MEQUON, Wis (WYATT BAUMEYER). \u2014 Holding a slim 2-1, Lakeshore Chinooks\u2019 right-hander Logan Schulfer entered the eighth inning Tuesday night at Moonlight Graham Field in a dire situation.<\/p>\n
The hard-throwing right-hander, who topped out at 99 miles per hour on June 27 in Madison, inherited runners on first and second with no outs after left-hander Aaron Robinson walked a pair of Green Bay Rockers on nine pitches.<\/p>\n
With help from his defense, Chinooks\u2019 third baseman Jesse Aguirre made a great read and throw to retire the lead runner at third on a bunt attempt, and first baseman Grant Gray prevented a go-ahead base hit down the right field line. Schulfer needed just one more out to retire the side.<\/p>\n
Deadlocked in a 3-2 count with Rockers\u2019 third baseman Eric Jeon, Chinooks\u2019 catcher Jack Kleveno misplayed a breaking ball that got through to the backstop and tied the game.<\/p>\n
An inning later, another sloppy sequence of walks and an error by second baseman Beckett Zavorek handed Green Bay the lead and an eventual 3-2 victory over the Chinooks, beginning the second half.<\/p>\n
Despite the sour ending to Tuesday\u2019s game, the Chinooks out-hit the Rockers, 9-5, and pitched well enough to win, according to manager Mikel Moreno.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe pitching did great today, we just didn\u2019t have good at-bats in high leverage situations,\u201d Moreno said.<\/p>\n
Lakeshore\u2019s most significant opportunity to score came in the fourth inning, when Rockers\u2019 starting pitcher Drew Aguiar loaded the bases with just one out on some sloppy mistakes \u2014 mistakes such as a dropped third strike to Chinooks\u2019 left fielder Tyler Preece, an infield single by right fielder Cade Sears that deflected off Rockers\u2019 first baseman Aidan Kuni and a walk to Kleveno.<\/p>\n
However, the dominant righty, who\u2019s posted a sub-two ERA, struck out both Aguirre and Zavorek to end the threat.<\/p>\n
Moreno said his team needs to have good at-bats in high-leverage situations, and summer ball is the perfect place to improve in that area.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is the type of stuff you take away from this [summer ball] and learn how to control your emotions and approach,\u201d Moreno said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s what summer\u2019s for, the boys are getting better,\u201d Moreno said.<\/p>\n
As for the Chinooks’ pitching, Moreno praised the efforts from newcomers Dom Edgar and James Reese. The pair of right-handers tossed 2 and \u2153 scoreless innings, not walking a single Rocker Tuesday night.<\/p>\n
Right-hander Brandin Crawford started for Lakeshore and proved to be effectively wild. Crawford threw 61 pitches in his first three innings and managed just four total innings on 72 pitches Tuesday night.<\/p>\n
Yet, despite the sheer number of pitches the right-hander threw, Crawford struck out five Rockers, walked just two and allowed no runs.<\/p>\n
\u201cBrandin did really well and kept us in the game,\u201d Moreno said of his right-hander.<\/p>\n
In addition to the strong overall pitching performance, first baseman Grant Gray has begun to get things going after a slow start.<\/p>\n
The multisport athlete at UCLA \u2014 Gray played football this past year as well \u2014 had gotten limited at-bats the previous two years, and Moreno said it was only a matter of time until Gray got back into his groove.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s super talented, and he\u2019s getting better,\u201d Moreno said.<\/p>\n
Lakeshore finishes off its five-game homestand tomorrow at 6:35 p.m. against the Green Bay Rockers. Left-hander Chance Covert is scheduled to start for the Chinooks.<\/p>\n
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