AUTHOR: SportsReleases.com TITLE: 2008 JOLIET JACKHAMMERS GAME STORY-THREE HOME RUNS KEY TO AN 8-4 JOLIET WIN IN SCHAUMBURG DATE: 7/01/2008 08:51:00 PM ----- BODY:

Joliet Jackhammers vs Schaumburg Flyers (Jul 01, 2008)


Box score

 
                            
                    Joliet Jackhammers at Schaumburg Flyers
                 Jul 01, 2008 at Schaumburg, IL (ALEXIAN FIELD)
 
Joliet Jackhammers 8 (21-21)
 
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Caruso, M 3b.............  5  1  2  1   0  0  0  2   0
NcIntyre, N ss...........  4  1  1  0   1  1  2  1   1
Brooks, D lf.............  5  1  2  1   0  0  0  0   2
Harris, C cf.............  5  1  2  0   0  2  0  0   0
Thon, F 1b...............  4  2  2  3   1  0 11  1   0
Gomes, J dh..............  4  0  0  0   1  0  0  0   1
Garrabrants, S 2b........  2  1  1  0   1  1  1  6   1
Backman, W rf............  1  1  0  0   1  0  0  0   2
 Rojas, D rf.............  2  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
Prosise, N c.............  4  0  2  1   0  1 12  1   0
Trolia, A p..............  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  1   0
 Buechner, C p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Fillinger, C p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 Meigs, T p..............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 36  8 12  6   5  6 27 13   7
 
Schaumburg Flyers 4 (16-27)
 
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Haske, M ss..............  5  1  1  0   1  1  3  3   2
Allensworth, J lf........  5  0  2  0   0  1  3  0   3
Hart, B 2b...............  4  1  2  1   1  1  1  3   1
Harrison, V 3b...........  4  0  1  1   1  0  3  1   1
Williams, P dh...........  4  0  0  0   1  2  0  0   2
Crowell, K cf............  4  2  1  0   1  1  2  0   0
Gaskin, C 1b.............  5  0  4  0   0  1  8  0   0
Maycock, D rf............  5  0  0  1   0  3  1  0   5
Koenig, L c..............  5  0  2  1   0  2  6  2   1
Shippey, S p.............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 Robinson, J p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 41  4 13  4   5 12 27 10  15
 
Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Joliet Jackhammers.. 130 010 201 -  8 12  4
Schaumburg Flyers... 011 100 010 -  4 13  1
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E - McIntyre, N 3(13); Garrabrants,(1); Hart, B(2). DP - Flyers 3. LOB -
Jackhammers 7; Flyers 15. 2B - Hart, B(10). HR - Brooks, D(6); Thon, F 2(7).
HBP - Garrabrants,. SB - Garrabrants, 2(4). CS - Thon, F(1);
Garrabrants,(1); Harrison, V(7).
 
Joliet Jackhammers     IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Trolia, A...........  5.0  8  3  3  3  6 23 26
Buechner, C.........  1.0  1  0  0  0  1  4  4
Fillinger, C........  1.2  2  1  0  1  4  8  9
Meigs, T............  1.1  2  0  0  1  1  6  7
 
Schaumburg Flyers      IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Shippey, S..........  7.0 10  7  7  4  4 29 34
Robinson, J.........  2.0  2  1  1  1  2  7  8
 
Win - Trolia, A (6-2).  Loss - Shippey, S (2-5).  Save - Meigs, T (4).
WP - Trolia, A(1); Shippey, S(4). HBP - by Shippey, S (Garrabrants,). BK -
Trolia, A.
Umpires - HP: Mark Hackelberg  1B: Kurt Branin  3B: Bill Lopina
Start: 7:05   Time: 3:25   Attendance: 2640
Game notes:
Wednesday Probables:  Joliet  LHP  David Moraga  (5-1, 4.61)
                      Schaumburg  RHP  Matt Varner (1-6, 8.93)
Game: SHM7010
 

Play-by-Play

 
                          
             Joliet Jackhammers at Schaumburg Flyers - Play-by-Play
                 Jul 01, 2008 at Schaumburg, IL (ALEXIAN FIELD)
 
 
Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Joliet Jackhammers.. 130 010 201 -  8 12  4
Schaumburg Flyers... 011 100 010 -  4 13  1
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Joliet Jackhammers starters: 16/3b Caruso, M; 8/ss McIntyre, N; 3/lf Brooks, D; 7/cf
Harris, C; 35/1b Thon, F; 21/dh Gomes, J; 9/2b Garrabrants,; 13/rf Backman, W; 24/c
Prosise, N; 11/p Trolia, A;
Schaumburg Flyers starters: 8/ss Haske, M; 17/lf Allensworth; 20/2b Hart, B; 13/3b
Harrison, V; 38/dh Williams, P; 4/cf Crowell, K; 22/1b Gaskin, C; 2/rf Maycock, D;
6/c Koenig, L; 25/p Shippey, S;
 
Joliet Jackhammers 1st - Caruso, M singled to center field. McIntyre, N
singled to center field; Caruso, M advanced to third. Brooks, D grounded into double
play ss to 1b; McIntyre, N out on the play; Caruso, M scored. Harris, C lined out to
ss. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
 
Schaumburg Flyers 1st - Haske, M struck out looking. Allensworth grounded out
to ss. Hart, B singled up the middle. Harrison, V grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 1
hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
 
Joliet Jackhammers 2nd - Thon, F homered to right center, RBI. Gomes, J
grounded out to 2b. Garrabrants, hit by pitch. Garrabrants, stole second. Backman, W
walked. Prosise, N singled to left field, RBI; Backman, W advanced to third;
Garrabrants, scored. Caruso, M singled through the right side, RBI; Prosise, N
advanced to second; Backman, W scored. McIntyre, N fouled out to 3b. Brooks, D
grounded out to 2b. 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
 
Schaumburg Flyers 2nd - Williams, P grounded out to 3b. Crowell, K walked.
Gaskin, C singled down the lf line; Crowell, K advanced to third. Gaskin, C advanced
to second on a wild pitch. Maycock, D grounded out to 2b, RBI; Gaskin, C advanced to
third; Crowell, K scored. Koenig, L struck out. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
 
Joliet Jackhammers 3rd - Harris, C struck out. Thon, F reached on an error by
2b. Gomes, J flied out to rf. Thon, F advanced to second on a wild pitch.
Garrabrants, walked. Backman, W grounded out to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2
LOB.
 
Schaumburg Flyers 3rd - Rojas, D to rf for Backman, W. Haske, M out at first
2b to p. Allensworth singled to left field. Allensworth out at first p to 1b, picked
off. Hart, B walked. Hart, B advanced to second on a balk. Harrison, V singled to
center field, RBI; Hart, B scored. Harrison, V out at second c to 2b, caught
stealing. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
 
Joliet Jackhammers 4th - Prosise, N flied out to cf. Caruso, M flied out to
lf. McIntyre, N flied out to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
 
Schaumburg Flyers 4th - Williams, P struck out. Crowell, K singled to right
field. Gaskin, C singled to left field; Crowell, K advanced to second. Maycock, D
reached on a fielder's choice; Gaskin, C out at second 1b to ss; Crowell, K advanced
to third. Koenig, L singled to left field, RBI; Maycock, D advanced to third;
Crowell, K scored. Haske, M walked; Koenig, L advanced to second. Allensworth popped
up to ss. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
 
Joliet Jackhammers 5th - Brooks, D homered to left field, RBI. Harris, C
struck out. Thon, F walked. Gomes, J walked; Thon, F advanced to second.
Garrabrants, struck out looking; Thon, F out at third c to 3b, caught stealing. 1
run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
 
Schaumburg Flyers 5th - Hart, B reached on an error by ss. Harrison, V
reached on a fielder's choice; Hart, B advanced to second on an error by 2b.
Williams, P struck out looking. Crowell, K struck out. Gaskin, C singled to first
base; Harrison, V advanced to second; Hart, B advanced to third. Maycock, D struck
out. 0 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 3 LOB.
 
Joliet Jackhammers 6th - Rojas, D grounded out to 3b. Prosise, N singled to
center field. Caruso, M flied out to lf. McIntyre, N struck out. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
 
Schaumburg Flyers 6th - Buechner, C to p for Trolia, A. Koenig, L grounded
out to 3b. Haske, M grounded out to 2b. Allensworth singled to center field. Hart, B
struck out. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
 
Joliet Jackhammers 7th - Brooks, D fouled out to 1b. Harris, C singled to
left center. Thon, F homered to center field, 2 RBI; Harris, C scored. Gomes, J
grounded out to ss. Garrabrants, singled to left field. Garrabrants, stole second.
Garrabrants, out at third c to 3b, caught stealing. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
 
Schaumburg Flyers 7th - Fillinger, C to p for Buechner, C. Harrison, V
grounded out to p. Williams, P walked. Crowell, K reached on a fielder's choice;
Williams, P advanced to second on an error by ss. Gaskin, C struck out. Maycock, D
struck out. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.
 
Joliet Jackhammers 8th - Robinson, J to p for Shippey, S. Rojas, D struck
out. Prosise, N struck out. Caruso, M popped up to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors,
0 LOB.
 
Schaumburg Flyers 8th - Koenig, L struck out looking. Haske, M singled to
shortstop, advanced to second on a throwing error by ss. Allensworth struck out.
Hart, B doubled to right center, RBI; Haske, M scored, unearned. Meigs, T to p for
Fillinger, C. Harrison, V walked. Williams, P grounded out to 2b. 1 run, 2 hits,
1 error, 2 LOB.
 
Joliet Jackhammers 9th - McIntyre, N walked. Brooks, D singled to center
field; McIntyre, N advanced to second. Harris, C singled to right field; Brooks, D
advanced to second; McIntyre, N advanced to third. Thon, F grounded into double play
ss to 2b to 1b; Harris, C out on the play; Brooks, D advanced to third; McIntyre, N
scored. Gomes, J flied out to cf. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
 
Schaumburg Flyers 9th - Crowell, K grounded out to 2b. Gaskin, C singled up
the middle. Maycock, D struck out. Koenig, L singled through the left side; Gaskin,
C advanced to second. Haske, M grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0
errors, 2 LOB.

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THREE HOME RUNS KEY TO AN 8-4 JOLIET WIN IN SCHAUMBURG

Thon with Two Home Runs, Four Over His Last Two Games!

 

SCHAUMBURG, IL-The Joliet JackHammers (21-21) combined for three home runs to beat the Schaumburg Flyers before 2,640 fans at ALEXIAN Field on Tuesday night. Freddie Thon (2-4) hit two home runs for the JackHammers and finished with three RBIs. Doc Brooks (2-5) also hit a solo shot in the fifth inning for Joliet. It was the second consecutive game where Thon has hit two home runs.  The Joliet 1B also hit two home runs in the JackHammers’ 9-7 over Kansas City on Sunday.

 

Joliet scored a single run in the first inning against Flyers starting pitcher Steve Shippey (2-5). Mike Caruso (2-5) led off the game for Joliet by lining a pitching to center field. Nick McIntyre (1-4) smacked a single to center field to move Caruso to third base.   Brooks grounded into a double play. Caruso scored for a 1-0 Joliet lead.

 

The JackHammers scored three runs in the second inning to take a 4-0 advantage. Thon hit a solo home run over the right field wall for a 2-0 Joliet lead. After Joey Gomes (0-4) grounded out, Steve Garrabrants (1-2) was hit by a pitch and then stole second base. Wally Backman, Jr. (0-1) worked a walk and Nick Prosise (2-4) hit an RBI single to score Garrabrants. Caruso singled in Backman, Jr. for a 4-0 JackHammers lead.

 

The Flyers scored single runs in the second, third and fourth innings to get within one run at 4-3. In the second inning, Kurt Crowell (1-4) reached base with a one-out walk and moved to third base on a single by Chris Gaskin (2-5). An RBI groundout by Dan Maycock (0-5) gave the Flyers their first run of the game. Vince Harrison (1-4) hit an RBI single in the third inning and Lance Koenig (2-5) got an RBI single in fourth inning.

 

The JackHammers led by just one run heading into the fifth inning but that quickly changed when Brooks led off the  inning with a home run for Joliet to extend the lead to 5-3.

 

Thon hit a two-run home run in the seventh inning to make it a 7-3 JackHammers lead. After the Flyers scored a single run off of Joliet right-hander Chad Fillinger in the eighth inning, the JackHammers scored a single run in the top of the ninth inning. Thon grounded into a double play to score McIntyre.

 

Aaron Trolia (6-2) pitched five innings for the JackHammers and got the win. He allowed three runs on eight hits while walking three and striking out six. Chris Buechner logged a scoreless sixth inning of work while Chad Fillinger and Tyler Meigs combined to finish the game. Meigs worked one and one-thirds innings to pick up his fourth save of the season.

 

Loose Gravel: The JackHammers tied their single-game high of 12 team strikeouts in the game on Tuesday. Trolia (6), Buechner (1), Fillinger (4), and Meigs combined to tie the mark for the JackHammers.

 

The JackHammers and Flyers continue their series on Tuesday night.  The JackHammers send LHP David Moraga (5-1, 4.61) to the mound against RHP Matt Varner (1-6, 8.93) for Schaumburg.The first pitch is at 7:05 p.m. and pre-game coverage begins at 6:50 p.m. on AM 1340 WJOL and online at www.jackhammerbaseball.com.

 

The JackHammers currently have partial-season seats, mini-plan packages, group outings and individual tickets on sale.  To invest in tickets, or for more information, please contact the JackHammers Ticket Department TODAY at 815.726.2255 (BALL), stop by the Silver Cross Field Box Office during normal business hours or visit the JackHammers website at www.jackhammerbaseball.com.

 

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