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Beloit Snappers get more hits, but fall

BELOIT — The Beloit Snappers posted 10 hits to visiting West Michigan’s six but lost 7-3 in Midwest League baseball here Monday.

The Whitecaps took a 2-0 lead in the first inning. Beloit cut the deficit to 2-1 in the fifth but West Michigan answered with a pair of runs in the sixth to take the lead for good, 4-1.

Beloit starter Bruce Pugh

(2-3) allowed two runs on just one hit in four innings to take the loss. Pugh walked three and notched six strikeouts.

WEST MICHIGAN 7, BELOIT 3

West Michigan (ab-r-h-rbi)—Wyatt, lf, 4-1-0-0; Guez, cf, 4-2-2-1; Pounds, 3b, 3-2-1-0; Nowlin, dh, 3-1-1-2; Lennerton, 1b, 3-1-1-1; Gosse, 2b, 2-0-1-2; Garcia, rf, 4-0-0-1; Flores, c, 4-0-0-0; Perez, ss, 4-0-0-0. Totals: 31-7-6-6.

Beloit (ab-r-h-rbi)—Beresford, ss, 5-1-2-1; Thompson, 2b, 4-0-0-0; Santana, dh, 4-0-2-1; Lewis, lf, 4-0-1-0; Ledendorf, 3b, 3-0-1-0; Rams, c, 4-0-0-0; Hanson, 1b, 4-0-1-0; Harrington, rf, 3-2-2-0; Morales, cf, 4-0-1-1. Totals: 35-3-10-3.

West Michigan 200 002 030—7

Beloit 000 010 011—3

DP—WM 2. LOB—WM 4, BEL 7. 2B—Lennerton, Guez, Harrington, Santana, Morales. SF—Nowlin, Gosse. CS—Guez, Ladendorf.

West Michigan IP H R ER BB SO

Putkonen (W, 6-5) 7 7 1 1 1 6

Shawler 1 2 1 1 0 1

Stohr 1 1 1 1 1 1

Beloit IP H R ER BB SO

Pugh (L, 2-3) 4 1 2 1 3 6

Allen 2 2 2 1 1 1

Williams 2 3 3 3 1 1

Bullock 1 0 0 0 0 1

WP—Pugh, Allen 2. PB—Rams 4.

Time—2:40. Attendance—667.