Sheboygan Clinches Lead in Seventh to Defeat Green Bay

July 17, 2019

Sheboygan snatched the lead late in the game in a 9-6 victory over the Green Bay Storm on Tuesday. The game was tied at six with Sheboygan batting in the bottom of the seventh when Taisei Fukuhara doubled on a 2-1 count, scoring two runs. Both pitching staffs had their hands full, frequently dealing with runners on base. Sheboygan collected ten hits…

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Sheboygan snatched the lead late in the game in a 9-6 victory over the Green Bay Storm on Tuesday. The game was tied at six with Sheboygan batting in the bottom of the seventh when Taisei Fukuhara doubled on a 2-1 count, scoring two runs.

Both pitching staffs had their hands full, frequently dealing with runners on base. Sheboygan collected ten hits and Green Bay had nine.

Sheboygan fired up the offense in the first inning, when Fukuhara hit a solo homer.

In the bottom of the sixth inning, Sheboygan tied things up at six. Jake Falish drove in one when he doubled.

Green Bay scored three runs in the third inning. The big inning for Green Bay came thanks to a walk by Brett Reinhart and a double by Mike Cohen.

Eric Schmitz led the A’s to victory on the pitcher’s mound. He surrendered six runs on nine hits over nine innings, striking out 12 and walking one.

Cohen took the loss for the Storm. He went two-thirds of an inning, allowing one run on one hit and walking one.

Bryce Braspennickx started the game for the Storm. He surrendered five runs on six hits over four and a third innings, striking out seven

Sheboygan tallied two home runs on the day. Jake Arens went for the long ball in the third inning. Fukuhara had a four bagger in the first inning.

Sheboygan scattered ten hits in the game. Fukuhara and Falish each racked up multiple hits. Fukuhara went 3-for-4 at the plate.Green Bay Storm tallied nine hits on the day. Brad SzymusiakMarcus Rauschenbach, and Hunter Larsonall collected multiple hits for Green Bay Storm.

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