AUTHOR: SportsReleases.com TITLE: 2007 JOLIET JACKHAMMERS GAME STORY-RAILCATS HOLD OFF JACKHAMMERS FOR A 4-3 WIN DATE: 8/26/2007 03:23:00 PM ----- BODY:

Joliet vs Gary (Aug 26, 2007)



Box score (NCAA)

                             The Automated ScoreBook                                  Joliet at Gary                   Aug 26, 2007 at Gary, Ind. (U.S. Steel Yard)  Joliet 3 (39-50,17-24 2nd half)  Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Cory Harris cf...........  4  1  2  0   0  0  6  0   0 Tim Hutting ss...........  3  0  0  0   1  1  0  2   0 Juan Diaz dh.............  4  0  1  0   0  1  0  0   0 Chad Ehrnsberger 3b......  2  0  0  0   0  0  1  1   1  Matt Mazurek lf.........  2  0  1  3   0  0  0  0   0 Derek Nicholson lf/1b....  3  0  0  0   1  0  2  1   1 Jake Whitesides rf.......  4  0  0  0   0  1  2  0   0 Dennis Blackmon c........  3  0  0  0   1  1  6  0   2  Nicholas Wayne pr.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0 Chris Brown 2b...........  3  1  1  0   1  0  3  1   1 Eric Scriven 1b/3b.......  4  1  0  0   0  1  3  1   0 Brian Forystek p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0  Aaron Williams p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  Matt Petrusek p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0 Totals................... 32  3  5  3   4  5 24  7   6  Gary 4 (53-36,23-18 2nd half)  Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Eric McNamee 2b..........  4  1  1  1   0  2  3  2   0 Jay Pecci ss.............  4  0  1  0   0  0  2  3   4 Eric Blakeley 1b.........  4  1  1  1   0  1  7  0   2 Mike Reese lf............  4  1  2  1   0  2  1  0   0  Nate Price lf...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0 Jose Yepez c.............  3  0  0  1   1  1  5  1   0 Jermaine Allensworth cf..  3  1  1  0   1  0  4  0   0 Tanner Townsend 3b.......  4  0  2  0   0  0  0  2   3 Dale Mueller rf..........  2  0  0  0   1  0  5  0   0 Dave Detienne dh.........  3  0  1  0   1  1  0  0   0 Willie Glen p............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  Jim Crowell p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  David Byard p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0  Tony Cogan p............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0 Totals................... 31  4  9  4   4  7 27  8   9  Score by Innings                    R  H  E ------------------------------------------- Joliet.............. 000 000 030 -  3  5  0 Gary................ 300 100 00X -  4  9  2 -------------------------------------------  E - Pecci 2(10). DP - Jackhammers 1; RailCats 1. LOB - Jackhammers 6; RailCats 9. 2B - Mazurek(1); Pecci(11). 3B - Reese(2). SH - Mueller. SF - McNamee.  Joliet                 IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP -------------------------------------------------- Brian Forystek......  6.0  9  4  4  3  5 25 30 121 Aaron Williams......  1.0  0  0  0  1  2  3  4  19 Matt Petrusek.......  1.0  0  0  0  0  0  3  3   9  Gary                   IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP -------------------------------------------------- Willie Glen.........  6.0  1  0  0  2  2 18 20  94 Jim Crowell.........  1.0  1  0  0  0  0  5  5  18 David Byard.........  0.2  1  3  0  1  2  4  5  32 Tony Cogan..........  1.1  2  0  0  1  1  5  6  26  Win - Glen (11-1).  Loss - Forystek (4-4).  Save - Cogan (21). WP - Forystek 2(6). Inherited runners/scored: Cogan 3/3. Pitches/strikes: Forystek 121/69; Williams 19/10; Petrusek 9/6; Glen 94/62; Crowell 18/13; Byard 32/19; Cogan 26/14. Umpires - HP: Harry Fredenburg  1B: Kurt Branin  3B: Don Argus Start: 2:05 pm   Time: 3:00   Attendance: 4106 Game notes: Monday's probables: Josh Regits (JOL) at Jason Shelley (GAR), 7 pm Chad Ehrnsberger ejected in bottom of 6th for arguing balls and strikes. Game: GAR8260  

Play-by-Play

                             The Automated ScoreBook                          Joliet at Gary - Play-by-Play                   Aug 26, 2007 at Gary, Ind. (U.S. Steel Yard)   Score by Innings                    R  H  E ------------------------------------------- Joliet.............. 000 000 030 -  3  5  0 Gary................ 300 100 00X -  4  9  2 -------------------------------------------  Joliet starters: 7/cf Harris; 5/ss Hutting; 36/dh Diaz; 13/3b Ehrnsberger; 33/lf Nicholson; 18/rf Whitesides; 15/c Blackmon; 11/2b Brown; 6/1b Scriven; 21/p Forystek; Gary starters: 18/2b McNamee; 12/ss Pecci; 35/1b Blakeley; 2/lf Reese; 25/c Yepez; 16/cf Allensworth; 24/3b Townsend; 17/rf Mueller; 3/dh Detienne; 23/p Glen;  Joliet 1st - Harris singled to center field (2-1). Hutting walked (3-1); Harris advanced to second. Diaz grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b (2-2); Hutting out on the play; Harris advanced to third. Ehrnsberger grounded out to 3b (3-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.  Gary 1st - McNamee struck out swinging, reached first on a wild pitch (2-2). McNamee advanced to second on a wild pitch. Pecci grounded out to ss (2-2). Blakeley singled to center field, RBI (2-2); McNamee scored. Reese tripled to center field, RBI (0-0); Blakeley scored. Yepez grounded out to 2b, RBI (2-0); Reese scored. Allensworth flied out to rf (1-1). 3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.  Joliet 2nd - Nicholson grounded out to 1b unassisted (3-1). Whitesides flied out to cf (0-2). Blackmon grounded out to ss (2-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.  Gary 2nd - Townsend singled through the left side (3-2). Mueller walked (3-2); Townsend advanced to second. Detienne singled to left field (0-1); Mueller advanced to second; Townsend advanced to third. McNamee struck out swinging (2-2). Pecci grounded into double play 3b to 1b (2-2); Detienne advanced to second; Mueller out on the play. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.  Joliet 3rd - Brown fouled out to rf (2-1). Scriven flied out to cf (1-0). Harris lined out to rf (0-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.  Gary 3rd - Blakeley popped up to 2b (2-1). Reese struck out swinging (3-2). Yepez flied out to rf (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.  Joliet 4th - Hutting flied out to lf (0-1). Diaz flied out to cf (0-1). Ehrnsberger flied out to rf (0-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.  Gary 4th - Allensworth singled up the middle (1-2). Townsend singled to third base, bunt (0-0); Allensworth advanced to second. Mueller out at first p to 2b, SAC, bunt (0-0); Townsend advanced to second; Allensworth advanced to third. Detienne walked (3-2). McNamee lined out to cf, SF, RBI (0-0); Allensworth scored. Pecci flied out to cf (2-1). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.  Joliet 5th - Nicholson walked (3-1). Whitesides struck out looking (3-2). Blackmon struck out swinging (2-2). Brown popped up to 2b (2-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.  Gary 5th - Blakeley struck out swinging (1-2). Reese singled up the middle (2-2). Yepez walked (3-0); Reese advanced to second. Allensworth lined out to cf; Reese advanced to third. Townsend lined out to 2b (3-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.  Joliet 6th - Scriven flied out to rf (2-2). Harris popped up to ss (0-2). Hutting grounded out to ss (0-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.  Gary 6th - Mueller flied out to cf (2-1). Joliet's Chad Ehrnsberger ejected for arguing balls and strikes. Mazurek to lf for Ehrnsberger. Nicholson to 1b. Scriven to 3b. Detienne struck out swinging (2-2). McNamee singled up the middle (2-1). Pecci doubled down the lf line (1-0); McNamee advanced to third. Blakeley grounded out to ss (3-2). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.  Joliet 7th - Crowell to p for Glen. Diaz singled through the left side (2-1). Mazurek reached on a fielding error by ss (0-1); Diaz advanced to second. Nicholson popped up to 2b (1-2). Whitesides flied out to rf (0-2). Blackmon grounded out to 3b (2-1). 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.  Gary 7th - Williams to p for Forystek. Reese struck out looking (2-2). Yepez struck out swinging (3-2). Allensworth walked (3-1). Townsend flied out to cf (0-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.  Joliet 8th - Price to lf for Reese. Byard to p for Crowell. Brown walked (3-2). Scriven reached on a fielding error by ss (2-2); Brown advanced to second. Harris singled through the left side (2-2); Scriven advanced to second; Brown advanced to third. Hutting struck out swinging (3-2). Diaz struck out swinging (2-2). Cogan to p for Byard. Mazurek doubled down the lf line, 3 RBI (2-2); Harris scored, unearned; Scriven scored, unearned; Brown scored, unearned. Nicholson flied out to cf (1-1). 3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.  Gary 8th - Petrusek to p for Williams. Mueller grounded out to 3b (0-0). Detienne flied out to cf (1-1). McNamee out at first 1b to p (2-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.  Joliet 9th - Whitesides grounded out to 2b (0-1). Blackmon walked (3-1). Brown singled up the middle (1-1); Blackmon advanced to second. Scriven struck out swinging (1-2). Wayne pinch ran for Blackmon. Wayne picked off, out at second c to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. 

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RAILCATS HOLD OFF JACKHAMMERS FOR A 4-3 WIN

 

GARY, IN-The Joliet JackHammers (17-24) scored three runs in the eighth inning thanks to a three-run double by Matt Mazurek (1-2) but could not complete the comeback and lost 4-3 to the Gary SouthShore RailCats (23-18) before 4,106 fans at U.S. Steel Yard on Sunday afternoon.

 

The RailCats scored three runs in the first inning against JackHammers starting pitcher Brian Forystek (1-4). Eric McNamee (1-4) struck out to lead off the game but reached first base on a wild pitch. Jay Pecci (1-4) followed with a groundout. McNamee advanced to second on another wild pitch from Forystek.

 

Eric Blakely (1-4) singled to score McNamee and make it 1-0 in favor of the RailCats. Mike Reese (2-4) hit an RBI triple to bring home Blakely and make it 2-0.

 

Jose Yepez (0-3) grounded out to score Reese and give the RailCats a 3-0 lead.

 

In the fourth inning, Jermaine Allensworth (1-3) singled and went to second base on a single by Tanner Townsend (2-4). Dale Mueller (0-2) laid down a sacrifice bunt to move both runners into scoring position.

 

McNamee lifted a sacrifice fly to center field to score Allensworth and make it 4-0,

The JackHammers scored all three of their runs in the eighth inning. Chris Brown (1-3) worked a walk and went to second base when Eric Scriven (0-4) reached first base on an error. Cory Harris (0-2) singled to load the bases and Mazurek hit a three-run double to bring the JackHammers within one run at 4-3.

 

Forystek pitched six innings for the JackHammers and allowed four runs on nine hits. He walked three and struck out five.

 

Willie Glen (11-1) pitched six scoreless innings for the RailCats to earn the win.

 

Loose Gravel: Glen struck out two JackHammers hitters to tie the Northern League record for strikeouts in a single-season with 153. Winnipeg Goldeyes right-hander Bobby Madritsch set the mark in 2002.

 

The JackHammers and RailCats wrap up their series on Monday night at 7:00 p.m. Josh Regits (1-3, 5.10) will get the start for the JackHammers against Jason Shelley (6-4, 5.10) for the RailCats. Pre-game coverage begins at 6:45 p.m. on AM 1340 WJOL and online at www.jackhammerbaseball.com on Monday night.

 

Don’t miss the JackHammers final home stand of the regular season beginning Tuesday, August 28th! For tickets or for more information, please give the JackHammers a call at (815) 726-BALL (2255), go online to www.jackhammerbaseball.com or stop by the Box Office at Silver Cross Field during normal business hours.

 

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