ROCKFORD, Ill.. \u2013 The Rockford Rivets (13-12) took advantage of two Kenosha Kingfish (10-17) late game errors to win 3-2 on Saturday night.<\/p>\n
Rockford RHP Jordan Nelson (Dubuque) started the game for the Rivets striking out six, walking five and allowing two runs.<\/p>\n
RHP David Luethje (Florida) started for Kenosha throwing 5.1 shutout innings with four strikeouts. Luethje finished his first start for the Kingfish allowing only two hits.<\/p>\n
LHP Colton Gordon (Hutchinson CC) came out of the pen in the eighth inning but blew a save opportunity in the ninth inning. Gordon finished his outing throwing two innings allowing two unearned runs on two hits.<\/p>\n
RHP Tanner Fallon (Loras College) got the loss after facing one batter in the tenth. The winning Rockford run charged to Fallon was unearned.<\/p>\n
The Kingfish jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning on a two RBI single by 3B Nate Thomas (St. Joseph\u2019s) but did not score any more runs throughout the rest of the game.<\/p>\n
Kenosha had other opportunities to score in the seventh and eighth innings, but stranded base runners at third base in both frames.<\/p>\n
The Rivets got the bats going late in the ninth. Rockford tied the game 2-2 on two hits, two walks and an error at shortstop by SS R.J. Pearson (Oral Roberts).<\/p>\n
Rockford walked off the Kingfish off in the bottom of the tenth inning on a throwing error by C Brian Vance (St. Joseph\u2019s University) that scored C Mason Minzey (Texas Tech).<\/p>\n
The Kingfish return to Simmons Field Sunday for a 1:05 p.m. CT first pitch with the Rockford Rivets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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