Giants Win
Thriller in Extras
HOLYOKE, MA -
The Holyoke Giants (20-12) defeated the Newport Gulls (19-11)
tonight by the score of 2-1.
Gulls' starter Adam Wilk carried a no hitter into the fifth and
had it broken up on a groundball single down the middle by Pete
Vander Kolk with two outs.
The Gulls scored their only run on a sacrifice fly in the
fourth, and Giants were able to tie the game in the seventh
inning, when Kody Hightower scored on a passed ball by Matt
Iannetta after getting the Giants? second hit of the game.
The Gulls threatened in the eighth inning, as they had a runner
aboard with one out. Brandon May doubled into centerfield and
Gabriel Saade attempted to score on the relay by shortstop Kyle
Bellows, who threw a strike home. Saade was called out at home
and immediately ejected for malicious contact, as he attempted
to run over Giants' catcher Jack Cawley on his way to the plate.
After Giants' starter Shawn Gilblair pitched eight stellar
innings, striking out five, Dan Grubbs came in to pitch the
ninth. He retired the side in order on five pitches. The Giants
failed to score in the bottom of the ninth, but Grubbs was able
to get out of a jam in the tenth, giving the Giants an
opportunity to take the walk-off win. In the bottom of the
inning, leadoff hitter Pete Vander Kolk reached on a two-base
error, moved to third on a fielder's choice bunt by pinch hitter
Kevin McDonnell, and scored on a wild pitch Gull?s reliever
Jared Koon.
The Giants will play tomorrow night against the Vermont
Mountaineers at 6:30pm in Vermont. Dustin Corbett (4-0) will
take the mound for Holyoke looking for his fifth win of the
year. The Giants will be home again on Saturday, July 21 to take
on the Concord Quarry Dogs at 6:30pm. They will be wearing
throwback Holyoke Millers jerseys and giving out Millers hats to
the first 200 fans in attendance as a part of 'Throwback Night'
at MacKenzie Stadium. There will also be an auction giving fans
a chance to win game-worn throwback jerseys as well as gift
certificates raffled off.
WP: Dan Grubbs
(2-2)
LP: Jared Koon (0-1)
Line Score: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Gulls 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 2
Giants 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 1
Attendance: 1003
