KENOSHA, Wis. – The Kenosha Kingfish (10-6) fell to the Battle Creek Bombers (11-5) on Wednesday by a score of 5-3, snapping a streak of four straight wins at Historic Simmons Field, and seven wins in their first eight home dates of the season. The start of the game was delayed an hour and two minutes because of rain.
Right-hander Logan Wiley (Missouri State) started the game on the mound for Kenosha and pitched well, lasting into the sixth inning for the first time this season. He settled in after a two-run homer by second baseman Nikola Vasic (McHenry County College) in the second inning, shutting out the Bombers over the next three frames and allowing just one other hit besides the homer and walking three while striking out six in 5.1 innings.
The Kingfish did their part to battle back in the middle innings, with designated hitter Nick Zouras (Illinois State) tripling home left fielder Jack Yalowitz (Illinois) for the team’s first run in the third. Two innings later, Kenosha took its first lead of the night on a two-run single by first baseman Derek Bangert (Bradley), who picked up his fifth and sixth RBI’s in six games against the Bombers this season.
Battle Creek was quick to respond this time, though, scoring one in the sixth to tie it when they loaded the bases with one out on two walks and an error, and then walked once more to force across a run. The Bombers loaded the bases again in the seventh inning, this time on three hits, before first baseman Tom Stoffel (Virginia Tech) drove in two with a double that served as the winning hit.
Catcher Cameron Comer (Virginia) made his Kingfish debut on Wednesday, and finished 3-for-4 with three singles. Zouras went 2-for-5 with an RBI’s, while Yalowitz finished 1-for-3 with two walks, two runs scored and a stolen base.
The Kingfish will begin a home-and-home series Thursday night at Historic Simmons Field when they host Fond du Lac. It will also be Wilmot Raceway Night at the ballpark, along with a Festival Foods Gnome Giveaway.
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The Kenosha Kingfish are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. The 23-year-old summer collegiate league is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 20 teams, drawing significantly more fans, in a friendly ballpark experience, than any league of its kind. A valuable training ground for coaches, umpires and front office staff, more than 170 former Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including two-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (WAS), two-time World Series Champion Ben Zobrist (CHC) and MLB All-Stars Chris Sale (BOS), Jordan Zimmermann (DET), Curtis Granderson (NYM) and Lucas Duda (NYM). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League portal. For more information, visit www.kingfishbaseball.com or download the new Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play and set the Kingfish as your favorite team.
