock popped up to ss (1-1). 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.

Gary inning 7

Price struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b (0-2). Mueller singled to
left field (0-1). Detienne struck out swinging (2-2). Mueller stole
second. McNamee singled through the right side (2-2); Mueller advanced to
third. Toohey to p for Harris. Blakeley flied out to rf (0-2). 0 runs, 2
hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Schaumburg inning 8

Edsall to p for Habel. Heath singled up the middle (1-2). Almonte tripled

to left center, RBI (0-0); Heath scored. Blackwell to p for Edsall.
Snavely walked (3-2). O'Sullivan struck out swinging (0-2). Delgado struck
out swinging (1-2). Malone grounded out to p unassisted (3-2). 1 run, 2
hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Gary inning 8

Robinson to p for Toohey. Haake hit by pitch (0-1). Haake out at second p
to 1b to ss, caught stealing. Yepez walked (3-2). Reese pinch ran for
Yepez. Villafuerte to p for Robinson. Townsend singled to shortstop (0-1);
Reese advanced to second. Allensworth flied out to lf (0-1); Reese advanced
to third. Pecci pinch hit for Price. Pecci grounded out to 1b unassisted
(1-1). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Schaumburg inning 9

Blakeley to lf. Wallace to c for Reese. Pecci to ss. Cogan to p for
Blackwell. Hurst pinch hit for Rohde. Hurst walked (3-2). Derhak reached
on a fielder's choice, bunt (1-2); Hurst out at second p to ss. Matlock
struck out looking (1-2). Heath reached on a fielder's choice (1-1); Derhak
out at second 3b to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Gary inning 9

Mueller struck out swinging (3-2). Detienne struck out swinging (1-2).
McNamee walked (3-0). Blakeley struck out swinging (0-2). 0 runs, 0 hits,
0 errors, 1 LOB.

Schaumburg inning 10

Almonte flied out to rf (0-0). Snavely singled through the right side
(3-2). O'Sullivan singled through the left side (1-1); Snavely advanced to
second. Delgado grounded out to 2b (1-1); O'Sullivan advanced to second;
Snavely advanced to third. Malone reached on a fielding error by ss (1-1);
O'Sullivan advanced to third, out at home ss to 3b to c; Snavely scored,
unearned. 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Gary inning 10

Morrison to p for Villafuerte. Haake flied out to rf (3-1). Wallace struck
out swinging (1-2). Townsend walked (3-2). Allensworth fouled out to 1b
(3-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Game Notes:
Friday's probables: Nick Renault (JOL) at Jason Shelley (GAR), 7 p.m.
Brandon Culp (SHM) at TBA (KCT), 7:05 p.m.
Edsall faced 2 batters in the 8th.