Michigan Mudcats 9 - Tri-City Lightning 3 (game 2)

In game two of their twin-bill with the Lightning, the Mudcats once again jumped on top early. With one out, Tim Hayden was hit by a pitch. After a second out, he advanced to second on a wild pitch, and then scored on Jack Scribner's single to make it 1-0.

In the second inning, Max Eaton and Tyler Hitchcock walked to start off the inning, both eventually scoring on a two-out error. In the third, a pair of two out singles by Scribner and Jason Caine led to a run when Caine stole second and Scribner scored on the ensuing wild throw. Two more runs scored when Eaton, Hitchcock, Jacob Jackson and Justin Pijaszek all walked, making it 6-0. The Mudcats added another run in the fourth when Kyle Genord singled, stole second, and scored on an error.

Eaton was very sharp on the mound, pitching three innings of shutout ball before yielding to Keagan Titmuss out of the pen. His defense did not help him as a couple errors led to three unearned runs in his first inning of work. With the score 7-3 in the fifth and the Lightning threatening to pull closer, Jacob Rau hit what looked to be a sure RBI single, only to be robbed by Hitchcock's diving stab of the liner to end the threat.

In the 6th, Titmuss doubled to lead off. After an out, Hayden was hit once more and then Brian Caine hit what looked like it might be a double play. He hustled down the line though and beat the throw to first, reaching on a fielder's choice. After Caine stole second, Scribner atoned for some earlier fielding miscues with a booming triple over the right fielder's head to score two runs and make it 9-3.

Titmuss closed things out from there, striking out the side in a one-two-three bottom of the sixth to secure the win. The victory pushed the Mudcats' record on the season to 13-5, including a 5-3 record in the GFBL.

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