Hitfest in Joliet Ends in Win for Freedom
Source: Frontier League News
JOLIET, Ill. — Despite an eight-run lead dwindling to a two-run advantage, the Florence Freedom, presented by Titan Mechanical Solutions, won an offensive skirmish, 10-7, over the Joliet Slammers on Saturday at Slammers Stadium. The two teams traded blows early, as the Freedom (41-24) fell behind 1-0 on a first-inning RBI-single by Melvin Rodriguez. Garrett Vail, however, tied the score in the second with a RBI-single off his own. Florence broke the game open in the fourth inning against Slammers (30-33) starter Skylar Janisse (4-2), loading the bases on a Collins Cuthrell single, a Jordan Brower walk and a dropped flyball in right field off the bat of Andrew Godbold. Austin Wobrock plated the go-ahead run with a groundout to second, and Vail padded the lead with a two-run single to left field. Taylor Oldham and Jose Brizuela would also contribute RBI-singles in the inning for a 6-1 lead. The Freedom sent 11 men to the plate in the inning, and Janisse was removed after the ninth batter. With Gibson Russ on the mound in relief, the Freedom added three more runs in the fifth inning on three hits, a Brizuela sacrifice fly and a wild pitch. But the Slammers…
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