Gibbons’ Gem Leads Miners To Shutout Win At Lake Erie
Source: Frontier League News
MARION, Ill. – The Southern Illinois Miners got a brilliant start from Ethan Gibbons on the mound, as the right-hander struck out a career-high nine batters over a career-best seven and two-thirds shutout innings in a 1-0 shutout victory over the Lake Erie Crushers at Sprenger Stadium in Avon, Ohio on Thursday night. The lone run of the game scored in the top of the third inning for Southern Illinois, as after the first two batters were retired by the Crushers’ starter Connor Reed (1-3), Nolan Earley reached second on a drive to deep center field that went off the glove of Connor Oliver for an error. Willi Martin then followed with a grounder to third base that Cody Lenahan booted, putting runners at first and third for Marc Flores. The outfielder came up clutch with a line-drive double down the right field line to score Earley as the Miners grabbed a 1-0 lead. That lead would stand up thanks to Gibbons (2-1), who was in command the whole way, allowing just three hits and one walk in the contest while also setting a career-best in strikeouts for the second start in a row with nine. He struck out multiple…
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