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Cody Rutledge was the Warriors' starting pitcher and held the Pilsen Wolves scoreless through the first two innings of play. After the #3 hitter drew a base on balls in the first inning, Jason Enguita ended the inning by throwing the runner out as he attempted to steal second base.
The Warriors wasted a scoring opportunity in the bottom of the frame when Jason Enguita singled and Tyler Dempsey doubled. Both runners were left stranded as the inning came to a close.
Pilsen failed to score in the top of the second inning despite an error by the Warriors' first baseman. The Wolves left two runners in scoring position when Steve Sismelich made a nice play at shortstop to retire the last batter of the inning.
The Warriors scored a run in the bottom of the second inning, but left two more runners stranded. Matt LeVigne singled and went all the way to third base when the ball bounced over the centerfielder's glove. Matt scored when Steve Sismelich reached base on a dropped third strike. Rick Sisco hit a double that bounced off the centerfield fence. With runners at second and third base, the inning ended with a strikeout. The lack of timely hitting over the past couple of weeks has really hurt the Warriors.
Pilsen had a big third inning--scoring six runs on five hits. A homerun to deep leftfield caused the most damage. Two walks early in the inning scored. The Warriors trailed 6-1.
In the bottom of the third inning, Matt Carroll doubled to leftfield. Tyler Dempsey lined a homerun (his 9th of the season) over the leftfield wall. The Warriors cut the Wolves' lead to 6-3.
Tyler Dempsey (9 homeruns in 2011)
Zac Zavod entered the game in relief for the Warriors in the top of the fourth inning. The first two batters he faced hit high fly balls which were caught by the Warriors' outfielders. He then struck out the next hitter to end the inning.
Matt LeVigne doubled to centerfield in the bottom of the fourth inning, but was out attempting to advance to third base on a long fly ball to centerfield off the bat of Steve Sismelich. The Wolves' outfielder made a perfect throw to retire Matt.
Zac Zavod struck out two batters while holding the Wolves scoreless in the top of the fifth inning. The Warriors scored a run in the bottom of the frame--but it wasn't easy. Patrick O'Connor tripled down the leftfield line to start the inning. But, the next two hitters were unable to put the ball in play. With two outs, Trent Sichelski singled to score Patrick. Trent was caught stealing on the next pitch to end the inning.
Zac Zavod (effective in 4 innings of relief against the Wolves)
The Wolves came through with a key hit to score some insurance runs in the top of the sixth inning. With two outs and runners on second an third, the 9th hitter in the lineup lined a double down the leftfield line. The Warriors trailed 8-4. The Warriors left two more runners stranded in the sixth inning despite getting the first two hitters on base.
Pilsen failed to score in the seventh inning. Steve Sismelich singled and Patrick O'Connor walked. After Zac Zavod singled with two outs, the Warriors had the tying run at the plate. The game ended on a ground out to the shortstop.
Although the Warriors out-hit the Wolves 12-10, the hits were not timely enough. The Warriors now enter bracket play (single elimination) over the weekend.
