Spitters End Road Trip on a Four Game Winning Streak
Mequon, WI – July 8, 2024 – The Traverse City Pit Spitters win game two of the two game series against the Lakeshore Chinooks, 7-5, in 10 innings.
The Pit Spitters continued their hot stretch at the plate picking things up in the top of the second with back-to-back walks drawn from Vahn Lackey and Brett Denby. Michael Tchavdarov loaded the bases with two outs setting up a potential big inning for the Pit Spitters. Brett Rozman walked, scoring Lackey to give the Pit Spitters a 1-0 lead. Ethan Guerra drew the teams fifth walk of the inning to plate another run scoring Denby to extend the Pit Spitters lead to 2-0. Ethan Belk doubled to right field to lead off the top of the fourth inning. Belk scored on an error committed by Jack Halloran to score one more run, giving the Pit Spitters a 3-0 lead. Belk once again, led off the top of the sixth inning with a double. He later scored on a fielder’s choice that Rozman grounded into to further extend the Pit Spitters lead to 4-0. The Chinooks offense took until the bottom of the sixth inning to get to Pit Spitters starting pitcher, Seth Gurr. Jack Counsell walked, and then scored when Joey Nerat hit a two-run home run to cut the Pit Spitters lead down to 4-2. The Chinooks continued to get to Gurr, as Halloran was hit by a pitch, and was followed up with Aj Garcia and Brady Counsell drawing a walk to load the bases. Dominic Kibler drew a walk, scoring Halloran to make it a 4-3 game. Nerat came through again for the Chinooks hitting a single to right field scoring Garcia and Brady Counsell to give the Chinooks a 5-4 lead. In the top of the ninth inning Rozman drew a walk to start the comeback. Guerra singled to center field to put two runners on. Both runners moved up a base following a ground out hit into by Trent Reed. Daniel Jackson hit a double to right field scoring Rozman to tie the game at 5-5. In the top of the 10th inning, Belk led off the inning with a walk, adding to Carter Hain starting on second inning due to the extra inning rule. Rozman then walked, loading the bases with one out. Guerra scored on a wild pitch thrown by relief pitcher Matthew Lopez to give the Pit Spitters a 6-5 lead. Reed then drew a walk to extend the lead to 7-5 lead. Charlie Wolf finished his three-inning outing out of the bullpen by setting the Chinooks down one, two, three, to seal the victory for the Pit Spitters, winning 7-5.
The Pit Spitters improve to 5-2 in the second half and to 22-20 overall, while the Chinooks drop to 3-3 in the second half and to 18-22 overall. The Pit Spitters starting pitcher Seth Gurr threw six and a third innings where he gave up five runs on four hits, walking four and striking out two. Zak Sullivan threw two thirds of an inning giving up a hit and a walk. Charlie Wolf threw the final three innings and didn’t allow a run while striking out three.
The Pit Spitters will travel back to Traverse City to start a four-game home stand against the Royal Oak Leprechauns. First pitch is tomorrow at 7:05 p.m. and it’s Dino’s in the Dugout night! 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.
