AUTHOR: SportsReleases.com TITLE: 2009 JOLIET JACKHAMMERS GAME STORY-RAILCATS BEAT JACKHAMMERS 5-1 DATE: 5/19/2009 12:08:00 PM ----- BODY:

Joliet vs Gary (May 19, 2009)

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                                    2009 Gary RailCats                                      Joliet at Gary                       May 19, 2009 at Gary, Ind. (U.S. Steel Yard)  Joliet 1 (2-2)                                Gary 5 (3-2)  Player                      AB  R  H BI       Player                      AB  R  H BI ---------------------------------------       --------------------------------------- KLEIN, Adam cf.............  4  0  0  0       MASSARO, Mike cf...........  4  1  2  1 RIOS, Kevin ss.............  3  1  1  0       MARCONI, Rob dh............  3  0  0  0 GOMES, Joey dh.............  3  0  1  0       PECCI, Jay ss..............  3  1  0  0 THON, Freddie 1b...........  4  0  1  0       HAAKE, Steve rf............  3  1  1  1 PINCKNEY, Andrew 3b........  4  0  0  1       CZARNIECKI, Jordan lf......  3  0  0  0 ALBERTS, Tim rf............  3  0  0  0       ROHDE, Mike 1b.............  4  0  0  0 HERREN, K.C. lf............  4  0  2  0       McNAMEE, Eric 2b...........  1  1  0  0 GILLINGHAM, Tug c..........  2  0  1  0        BARTOLUCCI, Paul 2b.......  2  0  1  0  AVLAS, Phil ph............  1  0  0  0       WALLACE, Brett c...........  4  0  0  0 ARCADIA, Ryan 2b...........  4  0  0  0       BEACHUM, Jeff 3b...........  1  1  0  0 JOHNSON, Grant p...........  0  0  0  0       COGAN, Tony p..............  0  0  0  0  NOVAK, Jason p............  0  0  0  0        DE LA CRUZ, Eddie p.......  0  0  0  0  SHETRONE, Drew p..........  0  0  0  0        WALKER, Edwin p...........  0  0  0  0 Totals..................... 32  1  6  1       Totals..................... 28  5  4  2  Score by Innings                    R  H  E ------------------------------------------- Joliet.............. 001 000 000 -  1  6  2 Gary................ 001 010 03X -  5  4  0 -------------------------------------------  E - PINCKNEY(2); JOHNSON(1). LOB - Jackhammers 8; RailCats 6. 2B - HERREN(1); MASSARO(2). HBP - GOMES; BEACHUM. SH - GILLINGHAM; MARCONI. SB - PECCI(2); HAAKE(2); McNAMEE(1).  Joliet                         IP  H  R ER BB SO  WP BK HP IBB  AB BF  FO GO  NP -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JOHNSON, Grant  L,0-1......   4.1  1  2  2  3  7   0  0  1  0   14 18   5  1  78 NOVAK, Jason ..............   1.2  0  0  0  0  1   1  0  0  0    5  5   2  2  23 SHETRONE, Drew ............   2.0  3  3  2  2  1   1  0  0  1    9 12   4  1  45  Gary                           IP  H  R ER BB SO  WP BK HP IBB  AB BF  FO GO  NP -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COGAN, Tony  W,1-1.........   5.0  5  1  1  1  2   0  0  1  0   19 22   8  5  86 DE LA CRUZ, Eddie .........   2.0  0  0  0  1  2   0  0  0  0    6  7   3  1  41 WALKER, Edwin  S,1.........   2.0  1  0  0  0  5   0  0  0  0    7  7   0  1  26  WP - NOVAK(1); SHETRONE(1). HBP - by COGAN (GOMES); by JOHNSON (BEACHUM). Inherited runners/scored: NOVAK 2/1. Pitches/strikes: JOHNSON 78/42; NOVAK 23/14; SHETRONE 45/25; COGAN 86/52; DE LA CRUZ 41/27; WALKER 26/21.  Strikeouts - KLEIN 2; GOMES; PINCKNEY 2; ALBERTS; HERREN 2; AVLAS; MARCONI 3; PECCI; HAAKE; ROHDE; McNAMEE; WALLACE 2. Walks - RIOS; ALBERTS; PECCI; HAAKE; CZARNIECKI; McNAMEE; BEACHUM.  Umpires - HP: John Argus  1B: Neil Turner  2B: Darren Alcalay  3B: Mike Noojin Start: 11:02 am   Time: 2:52   Attendance: 5401  Weather: 70, sunny, wind SW12 Game: GAR5190

Play-by-Play

                                2009 Gary RailCats                          Joliet at Gary - Play-by-Play                   May 19, 2009 at Gary, Ind. (U.S. Steel Yard)   Score by Innings                    R  H  E ------------------------------------------- Joliet.............. 001 000 000 -  1  6  2 Gary................ 001 010 03X -  5  4  0 -------------------------------------------  Joliet starters: 7/cf KLEIN; 3/ss RIOS; 21/dh GOMES; 35/1b THON; 10/3b PINCKNEY; 31/rf ALBERTS; 25/lf HERREN; 27/c GILLINGHAM; 5/2b ARCADIA; 19/p JOHNSON; Gary starters: 3/cf MASSARO; 17/dh MARCONI; 12/ss PECCI; 9/rf HAAKE; 2/lf CZARNIECKI; 4/1b ROHDE; 18/2b McNAMEE; 6/c WALLACE; 20/3b BEACHUM; 21/p COGAN;  Joliet 1st - KLEIN grounded out to p, bunt (1-0 B). RIOS singled to center field (1-2 KKB). GOMES hit by pitch (3-2 BKFFBFFFF); RIOS advanced to second. THON popped up to 3b (0-0). PINCKNEY popped up to 3b (1-0 B). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.  Gary 1st - MASSARO lined out to lf (2-1 KBB). MARCONI struck out swinging (2-2 SKFBBS). PECCI struck out swinging (2-2 KBFBS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.  Joliet 2nd - ALBERTS flied out to rf (1-2 KBF). HERREN doubled down the rf line (1-1 FB). GILLINGHAM singled through the left side (3-2 BFBBF); HERREN advanced to third. ARCADIA flied out to rf (0-1 S). KLEIN struck out looking (2-2 BFBKK). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.  Gary 2nd - HAAKE struck out swinging (1-2 KFBS). CZARNIECKI flied out to cf (0-1 K). ROHDE grounded out to p (2-1 BKB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.  Joliet 3rd - RIOS walked (3-1 BBBKB). GOMES singled through the right side (1-0 B); RIOS advanced to second. THON reached on a fielder's choice, bunt (0-1 S); GOMES out at second p to 2b; RIOS advanced to third. PINCKNEY grounded out to 2b, RBI (2-2 BKBS); THON advanced to second; RIOS scored. ALBERTS flied out to lf (1-1 FB). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.  Gary 3rd - McNAMEE struck out swinging (2-2 KBFBFS). WALLACE struck out swinging (2-2 BSFBS). BEACHUM hit by pitch (2-0 B). BEACHUM advanced to second on a throwing error by p, failed pickoff attempt. MASSARO doubled to left center, RBI (2-2 BBKK); BEACHUM scored. MARCONI struck out looking (0-2 KSK). 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.  Joliet 4th - HERREN singled to center field (2-2 KSBFB). GILLINGHAM grounded out to c, SAC, bunt (1-1 FB); HERREN advanced to second. ARCADIA flied out to cf (2-2 KBBK). KLEIN struck out swinging (2-2 BKBFS). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.  Gary 4th - PECCI flied out to lf (1-0 B). HAAKE walked (3-1 FBBBB). CZARNIECKI flied out to cf (1-1 KB). HAAKE stole second. ROHDE flied out to lf (3-2 FFBBB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.  Joliet 5th - RIOS flied out to cf (3-1 BKBB). GOMES flied out to rf (2-0 BB). THON grounded out to 2b (1-1 KB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.  Gary 5th - McNAMEE walked (3-0 BBBB). WALLACE struck out swinging (2-2 BFBSS). McNAMEE stole second. BEACHUM walked (3-2 KBKBBFB). NOVAK to p for JOHNSON. MASSARO flied out to cf (0-1 K); McNAMEE advanced to third. BEACHUM advanced to second; McNAMEE scored on a wild pitch. MARCONI struck out swinging (2-2 BKBKS). 1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.  Joliet 6th - BARTOLUCCI to 2b for McNAMEE. DE LA CRUZ to p for COGAN. PINCKNEY struck out looking (1-2 SSBFFK). ALBERTS walked (3-2 KSBFBBFB). HERREN struck out looking (1-2 KKBFK). GILLINGHAM flied out to cf (3-2 BKKBBF). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.  Gary 6th - PECCI flied out to rf (2-2 BBKF). HAAKE grounded out to 3b (2-2 BKFB). CZARNIECKI grounded out to 3b (3-2 BKSBB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.  Joliet 7th - ARCADIA grounded out to 3b (2-2 BKBFF). KLEIN flied out to cf (3-2 KBBKFB). RIOS fouled out to 1b (0-1 K). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.  Gary 7th - SHETRONE to p for NOVAK. ROHDE struck out swinging (2-2 FBKFBFS). BARTOLUCCI singled to right field (1-1 KB). WALLACE popped up to ss (1-2 KBK). BEACHUM flied out to lf (0-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.  Joliet 8th - WALKER to p for DE LA CRUZ. GOMES struck out swinging (2-2 KBFBS). THON singled to first base (1-1 FB). PINCKNEY struck out swinging (1-2 FSBS). ALBERTS struck out looking (0-2 SSK). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.  Gary 8th - MASSARO singled up the middle (0-1 K). MARCONI out at first 1b to 2b, SAC, bunt (0-0); MASSARO advanced to second. PECCI intentionally walked (3-0 BBB). HAAKE singled up the middle, RBI (3-1 KBBB); PECCI advanced to second; MASSARO scored. PECCI stole third. HAAKE advanced to second; PECCI scored on a wild pitch. CZARNIECKI walked (3-2 SBBFBB). ROHDE reached on a fielding error by 3b (3-2 BFBBS); CZARNIECKI advanced to second; HAAKE scored, unearned. BARTOLUCCI flied out to rf (0-0). WALLACE flied out to lf (2-2 KBFB). 3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.  Joliet 9th - HERREN struck out swinging (0-2 KKS). AVLAS pinch hit for GILLINGHAM. AVLAS struck out swinging (1-2 KSBS). ARCADIA grounded out to 3b (0-2 KKF). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

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RAILCATS BEAT JACKHAMMERS 5-1

 

GARY, IN-The Joliet JackHammers (2-2) offense managed only one run on six hits in a 5-1 loss to the Gary SouthShore RailCats before 5,401 fans on Tuesday morning at U.S. Steel Yard in Gary. The JackHammers trailed the RailCats 2-1 throughout much of the game before Gary scored three runs in the 8th inning to seal the victory.

 

The JackHammers scored a run in the third inning against Gary starting pitcher Tony Cogan (1-1). SS Kevin Rios (1-3) got aboard with a leadoff walk and moved to second base on a single by DH Joey Gomes. 1B Freddie Thon (1-4) laid down a bunt that went back to Cogan, who turned and threw to second base to force out Gomes. Rios moved to third base on the play for 3B Andrew Pinckney (0-4), who grounded out to second base. Rios crossed home plate for a 1-0 Joliet lead.

 

Gary (3-2) scored a run in the third inning against Joliet starter Grant Johnson (0-1), who retired the first eight batters he faced in the ballgame. The ninth place hitter 3B Jeff Beachum (0-1) was hit by a pitch. He moved to second base on a throwing error by Johnson. Leadoff man Mike Massaro (2-4) followed with an RBI double to score Beachum for a 2-1 Joliet lead.

 

Johnson lasted until the fourth inning when he ran into some trouble by walking Gary 2B Eric McNamee (0-1) to lead off the inning. McNamee followed the walk by immediately stealing second base. C Brett Wallace (0-4) struck out and Beachum walked to place runners at first and second base.  

 

Manager Wally Backman followed with a pitching change and brought RHP Jason Novak into the game. Massaro flied out to center field, moving McNamee to third base. Novak unleashed a wild pitch that skipped behind the catcher Tug Gillingham to score McNamee for a 2-1 Gary lead.

 

Cogan went five innings and allowed one run on five hits. Johnson suffered his first loss of the season by logging four and one-thirds innings on Tuesday. He surrendered two runs on two hits, walking three and striking out seven.

 

The JackHammers managed only one hit after the fourth inning on Tuesday.

 

Loose Gravel: The JackHammers signed IF Johnny Washington to a contract before the game on Tuesday. Washington started the 2009 season with the Los Angeles Dodgers organization at High A Inland Empire. He hit .286 with no home runs and no RBI. Washington’s addition means the JackHammers are at the Northern League maximum of 23 players on the roster. The JackHammers placed LHP Ryan Gehring on the Disabled List, retroactive to May 16.

 

The JackHammers and RailCats home-and-home series shifts to Silver Cross Field for the next two games. The two clubs battle tomorrow morning at 11:05 a.m. in a special School Day Matinee. The JackHammers will also host a pre-game catch on the field before the game. LHP Chris Jones (0-0, 1.80 ERA) is schedule to make the start for Gary against LHP Devin Anderson (0-0, 0.00 ERA) for Joliet. Pre-game coverage begins at 10:50 a.m. on Tuesday morning on AM 1340 WJOL and online at www.jackhammerbaseball.com.

 

The JackHammers currently have full season seats, mini-plan packages, various group outings, affordable marketing opportunities and individual game tickets available for the 2009 season.  To invest, or for more information, please contact them TODAY at 815.726.2255 (BALL), visit their website (www.jackhammerbaseball.com) or stop by the Silver Cross Field Box Office during normal business hours.

 

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