The Automated ScoreBook Gary SShore Railcats at Joliet JackHammers Jul 19, 2008 at Joliet, Ill. (Silver Cross Field) Gary SShore Railcats 6 (29-28) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ McCarthy, John lf........ 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Haake, Steve dh.......... 5 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 Pecci, Jay ss............ 5 2 2 3 0 0 1 1 2 Townsend, Tanner 3b...... 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 1 Guerrero, Cristian rf.... 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 Blakeley, Eric 2b........ 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 Rohde, Mike 1b........... 3 0 1 0 1 0 13 2 0 Wallace, Brett c......... 4 0 0 0 0 3 8 2 2 Marconi, Rob cf.......... 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 2 Dickinson, Drew p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Kobernus, Kyle p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lewis, Jonathan p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Misawa, Koichi p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals................... 38 6 10 6 2 8 27 15 7 Joliet JackHammers 5 (27-29) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Caruso, Mike 3b.......... 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 McIntyre, Nick ss........ 4 2 2 0 1 1 0 4 0 Garrabrants, Steve 1b.... 5 1 2 1 0 1 8 0 1 Harris, Cory cf.......... 3 1 1 4 1 1 6 0 0 Gomes, Joey dh........... 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 Launier, Andy pr........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Blackmon, Dennis c....... 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 Backman, Jr., Wally rf... 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 Garcia, Mike lf.......... 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 Hooft, Joe 2b............ 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 Sevier, Nate p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Fillinger, Chad p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals................... 34 5 11 5 2 5 27 7 7 Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Gary SShore Railcats 100 010 211 - 6 10 2 Joliet JackHammers.. 101 030 000 - 5 11 1 ------------------------------------------- E - Townsend, T(12); Blakeley, E(6); Garrabrants(5). DP - Gary 2. LOB - Gary 7; Joliet 7. 2B - Haake, S(11); Blakeley, E(8); Rohde, M(11); Caruso, M(1); Garrabrants(10). HR - Pecci, J 2(7); Guerrero, C(9); Marconi, R(4); Harris, C(10). SH - Caruso, M; Blackmon, D; Garcia, M. SB - McCarthy, J(10); Haake, S(10); Hooft, J(7). CS - McIntyre, N(4). Gary SShore Railcats IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Dickinson, Drew..... 5.0 9 5 5 1 0 23 25 Kobernus, Kyle...... 1.2 0 0 0 1 0 3 5 Lewis, Jonathan..... 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 2 3 Misawa, Koichi...... 1.2 1 0 0 0 4 6 6 Joliet JackHammers IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Sevier, Nate........ 7.0 8 4 4 2 7 29 31 Fillinger, Chad..... 2.0 2 2 2 0 1 9 9 Win - Misawa, K (4-1). Loss - Fillinger, C (3-2). Save - None. WP - Misawa, K 2(3). Umpires - HP: Mike Baker 1B: Neil Turner 3B: Hank Himmanen Start: 7:08 PM Time: 3:08 Attendance: 4914 Game notes: Tomorrow's Probables: GAR - LHP Brian Forystek (0-1, 6.43) vs. JOL - LHP Dustin Taylor (1-2, 6.81) Dickinson, D faced 1 batter in the 6th. Game: JOL7190

The Automated ScoreBook Gary SShore Railcats at Joliet JackHammers - Play-by-Play Jul 19, 2008 at Joliet, Ill. (Silver Cross Field) Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Gary SShore Railcats 100 010 211 - 6 10 2 Joliet JackHammers.. 101 030 000 - 5 11 1 ------------------------------------------- Gary SShore Railcats starters: 20/lf McCarthy, J; 9/dh Haake, S; 12/ss Pecci, J; 24/3b Townsend, T; 32/rf Guerrero, C; 35/2b Blakeley, E; 4/1b Rohde, M; 6/c Wallace, B; 17/cf Marconi, R; 16/p Dickinson, D; Joliet JackHammers starters: 16/3b Caruso, M; 8/ss McIntyre, N; 9/1b Garrabrants; 7/cf Harris, C; 21/dh Gomes, J; 18/c Blackmon, D; 13/rf Backman, Jr.; 12/lf Garcia, M; 5/2b Hooft, J; 25/p Sevier, N; Gary SShore Railcats - inning 1 McCarthy, J grounded out to 2b. Haake, S struck out swinging. Pecci, J homered to right center, RBI. Townsend, T grounded out to ss. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Joliet JackHammers - inning 1 Caruso, M doubled down the rf line. McIntyre, N singled to first base, bunt; Caruso, M advanced to third. Garrabrants popped up to ss. Harris, C reached on a fielding error by 3b, RBI; McIntyre, N advanced to second; Caruso, M scored. McIntyre, N out at third c to 3b, caught stealing. Gomes, J grounded out to 2b. 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Gary SShore Railcats - inning 2 Guerrero, C walked. Blakeley, E fouled out to 1b. Rohde, M doubled down the rf line; Guerrero, C advanced to third. Wallace, B struck out swinging. Marconi, R struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Joliet JackHammers - inning 2 Blackmon, D flied out to rf. Backman, Jr. grounded out to 1b unassisted. Garcia, M flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Gary SShore Railcats - inning 3 McCarthy, J grounded out to ss. Haake, S flied out to cf. Pecci, J grounded out to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Joliet JackHammers - inning 3 Hooft, J singled to left field. Caruso, M grounded out to p, SAC; Hooft, J advanced to second. Hooft, J stole third. McIntyre, N reached on a fielder's choice; Hooft, J out at home 3b to c. Garrabrants doubled to left center, RBI; McIntyre, N scored. Harris, C walked. Gomes, J fouled out to 1b. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Gary SShore Railcats - inning 4 Townsend, T flied out to rf. Guerrero, C struck out looking. Blakeley, E lined out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Joliet JackHammers - inning 4 Blackmon, D grounded out to 2b. Backman, Jr. reached on a fielding error by 2b. Garcia, M singled to left field; Backman, Jr. advanced to second. Hooft, J hit into double play 2b to 1b to 3b to c; Garcia, M advanced to second; Backman, Jr. advanced to third, out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Gary SShore Railcats - inning 5 Rohde, M flied out to lf. Wallace, B struck out swinging. Marconi, R singled to center field. McCarthy, J singled to left field; Marconi, R advanced to second. Haake, S doubled down the rf line, RBI; McCarthy, J advanced to third; Marconi, R scored. Pecci, J flied out to cf. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Joliet JackHammers - inning 5 Caruso, M grounded out to c unassisted, bunt. McIntyre, N singled to right field. Garrabrants singled through the left side; McIntyre, N advanced to second. Harris, C homered to left center, 3 RBI; Garrabrants scored; McIntyre, N scored. Gomes, J grounded out to 3b. Blackmon, D grounded out to ss. 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Gary SShore Railcats - inning 6 Townsend, T flied out to rf. Guerrero, C grounded out to ss. Blakeley, E doubled to left center. Rohde, M walked. Wallace, B struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Joliet JackHammers - inning 6 Backman, Jr. singled to right field. Kobernus, K to p for Dickinson, D. Garcia, M grounded out to 1b unassisted, SAC; Backman, Jr. advanced to second. Hooft, J grounded out to 3b. Caruso, M grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Gary SShore Railcats - inning 7 Marconi, R flied out to cf. McCarthy, J singled to first base, bunt. Haake, S struck out swinging; McCarthy, J stole second. Pecci, J homered to right field, 2 RBI; McCarthy, J scored. Townsend, T grounded out to ss. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Joliet JackHammers - inning 7 McIntyre, N walked. Garrabrants hit into double play 2b to 1b to 3b; McIntyre, N advanced to second, out on the play. Lewis, J to p for Kobernus, K. Harris, C struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Gary SShore Railcats - inning 8 Fillinger, C to p for Sevier, N. Guerrero, C homered to left field, RBI. Blakeley, E grounded out to p. Rohde, M flied out to cf. Wallace, B fouled out to 3b. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Joliet JackHammers - inning 8 Gomes, J singled up the middle. Launier, A pinch ran for Gomes, J. Blackmon, D grounded out to c, SAC; Launier, A advanced to second. Misawa, K to p for Lewis, J. Backman, Jr. struck out swinging. Garcia, M struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Gary SShore Railcats - inning 9 Marconi, R homered down the lf line, RBI. McCarthy, J flied out to cf. Haake, S reached on a throwing error by 1b. Pecci, J flied out to cf. Haake, S stole second. Townsend, T struck out looking. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Joliet JackHammers - inning 9 Hooft, J fouled out to 1b. Caruso, M singled to right center. McIntyre, N struck out swinging; Caruso, M advanced to second on a wild pitch. Caruso, M advanced to third on a wild pitch. Garrabrants struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

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RAILCATS WIN 6-5 IN COME-FROM-BEHIND FASHION

JOLIET, IL-The Gary SouthShore RailCats (29-28) scored single runs in the eighth and ninth innings to come back and beat the Joliet JackHammers 6-5 before 4,914 fans at Silver Cross Field on Saturday night.

The JackHammers (27-29) and RailCats traded runs in the first inning on Saturday. Jay Pecci (2-5) hit a two-out solo home run against the JackHammers starter Nate Sevier. Gary took the early 1-0 lead.

Joliet scored a run in the first inning against Gary starter Drew Dickinson. Mike Caruso (2-4) led off the inning with a double and moved to third base on a single by Nick McIntyre (2-4). Cory Harris (1-3) reached first base on an error by Gary 3B Tanner Townsend and on the play, Caruso raced in from third for a 1-1 tie.

The JackHammers took a 2-1 lead in the third inning. Joe Hooft (1-4) led off the inning with a single and went to second base on a sacrifice bunt by Caruso. McIntyre reached base on a fielder’s choice where Hooft was retired at the plate. Steve Garrbrants (2-5) hit a double to score McIntyre.

Gary tied the game by scoring a single run in the fifth inning. Rob Marconi (2-4) worked a two-out walk and moved to second base on a single by John McCarthy (2-5). The RailCats and JackHammers were once again deadlocked, this time at 2-2.

In the JackHammers fifth inning, McIntyre reached base on a one-out single and moved to second base on a single by Garrabrants. Harris hit a three-run home run to make it 5-2 in favor of the JackHammers.

Gary fought back against Sevier in the seventh inning. McCarthy hit a one-out single and stole second base. Pecci followed with a two-run home run to get the RailCats within one run at 5-4. Sevier logged seven innings and allowed four runs on eight hits while walking two and striking out seven in a “no-decision.”

The RailCats completed their comeback with the “long-ball” in the eighth and ninth innings. Christian Guerrero (1-3) hit a solo home run to left field in the eighth against RHP Chad Fillinger (3-2). Marconi followed with a solo home run to lead off the ninth inning. Marconi’s home run gave the RailCats a 6-5 lead.

Loose Gravel: IF/OF Mike Garcia made his first start in a JackHammers uniform on Saturday. He started the game in left field and went 1-3 with a single in the fourth inning.

On Sunday night, the JackHammers and RailCats conclude their three-game series. Brian Forystek (0-1, 6.43) will get the ball for the RailCats against Dustin Taylor (1-2, 6.81) for the JackHammers. The first pitch is at 5:05 p.m. and pre-game coverage begins at 4:50 p.m. on AM 1340 WJOL and online at www.jackhammerbaseball.com. The JackHammers host Derby Day at the ballpark on Sunday with miniature horse races at the ballpark. The profits will go to combat Juvenile Diabetes. It’s also a Family Autograph Sunday, with player autographs on the field after the game.

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.

Gary SShore Railcats vs Joliet JackHammers (Jul 19, 2008)

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