Sandusky Bay Walks off to Another Dub

The Sandusky Bay Ice Haulers took game one of the series against the Lima Locos last night in a walk-off fashion, 4-3. The Ice Haulers traveled to Simmons Field in Lima, Ohio for a 7:05 PM first pitch against the Locos. 
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Jacob Boyd, left-handed pitcher and Senior from Lourdes University, earned the win on the mound for Sandusky Bay. Boyd pitched for four innings and let his infield work, fielding six hits, and only one run allowed. He went on to tally six strikeouts for the Ice Haulers to earn the walk-off win. 
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Casey Maniglia, right-handed pitcher at The Ohio State University, earned the start for the Ice Haulers. Manigia only pitched in 1.1 innings due a groin injury, but in his 1.1 innings pitched, he tallied one hit, one run, and two strikeouts. Owen Kovacs, right-handed pitcher from East Tennessee State University, came in to pitch relief for Maniglia. Kovacs pitched 3.2 innings and allowed one hit, one run, and recorded four strikeouts on the evening. 
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The Lima Locos took the lead in the second inning with a two-run-homerun from B. White on the first pitch from Kovacs, which also brought home J. Mrozek. Kovacs, with style, closed out the next three innings not allowing a single run. 
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The ballgame was tight throughout the duration of the game due to clutch fielding/defensive plays from both sides. Specifically, for the Ice Haulers, this player was Mason Montgomery, second baseman and Junior from BGSU. The Ice Haulers tied the game up in the fourth inning with a double to center field from the first baseman, Brady Renfro (Sophomore at USC). Renfro’s double advanced Jace Rinehart, Sophomore at South Carolina Upstate, to third to put him in scoring position for the Ice Haulers. Ty Stolarski, Sophomore at the University of Akron, singled to right field which allowed Rinehart to advance home for Stolarski’s only RBI on the night. Next up in the order was Jake Armsey, shortstop and Sophomore at South Carolina Upstate, who singled to the Locos shortstop and earned a trip home for Renfro. This was also Armsey’s one and only RBI on the day.
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Things took a turn in the sixth inning for the Ice Haulers, with Lima putting another run on the board giving them the lead. During this lead and inning, some contradictory calls were made, ejecting Head Coach, Jared Hagan, from the game. The Ice Haulers were able to pick-up their coach in a “walk-off” type of fashion. 
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The Ice Haulers rallied in the eighth inning on a Garrett Pike single to right field. Pike’s single tallied off an RBI for him and allowed Nathan Archer to come home for the tying run. Michael Pollard, Sophomore at Saint Peter’s University, showed off his base running skills after being hit by a pitch to advance onto base. Pollard recorded two stolen bases due to a pass bail from the Locos pitcher & catcher. Pollard advanced home for the win from a Nathan Archer single to left field, earning Archer an RBI on the night as well. 
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Sandusky Bay is back in action tonight for game two of the three game series against the Lima Locos. First pitch is set for 7:05 PM at Simmons Field in Lima, Ohio. The Ice Haulers are looking to close out the series win with a bit of revenge from their home opening stretch against the Locos.