FOR RELEASE: JULY 3, 2008 

GRIZZLIES, RASCALS SPLIT "DOUBLE-HEADER"

SAUGET, IL-The Gateway Grizzlies and River City Rascals split a pseudo double-header Thursday night at GCS Ballpark.  The Grizzlies won the completion of a suspended game 9-5, before the Rascals took the nightcap 4-1.

The Grizzlies (22-20) led 5-0 before the game was suspended in the fourth inning Wednesday night, but River City scored four unanswered runs when play resumed Thursday.

River City (21-21) led 5-4 heading into the home half of the eighth when the Grizzlies put the game away.

Chris Pecora drove in a run with a sacrifice fly to make it 6-4.  Robbie Minor followed with his first professional home run, a three-run shot that made it 9-4 Grizzlies. 

Minor finished 2-4 with the three RBIs and two runs. 

Erik Dessau (3-4) earned the win for the Grizzlies.  Dessau tossed six innings, including two after play resumed Thursday night.  He allowed three runs on seven hits.  Adam Tollefson (3-1) suffered the loss for River City.

The Rascals got three first inning runs in the nightcap then held on for the 4-1 victory.  A.J. Van Slyke and Ryan Wehrle had RBIs for the Rascals.

Demetri White (0-1) took the loss for the Grizzlies in game two.