Iowa Drops Game 1 in 11 Innings
ROUND ROCK, TX - The Iowa Cubs (0-1) fell to the Round Rock Express (1-0) 5-4 in 11 innings in the PCL Semifinals Game 1, Wednesday at Dell Diamond.
ROUND ROCK, TX - The Iowa Cubs (0-1) fell to the Round Rock Express (1-0) 5-4 in 11 innings in the PCL Semifinals Game 1, Wednesday at Dell Diamond.
After the home run, PCL Pitcher of the Year
Iowa began its comeback in the sixth inning as
The I-Cubs manufactured the tying run in the seventh inning as singles from
The tie forced the game to extras and held through 10, before Iowa roused its offense. Higgins and
The edge didn't hold as the Express countered with three runs on two hits and two free passes for the walk-off victory.
POSTGAME NOTES:
• Johnny Field and Vimael Machin led the I-Cubs offense with two hits each as Iowa totaled just seven as a team.
• Iowa is 1-4 all-time in extra-inning postseason contests.
Iowa and Round Rock clash for Game 2 at 7:05 p.m. Thursday at Dell Diamond. Games 3-5 of the best-of-five series will be played Friday-Sunday at Principal Park. Friday, the first 1,000 fans will receive a rally towel and fireworks will follow the contest. For more information and tickets, visit www.iowacubs.com.