Mequon, Wis. \u2014 The Lakeshore Chinooks jumped out of the gates yet didn\u2019t come out victorious, falling to the Kokomo Jackrabbits, 10-4, Sunday night at Kapco Park.<\/p>\n
Lakeshore (2-4) rallied in the first three frames, establishing a 3-0 lead that originated from a sacrifice fly and a groundout to second base. That sole lead vanished thereafter.<\/p>\n
The Jackrabbits (5-1) answered with a pair of runs in the fourth, reducing the deficit to one run.<\/p>\n
Not offering a counterattack, the Lakeshore lineup struggled to move runners into scoring position late while the bullpen struggled to hold the slim advantage.<\/p>\n
Chinooks right-handed starter Joe Glassey tossed three scoreless innings but allowed two earned runs. Reliever Joe Roundtree ran into trouble immediately in his Lakeshore debut in the fifth.<\/p>\n
Jackrabbits designated hitter Chris Santiago blew the contest open with a three-run double to deep left field, pushing Kokomo further ahead, 7-3.<\/p>\n
\u201cHard to win games in this league when you give up 10 runs,\u201d Chinooks field manager Travis Akre said. \u201cToo many walks combined with giving up 11 hits. Not a good winning combination.\u201d<\/p>\n
Having relied on three consecutive infield singles to light a two-run spark in the third, catcher Stephen Hrustich hit a sacrifice fly and center fielder Collin Mathews scored.<\/p>\n
Mathews registered the Chinooks\u2019 first hit in the first and finished 2-for-4 with five stolen bases for 11 total on the season, though Lakeshore failed to bring home eight base runners in its Game 2 loss.<\/p>\n
\u201cStealing bases is a good part of my game, it puts runners in scoring position,\u201d Mathews said. \u201cI told one of our players, Kai Murphy, that I was going to beat the record today and I hope I did. But you know, it just puts us in a good position to score more runs.\u201d<\/p>\n
First baseman Justin Olson led off with a double in the second, setting up third baseman Mike Sears to reach second base and plate Olson on a fielding error. Sears moved to third base on a groundout but Jackrabbits starting pitcher Steven Silvas struck out designated hitter Brennen Bales and second baseman Colton Bauer and back-to-back, concluding the second.<\/p>\n
Akre signaled for left-handed reliever Jason DeCiccco after Roundtree ended the fifth with five runs relinquished. DeCicco struck out three batters and hold Kokomo to one hit through the eighth.<\/p>\n
Bales logged an RBI single to score Olson for Lakeshore\u2019s fourth and final run.<\/p>\n
The Jackrabbits\u2019 lineup continued to churn in the ninth, nonetheless. Called upon in the ninth inning, right-hander Jim Jarecki grappled to find the strike zone. The Wisconsin-Whitewater hurler walked a team-high three hitters and Santiago delivered a knockout blow with a two-run single to right field.<\/p>\n
Kokomo had commanded more than a comfortable lead, 9-4. Santiago was then brought home on a two-out single from Jakob Simons.<\/p>\n
While Lakeshore\u2019s bullpen wavered from the middle innings onward, the Jackrabbits used five arms to prevent the Chinooks from adding more runs after the third.<\/p>\n
Roundtree was tacked with the loss while Jackrabbits reliever Dylan Delvecchio earned the win after firing 1 1\/3 innings, allowing the Chinooks zero hits.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a very busy week. We got to come out strong tomorrow,\u201d Akre said.<\/p>\n
Returning to Wausau, Wisconsin Monday, Lakeshore looks toward a doubleheader versus Wisconsin to rebound. The Chinooks blazed past the Woodchucks for a 10-5 victory on July 4 prior to the postponement of the series\u2019 Game 2 the following day.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have played better on the road this season than we have at home for whatever reason,\u201d Akre said. \u201cHope we can play good baseball tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n
First pitch from Athletic Park is scheduled for 5:05 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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