Matt Sanders, Bombers Broadcaster

The Battle Creek Bombers defeated the Kalamazoo Growlers 2-0 Monday night at C.O. Brown Stadium. The Bombers sweep the home-and-home doubleheader and win the I-94 Rivalry Cup by winning six out of eight games against the Growlers in 2016. With the win, the Bombers improve to 31-28 on the year and 13-10 in the second half of the season.

After two scoreless innings, left fielder Daniel Jipping led off the third with a single and then stole second base. Jipping would make it to third base on a wild pitch. After catcher Jacob Blunt walked, second baseman Cody Sporrer grounded into a double play. Jipping scored on the out to give the Bombers the 1-0 lead.

The Bombers went on to add an insurance run. Daniel Jipping led off the seventh inning by hitting a homerun over the left field wall to give the Bombers the 2-0 lead, which would be the final result.

Chi-Ping Wu picked up his first win of the season in his best start of the year for Battle Creek. He pitched 7.1 innings of four-hit baseball. He allowed one walk and struck out a season-high six batters. Wu’s victory is extra special since it came on his 20^th birthday. Colton Bradley came on to relieve Wu and struck out four batters in 1.2 innings.

The Bombers now hit the road for their longest trip of the year. The eight-game, nine-day road trip begins with a two-game stint in Mankato against the Moondogs, which begins Tuesday night at 8:05/7:05 Central.