Hitting The Road Again

Chillicothe 5, Rockford 10

Now this was a game that was competitive and was made close at times, but when you get down to the thick of things, it ended up being another way to lose a game. It's been that way for the whole season. So, how much different is this game? Not that different, but still, it stinks when you do actually get things in order for awhile and then things collapse again.

For the offense, Jeff Vincent had a stolen base. Travis Garcia had a single. Adrian Cantu had a single. Drew Saylor had two singles, a stolen base, and 3 RBI's. Gerardo Verastegui had two singles and an RBI. Sean Anderson had a single and a stolen base.

The pitching had a rough go at it to say the least. Stephen Spragg made the start for the Paints. He went 5 innings and gave up 7 hits, a walk, and 4 runs. He struck out a batter. Tommy Vrzal only faced two batters and walked them both, and a run was charged to him. Marty Wiesler gave up 2 hits, 2 walks and a run. Joe Brown gave up 3 hits, 2 walks and 4 runs. He also plunked a batter.

Like I said before, the game was at one point close and within reach. The RiverHawks pulled away late in the game, as they tacked on 4 insurance runs when they took the lead of 6-5 in their half of the eighth inning. Outfielder Travis Storrer announced his retirement after the last game against Windy City, so that left the roster to 23 players officially. This stop in Rockford will be the last roadtrip of the 2008 FL season.