Sandusky Bay falls short of the Three Game sweep

The Sandusky Bay Ice Haulers fell short of the series sweep against the Michigan Monarchs tonight with a final score of 19-9 in seven innings. The Ice Haulers took the win in the series, but were unable to close-out game three. The Michigan Monarchs also snapped a five game winning streak for the Ice Haulers.
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Scoring started early in today’s match-up with a swing fest in the first inning for the Monarchs. J. Kido got the game started with a single out to center field. Not far behind him was T. Nelson and H. Jatczak who also singled to load the bases for the Monarchs. C. Coleman advanced to first for the Monarchs, bringing in two runs to close out the inning with the lead. 
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Unfortunately for the Ice Haulers, the Monarchs swung harder and faster in the second inning with a demanding eight runs on the board. The Monarchs recorded eight runs, five hits, and six RBI’s for the inning.
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The Ice Haulers subbed in Jacob Krausher, Sophomore at the University of Akron, to pitch for some relief and close out the scoring from the Monarchs. Krausher tallied one strikeout in his one inning pitched and Alec Mendoza (starting pitcher), Senior at Notre Dame College, tallied one strikeout in his two innings pitched.
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The third inning for the Ice Haulers was promising and gave way to scoring. Garett Pike, Sophomore at the University of Toledo, singled out to right field to advance to first. Nathan Archer, Sophomore at Bowling Green State University, singled to center field which allowed Garett Pike to advance to third. With runners on first and third, Josh Kross, free agent, advanced to first on a Monarch second baseman error which earned a trip home for both Pike and Archer. The Ice Haulers were able to bat around their line-up in this inning earning six runs from four hits and an error. 
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The Monarchs regained focus in the fourth and fifth innings to increase the scoreline to a 15-8 lead. The Monarchs went on to record four more runs in the sixth and seventh innings. Some key highlights of the game from the Ice Haulers include Garett Pike and Nathan Archer both going two for four at the plate, Adam Brauch, Sophomore at Valparaiso, tallying three RBI’s, and Ty Stolarski, Sophomore at the University of Akron, tallying two RBI’s. Bobby Perebzak, Senior at San Diego State University, recorded four strikeouts in his two innings pitched and Ty Munroe, Sophomore at Terra State Community College, tallied one strikeout in his one inning pitched. Another key accolade for the Ice Haulers is Josh Kross, free agent, with a .382 batting average on the seasons thus far, placing him in second overall for the GLSCL league. 
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The Ice Haulers will continue their away stretch tomorrow night in Lima, Ohio with game one of the three game series against the Lima Locos. First Pitch is set for 7 PM at Simmons Field. The address for the ballpark is shown below. The Ice Haulers now sit at nine wins and six losses on the season.
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Away Ballpark Location: Simmons Field 616 Heindel Ave. Lima, Ohio 45804