Loons Strikeout Passed Ball Walk-Off Gets Split of Doubleheader
MIDLAND, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons (36-33) (2-1) and Quad Cities River Bandits (31-37) (1-2) each took a game in a doubleheader, game one to Quad Cities 7-1 and game two for Great Lakes 1-0 on a 75-degree cloudy Sunday afternoon at Dow Diamond. Game One - The Loons'
MIDLAND, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons (36-33) (2-1) and Quad Cities River Bandits (31-37) (1-2) each took a game in a doubleheader, game one to Quad Cities 7-1 and game two for Great Lakes 1-0 on a 75-degree cloudy Sunday afternoon at Dow Diamond.
Game One
- The Loons' lone run came off the bat of Kyle Nevin, a solo homer 400 feet to left field. It was Nevin’s fifth of the season and second in June.
- Quad Cities scored seven runs for the third time in the series. Two runs were unearned after an error in the second inning.
- River Bandits catcher Carter Jensen blasted a solo shot, the first run in a three-run fifth inning.
- Three Quad Cities batters had multi-hit games. Carson Roccaforte and Jean Ramirez each delivered RBI singles.
- Loons’ starter Payton Martin made his Dow Diamond debut, he struck out six over four innings.
Game Two
- Jackson Ferris achieved a career-high finishing six scoreless innings. The Dodgers No. 6 prospect struck out eight batters, earning at least one in each inning. Ferris has struck out 81 batters across 63.2 innings.
- Oscar Rayo worked five innings, permitting three baserunners that were all left on base.
- Kelvin Ramirez, punched out three batters leaving a runner on third base in the seventh and the placed runner in the eighth.
- In the bottom of the eighth, Great Lakes had the bases loaded after a decision by Quad Cities to intentionally walk back-to-back runners. After a strikeout, Kyle Nevin next-up fouled off five straight pitches, eventually missing a slider that passed by the glove of catcher Omar Hernandez, allowing Yunior Garcia to score.
Rounding Things Out
It was the Loons' fifth walk-off of the season. It matches the fastest they’ve reached five in a season, getting their fifth walk-off in 2017, also on June 23rd.
Up Next
After an off-day, the Loons head east to Eastlake, Ohio, to play the Lake County Captains in a six-game series. The series starts on Tuesday, June 25th the first pitch is at 6:05 pm.
The Great Lakes Loons have been a partner of the Los Angeles Dodgers since the team’s inception in 2007. Dow Diamond serves as the team’s home and also houses the Michigan Baseball Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity, and Sports Radio 100.9 The Mitt. For tickets or information about the Loons, call 989-837-BALL or visit Loons.com.