Around the League: June 18

Southern Illinois won its 10th in a row last evening...Other results from around the league include Evansville scoring six runs in the first three innings to in at Normal, Florence outslugging River City, and Washington doubling up Kalamazoo...Oakland County was rained out at Windy City...

Crushers at Beach Bums: June 18

The Crushers look to establish a new win streak this evening after being shutout in the opener 5-0 yesterday...

TRAVERSE CITY BEACH BUMS (14-11, 3rd Place East)
Matt Brown - RF
Kyle Eveland - SS
Michael Diaz - 2B
C.J. Ziegler - 3B
J.T. Hall - LF
Chase Burch - 1B
Bobby Spain - DH
Paul Cruz - CF
Tommy Johnson - C

LHP Enrique Lechuga (1-2, 4.75)

CRUSHERS (12-13)
Dom Duggan - CF
Jodam Rivera - SS
Andrew Davis - 3B
Travis Vetters - LF
Eddie Tisdale - 1B
Drew Saylor - 2B
Lee Huggins - DH
Joel Collins - C
Arden McWilliams - RF

RHP Travis Risser (2-2, 3.03)

Audio

If you are having problems accessing the audio of a broadcast click the mute button on and off on the iBN player...I was talking with them today and it is a glitch that they are working on attempting to fix...Know that we are there...Just click the mute on and off and it should fix the problem both live and in the On Demand...Did you know that all games are available On Demand? Miss a game you can go back and listen...Thanks!!!!

Washington at Crushers: June 15

Its Ladies Night this evening at All Pro Freight Stadium as the Crushers host Washington...The Wild Things have suffered three consecutive defeats, the Crushers are seeking their third consecutive victory...Which streak will end tonight? Lineups and game notes are below...The Crushers are 4-6 against the East Division thus far and are 7-6 at home...Air time is 6:50pm...Make sure to enjoy the added video coverage tonight...You'll know what I am talking about...

GAME NOTES FOR GAME #23

CRUSHERS (10-12)
Dom Duggan - CF
Jodam Rivera - SS
Andrew Davis - 3B
Travis Vetters - DH
Eddie Tisdale - 1B
Drew Saylor - 2B
Joel Collins - C
Wayne Bond - LF
Arden McWilliams - RF

RHP Phil Rummel (0-2, 9.18 -- Fifth Start)

WASHINGTON WILD THINGS (8-14 -- 5th Place East, 5GB)
Chris Sidick - CF
Billy O'Conner - C
Michael Parker - 2B
Adam Amar - 1B
Mark McGonigle - LF
Jacob Dempsey - DH
Luis Rivera - RF
Denny Duron - SS
Kyle Surprenant - 3B

RHP Jeff Sonnenberg (0-2, 6.00 -- 2nd Start)

Crushers 6, Washington 2

The Crushers captured back-to-back games for just the second time this season, winning 6-2 behind the pitching of Josh Roberts, who improved to 2-0...The Crusher pitching staff has put together consecutive quality starts...Two consecutive games where the Crushers have taken advantage of miscues to win...Below is all the pomp and circumstance...Photo is of starting pitcher Josh Roberts, taken from the Chronicle-Telegram's website...

HIGHLIGHTS
The Crushers take the lead on an error in the fourth...


Travis Vetters connected on his second homer of the season in the fifth


Jodam Rivera caps the scoring with an RBI single in the 7th


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NEWSPAPERS
Lake Erie Stays Cool -- Chronicle- Telegram

Roberts Propels Crushers -- Morning Journal

TEAMS
Crushers Capitalize in Victory -- Crusher Recap

Washington Drops Series Opener -- Washington Recap

Washington Broadcaster Randy Gore's Audio Recap

Crushers First Pitch: Jeff Cinadr

The first edition of Getting to Know You...Chatting with Jeff Cinadr on Crushers First Pitch talking about everything baseball, and not...Interview was recorded on June 13 and aired on June 14...

Elyria Little League Night

Last night Elyria Little League held a fundraiser for the game with the Wild Things...Tom Wallencheck dropped by the booth in the third to tell me all about it...The interview is below...

Around the League: June 14

Media and boxes from around the league last night...In short, there are no longer three teams tied atop the East since two of them played each other with Traverse City returning home to beat Windy City...Normal scored six runs in the fourth to push past Florence...Evansville banged out 14 hits in beating Gateway 10-6...Oakland County scored four runs late to erase a close contest in topping Kalamazoo at Oestrike Stadium in Ypsilanti, Michigan...Southern Illinois and River City were idle...

TRAVERSE CITY-WINDY CITY
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OAKLAND COUNTY-KALAMAZOO
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EVANSVILLE-GATEWAY
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NORMAL-FLORENCE
Alexander, CornBelters, Edge Florence -- Pantagraph

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Feature on Florence's Tim Grogan

Washington at Crushers: June 14

The Washington Wild Things arrive at All Pro Freight Stadium today for the first meeting of the season...The Crushers sit a game agead of Washington in the East Division standings...An early big series...Jeff Cinadr will be my guest today on Crushers First Pitch...We will be doing a combo interview about performance and also my first edition of Getting to Know You...Don't miss it!! Air time is at 6:50pm...

GAME NOTES: FIRST MEETING WITH WASHINGTON

CRUSHERS (9-12)
Dom Duggan - CF
Jodam Rivera - SS
Andrew Davis - 3B
Drew Saylor - 2B
Travis Vetters - LF
Eddie Tisdale - 1B
Lee Huggins - DH
Wayne Bond - RF
Joel Collins - C

RHP Josh Roberts (1-0, 2.62 -- 5th Start)

WASHINGTON WILD THINGS (8-13)
Chris Sidick - CF
Michael Parker - 2B
Jacob Dempsey - DH
Adam Amar - 1B
Mark McGonigle - LF
Luis Rivera - RF
Alan Robbins - C
Denny Duron - SS
Chris Raniere - 3B

RHP Zach Groh (1-2, 5.12 -- 5th Start)

Cowboy Tim

As you may have heard me talk about last night or noticed, it was Country/Western Night at All Pro Freight Stadium on Sunday...Here are some photos of me in my country garb...Unfortunately I was not able to broadcast in the Cowboy Hat as it didn't fit over or under the headset...

The entire staff posing with Stomper on top of the dugout after the game


Me with some of the staff on the concourse before the contest...


Me posing with our on-field MC...

Crushers 5, Gateway 1

The Crushers won their second series of the season last night, upending Gateway 5-1...Travis Risser was amazing in winning his second straight start...Below are all the usuals...I may post audio highlights at some point...Picture is of Risser and comes from The Morning Journal

MEDIA
Win Feels Twice as Nice-- Chronicle-Telegram

Risser Dazzles as Bats Come Alive-- Morning Journal

TEAMS
Early Outburst Powers Crushers -- Lake Erie Recap

Crushers Take Finale -- Gateway Recap

Around the League: June 13

Around the league yesterday...Michael Campbell, a former Traverse City Beach Bum, hit a walk-off homer for Florence to beat his former team as the Freedom won two of three...A three-run ninth enabled Southern Illinois to sweep past Windy City in walk-off fashion...River City rallied against the Washington bullpen, scoring seven runs to win 8-6...Kevin Asselin recorded his league leading fourth victory, allowing just one earned run in a 10-6 victory as Oakland County moved into a first-place tie in the East thanks to a sweep of Evansville...Despite being no-hit into the sixth, Normal took the rubber game against Kalamazoo 4-1...Media and boxscores are below...

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS-WINDY CITY
Comeback and a Sweep -- The Southern

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NORMAL-KALAMAZOO
Whitlock Gets Confidence Boost -- Kalamazoo Gazette

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RIVER CITY-WASHINGTON
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FLORENCE-TRAVERSE CITY
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OAKLAND COUNTY-EVANSVILLE
Bats Aren't Enough -- Evansville Courier Press

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Crushers First Pitch: Matt Smith

Matt Smith joined me before the game on June 12 to talk about seven innings of shutout baseball following a long bus ride on June 11 in the series opener with Gateway...

Grizzlies at Crushers: June 13

Final meeting of the season between the Crushers and the Grizzlies at All Pro Freight Stadium...A win for the Crushers captures the series and establishes a season series split...Lake Erie is in a rubber game for the sixth time in seven series...

GATEWAY FINALE

CRUSHERS (8-12)
Dom Duggan - CF
Jodam Rivera - SS
Andrew Davis - 3B
Drew Saylor - 2B
Travis Vetters - LF
Eddie Tisdale - 1B
Lee Huggins - DH
Arden McWilliams - RF
Joel Collins - C

RHP - Travis Risser (1-2, 3.68)

GATEWAY GRIZZLIES (13-8 -- 2nd Place West Division)
Clint Toomey - 2B
Brandon Peters - LF
Charlie Lisk - DH
Logan Parker - 1B
Jareck West - CF
Justin Baum - 3B
Adam Eggemeyer - RF
Landon Hernandez - C
Bobby Burk - SS

LHP John Flanagan (2-0, 3.12)

Cowboy Tim

Don't forget that today's game will also be broadcast on WEOL...Cowboy Tim will be in the booth with the other Tim...Tim Alcorn :) Enjoy!!! THere will be plenty of Cowboy Tim photos...

Grizzlies 6, Crushers 3

Gateway rallied with four runs in the eighth against the Lake Erie bullpen to record the victory last evening...The win was the first of the season for the Grizzlies when trailing after seven innings...Below is the media for Super Hero Night...The staff photo above was taken following the game and made it to the frontpage of the Frontier League website...

MEDIA
Crushers Squander Late Lead -- Morning Journal

Around the League: June 12

The West continues to fare well against the East Division...Around the league last night Oakland County held off Evansville...Florence bounced Traverse City...River City rolled over Washington...Normal snuck past Kalamazoo and surprise, Southern Illinois won...Media and boxes from around the league are below!

KALAMAZOO-NORMAL
Defensive Miscues Doom Kings -- Kalamazoo Gazette

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SOUTHERN ILLINOIS-WINDY CITY
Miners Top Windy City -- The Southern

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OAKLAND COUNTY-EVANSVILLE
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WASHINGTON-RIVER CITY
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FLORENCE-TRAVERSE CITY
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Guess Who's Back!!!

And who says a long roadtrip doesn't throw you off kilter :) I am back posting strong today!!