June 13, 2013 - Frontier League (FL) Florence Freedom A late rally for the Freedom fell short in the series finale against the Traverse City Beach Bums by a score of 8-5 Thursday night at University of Cincinnati Medical Center Stadium. <\/p>\n
The Beach Bums wasted no time jumping on top, scoring a pair of runs in the first on a two-run single by first baseman Chase Burch off of Freedom starter Jason Wilson (L, 1-3). <\/p>\n
Florence would cut the lead in half in the bottom of the first on a solo home run by left fielder David Harris. The blast was Harris's league-leading sixth of the year and pulled the Freedom to within a run at 2-1. <\/p>\n
From there, Traverse City took off. The Beach Bums extended the lead to 4-1 in the third on a two-run homer by Zach Kometani. <\/p>\n
They would add another run in the fifth and two more in the sixth on a two-run triple by Kometani staking starter Jacob Clem (W, 3-3) to a 7-1 lead. Kometani would end the game a single shy of the cycle, driving in five runs. <\/p>\n
The Freedom would begin to rally back in the seventh, scoring on an RBI double by Pablo Bermudez that cut the lead to 7-2. <\/p>\n
However, Traverse City would answer right back with another run in the top of the eighth to make it 8-2. <\/p>\n
The Freedom continued to claw their way back in the bottom of the eighth, cutting the lead to 8-5 after Jeremy Hamilton singled home two runs. <\/p>\n
The Freedom would get no closer as Matt Miller (S, 3) would get J.C. Figueroa to ground into a 6-4-3 double play to end the game and give the Beach Bums a series win. <\/p>\n
The Freedom's six game home stand continues tomorrow, when the Freedom host the Frontier Greys in game one of a three game set. First pitch is at 6:35 with the UCMC Stadium gates opening one hour earlier at 5:35. Tickets are available at the UCMC Stadium box office or by calling (859) 594-HITS. The game can also be heard on 1320-AM WCVG and online at gospel1320.com. Steve Jarnicki and Jake Meyer will have all the play-by-play action beginning with the pregame show at 6:20. <\/p>\n
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