Pit Spitters Drop Home Stand Finale
Traverse City, MI – June 26, 2024 – The Traverse City Pit Spitters lose game two of the two game series against the Madison Mallards, 7-1, in front of 2,003 fans at Turtle Creek Stadium.
The Pit Spitters offense broke the scoring column in the bottom of the first and it started out with a single to center field from Jt Sokolove. Brett Denby followed it up with a walk. Cole Prout drove in Sokolove with a sacrifice flyout, giving the Pit Spitters a 1-0 lead. The Mallards offense answered back in the top of the second as Frankie Carney and Alex Harrell hit back-to-back singles. David Whittle grounded into a fielder’s choice scoring Carney tying the game at 1-1. Shai Robinson singled to right field scoring Harrell to give the Mallards a 2-1 lead. The Mallards offense picked back with back-to-back singles from Davis Hamilton and Jack Munroe to lead off the top of the fifth inning. Korbyn Dickerson grounded out to shortstop allowing Hamilton to score extending the Mallards lead to 3-1. The top of the sixth is when things went south for the Pit Spitters, Justin Best led off the inning with a single and Whittle reached following an error committed by first baseman Daniel Jackson. Robinson singled to right field scoring Best, making it 4-1. Back-to-back walks drawn from Hamilton and Munroe allowed Whittle to score to further the Mallards lead to 5-1. Dickerson flew out to right field which allowed Robinson and Hamilton to score to giving the Mallards a 7-1. They went on to win by that score.
The Pit Spitters drop to 13-16 on the season, while the Mallards improve to 20-8. The Pit Spitters starting pitcher Seth Gurr threw three innings and a third giving up two runs on five hits, walking four and striking out one. Grant Garman threw an inning and two thirds giving up three runs on five hits and one walk. Jaxon Huffman was unable to get an out as he gave up one run on two walks. Santiago Garcia threw two innings of relief giving up a run on two walks and striking out three. Dominic Mauro threw the final two innings allowing two hits and no runs while striking out one.
The Pit Spitters will take to the road tomorrow for a two-game series against the Kalamazoo Growlers. First pitch is 6:35 p.m. 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/ or by email at 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 31st season, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 26 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, 340 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.
