Black Sox Down Athletics 5-1

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A loss is always tough to take, but Saturday's game at Rosemount was an extremely tough game to lose. Off-speed pitching seemed to stifle and frustrate the Athletics bats as they struggled to sit back and hit the ball square.

Jeff Farr pitched well against the Black Sox, despite the heat, turning in a complete game with eight strong innings and 112 pitches thrown. Farr limited Rosemount to just three hits through six innings before tiring and allowing two in the 7th and three in the 8th. Farr scattered eight hits with five runs, but two of the runs were unearned as he ended up taking a hard loss for his efforts. It was a game that easily could have been his to win if only he had received some offensive support.

Lakeville led early on in the game, leading 1-0 for 3 1/2 innings.

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Shortstop Eddie Golom led off the game with a hard hit single to left. Second baseman Justin Hahn walked before 1st baseman Josh Storm deposited a ball into left-center for an RBI single to score Golom. An ensuing fly-out, plus a 4-6-3 double-play ended the inning, but with Lakeville holding an early one run lead.

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The Athletics were held hitless from that point on until the 6th inning, but Rosemount tied the game up at one each with two walks, a sac bunt and a wild pitch.

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Both teams were scoreless in the 5th and 6th innings, with the game remaining tied at 1-1.

A walk from pitcher Farr was the only offense that Lakeville could muster in the 7th, but Rosemount picked up two unearned runs on a fielding error that would have been the third out of the inning. The Black Sox led at that point 3-1.

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The Athletics tried for a comeback in the 8th. Left fielder Eric Watts stroked a single to left. Eddie Golom walked before 2nd baseman Justin Hahn laid down a beautiful sac bunt, moving Watts to 3rd and Golom to 2nd, with a chance to tie the game up with two runners in scoring position. First baseman Josh Storm hit a comeback to the mound, whereupon the pitcher checked Watts at 3rd and then got Storm at 1st for the 2nd out. Golom kept coming on the play and ended up at 3rd with Watts. Golom then tried to retreat back to second, but the 1st baseman cut him off with a throw to the shortstop. Watts tried to break for home on the play, but a good throw from the shortstop nailed him at the plate, ending the inning for Lakeville.

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Rosemount put up two insurance runs in the bottom of the 8th and then set the Athletics down 1-2-3 in the 9th to hold on for the 5-1 win.

Defensive highlights of the game... Jeff Farr picked off yet another runner with a 1-3-4-3 rundown in the 1st inning. Kevin George made a nice catch in shallow center in the 2nd. Shortstop Eddie Golom made a great play from deep in the hole in the 7th. Third baseman Brent Johnson charged a slow roller to the left of the mound in the 8th, making a quick throw to get the out.

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Rosemount out-hit Lakeville 8 hits to 4 on the afternoon.

Collecting hits for the Athletics were...

• Josh Storm 2 for 4, 2B, RBI
• Eddie Golom 1 for 3, R, BB
• Eric Watts 1 for 3

The next game for Lakeville is at home at Lakeville South on Sunday, July 17th at 6:00 versus the Inver Grove Diamond Kings.

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