Cue the shout out music...Word Up Sara Romano!!! Shipping up to Boston!!! Took me like 40 minutes to get to Joliet from Schaumburg while taking the highway instead of the back roads...
On the road with the roster down to 27...
A visit to the defending champs...I love this ballpark...Don't think I have been here since like 2005 or something like that though...Both teams are starting to take shape...Big ups to the Joliet staff for hooking me up with some food in the Hall of Fame room downstairs...Num num num..We will see if Jamie Bennett decides to make changes today or, if like yesterday, he lets the majority of his lineup play...
I had my first extended convo with the Skipper today and he said for the most part that the lineups have just been based on what will get guys at bats and will not necessarily look that way during the season, though I suspect that the Hall-Pfister 3-4 combo may not change...Jamie was also mentioning to me that it will be good to get under the lights tonight since afterall probably five of every six games will be at night...This is just the second night contest of the exhibition slate...Exhibition schedule wraps up tomorrow at Windy City in a 2:00 p.m. affair...
Joliet was rained out again this weekend so the Slammers have played only one other game since seeing Schaumburg on Friday...The Slammers open the regular season on Thursday with a single game at Windy City before three games at Gateway this weekend...Home opener and ring ceremony is on Tuesday, May 22 against Traverse City...
This is the first home exhibition for the champs so they will run a majority of their promotions and whatnot...Also, I am again working with Aaron Morse to broadcast...I hear there will even be video...Just a high home, but still...Pictures with your audio...
USTREAM BROADCAST
JOLIET SLAMMERS (3-0)
Trevor Willis - CF
Abel Nieves - DH
Hector Pellot - 2B
Erik Lis - DH
Kyle Maunus - 1B
Zach Mandelblatt - RF
David Fox - LF
Trey Manz - C
Sean Estand - 3B
Brad Netzel - SS
RHP Steven Maxwell (Four Innings)
RHP Chase Doremus
RHP Jim Schult
RHP Daniel Carela
RHP Brian Smith
RHP Amalio Diaz
SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS (3-3-1)
Chad Mozingo - DH
Andrew Cohn - 2B
Gerard Hall - SS
Frank Pfister - 3B
Raphael Turner - LF
Mike Valadez - C
Brandon Hairston - 1B
Nate Baumann - RF
Cody McMorris - CF
Drew Heithoff - DH
RHP Robbie Penny (Likely five innings)
RHP Dave Whigham (Probably 3, maybe even 4)
RHP Patrick Mincey (1-2)
TOP 1st
Maybe its me but I am feeling a little toasty today...Weather.com tells me there is no wind and the trees aren't moving at all...Who knew that breeze would make me so happy :) Also, there is a beat reporter here so hopefully I will have a recap from them for you tomorrow...77 F at gametime...First pitch is at 7:02 p.m...Chad Mozingo flew out to center...Andrew Cohn struck out swinging...Gerard Hall grounded out to first...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
BOOMERS 0, SLAMMERS 0
BOT 1st
Trevor Willis lined to center...Abel Nieves with a first pitch single to right...Hector Pellot grounded out to third...Nice play by Pfister and better play on the back end by Hairston putting the tag on as the runner passed...Erik Lis homered to deep right to put Joliet ahead...Lis hit 20 homers last season and from what I have seen is one of the best power hitters in the league...Maunus grounds out up the middle...Off the glove of Penny to Hall at short who made a tremendous throw...
2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
SLAMMERS 2, BOOMERS 0
TOP 2nd
Frank Pfister grounded out to short...Raphael Turner grounded out to first...Mike Valadez with a flare to right for a single...Brandon Hairston flew out to center on the fist pitch of the at bat...
0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
SLAMMERS 2, BOOMERS 0
BOT 2nd
Zach Mandelblatt grounded out to first...David Fox grounded out to second...Trey Manz walks on four pitches...Sean Estand struck out swinging...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
SLAMMERS 2, BOOMERS 0
TOP 3rd
Nate Baumann flies out to right...Cody McMorris struck out looking...Drew Heithoff grounded out to second...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
SLAMMERS 2, BOOMERS 0
BOT 3rd
Brad Netzel with an infield single...Valadez tried to blow the ball foul but it hugged the line...Willis reached on a fielder's choice...Netzel out at second...Valadez with a dart to second, throwing out Willis...Two away...Nieves struck out looking...
0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
SLAMMERS 2, BOOMERS 0
TOP 4th
Mozingo with a laser for a double on the first pitch into the right field corner...Cohn walks on four pitches...Hall bunts the first pitch towards third and reaches on a throwing error as throw was high...Pfister puts Schaumburg on the board with a single into center...Dropped in...Turner with a sacrifice fly to deep center to tie the game...Valadez struck out looking...Hairston grounded out to second...
2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error, 2 LOB
SLAMMERS 2, BOOMERS 2
BOT 4th
Baumann with a nice diving catch to retire Pellot near the line in right...Lis grounded out to second...Maunus grounded out to the pitcher...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
SLAMMERS 2, BOOMERS 2
TOP 5th
Nieves is moving all over again...He played short last inning and is now at second...Meanwhile Chase Doremus takes over on the mound...For Maxwell, 4IP, 3H, 2R, 2ER, BB, 3K...Baumann grounds out to short...McMorris struck out swinging...Heithoff walked...Mozingo grounded out to second...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
SLAMMERS 2, BOOMERS 2
BOT 5th
Dave Whigham is now pitching...4IP for Penny...3H, 2R, 2ER, (2R-HR), BB, 2K...Mandelblatt drew a walk after falling behind 0-2...Fox walked...Whigham with a big strikeout...Down goes Manz, who was attempting to bunt earlier...Estand with an RBI single through the left side to once again put the Slammers in front...McMorris and Turner lost the ball in the outfield as Netzel comes up with another odd single...Whigham gets by with a little help from his (Boomer) friends...3-2-3 double play as Hairston fires home...Assist to The Beatles in my best British accent...
1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB
SLAMMERS 3, BOOMERS 2
TOP 6th
Jim Schult now pitching for Joliet...Cohn walked on four pitches...Hit and run...No contact by Hall but Cohn still steals second...Hall bounces out to the pitcher who takes it to first by himself...Cohn to third as the tying run...Pfister popped out to second (well actually behind first) on the opening pitch of his at bat...Turner drew a two-out walk...Valadez grounds out to third and the Boomers can't capitalize on the walks...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB
SLAMMERS 3, BOOMERS 2
BOT 6th
Changes for the Boomers...Ty Nelson behind the plate...Nick Kuroczko at third...Sean Mahley in left...Andrew Cohn moves from second to short and Drew Heithoff is in from the DH slot to second base...Nieves leads off with a walk...The third issued from Whigham...Pellot with a single through the opening on the left side with the runner on the move...Runners at the corners...Lis grounded into a 6-4-3 double play but a run scores...Maunus bounces out to short...
1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
SLAMMERS 4, BOOMERS 2
TOP 7th
New pitcher is Daniel Carela...Hairston grounds out to third...Baumann grounds out to third...Broken bat again...Both outs have come on broken bats...McMorris works the count full and draws a walk...Heithoff struck out swinging...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
SLAMMERS 4, BOOMERS 2
BOT 7th
Mandelblatt bounced out to the right side with Whigham covering on the play...Fox grounds out to short...Hewett pops up to second...What a diving play by Heithoff...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
SLAMMERS 4, BOOMERS 2
TOP 8th
Brian Smith taking over...All righties today...Jimmy Waters is in right...Mozingo struck out swinging...Cohn grounded out to third...Mahley grounded out to second...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
SLAMMERS 4, BOOMERS 2
BOT 8th
Estand leads off with a walk, the fourth of the game for Whigham...Netzel with a hard grounder to third...Turns into a double play...Willis grounds out to first...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
SLAMMERS 4, BOOMERS 2
TOP 9th
Amalio Diaz now pitching...How's this for a line...The Joliet bullpen has thrown four innings and has not allowed a hit...4 walks and 3 K's...Nick Kuroczko flew out to left in his first at bat...Turner grounds out to short...Ty Nelson with his first at bat...Nelson grounded out to third...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
SLAMMERS 4, BOOMERS 2
BOT 9th
Patrick Mincey on to pitch...Nice job of battling by Whigham...4IP, 3H, 2R, 2ER, 4BB, K...Nieves with a solo homer to right...Pellot grounded out to short...Lis flew out to right...Maunus struck out swinging and that is it...
1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
SLAMMERS 5, BOOMERS 2
Exhibition finale tomorrow...
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