Weird to be back in the old stomping grounds...Construction was bad on the way in...Glad I'm not making that drive any longer but I do thank Ed McCaskey (SHOUT OUT!!!!!) and RailCat 2B (Who is in the starting lineup today Mr. McCaskey) Brian Kolb for rotating who was driving last year from Wheaton...Also a mad shout out to Dave Salvi (Yup I went there again...) I am a huge 90's rock fan and while Stone Temple Pilots was rocking me on the just over an hour drive (Why is it that I see a hundred police cars on 355 but none on 294??? Anyhow Miley Cyrus came on...Party in the USA!!! It was the song Dave and I used to have dance battles on the walkway...Woot woot!!!
Random sidebar...The suites here at U. S. Steel Yard have been turned into a hotel for the players...I took a picture and will post it soon...For the record, I passed another suite where a pitcher (I think it was yesterday's starter) was asleep...I did not snap a photo of that one...
11-man lineup for the Boomers again today...Some changes...
BOOMERS (2-0)
Sean Mahley - LF
Drew Heithoff - 2B
Gerard Hall - SS
Frank Pfister - 3B
Chad Mozingo - CF
Jordan Castaldo - DH
Nick Kuroczko - 1B
Mike Valadez - C
Raphael Turner - DH
Patrick Biserta - RF
Cody McMorris - DH
Dave Whigham - RHP (Three Innings)
Robbie Penny - RHP (Three Innings)
Joe Parsons - RHP (Two Innings)
Patrick Mincey - RHP (One Inning)
Thomas Nelson - LHP (As Needed)
GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS (0-1)
American Association
Adam Klein - RF
David Cooper - SS
Brian Kolb - 2B
Jordan Comadena - C
Rico Washington - 3B
Mike Coles - CF
Jason James - DH
Mike Massaro - LF
Mike Rohde - 1B
Derek Johnson - RHP (Three Innings)
Matt Jansen - LHP (One Inning)
Kyle Wilson - RHP (One Inning)
Justin Roelle - LHP (One Inning)
Morgan Coombs - RHP (Three Innings)
TOP 1st
Game time conditions: 57 F, Mostly Sunny (Though I ran into a bit of rain on the way here)...Wind out of the North at 11mph...First pitch at 2:02 p.m...Sean Mahley leading off...Mahley grounds out to first...Drew Heithoff with a bloop single into center...Hall rolls into a 4-3 double play...
0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
BOOMERS 0, RAILCATS 0
BOT 1st
Adam Klein struck out looking...David Cooper drew a walk...Brian Kolb struck out looking...Jordan Comadena was hit by a pitch...Rico Washington flew out to deep left...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB
BOOMERS 0, RAILCATS 0
TOP 2nd
Frank Pfister lines out deep to center...Chad Mozingo flies out to right...Jordan Castaldo grounds out to first...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
BOOMERS 0, RAILCATS 0
BOT 2nd
Mike Coles doubled inside the left field line and into the bullpen...Jason James struck out looking...Coles stole third...Mike Massaro with a single into left-center to score Coles...Massaro broke for second...Sharp one-hop grounder to second to avoid the double play...Klein grounds out to second...
1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
RAILCATS 1, BOOMERS 0
TOP 3rd
Brandon Hairston struck out swinging...Mike Valadez struck out swinging...Raphael Turner grounded out to second...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
RAILCATS 1, BOOMERS 0
BOT 3rd
Cooper popped out to third...Kolb grounded to second...Comadena struck out swinging...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
RAILCATS 1, BOOMERS 0
TOP 4th
New pitcher for the RailCats...Non-roster invitee Matt Jansen, a LHP...Johnson threw three innings and faced the minimum, allowing a lone hit while striking out a pair...Pat Biserta robbed of a base hit on a nice play by Cooper up the middle, who switched to second base for this half...Cody McMorris popped up a bunt attempt and grounded out to first as Rohde fielded on a hop...Mahley flew out to left...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
RAILCATS 1, BOOMERS 0
BOT 4th
Solid outing from Whigham...Three innings...One run on two hits...One Walk, One HBP, Four strikeouts...Robbie Penny to the mound...Washington grounded out to short...Coles popped out to second...Nice running catch by Heithoff...James struck out looking...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
RAILCATS 1, BOOMERS 0
TOP 5th
Heithoff drew a walk...Still Jansen pitching...Extended outing today...Hall with a bunt out in front of the plate...Handled by the new catcher Craig Maddox...By the way...Darryl Evans is now in left while Massaro switched over to right...Moves Heithoff into scoring position with the tying run...3rd Base Coach Dennis Pelfrey, a high school coach in Texas, out to make a change...RHP Kyle Wilson on to pitch...1.1 IP for Jansen who is responsible for Heithoff at second...Wild pitch from Wilson to move the tying run to third...Pfister hammers an offering into the left field corner...Its a double to score Heithoff...Close the book on Jansen...1.1 IP, 1 Run, 1 Walk...The walk comes back to hurt...Mozingo struck out swinging...Castaldo drew a walk...First and second for Hairston...Make that first and third...Pfister just stole third base...Hairston doubled to the wall in right to score a pair...Valadez walked...Third walk of the inning...The first two have scored...Turner lines out to left with the runners on the move...
3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB
BOOMERS 3, RAILCATS 1
BOT 5th
Ellis Lowe, who played for the RailCats yesterday, is in the game for the Boomers at second base...Massaro grounds out 3-1 as Penny hustles over to cover...Rohde with a high hopper to second...Klein was nearly rung up...All of the Boomers headed to the dugout but Carson Boyd, home plate umpire, did not agree...Klein drew a walk...First baserunner since the second...10 in a row were retired by Boomers pitchers...Klein stole second...Close play but the ball popped out of Hall's glove...Darryl Evans in his first at bat struck out...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
BOOMERS 3, RAILCATS 1
TOP 6th
Changes for the RailCats...Kyle Haines in at short...Chris Carrara in at second...Biserta struck out swinging...McMorris struck out looking...Justin Roelle now pitching for Gary after another change...1.1 IP for Wilson, 2H, 2ER, 2BB, 3K, WP...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
BOOMERS 3, RAILCATS 1
BOT 6th
Ty Nelson takes over behind the plate...Andrew Cohn now at short...Kyle Haines struck out swinging in his first at bat...Nelson pops up and throws over to first for the out...Carrara struck out swinging...Craig Maddox strikes out and Penny fans the side...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
BOOMERS 3, RAILCATS 1
TOP 7th
Changes for the RailCats...I mean the Boomers...Nate Bryan, who played for the RailCats last year is now in left with Evans switching to center...I think Nick Kuroczko is at third...Both have RailCat unis with Boomer hats...Ellis Lowe flies out to center...Andrew Cohn drew a walk...Pfister flew out to right...Massaro barely moved to make the grab...Cohn broke for second and was safe by a mile...Stolen base #2 for the Boomers on the day...Mozingo flies out to center to end the inning...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
BOOMERS 3, RAILCATS 1
BOT 7th
Solid outing for Penny...That may be an understatement...Robbie Penny with three near perfect innings...BB, 3K...New pitcher is Joe Parsons...Washington struck out looking...Coles reaches on an infield single...Solid range from Cohn to keep it in the infield but just the third hit of the game for the RailCats, two from Coles...Also the first hit since the second inning...For the record the RailCats are batting out of order...But its spring training...Rohde hit a two-run homer onto the Diamond Club...Tying the game...Massaro grounded out to second...James grounded out to first with Parsons covering...
2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
BOOMERS 3, RAILCATS 3
TOP 8th
Maybe that is Drew Heithoff at third...Not sure...He's not batting though...More changes for Gary...Ryan Babineau catching and Jordan Comadena at first...Tie game now...Morgan Coombs taking over for the RailCats on the mound...Jeff Harkensee pinch hitting...Strikes out swinging...Hairston strikes out looking...Ty Nelson with his first at bat of the day...Nelson struck out swinging...Coombs struck out the side...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
BOOMERS 3, RAILCATS 3
BOT 8th
Brad Hawn taking over behind the plate...Evans struck out on a check swing...Haines grounded out to the pitcher...Carrara stroked a double down the right field line but is left when Maddox strikes out looking...
0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
BOOMERS 3, RAILCATS 3
TOP 9th
Nate Baumann lined out deep to center...Long run for Evans...Biserta grounds out to first...McMorris was hit by a pitch on a 1-2 offering...Mahley flies out to right...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB
BOOMERS 3, RAILCATS 3
BOT 9th
Patrick Mincey takes over for Parsons in the ninth...Parsons with 2IP, 3H, 2ER, 3K...Consecutive strikeouts for Mincey, who throws sidearm...Struck out Ryan Babineau and now we think it is indeed Drew Heithoff as the Boomer strikes out swinging...Now its former RailCat and current Boomer Nate Bryan and he singles...Time for Massaro who walks on a full count...Double steal...2nd and 3rd...Comadena strikes out swinging on a high one...
0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 2 LOB
BOOMERS 3, RAILCATS 3
TOP 10th
In order to get Coombs another inning we play the 10th!!! Lowe leads off...Lowe struck out swinging...Cohn grounds out to third...Pfister grounds to third...
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB
BOOMERS 3, RAILCATS 3
And that is all...9 1/2 innings of exhibition baseball ends in a tie...
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