Washington Shut Out in Series-Opening Loss
MARION, Ill. – The Washington Wild Things (29-25) dropped the series opener against the Southern Illinois Miners (22-33) Tuesday night by a score of 1-0.
Brandon Bixler (0-2) started the game on the mound for Washington and pitched five innings of one-run baseball while allowing only four hits. Joe Ravert relieved him in the sixth and threw two scoreless innings before Trevor Bradley tossed a scoreless eighth. Despite the strong pitching effort, the Wild Things bats were silent as they were unable to tally a run in the three-hit shutout.
After three scoreless innings, the Miners were able to score the lone run of the game in the bottom of the fourth. Right-fielder Nolan Earley reached on a one-out base hit and then was able to advance to second and then score on back-to-back singles from catcher Ben Moore and first baseman Anthony Critelli.
The Wild Things will look to even up the series tomorrow, July 19 with first pitch slated for 8:05 p.m. EST.
