(Sauget, Ill.) –
Greg Steen’s three run homer with one out in the bottom of the ninth lifted Webster to a
13-11 win over Blackburn on Sunday afternoon at GCS Ballpark in Sauget, Ill. Steen’s blast came after the Beavers scored twice in the top of the ninth to take an 11-10 lead.
The Gorloks (
12-10, 8-2 SLIAC) fell behind 4-0 in the top of the first after a two run homer and a RBI double and single. They got three of those back in the bottom of the inning thanks to a couple of errors by the BC, (9-17, 7-4 SLIAC), defense. WU took the lead with two in the home half of the second then extended its lead with two more in the third taking a 7-4 advantage after three.
Webster added more cushion in the fifth when
Alex Raetzloff doubled off the wall in left center bringing in two runs with two outs to push the lead to 9-4. Blackburn began its comeback in the sixth scoring four runs off just two hits and a pair of errors by the Gorlok defense to get within 9-8 and then tyed the game in the seventh on a two out single through the left side but left two runners ending the threat. WU regained the advantage in the eighth on a two out RBI single to left field from catcher
John Combs making 10-9 heading into the ninth.
The Beavers got a leadoff double and a hit by pitch to put runners at first at second with no one out.
Greg Bade was called upon and got a fly out to center and a foul out to first before allowing back-to-back singles which allowed two runs to score and give BC the 11-10 lead. The Gorloks refused to go quietly however getting a one out double down the left field line from
Dave Umfleet and a walk to
Andrew Fuiten to set up Steen’s three run shot on a 1-2 pitch over the left field wall for the winner.
Despite allowing two runs in the top of the inning Bade picked up the win to even his mark at 1-1. Nick Leonard took the loss allowing all three runs on two hits in just 1/3 of an inning.
Both teams return to action tomorrow afternoon against each other in a doubleheader at Carlinville, Ill. starting at 1:30 p.m.
