Mequon, WI– The Growlers score only one run for second the  straight ball game as the Kzoo bats continue to be colder by the lakefront. The Chinooks Jumped all over starter Blake Therrian (Florence Darlington Tech) through the first three innings to propel them to a 6-1 win.

Lakeshore got the scoring started in the bottom of the first with back to back sac flies. The first from first baseman Rylan Thomas (UCF), and the second coming from DH Nick Gatewood (Georgia State), 2-0 Chinooks.

Fast forward to the third with Lakeshore leading 3-0. Catcher Tim DalPorto (Kent State) knocked a two out double into the left center field gap to keep the inning alive. Shortstop Jack Dunn (Northwestern) snuck a single up the middle scoring DalPorto, 4-0 Chinooks. Caleb Dean (Lamar) then doubled home Dunn from first to make it 5-0. Lakeshore used 3 straight 2 out hits to plate two in the inning.

The Growlers would get their lone run of the ball game on an RBI single from Drew Huff (MTSU) in the top of the fourth that plated Jack Duffy (Missouri State) who reached on a two base error from Chinooks starter Aaron Winkler (Richmond). That error was Winkler’s only blunder as he was masterful in his first start of the year going 7 innings of one run ball.

Lakeshore would go onto win by the score of 6-1. The Growlers have now only scored 2 runs in their last 27 innings played at Kapco Park. Next up for Kzoo is a day night doubleheader versus their rivals the Battle Creek Bombers. Game one is scheduled to begin at 11:05 ET at Homer Stryker Field on camp day at the ballpark.

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