Rivets Walk-off the Pit Spitters
Rockford, IL – The Traverse City Pit Spitters lose game two of the road series against the Rockford Rivets, 4-3. The Pit Spitters record drops to 31-21, and 9-8 in the second half.
Alec Atkinson led the Pit Spitters off with a quick 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning, going yard with a solo home run, his second of the year. The Pit Spitters offense stayed quiet until, in the top of the fifth inning when Parker Brosius reached second base on a throwing error made by third baseman David Bishop. Following Brosius stealing third, Cole Prout hit a sacrifice fly to center to bring in Brosius to extend the Pit Spitters lead to 2-0. Prout continued the offense with a single to lead of the top of the seventh. Traficante followed up the single with a walk to put runners on first and second with no outs. Atkinson singled to center scoring Traficante to make it 3-0. The Rivets offense began to click in the bottom of the seventh inning, as Nick Demarco hit a solo home run to cut into the Pit Spitters lead 3-1. The Rivets didn’t stop there, as the offense continued in the bottom of the ninth with a Brendan Summerhill walk. Matthew Mebane came through, hitting a single, putting runners on the corners with one out. Khalil Walker doubled to left field scoring Summerhill and Mebane to tie the game at 3-3. After a Bennett Eltoft walk, Adam Juran singled to center, bringing in Walker to win the game for the Rivets 4-3.
The Pit Spitters drop to 31-21 on the season and 9-8 in the second half, while the Rivets drop to a 31-21 overall record and 11-7 in the second half. Pit Spitters starting pitcher, Nick Powers thew six innings of shutout ball, giving up two hits and striking out six. Anthony Ramirez threw an inning, giving up one run on three walks and a hit. Jared Ure threw inning and a third giving up three runs on two hits, and a walk, and was credited with the loss. Mitch White came in to try and shutdown the bottom of the ninth, but failed, giving up the game winning hit.
Up next
The Pit Spitters will head back to Turtle Creek Stadium to take on the Kenosha Kingfish for a two game series, July 20th and 21st. First pitch is 7:05 PM. All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League Website. League games are viewable live at watchnwl.com and on ESPN+. For more information, visit www.pitspitters.com or download the new Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play and set the Pit Spitters as your favorite team.
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About the Traverse City Pit Spitters: The Traverse City Pit Spitters have been members of the Northwoods League since their inaugural season in 2019. The Pit Spitters have won two Northwoods League Championships and delivered their unique brand of FUN to hundreds of thousands of fans. The Pit Spitters share Managing Partners and principal ownership with the West Michigan Whitecaps, the High A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers, based in Comstock Park, Michigan. The team’s home games are played in Traverse City’s favorite multi-purpose outdoor entertainment venue, Turtle Creek Stadium. For more information visit https://northwoodsleague.com/traverse-city-pit-spitters/ or contact Jacqueline Holm at 231-943-0100 Ext. 214/ email JacquelineH@pitspitters.com.
About the Northwoods League: The Traverse City Pit Spitters are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. The Northwoods League is the proven leader in the development of elite college baseball players. Now in its’ 30th season, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 24 teams, drawing significantly more fans, in a friendly ballpark experience, than any league of its kind. A valuable training ground for coaches, umpires, and front office staff, over 325 Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including three-time All-Star and 2016 Roberto Clemente Award winner Curtis Granderson, three-time Cy Young Award winner and World Series Champion Max Scherzer (NYM), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist and Brandon Crawford (SFG) and World Series Champion Chris Sale (BOS). As well as 2019 Rookie of the Year and 2019/2021 Home Run Derby Champion Pete Alonso (NYM) and 2021 All-Star, MLB Gold Glove winner and 2019 Second Team All-MLB shortstop Marcus Semien (TEX). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League website. League games are viewable live at watchnwl.com and on ESPN+. For more information, visit www.pitspitters.com or download the new Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play and set the Pit Spitters as your favorite team.
