AUTHOR: SportsReleases.com TITLE: 2008 JOLIET JACKHAMMERS GAME STORY-JACKHAMMERS WIN 6-5 IN GARY, TWO GAMES OUT OF A PLAYOFF SPOT DATE: 8/22/2008 08:40:00 PM ----- BODY:

Joliet vs Gary (Aug 22, 2008)



Box score (newspaper)

                                 The Automated ScoreBook                                      Joliet at Gary                       Aug 22, 2008 at Gary, Ind. (U.S. Steel Yard)  Joliet 6 (40-48)                              Gary 5 (48-40)  Player                      AB  R  H BI       Player                      AB  R  H BI ---------------------------------------       --------------------------------------- BROOKS, Doc rf/lf..........  5  1  1  1       MARCONI, Rob cf............  5  1  1  0 McINTYRE, Nick ss..........  5  1  3  1       McNAMEE, Eric 2b...........  5  1  1  0 DIAZ, Juan dh..............  5  0  1  2       PECCI, Jay ss..............  4  1  1  0 HARRIS, Cory cf............  4  1  1  0       TOWNSEND, Tanner 3b........  4  2  2  2 GOMES, Joey lf.............  4  1  4  0       GUERRERO, Cristian rf......  4  0  1  0  BACKMAN, Wally rf.........  1  0  0  0       HAAKE, Steve lf............  4  0  0  1 GARRABRANTS, Steve 2b......  4  1  1  1       ROHDE, Mike 1b.............  4  0  2  1 KINSEY, Chris 1b...........  5  0  1  0       ESQUER, Anthony c..........  4  0  0  0 PROSISE, Nick c............  4  0  3  0       REESE, Mike dh.............  2  0  1  1 HOOFT, Joe 3b..............  4  1  1  1       COGAN, Tony p..............  0  0  0  0 PERKINS, Vince p...........  0  0  0  0        HALFORD, Brian p..........  0  0  0  0  FILLINGER, Chad p.........  0  0  0  0        HIGELIN, Brandon p........  0  0  0  0  TROLIA, Aaron p...........  0  0  0  0        COOK, Aaron p.............  0  0  0  0                                                MISAWA, Koichi p..........  0  0  0  0 Totals..................... 41  6 16  6       Totals..................... 36  5  9  5  Score by Innings                    R  H  E ------------------------------------------- Joliet.............. 010 005 000 -  6 16  1 Gary................ 201 010 100 -  5  9  0 -------------------------------------------  E - HOOFT(12). LOB - Jackhammers 10; RailCats 11. 2B - McINTYRE 2(31); PROSISE(10); PECCI(26); ROHDE(22). SH - PECCI. SF - GARRABRANTS. SB - McINTYRE(15); TOWNSEND(11); GUERRERO(14); REESE(8).  Joliet                         IP  H  R ER BB SO  WP BK HP IBB  AB BF  FO GO  NP -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PERKINS, Vince  W,2-0......   6.0  8  4  4  4  7   1  0  0  0   25 30   3  7 108 FILLINGER, Chad ...........   2.0  1  1  1  2  3   0  0  0  0    8 10   3  0  41 TROLIA, Aaron  S,1.........   1.0  0  0  0  0  1   0  0  0  0    3  3   1  1  17  Gary                           IP  H  R ER BB SO  WP BK HP IBB  AB BF  FO GO  NP -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COGAN, Tony  L,4-3.........   5.2 12  6  6  0  4   0  0  0  0   28 29   7  6  97 HALFORD, Brian ............   1.0  3  0  0  1  0   1  0  0  0    5  6   1  1  23 HIGELIN, Brandon ..........   0.2  1  0  0  0  1   0  0  0  0    3  3   0  1  16 COOK, Aaron ...............   0.2  0  0  0  0  1   0  0  0  0    2  2   1  0   6 MISAWA, Koichi ............   1.0  0  0  0  0  2   0  0  0  0    3  3   1  0   8  WP - PERKINS(1); HALFORD(3). Inherited runners/scored: HALFORD 2/2; HIGELIN 1/0; COOK 1/0. Pitches/strikes: PERKINS 108/66; FILLINGER 41/22; TROLIA 17/10; COGAN 97/63; HALFORD 23/12; HIGELIN 16/10; COOK 6/4; MISAWA 8/7.  Strikeouts - DIAZ 3; GARRABRANTS; KINSEY; PROSISE; HOOFT 2; MARCONI; McNAMEE 2; PECCI; TOWNSEND 2; GUERRERO 2; HAAKE 2; ROHDE. Walks - HARRIS; TOWNSEND; GUERRERO; HAAKE; ROHDE; REESE 2.  Umpires - HP: Kurt Branin  1B: Clark Davis  3B: John Argus Start: 7:06 pm   Time: 3:15   Attendance: 6295  Game notes: Saturday's probables: Brad Mumma (JOL) at Brian Forystek (GAR), 6pm Gary's Greg Tagert ejected in bottom of 6th for arguing balls and strikes. Joliet's Chad Fillinger ejected after 8th for arguing balls and strikes. Game: GAR8220  

Play-by-Play

                             The Automated ScoreBook                          Joliet at Gary - Play-by-Play                   Aug 22, 2008 at Gary, Ind. (U.S. Steel Yard)   Score by Innings                    R  H  E ------------------------------------------- Joliet.............. 010 005 000 -  6 16  1 Gary................ 201 010 100 -  5  9  0 -------------------------------------------  Joliet starters: 3/rf BROOKS; 8/ss McINTYRE; 36/dh DIAZ; 7/cf HARRIS; 21/lf GOMES; 9/2b GARRABRANTS; 19/1b KINSEY; 24/c PROSISE; 5/3b HOOFT; 35/p PERKINS; Gary starters: 17/cf MARCONI; 18/2b McNAMEE; 12/ss PECCI; 24/3b TOWNSEND; 32/rf GUERRERO; 9/lf HAAKE; 4/1b ROHDE; 5/c ESQUER; 2/dh REESE; 21/p COGAN;  Joliet 1st - BROOKS grounded out to 2b (1-1). McINTYRE flied out to rf (1-2). DIAZ struck out looking (1-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.  Gary 1st - MARCONI singled up the middle (2-1). McNAMEE singled through the right side (0-1); MARCONI advanced to second. PECCI grounded out to 3b, SAC, bunt (0-0); McNAMEE advanced to second; MARCONI advanced to third. TOWNSEND singled up the middle, 2 RBI (2-1); McNAMEE scored; MARCONI scored. GUERRERO struck out swinging (3-2); TOWNSEND stole second. HAAKE struck out swinging (0-2). 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.  Joliet 2nd - HARRIS singled through the left side (3-2). GOMES singled to center field (2-2); HARRIS advanced to third. GARRABRANTS flied out to rf, SF, RBI (0-0); HARRIS scored. KINSEY reached on a fielder's choice to third base (0-2); GOMES out at second 3b to 2b. PROSISE singled up the middle (2-0); KINSEY advanced to second. HOOFT singled to left field (1-1); PROSISE advanced to second; KINSEY advanced to third. BROOKS flied out to rf (0-0). 1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.  Gary 2nd - ROHDE doubled to left field (0-1). ESQUER grounded out to p (0-2); ROHDE advanced to third. REESE grounded out to 2b (0-0). MARCONI grounded out to ss (1-1). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.  Joliet 3rd - McINTYRE popped up to 2b (0-0). DIAZ grounded out to p (1-1). HARRIS grounded out to 3b (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.  Gary 3rd - McNAMEE grounded out to 3b (0-0). PECCI doubled to right field (1-2). TOWNSEND struck out swinging (2-2). PECCI advanced to third on a wild pitch. GUERRERO walked (3-2). GUERRERO stole second. HAAKE walked (3-1). ROHDE singled to third base, RBI (1-2); HAAKE advanced to second; GUERRERO advanced to third, out at home 3b to ss to c; PECCI scored. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.  Joliet 4th - GOMES singled to third base (1-0). GARRABRANTS flied out to cf (2-1). KINSEY lined out to 3b (0-0). PROSISE singled to left center (2-1); GOMES advanced to second. HOOFT struck out swinging (0-2). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.  Gary 4th - ESQUER popped up to 2b (2-0). REESE singled to left field (1-1). MARCONI reached on a fielding error by 3b (0-0); REESE advanced to second. McNAMEE flied out to cf (1-0); REESE advanced to third. PECCI grounded out to 2b (1-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.  Joliet 5th - BROOKS grounded out to 3b (1-2). McINTYRE doubled down the lf line (1-0). DIAZ struck out looking (2-2). HARRIS flied out to cf (2-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.  Gary 5th - TOWNSEND walked (3-2). GUERRERO singled through the right side (1-0); TOWNSEND advanced to third. HAAKE reached on a fielder's choice to first base, RBI (1-2); GUERRERO out at second 1b to ss; TOWNSEND scored. ROHDE struck out swinging (0-2). ESQUER flied out to rf (0-1). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.  Joliet 6th - GOMES singled to left center (3-1). GARRABRANTS singled through the left side (2-0); GOMES advanced to second. KINSEY singled to center field (2-2); GARRABRANTS advanced to second; GOMES advanced to third. PROSISE struck out swinging (1-2). HOOFT reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop, RBI (1-0); KINSEY out at second ss to 2b; GARRABRANTS advanced to third; GOMES scored. BROOKS singled through the left side, RBI (0-0); HOOFT advanced to second; GARRABRANTS scored. McINTYRE doubled to left field, RBI (2-1); BROOKS advanced to third; HOOFT scored. HALFORD to p for COGAN. DIAZ singled to left field, 2 RBI (2-1); McINTYRE scored; BROOKS scored. DIAZ advanced to second on a wild pitch. HARRIS walked (3-2). GOMES singled up the middle (2-1); HARRIS advanced to second; DIAZ advanced to third, out at home cf to c. 5 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.  Gary 6th - REESE walked (3-1). MARCONI struck out swinging (2-2). McNAMEE struck out looking (3-2); REESE stole second. Gary's Greg Tagert ejected for arguing balls and strikes. PECCI struck out swinging (2-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.  Joliet 7th - GARRABRANTS flied out to rf (0-1). KINSEY grounded out to ss (0-0). PROSISE doubled to right center (3-2). HIGELIN to p for HALFORD. HOOFT struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b (1-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.  Gary 7th - FILLINGER to p for PERKINS. TOWNSEND singled to left center (1-0). GUERRERO flied out to rf (3-1). HAAKE struck out swinging (1-2). ROHDE walked (3-1); TOWNSEND advanced to second. ESQUER reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop (2-2); ROHDE advanced to second; TOWNSEND advanced to third. REESE walked, RBI (3-1); ESQUER advanced to second; ROHDE advanced to third; TOWNSEND scored. MARCONI popped up to 2b (0-2). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB.  Joliet 8th - BROOKS grounded out to 3b (3-2). McINTYRE singled to third base (2-2). COOK to p for HIGELIN. McINTYRE stole second. DIAZ struck out swinging (2-2). HARRIS flied out to lf (0-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.  Gary 8th - BROOKS to lf. BACKMAN to rf for GOMES. McNAMEE struck out swinging (1-2). PECCI flied out to cf (0-1). TOWNSEND struck out swinging (3-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.  Joliet 9th - Joliet's Chad Fillinger ejected for arguing balls and strikes. MISAWA to p for COOK. BACKMAN flied out to rf (0-0). GARRABRANTS struck out swinging (1-2). KINSEY struck out swinging (0-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.  Gary 9th - TROLIA to p for FILLINGER. GUERRERO struck out swinging (2-2). HAAKE grounded out to 2b (2-2). ROHDE flied out to rf (3-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. 

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JACKHAMMERS WIN 6-5 IN GARY, TWO GAMES OUT OF A PLAYOFF SPOT

 

GARY, IN-The Joliet JackHammers (40-48) scored five runs in the sixth inning to battle back from a 4-1 deficit and beat the Gary SouthShore RailCats 6-5 before 6,295 fans at U.S. Steel Yard on Friday night. With the JackHammers win and Kansas City’s loss in Winnipeg on Friday, the JackHammers are within two games of the T-Bones (42-46) for fourth place in the Northern League.

 

The RailCats scored two runs in the first inning against Joliet starter Vince Perkins (2-0). Rob Marconi (1-5) and Eric McNamee (1-5) led off the inning with back-to-back singles. Jay Pecci (1-4) laid down a sacrifice bunt to advance both runners into scoring position.

 

Tanner Townsend (2-4) hit an RBI single to score Marconi and McNamee for a 2-0 Gary lead.

 

In the second inning, the JackHammers got their first run of the game on a sacrifice fly by Steve Garrabrants (1-4). Cory Harris (1-4)  led off the inning with a single and moved to third base on a single by Joey Gomes (4-4). Garrabrants lifted a sacrifice fly to right field. Harris scored to give the JackHammers their first run of the game at 2-1.

 

The RailCats scored single runs in the third and fifth innings to take a 4-1 lead.

 

The JackHammers scored five runs in the sixth inning to come back for a 6-4 lead. Gomes singled and moved to second on a single by Garrabrants. A single by Chris Kinsey (1-5) loaded the bases. Joe Hooft (1-4) reached on a fielder’s choice and Gomes scored. An RBI single by Doc Brooks (1-5) scored Garrabrants for the second run of the inning. Nick McIntyre (3-5) and Juan Diaz (1-5) followed with RBI hits to give the JackHammers a 6-4 lead. Diaz’s two-run single to win the game for Joliet.

 

The RailCats scored a single run in the seventh inning to get within one run at 6-5.

 

Perkins went six innings for the win. He allowed four runs on eight hits. Chad Fillinger worked two innings and allowed one run on one hit. Aaron Trolia worked a scoreless ninth inning to pick up his first save of the season.

 

The JackHammers and RailCats battle on Saturday night at 6:00 p.m. LHP Brad Mumma (2-0, 3.54) gets the start for the JackHammers against Brian Forystek (3-2, 4.89) for the RailCats. Pre-game coverage begins at 5:45 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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