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Loons bury Beloit Snappers early

MIDLAND, MICH. — The Beloit Snappers fell behind early and couldn’t play catch-up as they suffered an 8-5 loss to the host Great Lakes Loons in Midwest League baseball Tuesday.

The Snappers trailed 5-0 after two innings. The Loons gained a 3-0 lead in the first on three hits, including a two-run homer.

Beloit scored a run in the fourth, but Great Lakes answered with two runs in the fifth for a 7-1 lead and salted the game away.

Snappers starter Brad Tippett (8-4) allowed seven runs on eight hits through 4q innings in taking the loss.

GREAT LAKES 8, BELOIT 5

Beloit (ab-r-h-rbi)—Beresford, 2b, 5-1-2-0; Hicks, cf, 5-1-1-0; Santana, 3b, 3-3-1-0; Lewis, dh, 3-0-1-2; Harrington, rf, 4-0-1-1; Rams, c, 4-0-1-1; Hanson, 1b, 4-0-2-0; De La Osa, lf, 4-0-0-0; Ledendorf, ss, 4-0-1-0. Totals: 36-5-10-4.

Great Lakes (ab-r-h-rbi)—Gordon, ss, 4-2-2-0; Pedroza, 2b, 2-3-2-1; Hatch, 3b, 4-1-1-1; Russell, rf, 2-0-0-0; Songco, lf, 2-0-0-0; Delmonico, dh, 4-1-2-3; Selverio, lf/rf, 4-0-1-0; Wallach, c, 4-1-1-0; Calfee, 1b, 4-0-1-1; Buss, cf, 3-0-0-0. Totals: 33-8-10-6.

Beloit 000 103 010—5

Great Lakes 320 020 10x—8

E—Beresford, Rams 2, Santana, Gordon. DP—Beloit 1, Great Lakes 1. LOB—Beloit 7, Great Lakes 3. 2B—Harrington, Hicks, Beresford, Wallach, Calfee, Pedroza, Delmonio. HR—Delmonico. SF—Lewis. SB—Pedroza 3, Hatch, Gordon.

Beloit IP H R ER BB SO

Tippett (L, 8-4) 4.2 8 7 3 1 4

Martin 1.2 2 1 1 0 3

Blevins 1.1 0 0 0 0 1

Great Lakes IP H R ER BB SO

Redding (W, 12-3) 6 7 4 4 1 1

Smith 2 2 1 1 1 3

St. Clair (S,7) 1 1 0 0 0 1

WP—Redding 2, Smith. HBP—by Tipett (Pedroza).

Time—2:29. Attendance—5,442.