By: Emily Tuttle<\/b><\/p>\n
KENOSHA, WI. \u2014 The Rockford Rivets (5-7) gained their redemption against the Kenosha Kingfish (3-9) behind Jackson Forbes (University of Arizona), who went 5-for-6 with a triple, two doubles, two singles and five RBIs on the night. Forbes led his team to a 16-11 win to gain the series split.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n After getting walked off Thursday in the first game of the series against the Fish, the Rivets got their leadoff man aboard in the first seven innings and scored in all but three frames. Rivets manager Bob Koopmann started Baris Brua (UW-Oshkosh) on the hill, who went four full innings of work, allowing seven runs, six of them earned. He issued one strikeout on the night but allowed no walks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Trailing by three entering the second, the Rivets exploded offensively, sending 11 batters to the dish and scoring seven. With the first four men reaching, Jackson Forbes belted a two-RBI double, followed by Bryce Nevils\u2019 (John A. Logan CC) RBI base hit and a sac fly by Caleb Rhodes (Olive-Harvey CC). Rhodes’ sac fly was the first out of the inning, after seven batters.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n That was only the beginning.<\/span><\/p>\n The Fish added two runs in the bottom of the second, one off a wild pitch and a solo homer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The top of the third continued the efficient hitting. Alex Tabbert (Harper CC) led off with a single, Connor Kave (Harper CC) followed suit and Jackson Forbes hit a triple to the back wall for his fourth RBI of the night.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Forbes\u2019 night wasn\u2019t flawless, as he committed three errors in the field and five in the series against the Kingfish. Still, his offensive production, one homer shy of the cycle, more than made up for the defensive miscues. He leads his team with 18 hits this season so far.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The Rivets all got in on the hitting affair, with all but two men recording hits on the night. The Screws scored in all but three innings, ending with 16 hits and 16 runs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Reliever and the Rivets’ only southpaw, Caden Vogt (McHenry County CC), took over for Brua in the fifth. He struck out his first batter swinging and would go on to gain all three outs on punchouts. He recorded six K\u2019s on three runs, two earned, facing 18 batters through three innings, with the win attributed to him.<\/span><\/p>\n