Late-Inning Comeback Falls Short as Beloit loses to Burlington
BELOIT, WI - It was a high scoring affair in Beloit today as the Snappers fell to the Bees by a final score of 10-7. The Snappers had a late-inning comeback attempt, but it fell just short after 2 runs in the ninth to fall by 3 this afternoon.
BELOIT, WI - It was a high scoring affair in Beloit today as the Snappers fell to the Bees by a final score of 10-7. The Snappers had a late-inning comeback attempt, but it fell just short after 2 runs in the ninth to fall by 3 this afternoon.
The game would begin with Beloit jumping out to the early lead with a run in the first to open up the Snappers hitting. In the inning, Beloit would get 3 straight walks and pick up their first run of the game after
After a quick answer from Burlington with a run in the second, Beloit would get one more back in the second to retake the lead. After a
The high scoring boxing match would continue with 2 more runs for Burlington in the fourth, but Beloit would not give up their lead for long landing a 3-spot in the fourth.
After two straight singles with one out in the fourth,
Unfortunately for Beloit though, the lead would not last, as Burlington would rattle off 7 unanswered runs to take the 10-5 lead heading into the ninth inning. However, Beloit would not go down quietly plating 2 runs in the bottom half in their comeback attempt.
For Beloit, the inning would start with a leadoff single for
However, that would be the end of the line for Beloit offensively eventually falling to Burlington tonight by a final score of 10-7.
Beloit will be back in action tomorrow looking to get back on the right track taking on Burlington in the third game of the series. Tomorrow's game is scheduled for 6:30 and will be the final Bark in the Park night where pups and people will be admitted to Pohlman Field.
The Beloit Snappers are a member of the Midwest League and have been the Single-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics. For more ticket information, contact the Snappers office at (608) 362-2272 or visit our website, www.snappersbaseball.com