Beloit Snappers run winning streak to five games

By GAZETTE STAFF   Thursday, April 14, 2011
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— The Beloit Snappers pounded out 14 hits, including two home runs to stop the visiting Clinton LumberKings, 10-4, for their fifth straight Midwest League baseball victory Wednesday at Pohlman Field.

Daniel Santana ripped a lead off solo homer in the first inning to get Beloit on its way. Lance Ray hit a solo shot in the eighth to cap the Snappers’ scoring.

The Snappers rallied for a four runs in the seventh, including Josmil Pinto’s bases-loaded double that cleared the bases and gave Beloit an 8-4 lead.

Beloit starter B.J. Hermsen (1-1) allowed four runs on nine hits through six innings to gain the victory.

BELOIT 10, CLINTON 4

Clinton (4)—Littlewood, dh, 5-0-1-0; Morban, cf, 5-1-2-0; Rivers, rf, 4-1-2-0; Wiswall, lf, 5-0-0-0; Baron, 4-1-2-2; Morla, 3b, 4-1-1-0; Morris, 1b, 4-0-1-1; Ramirez, 2b, 2-0-1-0; Phillips, ss, 3-0-1-0. Totals: 36-4-11-4.

Beloit (10)—Santana, ss, 4-2-3-2; Glad, 2b, 3-0-0-0; Ray, rf, 3-3-1-1; Arcia, dh, 5-0-1-3; Gonzales, 1b, 4-1-2-0; Ortiz, cf, 4-2-1-0; Pinto, c, 3-1-2-3; Williams, lf, 4-0-2-1; Leer, 3b, 4-1-2. Totals: 34-10-14-10.

Clinton 200 002 000—4

Beloit 100 031 41x—10

DP—Clinton 1, Beloit 1. LOB—Clinton 9, Beloit 8. 2B—Morla, Arcia. HR—Santana, Ray. Sac—Glad.

IP H R ER BB SO

Clinton

Fernandez 4.1 7 4 4 4 3

Seco .2 0 0 0 0 0

Kohlscheen (L, 0-2) 1 3 1 1 0 2

Blandford 2 4 5 5 3 3

Beloit

Hermsen (W, 1-1) 6 9 4 4 2 2

Gonzalez 2 1 0 0 0 4

Tonkin 1 1 0 0 2 2

Attendance: 266.

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