Kent Fans Nine In LumberKings' Victorious Return Home
CLINTON, IOWA- The Clinton LumberKings reeled in the Cape Catfish 8-1 at NelsonCorp Field on Friday night.
After three innings of scoreless ball on both ends, the Catfish struck first in the fourth frame when JD Ortiz (Southern Illinois University) sprinted home after a throwing error by Trevor Burkhart (LSU-Shreveport).
The LumberKings tied the game in the bottom half of the inning on a Casey Sole bases loaded walk before scoring seven more unanswered runs to finish the game.
Joe Simpson (Kirkwood CC) led Clinton on offense, after going 2-for-3 at the plate with a pair of runs, an RBI and a walk. Matt Scherrman (UW-Oshkosh) went 2-for-5 with a run and a RBI as well.
Ortiz had the lone RBI for Cape, and Dante Zamudio (West Virginia State University) scored the lone run.
Jackson Kent (Arizona) got his first win of the season after allowing just two hits, an unearned run and nine strikeouts through five frames.
Clinton (8-9) gets the win and remains in second place in the Great River Division.
The LumberKings will take on the Catfish once again tomorrow night.
First pitch scheduled for 6:30 p.m. The reigning Prospect League Pitcher of the Week, Jared Simpson (University of Iowa), will take the mound.