Waterloo, IA – On Monday, Aug. 4, the Waterloo Bucks shocked the Eau Claire Express with a 3-2 comeback victory at Riverfront Stadium.<\/p>\n
With the Bucks down 2-1 and two outs in the bottom of the eighth, Cole Smith raced home on a wild pitch to tie the game. Meanwhile, Jimmy Nugent — the runner on first — rounded second and sprinted in safely to third. Edging closer on the previous play, Nugent scored the go-ahead run on the next pitch that also went to the backstop. The run ended the scoring for the evening.<\/p>\n
Gannon Wentz earned his fourth victory in his eighth Northwoods League game, hurling three innings without allowing a baserunner. Brady Baur delivered 1.1 IP while recording a strikeout and allowing no runs.<\/p>\n
Nugent picked up the lone RBI of the day for Waterloo on a single that got the Bucks on the board in the eighth. The production in the three-run frame commenced on a Marcus Heusohn walk with two outs. Mitchell Iliff, Nugent and Heusohn were the only Bucks to reach base multiple times.<\/p>\n
Unable to get aboard in four trips to the plate, Larry Edwards’ on-base streak of 27 came to an end. While it was still intact, it was the longest active streak in the Northwoods League. No Waterloo Buck has posted a longer stretch in that category for the entire season. His hitting streak of ten also came to a close.<\/p>\n
The Bucks look to finish off the sweep over the Express tomorrow, Tuesday, Aug. 5, at 6:35 pm (CDT) at Riverfront Stadium.<\/p>\n