2012 Joliet Slammers Media Guide

Championship Series Game 4
SLAMMERS BRING A FRONTIER LEAGUE
TITLE TO THE CITY OF CHAMPIONS
(Joliet, IL) – The clinching game of the Frontier League Championship Series
seemed like it never wanted to end.
Joliet and River City sat through a rain delay to start the game and a rain delay
that lasted over two hours after the third inning.
In the end it was the Joliet Slammers who emerged as the 2011 Frontier League
champions as they knocked off the River City Rascals by a final score of 6-5
Sunday night. Brad Netzel was named series MVP as he hit .300 in the series
and drove in three of the biggest runs, including two Sunday night.
For the fourth straight game in the best-of-five series, River City struck first.
“Captain” Jake Renshaw endured the lengthy rain delay after the third inning
and pitched a scoreless fourth as well.
But the Rascals put a three spot on the board in the fifth. Danny Sawyer was hit
by a pitch to start the frame. A wild pitch moved him to second and one out later
Doug Sanders singled him to third. With two down, Chris McClendon doubled
in both runners to put River City up 2-0. Logan Parker doubled in McClendon to
make the score 3-0.
Just like they’d done all year, the comeback kids struck back immediately. In the
bottom of the fifth Sean Estand and Trey Manz hit back-to-back singles. After
failing to bunt the runners over, David Fox shrugged it off and singled in Estand
to make the score 3-1. Josh Flores bunted his way to first and Netzel delivered a
clutch two-RBI single against reliever Dustin Umberger to tie the game.
The Rascals chased Renshaw from the game in the sixth as Joash Brodin singled
and Jareck West tripled him home. Renshaw finished the game going five plus
innings, giving up four runs on eight hits and striking out three. Billy Petrick
entered the game and got three huge outs to leave West stranded at third.
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