Sandusky Bay ties the series 1-1 to take over First Place in GLSCL Standings

The Sandusky Bay Ice Haulers tied up the series with Jet Box Baseball Club last night with a final score of 8-4. The Ice Haulers now sit at first place in GLSCL play going into the final game of their series with Jet Box tonight at 7:05 PM. 
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Jet Box Baseball Club was able to take an early lead in the first inning. G. Navarra hit a homerun the first pitch of the game that JetBox faced for the 1-0 lead. I. Cleary then advanced home on a wild pitch during C. Penn’s at-bat, giving JetBox the 2-0 lead moving into the second.
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C. Penn continued the swinging for JetBox in the fourth inning with another solo homerun on the first pitch of the inning. JetBox’s scoring concluded in the fifth inning with a sacrifice fly from R. Lux, bringing J. Lauinger home.
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The Ice Haulers got off to a slow start not advancing any runners home until the sixth inning. Late rallies are better than no rallies. Jace Rinehart, designated hitter for the game, had a solo homerun to put the first run and hit up for the Ice Haulers. Rinehart then did it again in the seventh inning but tallied a three run homerun bringing home Nathan Archer, Garett Pike and himself. Andrew Horvath, catcher, also hit a homer in this inning as well to take the 5-4 lead going into the eighth inning.
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Brady Renfro put a stamp on the game with a two run homerun in the ninth to close out the evening. Some more key highlights included four homeruns (Rinehart-2, Horvath, Renfro), eight RBI’s from Rinehart, Horvath, & Renfro, and stolen bases from Garett Pike, Nathan Archer and Michael Pollard.
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Alexei Goldhill, right-handed pitcher and Sophomore from Oakland University, earned the start on the mound for the Ice Haulers. Goldhill recorded two strikeouts, four hits, and five runs on his five innings pitched. Owen Kovacs came in for relief and to take over as the winning pitcher with two strikeouts in his two innings pitched. Jacob Krausher, Sophomore at the University of Akron, came in for the save tallying two hits and no runs to close out the game.
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The Ice Haulers will look to conclude the series tonight against JetBox Baseball Club. First Pitch is set for 7:05 PM at Milford High School in Highland, Michigan. The ​battle for first place continues tonight!