4-Run 7th Costs Beloit in 5-4 Loss to Cedar Rapids
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA - Beloit led for most of the ballgame on Saturday night in Iowa, but could not hold on late falling to the Kernels 5-4. Beloit ended the game smashing 9 hits, but a 4-run Kernels 7th-inning was too much for Beloit in the losing effort.
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA - Beloit led for most of the ballgame on Saturday night in Iowa, but could not hold on late falling to the Kernels 5-4. Beloit ended the game smashing 9 hits, but a 4-run Kernels 7th-inning was too much for Beloit in the losing effort.
Beloit would open the game landing 2 runs on the scoreboard to open up the scoring on the evening. 4 of the first 5 hitters in the first inning would reach for the Snappers allowing the snappers to catapult to a hot start out of the gates.
After two straight walks with two outs, Beloit would keep the inning going with
However, Cedar Rapids would not go away quietly plating a run in the fourth and four runs in the seventh inning to take the 5-2 lead after 7 complete.
The resilient Beloit Snappers would continue to fight back though starting in the eighth inning. In the inning, Beloit would load the bases with no outs and after a bases loaded walk to
Now in the final inning,
Unfortunately though for Beloit, the Snappers were unable to get anymore baserunners on base falling to Cedar Rapids in the series opener.
Beloit will look to rebound tomorrow afternoon against the Cedar Rapids Kernels trying to even the series out. First pitch is scheduled for 2:05 with Snappers All-Star
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