Vocca Paves Way to Victory in Southern Illinois
Source: Frontier League News
MARION, Ill. — A dramatic conclusion to Friday’s series opener at Rent One Park brought a 4-3 victory for the Florence Freedom, presented by Titan Mechanical Solutions, over the Southern Illinois Miners. With the Freedom (54-29) leading, 4-1, Pete Perez entered to pitch the bottom of the ninth inning and began by walking Anthony Critelli. A swinging strikeout preceded another walk to Ryan Sluder, and the Miners (32-50) next loaded the bases on a Romeo Cortina single to left field. Craig Massey then popped out to short, bringing Southern Illinois down to its final out. Ryan Lashley singled into center field to score two runs and put the tying and winning runs on base, but Nolan Earley lined out to left field to end the game. The win preserved a masterful start by Tony Vocca (8-5), who pitched seven scoreless innings, striking out seven batters while limiting the Miners (32-50) to seven hits. The right-hander stranded a total of seven runners over his first five innings before retiring the side in order in his final two frames of work. Keivan Berges had put Florence on top, 1-0, by leading off the second inning with a solo home run to left-center…
Click here for the full story: Vocca Paves Way to Victory in Southern Illinois
Interested in web3 and pro baseball? If so, get your own web3 (NFT) baseball domain name! Click this link to discover more information.
If you are looking for savings and free shipping on baseball equipment and gear then Click Here or click on this image:
Discover more about the available NFTs specific to affiliated and independent minor league baseball teams and players: Independent Minor League Baseball NFT non-fungible tokens and digital art
Get notified of upcoming independent baseball tryouts from either of these services: first service or the second service. Prospective players can find some helpful resources here
See the list of former / folded independent baseball teams since 1993 and get non-official merchandise featuring those teams: Former Independent Baseball Teams And Merchandise
Do you collect or sell baseball cards and other sports memorabilia? If so, then here are some helpful resources plus where to get independent baseball merchandise from folded teams. Click Here to discover more.