Snappers concede late lead, lose in extras
It wasn't quite as windy as on Friday night, but the conditions in Beloit on Saturday afternoon weren't much better. For the fourth consecutive game, the Snappers' would end up on the wrong side of the scoreboard, this time falling to the LumberKings 7-6 in 10 innings.
It wasn't quite as windy as on Friday night, but the conditions in Beloit on Saturday afternoon weren't much better. For the fourth consecutive game, the Snappers' would end up on the wrong side of the scoreboard, this time falling to the LumberKings 7-6 in 10 innings.
Beloit jumped out to an early lead thanks to a strong offensive performance from
The Snappers scored two in the first inning on Osborne's two-run single off Clinton starter
Beloit added on in a sloppy fourth inning for Clinton. Culbertson surrendered two walks and an Osborne double to load the bases with no outs before a
The LumberKings plucked away at the 5-1 deficit for the next few innings.
Clinton then broke away in the tenth. An RBI single from Marlins No. 29 prospect
The Snappers put up a fight in the bottom of the tenth with Jones' sacrifice fly cutting their deficit in half, but LumberKings closer
Despite the loss, Beloit continues to hit. The Snappers racked up eight knocks, including a 2-for-4 performance from
Snappers pitching continues to issue walks at an alarming rate, however. After Joe Demers (0-0, 4.66 ERA) allowed two runs and walked just one in his 4 2/3 innings of work, tandem starter Reig Birlingmair struggled mightily to find the plate, issuing five walks in two frames. Beloit totaled six walks on Saturday, but Clinton managed to do worse: the LumberKings handed out eight free passes, including five from the starter Culbertson.
The Snappers look to avoid a sweep at the hands of Clinton tomorrow at 2 p.m. CT. Opening Day starter
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