Paints Win Series At Traverse City

Chillicothe 4, Traverse City 3

The thing to take from this win for the Chillicothe Paints would be this; there was a solid effort by the pitching staff. This was, for the most part, a well pitched game by the Paints, as starter Mike Rocco set the tone of the game, going 6 innings and giving up just one run. He gave up 5 hits and 4 walks while striking out 4 batters. He baffled Traverse City's offense with a display of changing up his pitches during at-bats.

Marty Wiesler pitched an inning of relief and gave up only a hit and a walk, and didn't give up a single run. Joe Brown was the only Paints pitcher that was even alittle shaky in performance, as he pitched 2/3 of an inning and gave up 3 hits and 2 runs, one of which was given up due to a balk call. He struck out a pair of batters. Edwin Walker pitched the rest of the game and all he gave up was a walk. He didn't give up a run and struck out a batter.

The offense found a bit of a swagger for this game. 3 players had two back-to-back hits. Nathan Faulkner had a single and a stolen base. Travis Garcia had two doubles and found a way to steal home plate after getting caught in a rundown. Drew Saylor had a stolen base. Travis Storrer had a single and a double. Zach Rodeghero had an RBI single. Bubba Garcia had two singles and an RBI.

This marked the first time in a long time that the Paints take a series on the road. The Paints have won their first two road games on this current trip. This could build some momentum towards the end of the season. No matter what happens, the team needs a confidence boost. Having a strong showing here could really help. The Paints will try to go for a rare road sweep tommorow night.