Sandusky Bay Ice Haulers Swung for the Fences

The Sandusky Bay Ice Haulers are back in the winning column with the slugfest against the Royal Oak Leprechauns, 10-1. This win now puts the Ice Haulers at fourteen wins and eleven losses on the season.
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Francisco Olivarez, right-handed pitcher from Tiffin University, earned the start on the mound for the Ice Haulers. Olivarez tallied five strikeouts, one run, and seven hits in his six innings pitched. He went on to pick up the win for Sandusky Bay.
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Scoring started early for the Ice Haulers in the bottom of the first inning. Garett Pike, Sophomore at the University of Toledo, hit a two run homerun to right field bringing in Jacob Armsey and himself. Sandusky Bay recorded two hits and two runs in this inning giving them the 2-0 lead going into the second.
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The Ice Haulers tallied another run in the second inning due to a Ty Stolarski RBI. Stolarski brought in Andrew Horvath who hit a double and stole third to get himself into scoring position. Garett Pike once again hit a homerun in the third inning scoring another run, along with Jace Rinehart’s two-run homerun advancing both Josh Kross and himself home.  The Ice Haulers extended their lead to 6 after the third. The Leprechauns got on the board in the third inning, but this would be the only run scored for the game. 
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Andrew Horvath, Sophomore at the University of Akron, scored again in the sixth inning from a Ty Stolarski RBI. Josh Kross swung for the fences in the seventh to bring in Nathan Archer, Garett Pike, and himself on a three-run homerun to conclude Ice Hauler scoring. This homerun extended the lead to 10. 
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Orlando Loyed and Bobby Perebzak both came in to pitch relief. Lloyd, a right-handed pitcher from Terra State Community College, tallied one strikeout, no hits, and no runs in his two innings pitched. Perebzak recorded one strikeout and one walked batter in his one inning pitched to close out the game.
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Key highlights of the match-up include Andrew Horvath’s two doubles, Garett Pike’s two home runs, Josh Kross’s homerun, Jace Rinehart’s home run, three RBI’s for Pike, three RBI’s for Kross, two RBI’s for Rinehart, and two RBI’s for Stolarski. Nathan Archer also earned his eighteenth stolen base of the GLSCL 2022 season and Horvath earned his second. Garett Pike went three for three at the plate and Andrew Horvath went two for three. 
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Sandusky Bay will be back in action tonight with game two of the three game series against the Royal Oak Leprechauns. First Pitch is set for 7:05 PM with an Ice Hauler lead on the series 1-0. Josh Kross leads the GLSCL North Division with five home runs thus far.